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

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MARCH WINDS Oh, March winds that dash across the sky, As if cn errands swift, Where do you g , After you dart so far and wide? I see you in your cloak of gray; You keep the hilltops , Scour the plains, Then, where do you go? --Helen Norden H8y ' GOING AFTER THE COWS How many of us have gone after the cows with a father or uncle? I remember when I was a little tot, I would skip along at my uncle ' s side, dancing and singing with the sheer joy of being in the country. Down the old road we went, with the fine soft, yellow dust floating up into our faces, if I merely stepped a little hard on it. On either side of us were the massive fields of alfalfa, green-tipped with purple blossoms, swaying lightly in the summer breeze. Then we would come upon the herds as they grazed contentedly in a large field. Call- ing loudly to the cows, my uncle always managed to get the un- wieldy mass of black and white out into the road. Keeping a safe distance behind the cows, I ' would watch the dust filter- ing up from the road, making queer fantastic shapes in the twilight. At the end of the old road the cows obediently turned into the old corral, lowing and perhaps licking their calves. --Dorothy Cabral H8y’ TO A LITTLE GIRL IN A FRAME Ah, little rosy cheeked girl, Gathering flowers for one you love, Do you always stand in a frame, Or do you roam about in spring? Your golden locks are the sunshine, That sends its beams so brightly. Fortunate child that lives in a picture. ' But don ' t you ever get lonely? --Lena Titoni H8y '

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WHY BIRDS HAVE WINGS Many thousand ypars ago in the northern hills of Europe lived fluffy little animals called birds. They were always being killed by stalking mean cats who devoured them greedily. As the years passed so many of the birds were killed that only a few of these bright little creatures were living their gay 1 ives. One day a little bird was walking along happily in the forest bothering no one. A sly old cat happened to see him and thought to himself, Here’s a good supper for me and an easy one at that, So he sprang after the bird but it ran pell-mell away. Soon the poor little fellow came to a steep cliff. He thought to himself, Oh, if I had only stayed at homel No more shall I see my brother and sisters. The cat was just ready to lunge at him so the little ani- mal thought he would jump off the cliff and crush himself in the canyon below rather than afford the cat a good meal. As he jumped, to his surprise he did not fall, but soared high up into the sky. Minerva who had been silently observing the plight of the bird, had taken pity on him and given him soft fluffy wings. Now a bird may fly away to safety when he sees his old enemy, the cat. --Bryan El lam L9z WHY THE ROSE IS FRAG RANI ' . Once upon a t ae far off in a lonely woodland there bloom- ed a beautiful rose. She was unhappy because no one stopped to admire her beauty. Cere who loved grains, trees, and flow- ers, happened to be passing by one day. Observing the tears of the rose she asked her the cause of her sorrow. The rose said, I’m most unhappy. Although I’m beautiful, no one ever steps to admire me. I might just as well be homely. Ceres smiled. Then she reached into her long golden pock- et and pulled out a package of fragrantly perfumed powder. This she sprinkled over the petals of the rose. How happy the rose was wh«n she inhaled her fragrance.’ She knew that she would now be the most popular of all the flowers of Mother Nawre. --Annie Co so L9z

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THE AMBITIOUS WATERFALL Up a winding creek where a little stream was trying to make its way among the odd shaped stones, there came a roar like water falling on large stones. The sound was enough to make anyone curious. I picked my wa y up the stream. After going a distance I looked up. To my amazement, there stood a beautiful waterfall. The water that was coming from it was clear as crystal and cold as ice; and it surely was refreshing to look at. Being hot from my journey, I got a drink and started up the stream again. Finding nothing, I went back to the water- fall which was still clear and cool. There I sat watching the water going over the stones. Suddenly as if from nowhere come a flock of trout of all sizes. It was a pretty sight to see them swimming about so gleefully. Someday I hope to be able to walk up that stream to see if the waterfall is still there trying to make its way over the stones. --Sue Scott H8y IN THE FIRE LIGHT It may seem old-fashioned to you to sit by the fireside. Usually when you are feeling blue and discouraged you can find comfort by the fireplace. Something within you draws you to it. Here you are alone with your thoughts. Not only does this lively hued comforter give cheer, but it also gives fun. There are still family circles that may be playing bridge, or pinochle or some other game. A fireplace surely fills the heart with joy. Have you one? Then use it and take all the happiness it offers you. — Ampara Zulaica H8y AFTER THE RAIN We prayed for rain and at last it came. It rained so hard it filled the gutters and flooded the fields. It also kept the children in. It brought with it the wind, and then there appeared a beautiful rainbow, and after the rain the sky was full of kites, fields were green with growing grass, and the sky was clear once more. People don ' t appreciate the sun while it is shining, but after the rain they long to bask in its warmth. — Theresa Ghiorso H8y