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

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THE EXFREEC FJDZP The breathless rider jumps from his steed, Takes off his pack with lightning speed, Throws it on a fresh horse ' s back, And another man is off on the track. Through the forest this man must go, While little does he of the danger know; For in that forest shirking low Lies an Indian with drawn arrow and bow. As the rider passes by, An arrow whizzes by his thigh; The arrow strikes, making only a gash, And he speeds his horse as quick as a flash. When at the next post he does arrive, The people are glad to find him alive, For they know the dangers of the forest ' Id, And of the many deaths within its folds. --Clifford Plumley L9x THE COLL HUSH By wagon trains and ships of old, the pioneers come, To get that precious thing called gold. By thousands they leave; by hundreds they arrive, They know it ' s great to be alive. Some patiently work and toil, Others go madly into turmoil. Then the glorious day comes, The lucky people sing and hum. Misers take, snore than their parts; Others die of broken hearts. --Theresa Bergeron L9x AN INDIAN PUEBLO IN NEW MEXICO The customs of the New Mexican Navajo Indians are quite differ- ent from the ones which I have seen in California. The Indian village which I am going to write about is the Skilleon Kiki Village, which is ninety miles south of Albuqueresque. as you reach the top, you see hundreds of little adobe houses with many strings of Chili hanging around the houses. You then walk four hundred forty eight steps down hill. As you reach the bottom, you see many Indian boys and girls running toward you with their little hands decorated with pottery bracelets, rings, and many rugs.

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THE MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA e tween 1769 and 1823 twenty-one missions wore established . in California At the missions the women learned how to sew, spin, weave, and to do housework The mon learned MS how to shear sheep, to till farms, and to erect buildings. 10 0 : The people who had mission farms raised thousands of bush- els of grain and great herds of cattle and horses. Each of the mis- sions was usually guarded by a few soldiers and was in charge of two friars. One of the greatest missionaries was Father Serra, He and his companions founded nine missions. Now one may see many old missions still standing. --Josephine Zolot L9x REMEMBER THE PROMISE OF TOMORROW Everything you do today is going to be part of your tomorrow. If you associate with the right kind of companions today, you will develop into a decent citizen of tomorrow. What you learn today and the kind of things that you like or dislike, will be the same in the days to come. --Vernon Akamian L9x

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As you enter their homes you begin to wonder just where they sleep and eat, but that is quickly found out, as the squaw starts ■ gqqifig you as fast as she can talk, w ' ith both hands simply flying in many directions. You follow her pointing and enter a small door and go down about three steps; then you discover where every member of the family takes his or her rest. This room is not high enough to stand up in. When you leave this village you are simply loaded down with many small gifts from the Navajo, which you do not forget for some time. If you should ever go to New Mexico, I ' m sure you would find it an interesting adventure to visit this village. --Violet Rieque L9y ' DREAMS I ' d like to be a blue-bird, To fly up in the sky, Play hide-and-seek among the clouds; Way up in the sky so high. To seek the stars and angels I think would be such fun, But since I ' m just a human, I guess my dreams are spun l --Ethel Kuzniorski L9y ' FATHER SERRA ' S INFLUENCE Perhaps if Father Serra, the founder of the San Diego Mission, were to return to us from that unknown destiny, what marvels he would have to relate in regard to those missions that he and others struggled so bravely to make succeed l The ambition of Father Serra when he was a child, was to teach the uncivilized Indians. As years advanced and he grew older he got his chance to teach among the Indians. When his first mission was completed, it so pleased him that he wished to found a great many missions and he did. The missions started from San Francisco and extended down the coast as far as San Diego. How proud he was when those missions were completed J You may be sure that he had every right to be so, because the missions wore beautiful and the orchards produced fruit abundantly. The Indians were more than willing to work. They wont to prayer hour every morning, although they did not know the meaning of it. When they did something wrong and were punished, they accepted it good-naturedly and tried to do right. Then just when everything seemed to be going along very well the governor issued a proclamation which closed up the- affairs of the missions of Alta California. Thus Father Serra ' s dreams were shattered. His life ' s work was done in vain. The Indians once more wont back to their wild life. Now, all but two missions have crumpled to ruin and thc-y are the Santa Barbara Missionary College and the San Luis Roy Mission.