Garfield Junior High School - Gleaner Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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GARFIELD GLEANER 17 CALENDAR OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 1923 Aug. 13 — School Opens. — Great Day! — Registration. Aug. 23 — Faculty versus Student ' s game. — Faculty wins. — Oh, boy! Hot dog sale — um! d on ' t you wish you ' d been there? Aug. 31 — Mr. Snyder ' s visit — rally in the gym. — Fun? You said it. Sept. 3 — Labor Day — Holiday — Students enjoy life! Sept. 4 — Pentathlon — Regular Greek athletes, you ' d agree! Sept. 10 — Admission Day — Holiday — Fun! Sept. 17 — The Berkeley Fire — Oh, my house! Sept. 18— Forming of Big G Society.— Were you joined? Sept. 24 — Report Cards. — Deep groans are heard! Oct. 4 — Volley ball game with Edison — Whee! Oct. 12 — Columbus Day — school dismissed early. Ain ' t it grand? Oct. 13. — Volley ball game with Willard. — Did you see it? Oct. 19— Sirkus Red Letter Day. At The Midnight Hour. I went to the Vaudeville Extraordinary to see Penrod ' s Sirkus and the Tumblers. Everybody was Silly. Oct. 20-29— Institute — Vacation.— Sweet Daddy. Oct. 23 — Latin program at Tech. High. Quam praeclarus est! Nov. 1 — Oration at High. More blue-eyed Saxon. Nov. 8 — Teachers versus Students. Teachers win. I told you so. Many more ums. Nov. 9 — Armistice program in Gym. Peppy ' s the name. Nov. 12 — Holiday — More good times. Nov. 13 — Report Cards. The thirteenth is unlucky anyway. Nov. 20 — Visiting Day. — The lessons were perfect. Nov. 29 — Thanksgving Holiday. Weren ' t you mad? Dec. 23 — Report Cards. — This isn ' t the thirteenth, but — Dec. 23 — School closes. — Then the fun began. Priscilla Ruggles, Bessie Scarf e, L-9-1-A. THE DOINGS OF THE P. T. A. The Parent Teachers Association has had three very successful meetings which tested the capacity of the Study Hall. The November meeting was especially en- joyable. Following a short business pro- gram our new refreshment committee, com- posed of Mrs. Harold Brown, Mrs. Robt. Hector, and Mrs. W. E. Elliott served re- freshments in the court. They were ably assisted by two mothers from each grade. This served as an excellent means of bring- ing together mothers and teachers. After the eats we re-assembled in the hall and Dr. V. E. Dickson, of the Research and Guidance Bureau, gave an interesting talk on the Adolescent Girl in the Home. On the afternoon of November 10th we entertained about a hundred of the mothers and teachers in the Gymnasium. The after- noon was passed playing bridge and mah jongg) There was music and refreshments were served. This netted about forty-five dollars. There are other plans afoot which we trust will make the year a very successful one for the Garfield P. T. A. Mrs. Geo. A. Brown. THE GARFIELD ALUMNI Many of the Garfield Alumni have proved themselves worthy of their former school. In various fields they have shown themselves energetic and successful. Helen Wills, who recently became Na- tional Woman Tennis Champion, is a former Garfield student. Bob Kinkhead is the yell leader of the freshman class at the University of Cali- fornia. Newell Mell and Dana Carey on the U. C. varsity football team, which won from Stanford on November 24th, were formerly Garfield students. D. C. Clinton and Ralph Hagopian, both Garfield Alumni, have opened an electrical shop on Shattuck Avenue. In all branches of High School activities Garfield has some representatives. Scott Wilson, who was active in dramatics at Gar- field, is now president of the Berkeley High Student Body. He is also president of the Forum and is taking the leading role in the Senior Play Adam and Eva. Frank Run- nels and Robert Rose are also in this play. The president of the Senior Class, Beverly Brown, graduated from Garfield as well. In the Girls ' Association, Esther Cox is treasurer, Kathleen Graham is chairman of the Improvement Committee, and Frances Warnecks is chairman of the Welfare Com- mittee. At the last initiation of the Girls ' Athletic Association Ida Koike was made a member. In the Girls ' Association play Louise Craviotto, Barbara Smith, and Far- rington Tweedy distinguished themselves. Many former Garfield students partici- pated in the vaudeville, contributing both musical and humorous skits to the program. Those in the Forum are Scott Wilson, president; Helen Damon, Nancy Hodgkin, Junior King, Mario Margutti, and Marie Verdi.

