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

Page 30 text:

28 GARFIELD GLEANER won second place in volley-balL The girls won second place also. The girls have been working hard on their middies and skirts for graduation. We only had about five weeks to make them. During the last term we have studied three authors, Whittier, Lowell and Haw- thorne. As we complete our study we or- ganized the Whittier, Lowell and Hawthorne clubs. Each club gave its performance on Tuesday, November 20. Four of our girls took part in the Armis- tice Day program at the Greek Theater. Our member, Rosa Bloom, was Goddess of Liberty. Seven took part in the Armistice program in the gym. We are drawing near the last of our fourth term in Garfield. We are over- whelmed with the feeling that we are to graduate. All these years we have kept together. May our next two terms in dear old Garfield be as happy as the past have been. Edith Apgar, H-8-I. THE GAY GIRL ' S SOCIETY Around the 28th and 29th of August all the Japanese and Oriental shops were busy filling girls ' orders for beads. On Thursday, August 30th, the girls from Miss Gay ' s class and those who were trans- ferred from Miss Gay ' s into Miss Talbot ' s met in room 37 for the first meeting of the Gay Girls ' Society. The Gay Girls ' Society was formed for the purpose of learning to string beads Miss Gay ' s way, with a fancy stitch be- tween. Such fun as we had! Of course, scissors ran away, pins bent, beads refused to be strung, and cord tied itself in snarls. But when Miss Gay found the truant scissors, striaghtened pins, strung beads and untangled snarls they never misbehaved again. Whether she threatened 150 incomprehensibilities or whether she interwove detention slips into the cord, is yet a mystery. Anyway, our beads are done, and many have made more for Christmas presents. Esto Linscot, H-8-I. HIGH EIGHTH EX CLASS 0, we ' re Miss Talbot ' s pupils, We always are on time. And we are called the extra Because we ' re extra fine! Miss Talbot ' s extra division has certainly been a success. Besides the usual clown we have a literary star, an artist and an athletic girl and boy. u ® If y taken from several divisions and extra just suits us. We ' re small and se- lect. When school opened, August 13, there were plenty of people in Garfield, the high eight being especially popular. To the horror of all present at the assembly Mr. Hennessy called, he read some names. They were to leave the class! Pupils from several divisions were placed in a new class. There were seven people from Miss Gay ' s room and five of Mrs. Russ ' pupils. Nine of Miss Peterson ' s people said good-bye to her and one of Miss Wilson ' s joined them. So, with some additions and a subtraction or two, the High Eight X stands as it did then. Ruth StogsdUl, H-8-X. H-8-II CLASS The night of the Sirkus the boys and girls in Mrs. Russ ' room took the hot dog booth under full control, and sold over 300 hot dogs. The hot dogs were delicious. They sold as rapidly as we could prepare them. We made over $30. I am sure that who ever reads this will agree that our hot dog booth was a success. On November 19 our class was shown through the Mercantile Trust Company bank as a lesson in arithmetic. We learned many interesting things about a bank, such as where and how to make a check; why the 4,000 safe deposit boxes are so secure and why the vaults with their combinations and time clocks are so nearly burglar proof. Miss Meyer, Mr. Harvey and Mr. Greer were very careful to explain everything that was asked about. We visited our school savings department and saw some of our own cards, also a most interesting money separator and counter and money wrapper. Our visit was surely a profitable one. We were each presented with an eversharp pencil by the bankers. Regene Racine, Vivian Cody. At the start of the year our class hopes for numerals were taken down a notch when Tige Hazelton and Red Alcorn did not return. As soon as Mr. Kilburn made up the pass- ball and volley-ball leagues we decided to try for numerals in volley-ball. Russ Bacon was elected captain and he organized a good team. After some hard fights we finally succeeded and we now have our numerals. Then we organized a football team, but after losing one game the fellows lost heart and we disbanded. Now that the soccer and basket-ball leagues are on the way we hope that we will again receive numerals. Harry McGrath. MISS ABBAY ' S ADVISORY L-8-I When returning to Garfield in August, after our long summer vacation, our class, which is now the L-8-I, found that we would have Miss Abbay for our advisor. Since there are quite a number of new teachers this year it took us a few days to get settled. When the first reports came out this term our class had the second highest per cent of pupils on the honor roll and Mr. Hen-

