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

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24 GARFIELD GLEANER GARFIELD SIRKUS On October 19, 1923, Garfield gave a Sir- kus. It was very successful this year. The different classes sold hot dogs, cider, doughnuts, ice cream and candies. There were so many things that you would go home satisfied, when you got through. The Sirkus was held in the afternoon and evening. In the study hall was the Mid- night Hour, that was excellent, as was Penrod ' s Circus. There was a play called Silly that made most of the money. There were many other attractions including the dance. , Violet Dineen. THE SIRKUS Hail to the Garfield Sirkus! Hail to the Minstrel Show! Hail to the hot dogs roasting. All in a luscious row! That day, by the town of Berkeley, Under the clear blue sky, Was held the wonderful Sirkus! And none could pass it by. That day midst glad rejoicings The folk of all the land Gladly gave their lucre To make our school more grand. Martha Kruschke H-7.

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GARFIELD GLEANER 23 NINTH GRADE SCIENCE The ninth grade science class has a very interesting and educational program. The science classes have charge of the plant growth around the building and it is due to them that the trees and shrubs are planted. At certain times they plant seed boxes and cuttings of desirable shrubs. On Friday there are educational movies and experiments that show the students many of nature ' s wonders. - Alan Finlay L-9. THE FREAK SHOW This act required very little practice, as it was not a learned performance. There were many supposed-to-be freaks in it, such as the two-headed girl and the bearded lady, Mrs. Syrup. As it may be guessed, the freaks were of varied sizes and if they had not been it could not be rightly called a freak show. Some of the freaks were wax figures of some very famous characters in fiction, such as Flopsy and Neva, as they were called, and The Boy Who Stood on the Burning Deck. As a whole, our act was a success. One of the most comical actresses in the performance was Betsy Bologny, the edu- cated monkey. Four famous characters were two pairs of Siamese Twins. They were so alike that you could not tell them apart a mile off. Ellen Meagher. THE MIDNIGHT HOUR One of the most successful entertain- ments in the Garfield Sirkus was the Midnight Hour presented in the study hall under the supervision of Miss Bonney and Miss Stout. The play represented a toy-shop. The real and true and blue cuckoo sounded at the hour of twelve and all the dolls came alive. The first number on the program was a song that told the meaning of the play. Then followed dances and songs. The soloists were Frances Bradley, Eileen Hopps, Evelyn Dion, Robert Horner and Scott Wilson. The dancers were Nina Standish, Theresa de Giere, Mary Smith, June Wiser, Lillian Stephens, Betty Crittenden, Muriel Carr and Patsy Carr. Jean Patty, Mary Frances Thelen and Clement Allen sang Do Re Mi. Frances Bradley, Evelyn Dion, Jack Davis and George Dickie formed a quartet and made every one in the audience want to get up and dance. Other participants were Edwin Van de Mark, Homer Izumi, Gladys Brown and Margaret Bennett. Ten wooden soldiers marched and sang and the performance closed with a song by all the dolls who be- came rigid when the clock struck one. Gertrude Woodward, H-9-I. THE PET SHOW The Pet Show was down in theManual Training Department. The birds and cats were in the mechanical drawing room. The dogs were in the manual training room. Mr. Leland had charge of the pet show. He had a big dog pulling around a small dog in a small cart. The pup which was riding seemed to be enjoying himself. They had many dogs downstairs. In where the birds and cats were there was a cat with a very long pedigree, as some people would say, a mile long. There were some flies, a white rat and loving birds. In with the birds, cats, white rat and rabbits were Spark Plug and Sunshine. They performed fine. Berthold Stewart, L-7.

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GARFIELD GLEANER 25 Sports GARFIELD ATHLETICS FOR THE PAST TERM The athletic sports of Garfield have been very numerous during the past term. First the Garfield pentathlon and volley ball teams, in competition with the other Junior High Schools of Berkeley; also the inter- class games. First volley ball and baseball and then soccer and basketball. These games were held at noon between the boys of the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grades, each grade being in a separate league. The winner of each group was awarded numer- als. There has been much competition in these games, nearly every person in each class showing up when scheduled to play. The Garfield pentathlon and volley ball teams in their games with the other Junior High Schools of Berkeley have shown them- selves very successful. The Garfield pen- tathlon team won handily from the othdr schools, and the four volley ball teams of Garfield won eight of the twelve games played. The boys have also had after-school leagues at Garfield the past two years. The winners of these leagues being rewarded with circle letters. The leagues being of four teams each are made up of the boys under one hundred pounds in one league, and the boys over a hundred pounds in the other league. Ellsworth Williams, H-9. GIRLS ' PENTATHLON Many girls from Garfield took part in the annual pentathlon meet which took place at San Pablo Park on Friday, Septem- ber 28, 1923. The girls worked hard to make Garfield win and many of the girls won G ' s. Among those winning G ' s are: Tessie de Giere, Margaret Christensen, Frances Rhod- ing, Loucretia Scholin, Delia Fisher, Nina Gerow, Marion Tobin, Margaret Williams, and Lillian Stevens. Together the girls had a very high score and with the boys ' scores added to it, Gar- field won. Marion Tobin, H-9. BOYS ' PENTATHLON The boys were very successful in the pen- tathlon, winning by a score of 14,115 points. Willard came next with 11,203 points, and Burbank last with 8,840 points. Every boy fought his hardest, which resulted in vic- tory. The team left Garfield at 2:30 for San Pab- lo Park. There they changed their clothes to their gym suits. The meet started at 3:30. Garfield went right into the lead and came out the victor. Those who won G ' s in the meet were as follows: R. Gavem, W. Bailey, P. Kingett, E. Hawley, J. Brasford, D. Dart, E. Farns- worth, D. Rice, E. Hockenbeamer, A. Gander, R. Dewell, D. Page, J. Walton, J. Kirkman, E. Rivett, A. Stewart, R. Horner, B. Gleason, and R. Olsen. James Walton, H-9. AFTER-SCHOOL LEAGUE On October 9th, Mr. Kilburn called a meeting of all the boys over one hundred pounds of weight. At this meeting the boys chose four teams and captains. They chose a college name for each team. They are as follows: Captain Eldridge Farnsworth — Dartmouth. Captain Robley Spalding — Maine. Captain Frank McCarthy — Cornell. Captain Dick Talbot — Notre Dame. These teams play two games a week, one in soccer and one in basketball. Richard Talbot, H-8. THE NOON PASSBALL LEAGUE Under the able supervision of Mr. George Kilburn, teacher of physical education in the Garfield School the boys of Garfield have just finished a successful season of pass- ball the games being played during the noon hour, from twelve-thirty to one o ' clock. Mr. Kilburn had a regular schedule posted, tell- ing which teams played, and when. The object of this league was to interest the large number of boys in athletics and to give them something interesting to do. Be- fore Mr. Kilburn organized these leagues the noon period was a dreary one. As a result of his efforts nearly two hundred boys have beeen playing some sport during the noon hour. This was made possible by the large area of ground that is used for a play- ing field. Daily interest grew greater as the season neared the end. The competiti n was great. The league had three classes, the Seventh Grade, the Eighth Grade, and the Ninth Grade. Mrs. Kleeberger ' s class put forth the best team and won after a hard fight. The boys on the winning team in each class are to receive numerals. ' Robert Dewell, L-9.