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16 GARFIELD GLEANER It is only through co-operation and faith that anything is accomplished, and it was only through the splendid teamwork of our competent faculty advisor, the staff, the re- porters, and with the support of the school, that this edition of the Gleaner was made possible. Every term the Gleaner staff says We are going to make this edition of the ' Gleaner ' the best one yet. Every term this vow is fulfilled, but this year we have tried to make the Gleaner go beyond all ex- pectations. We have tried to write up all of the school activities of this term, from the coming of the Low Seventh ' s to the High Ninth and High Eighth graduating exer- cises. This term an old custom has been revived, it is of presenting the beautiful statue of Inspiration to the classes having the largest number of pupils on the Honor Roll. This statue has aroused much competition between the different rooms, it has brought many classes nearer to the top of the list. It has been an inspiration for us all to do higher things, not only for the while we are in Garfield, but in our after life, too. OUR AUDITORIUM As I look back over my twelve years in the Berkeley schools, it seems to me that a large part of my time and energy has been spent in the ever-recurring attempt to put six people into a space originally intended for one. During the five years in which the seventh, eighth and ninth grades occupied the upper floor of the Whittier School, we had seven class-rooms and no assembly- room. We could throw the drawing-room and music-room together by opening folding doors. We left a space for the stage in one end of the drawing-room and filled in all the remaining room with chairs. Sometimes we had three hundred paid admissions — and crowded the audience into this double-room. We finally gave a dramatization of The Lady of the Lake and appropriated the money to buy planks to build a temporary stage. The stage was so small that at our first entertainment two dancers fell off into the audience. After each program, we had to take the stage apart and carry the planks to the basement. The Ninth Grade boys of those days are still stoop-shouldlered from carrying those planks. When we moved to the old Garfield, we had a nice little assembly-room, to seat three hundred people. Many a time we had audi- ences of seven hundred. Sometimes I wake from a terrible nightmare — dreaming I am back in the old Garfield, trying to have graduation exercises, and a solid wall of people, standing on chairs, benches and boxes, has falllen inward with a crash in every doorway. (Something like that usu- ally happened.) I think we moved the furni- ture into that assembly-hall and out again at least twice a week during the entire year — every term for five years. Since we came to the new Garfield, we have had wonderful opportunities for as- sembly. When I have stood on the terrace and tried to make nine hundred of you hear, I have sometimes thought that the ships passing through the Golden Gate stood at attention, thinking that they were called by a calliope. When you have sat, more or less patiently, upon the cold floor of the gym- nasium, to hearken to words of wisdom or warning, I don ' t know who has been more uncomfortable, you or the speaker. Cheer up! Though the mills of God grind slowly (you have heard them grinding lately) — yet in time all things are accom- plished. Every day, in every way, our audi- torium grows a little. It is even conceivable that the roof may be on and the windows in, and that we may have our graduation exer- cises in the new auditorium at the close of this term. Of course, we won ' t have any seats, but we won ' t mind a trifle like that. But cheer up some more. Next term, when our stage is up, when our twelve hun- dred seats are in, when we shall be able to file into a room and each have a rear opera- chair of his own — then we shall forget all the discomforts of past years and rejoice in the fact that we shall have the largest audi- torium in Berkeley, outside of the University of California. Shall we have an honest-to- goodness assembly-meeting every day next term, to make up for lost time ? All in favor say Aye. D. L. H.