Page 29 text:

GARFIELD GLEANER 27 L-g-l-A— MRS. KLEEBERGER ' S ADVIS- ORY Although many of our classmates have been forced to leave our class, we are still, with a few exceptions, the same class that came into Garfield in its first year, in the big brick building on Rose and Grant streets. Since we were Little Low Sevens we have achieved many things, but we all agree that, without the help and encouragement Mrs. Kleeberger has given us we would never have been able to be the first to have a hundred per cent in banking, the statue Inspiration twice, once for the class that had the highest percentage of all classes on the honor roll. We have always maintained active parts in the annual Sirkus, either having charge of some popular booth or giving one of the many shows. Our Boys are expert tum- blers. Last Sirkus they took part in Pen- rod ' s Circus, but this year conducted a show of their own. The boys have always excelled in all types of athletics, winning numerals, stars, and Block G ' s. We were represented in the Pen- tathlon by many of our classmates and the highest record of any boy in the three Junior High Schools which took part was made by Donald Dart of the eighty-five- pound team, having 932 points. Emily McKelligon. L-9 -1.B— MRS. GRAY ' S ADVISORY This term our class has been very suc- cessful in both our studies and athletics. We had Inspirazione in our class room for two report periods. Our class had one of our members, Jean Pedersen, chosen as assistant literary editor of the Gleaner. Edwin Van de Mark, a member of our section, recited, at an English and History teachers ' meeting, A Message to Garcia. In the Armistice Day program on Friday, November 9, 1923, he recited In Flanders Fields. Eleven of our class took part in the ta- bleau at the Greek theater on November 12, 1923. The boys have been very active in ath- letics. They won third place in passball and have been successful in soccer. The girls of the volley-ball team have re- ceived numerals and stars tfor the winning of the championship, as a class, in volley- ball. They won three out of three games with the L-9-l-As and two out of three games with Miss Bonney ' s High Nine girls. Four of the girls were on the Pentathlon team. Although our class as a whole did not par- ticipate in the Sirkus, because Mrs. Gray had to sell tickets, several individuals topk part in the various shows. Three members of our class play in the orchestra, two the piano and one the violin. As a whole, our class is an up-to-date, ready-to-work and anxious-to-excel group of boys and girls. Jean Pedersen, Beth Strickland, L-9-1-B. MISS HOLBROOK ' S L-9 ADVISORY This class did not start out as one class, but as many different classes, and after about two and a half years of work under different advisors, came together with Miss Holbrook as their class teacher. The boys in our class are making a much better ending than beginning in the ath- letic events in which they have taken part. In volley-ball, we only won fifth place, but as this book goes to press, we rank first in basket-ball and third in soccer. In soccer we lost one game with Miss Hamsher ' s class, and tied once. We won from Mr. Rushforth ' s and from Miss Gay ' s classes. In basket-ball we won from the advisories fo Miss Hamsher, Miss Wilson, Miss Gay and Mr. Rushforth. In one of the two games which we played with Mr. Rush- forth ' s class, we lost, our only defeat in bas- ket-ball. Elsie Galbot, L-9. MR. RUSHFORTH ' S L-9 ADVISORY The pupils, who are at present in Mr. Rushforth ' s advisory were the advisee while at Garfield in various classes, Mrs. Kellogg one, Mrs. Brennan five, Miss White one. Miss Prindle one. Miss Skinner one. Miss Kelton ten, and at present Mr. Rush- forth. We have in our advisory three wearers of G ' s, three numerals, and one girl wearing a winged G. There were three who took part in the graduation exercises of the H-8th. One pupil won a prize on an essay. We have 11 boys on advisory teams and ten on school teams. Our class president is Eldridge Farns- worth and vice president Florence Dem- eritt. Ethel Zimmerman, Verona Gleason, L-9. H-8-I CLASS On coming back to school August 13, 1923, we found that there were 38 members in our class. Many interesting things have happened in the past terms. Among these was the Sirkus. Of course, all know that Miss Gay ' s class gave Pen- rod ' s circus. We practiced for many weeks, and we gave five performances. The ex- penses were small, and we made $86.25. Both boys and girls have taken great interest in athletics this term. The boys

