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

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30 GARFIELD GLEANER THE L-7-P CLASS On August 13, 1923, 38 pupils came from nine nearby grammar schools and formed the Low 7-P class. Mr. Hennessy told us that P stands for Perfect Work and we are trying to make that our motto. Thir- teen pupils have been on the honor roll both periods. We like having different teachers for each subject. In history we have current events once a week. In science, we perform experiments and sometimes, on Fridays, we have moving pictures. In cooking, the girls gave a luncheon to a group of girls. We all enjoy the cafeteria, where we can get good hot lunches for five cents a dish. During the first period we had the Pen- tathlon. In the second period the girls practiced the half-lever and soccer and the boys practiced passball and soccer. In the Sirkus we sold hot dogs in the afternoon. We enjoyed selling them very muchc. We made about thirty dollars. Our class is happy at Garfield school, and we hope to keep improving in our work. MISS LOWREY ' S ADVISORY L-7 The L-7 English class under supervision of Miss Lowrey has formed a club called the A. B. C. club, which means Always Be Careful Club. The idea of this club is to help us remem- ber to watch our English and make every week Better English Week. Whenever anyone makes a bad mistake in English some one says A. B. C. and the of- fender is out of standing. He can get back in standing if he catches someone else in a bad mistake and says A. B. C. The club is a great deal of fun, at the same time helpful. The pupils of our class think there are other classes in the school that would en- joy organizing an A. B. C. club. Dorothy Martin, L-7.

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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.

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GARFIELD GLEANER 31 PSALMS OF CHILDHOOD Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime; And, by asking foolish questions, Take up recitation time. Little Johnny was taking his first train ride. Suddenly they came to a tunnel, and upon coming out, he exclaimed, Oh! mother, what a short night. Margaret Palmer: When I go to heaven I am going to ask Shakespeare if he wrote those plays. George Dickie: But he isn ' t there. Margaret: Then you ask him. Teacher: What supports the sun in the heavens ? Edgar: Why the beams, of course. — Ex. Teacher: Describe a sea horse. Bright Pupil: It ' s the present tense saw horse. — Ex. Bob Horner (in H-9 English) : Mercury was goin ' fast. Mrs. Gray: Say it again with the g. Bob Horner: G, Mercury was goin ' fast. Elson Jones: Well, Gregg, what did you do last summer ? Gregg Chandler: Had a job in my father ' s office. Elson Jones: I wasn ' t working either. HELPFUL ROBERT When a lull in the conversation of Mrs. Horner ' s afternoon callers occurred, one lady asked Mrs. Horner ' s small(?) son Robert if he ever helped his mother. Oh, yes, he replied, I always count the spoons after she has company. — Ex. Teacher: John how many times did you talk today? John: Onct. Teacher: What is wrong with that an- swer? Dick: He should have said twict. — Ex. Small boy (entering a grocery store): I want a small loaf of bread. Clerk: Do you want white or graham? Small Boy: It doesn ' t matter, it ' s for a blind lady. — Ex. Mrs. Gray: And so, after a hard fight, Gurth wins. Allen (waking from a dream, as usual): Yes, yes, how much? A Sunday School teacher asked a boy, whose father was a minsiter: What is the first thing your father says when he sits down to the dinner table? The Boy: Go easy on the butter, boys; 69c a pound. — Ex. Why, Johnny, are you going out to play with those holes in your stockings? No, mother, I am going out to play with the boys. Willie fell down the elevator. There they found him eight days later. Everybody said Gee Whiz, What a spoiled boy Willie is. Question: What kind of a robbery is it that is not dangerous? Answer: A safe robbery. Once Joe Scotchler went out into the barn early in the morning. It was a very cold morning, and Joe had no light to see with. He had been told to harness the mule but in the darkness he grabbed the cow. He tried to get the harness on, but couldn ' t, because it wouldn ' t go over the horns of the cow. The farmer, getting angry at the delay, wanted to know what was the matter. Joe said, I can ' t get the harness on, the mule ' s ears are frozen. — Ex. I was very much shocked to hear of Bob ' s death in his airplane. How did it happen? Poor fellow, he was so used to automo- biles when he was ten thousand feet up his engine stalled and he got out to crank it. —Ex. WHEN DAD SHAVES Ma, does papa shave because he has to, or is it just to give him a chance to swear? Annie, called her mistress, just come into the dining room a moment. Now look at this, watch me. I can write my name in the dust on the table. Annie grinned. It ' s a grand thing, she said, to have an eddication. Miss Fraser: What was the great work of Charlemagne? Louis Cross: He converted all of Europe into a single Christian. A DITTY Oh! Chemist of skill Tell me if you will, I think I know where Carbonate, But where did Iodine?