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18 GARFIELD GLEANER Frank Runnels and Herbert Hughes are on the Weekly News and Pod staff. Nor has the art of music been neglected. Laura Mitch ell was awarded a season ' s ticket to the San Francisco Symphony Con- cert for the best effort and improvement in the orchestra. Many others of the Alumni have taken up work in the orchestra, band, and glee clubs. In athletics, football is predominant dur- ing this season of the year. Mike Murphy, who is the captain and star player of the Berkeley High football team, graduated from Garfield as did also his brother. Jack Murphy, who is also on the team. Bob Booth, Ralph Farnsworth, Tom Hutton, Don Kock, Fred Moffett, Donald Stevick, and George Martin have all been fighting on the gridiron this year, demonstrating the de- termination by which so many of these Gar- fieldl Alumni have forged ahead. Lorraine Drury. BOYS ' GLEE CLUB The Boys ' Glee Club was organized at the beginning of this term, with about forty boys turning out. Towards the end of the second period conflicts arose making it im- possible for the majority of the boys to make the 8:10 period, consequently the boys decided to have glee during the noon hour. The boys participated in a few of the school social activities. They contributed a group of songs for the Armistice Day pag- eant held in the gymnasium and also gave an interesting program before a P. T. A. meet- ing on the evening of December 4th. Mrs. Smith deserves great credit for the way she has developed the Glee Club. Georgia Dickie. GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB Under the leadership of Miss Bonney the girls of Garfield have started a Glee Club. The club, numbering about fifty, is composed of girls from all the classes of the school. The girls meet for rehearsal every Wednes- day and Friday mornings at 8:10. Miss Bonney has taught them many two and three-part songs. Among these is a group of Indian songs including By the Waters of Minnetonka, Fallen Leaf, and From the Land of the Sky Blue Water. The girls have memorized these selections and expect to give a concert with the assistance of the Boys ' Glee Club early in the spring term. Miss Bonney wishes to take this oppor- tunity to invite any of the girls to try out for the club early in the spring term as many of its faithful members leave Garfield at this time. Frances Bradley. THE GARFIELD ORCHESTRA The Garfield Orchestra, since changing leadership, is picking up again. Mr. Haydn our former leader, has gone to France to study music. Our new director, Mr. Schott, now has as good an orchestra as ever. The first orchestra meets every Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8:10. Mr. Schott sometimes has the members who have hard parts or are not very far advanced, come on Friday morning at 8:10 to give them per- sonal help. With the exception of a trombone and a cornet our orchestra has the essential in- struments for an A-I orchestra. The orchestra has not given any concerts yet but are prepared to do so at any time. We played at the teachers ' meeting on De- cember 4th. We are also going to play at the Shakesperian plays. Our leader, Mr. Schott, gives us new pieces every two weeks, making our work very interesting. Norman Rush. THE GARFIELD BAND The Garfield band, like the orchestra, has changed leadership since last year. Mr. Morton, our former leader, is not the band instructor this term, although he teaches the brass-wind instruments here. Our new leader, Mr. Ingram, has turned out as good a band as Sousa himself could do with the raw material he has had to work with. The reason that Mr. Ingram has only raw material is because many of our most experienced boys graduated last term. The band meets at 8:10 until 9 twice a week in Miss Bonney ' s room. The band has just obtained a new cornetist, Moore Devin. Very few members of the band will gradu- ate this year. This gives an opportunity for a band that will uphold the standard of Gar- field next year. Norman Rush. THE JUNIOR RED CROSS COUNCIL The Junior Red Cross Council has held meetings in room 105 at the High School every month and discussed the things that have gone on in the different schools per- taining to the Red Cross. Garfield may be quite proud for Robert Dewell was elected secretary. Garfield has done very well and has shown a splendid spirit in the work for the Junior Red Cross. The boys, under the supervision of the manual training teacher, have done wonderful work in the repairing of the toys. The boys and girls of Gar- field contributed so well that we received more money than the amount we asked for this work. The shoes which were turned over have more than served their purpose. For ex- ample, Miss McLean told us of two little boys who were found on a cold, wet, rainy day and the shoes they wore were so full of holes their feet were wet. They were sent down to the High School to see what could be done for them in the line of shoes. The first little boy had no trouble in securing a pair to fit but the second little boy had quite a time. At last some were found and both boys were in shoes. They were very grateful and went away, their faces wreathed in smiles. Beth Strickland.