Page 31 text:

GARFIELD GLEANER 29 nessy proposed to give to the classes who had the highest percentage the statue In- spirazione to keep in their room for one week. In October we had our annual Sir- kus and our class helped out by selling sandwiches, clearing about $15. After see- ing that we were the second highest on the honor roll we felt sure that the next time we would be first, but much to our dismay we came in third. Dorothy Lean, L-8. MISS WHITE ' S ADVISORY L-8-II The L18-II took an active part in the Sir- kus and sold salted peanuts. The sale was a decided success. We sold all of our peanuts and added quite a sum to the Sirkus fund. Two of our girls took part in one of the plays which was given. Out of 38 in the class we have 20 good bank depositors. We believe that our class is among the best depositors of the school. Our boys had a very successful season in indoor and won their numerals easily. We did not have such a good season in pass-ball because five of our boys were out most of the season on account of inter- class volley ball. In basket-ball and soccer we have started out well and so far we have been very suc- cessful. Two girls of our class helped the school win the Pentathlon meet. Two of our boys are members of the school orchestra. Nancy Burnell, L-8-2. MISS HAMSHER ' S ADVISORY, L-8-III The day of the Sirkus, October 19, the children in Miss Hamsher ' s room sold Eski- mo pies. It was a great deal of fun to sell them. We began to sell at 1 o ' clock in the after- noon. Two people would sell pies for half an hour, then two others would take their places, and sell for half an hour also. The children kept on exchanging in this way until the pies were gone. We took in $60.25 in the afternoon and evening, which is considered good for that length of time. Rose Lawrence. HIGH SEVEN II The beginning of the fall term we found that we had changed advisors, now having Miss Macgregor. The girls have won in contests with other H-7 classes and are now playing the H-8 in soccer. The boys are quite interested in their games. We are glad that the two boys who were in automobile accidents are back with us again. Stuart Rose and Billy Wilke are on the Gleaner staff as artists. Class Reporter. H-7-III A certain class of good losers is the H-7-III, because we only lost one game in volley-ball, winning all in pass ball. Our class team is a very good one. We tied Miss Macgregor ' s boys 6-6 and it was a well- fought game. We are the only the class in school that won both in passball and vol- ley-ball this season. We have numerals for volley-ball and have received stars for passball. We also are doing well in basket- ball, winning our first two games and losing no games. Edward Waterbury, Elgar Swan,H-7-III. H-7-IV Kenneth Ralph, Sam Woolf, Chester Silvas and Richard Jenkins are publishing a daily paper covering the exciting happening ' s of the day at the Garfield. Five cents a week per subscriber covers the expense of publishing this interesting sheet. Frank Westphal, Class President. ACTIVITIES OF THE L-7-S When our class came to the Garfield we were very much lost in such a large school. We soon became acquainted with our new surroundings, however, and became very fond of our new school. As the ball games at noon had been start- ed, we decided that we must have some good yells. Many of the children in our class wrote them and prizes were awarded for the best ones. James Woford won the first prize, which was a Baffle Bar. Mr. Hennessy was kind enough to allow us to have a rally in one of our music periods with Mrs. Smith. In the first period of the term we secured the lovely statue of Inspiration, as we had the highest per cent on the honor roll. The second period Mrs. Keeberger ' s class beat us by 2 per cent, but we hope to have 100 per cent the last period. All of the low seven classes had a de- bate. Fred Glover was chairman. The de- bate was won by the negative side, helped by Bob Condon of our class. In the Sirkus we had a popcorn ball booth, and the balls sold quickly. Mrs. Smith had several children make a picture of a house with 42 windows. The best one was made by Ida Olson, who copied it on the blackboard. We put a candle in one window for every banking account. When we get three more accounts we will have 100 per cent. We learned that Garfield was to have a visiting day on Tuesday, November 20, and that the class the highest per cent of visitors should win a beautiful pennant. We won the pennant. Phyllis Preston, L-7-S.