Burbank Junior High School - Wizard Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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THE DIME THAT TURNED TO A PENNY After missing the street car I kept my dime in my hand for the next c car. When it came I was asked by the conductor to wait and get my change after he collected the transfers. A Later, when handing my dime I noticed a look of puzzlement on the con- ductor's face. I looked down at my hand and discovered that I was holding a black penny! After thinking it over, I remembered that in my hurry to catch the first street car I reached into my purse thinking that I had only a dime, Next time I will look instead of feeling! Adeline Speed L9yN SCHOOL BOY'S LAMENT nJiminy! wisht there wasn't school, Cause yuh canlt do things as a rule.n Wall yuh do is work all day, And if yuh don't, after school yuh'll stay! WReadin', an' writin' an' 'rithmetic, And at 'em you had better stickln UHistory, science, and English too, Make foundations for homework to dol' UTry chewin' gum, an' see what yuh get,U A bad mark in behavin' for you, I'll betfu HDon't try anythin' that's out with the teacher Or notes to your mother 'll be a reg'lar feature. Laila Nylander H7y' A HASTY RETREAT It was night. The forest was alive with little creatures who were looking for food and drink. A sly fox was following a small animal that looked tasty to him, de- spite a very peculiar odor about the animal. 'The fox was young, and did not know about odors, so he followed the small animal to its lair in a hollow log by the stream. Being nnable to follow the animal, he poked in his nose. Suddenly there came a snarl from within, then a yelp of pain and rage. It sounded as if a fight were taking place. All at once, a ball of red came out of the log and ran down the hillside as fast as it could. It was the fox. The animal that he had followed was a skunk! Robert Eaton H7yH li. d nr, ,l l 7 an

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THE LTEE OF A BOOK Once I was a cotton dress. I belonged to a little girl. The first time she wore me, she ripped me in climbing over the fence. Her mother couldn't mend me, so she sold meto the rag man with some other old clothes I was kept in a dark place for a long time. When I next saw daylight I was in a mill, I learned from the men who were working, that I was in a paper-mill, I was put into a machine to be bleached by a solution. Then I was removed, pressed and rolled flat. When I came out I was white, and was called paper. They wrapped me and ninty-nine of my brothers and sisters in a packs age. I remember nothing for a long time. All at once I saw daylight, but only for about five minutes. I was next run through a noisy machine. When I came out I was covered told me that these marks taken to another room to given the name of HPoemsW, with queer black marks. An old piece of paper meant somethingg that they were printing. I was be bound, CI learned laterj, into a book and was I was packed in a case. Later, I was put in a store window. One day a lady bought me, and gave me to a boy who read all of the queer black marks on my face. He put me in a big case where I stayed un- til one momentous day when the door was left open, and I fell out. I had been lying on my face for three hours when something pierced my sides. It was NBarneyU, the household's pet dog. I was thrown and dragged around the house for an hour. At last I was tossed under the chair. I have been here for two days, and I am half-dead. I hear a queer noise! Yes, it is the dog sniffing for something. It is I for whom he is sniffing! He spies me. Here he comes for some more rough stuff-+What he calls doggish play! Goodbye! Evelyn Ryder H9yU HOW THE MERMAIDS GAME TO BE One day Neptune was in a very bad mood. Nothing could please him. Finally he burst der commenced to tune flew into a It happened day when a large Neptune's kind-hearted wife changed the girls to When they see you they run and hide because of them and they are afraid he will change other I - W4 .J out in a fit of anger. The lightening flashed, and thun- roar. His wife became frightened because every time Nep- rage, he sent a wave down on the mortals. that some very attractive young wave appeared. It carried them maidens were bathing that far out into the sea. mermaids. Neptune is very jealous girls into mermaids too! 'Lucy Macagno L9z'

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MY FIRST EXPERIENCE AT SALESMANSHIP ULet's do itfn said Eva, my girl friend. nAll right, but remember it's your fault if we get caught,W I replied Wand if your big sister finds out, it's just too bad for usfn . So we set about our task of pulling out beets and turnips, washing them. and tying them in bunches of about ten to a bunch. We made about ten bunches. Then we scampered away before Eva's sister, Sophie, caught us, as this was at her home. We then agreed to sell them at five and ten cents a bunch. The first house we came to was the house that I was to try my luck at selling these beets and turnips. I very carefully climbed the steps and rang the bell two or three times. A gruff old lady answered the door and asked me ghat I wanted and I said, HLady, would you like to buy some beets or turnips offa' me?n UHow much are they?n UFive and ten cents a bunch.W ULet me see them.u I showed them to her and she said, Not today, girlie. ' Uwould you like some tomorrow?n I asked, hoping I'd make a sale, UNQ, I.don't think so,U she answered and slammed the door in my face. It was Eva's house next to try her luck at and the result was the same. We ate as many as we could. Of course when one eats raw beets and turnips his mouth naturally gets red, and his stomach begins hurting. By the time we got home we didn't have time to think about our stomachs be- scause Eva's sister fixed us so that we couldn't sit down for a week. ,f'i - X-Wir, Mary Naismith L9y D gush ,fi .H-4.' 4:15 , ttf ff? TABBY'S ESCAPE One hot day in May, Tabby, the whiteefaced pussy, was lapping cool cream. As she saw the old darky cook, Dinah, coming slowly from the kitch- en, she silently crept into the house looking for more cream. As she entered the pantry, she caught sight of a barrel under the shelf, on which stood a pan of cream. Jumping on the lid of the barrel, she felt a Jar, and found herself in the flour. Climbing with great diffi- culty to the top, she jumped to the shelf, upsetting the pan of cream. In order to avoid another accident, she jumped to the floor with a thud. When Dinah entered the kitchen with the clothes basket, she saw a queerly colored cat. Away she ran, shrieking and calling, NDa's a spook in dalu Tabby, with a grin on her face, retreated to the shade of the tree to wash herself and to dry. Jean Bell H7yU