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

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G. S. A. CABINET REPRESENTATIVES HOW ABOUT IT GERRY ? MY SHADOW Now students if you wish to eat, Your candy on the grounds outside, You boys and girls must be more neat, Don ' t scatter papers far and wide. The way this room looks is a shame, There ' s paper under every seat. You careless boys are most to blame, And girls your sides are not a treat. If this work isn ' t stopped at once The candy won ' t be sold at all. Except to those who buy their lunch, And eat it in the dining hall. This absolutely is the last Time I will speak to you of this; I ' ve been too lenient in the past. Are there announcements ? You ' re dismissed. William F. Ajello, H-9-H. (With apologies to Robert Louis Stevenson and the Garfield Student Leaders). There is a student leader that goes all around with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He ' s very, very strict with me from morning until night; And I see him step before me, as I come into his sight. One very rainy morning, ' twas nearly half past eight, I hurried up the slippery walk thinking I was late; But my lazy student leader, like an ardent sleepy head. Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed. Theodosia Stephens, H-9-B. Eleanor Howell, H-9-B. G. S. A. STUDENT LEADERS

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PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION In its work this year the Garfield Par- ent — Teacher Association has had in mind two things — the PLAYGROUND and RECREATION. Sixty-eight trees have been planted, and an earnest endeavor has been made by l:e mothers to continue the paving of Grant to Berryman, and Berryman to Josephine Streets, which we think will be successful. Early in the term we purchased a MOTION PICTURE SCREEN and we have given numerous entertainments which have provided wholesome recreation for not only the boys and girls of Garfield — but the fathers and mothers as well. In all our efforts we have had the splendid co-operation of the school faculty and all those interested in Garfield school, and we wish to extend our sincere thanks for the help which was at all times so cheerfully given. Very sincerely, Mrs. C. E. Condon, President. MYTH BOOKS For ten years Garfield has had myth books. The idea of these myth books was, and still is, to illustrate not only the various Roman and Greek gods and goddesses, but also anything pertaining in any way to them. The work of obtaining the pictures is not difficult. It is entirely research work. The teachers have been very lenient and have asked us for only thirty-five pictures in the whole book. There are in these books four chapters. They are, first, Divinities of the Heavens; second. Divinities of the Earth; third. Divinities of the Waters and the Underworld; fourth. Commercialized Myth- ology, Literary Allusions, or a Miscellan- eous chapter. The price of the book is not great. The paper is furnished for us at a very low price and there is no other cost, except the cover and binding. Last term the books were very beautiful, outside as well as inside. Although you must work very hard, I think that no one should miss the fun of making one of these delightful books. All through Garfield I have looked forward to making my myth book, half dreading it. After all, however, it is worth while, because aside from the fact that Mrs. Gray has promised us a big bonus, we cannot easily forget these interesting facts after we have illustrated them. Theodosia Stephens, H-9-X THE KITE TOURNAMENT In March, Mr. Flanders and Mr. Leland held a kite tournament. It was held down on the ball fields. The prizes were a hard baseball and a good baseball bat. The prizes were awarded to the boys who could get out the most string in thirty seconds. The contestants were divided into groups of fours. The winners of these groups flew their kites together. Billy Abbott won the first prize, William Wingate won the second prize. .Jim Erskins was third and Norman Ritchie was fourth. John Linscott. OUR RADIO CLUB The Radio Club is not only educational but it is interesting as well. The work of the club consists first of studying electrical terms. This work is taken up by the club and after a member gives a report on a term we have a general discussion. Then, we discuss the construction of radio sets and some of the members make sets. We have code practice in which one member sends code and the rest receive. The test is to see who can receive the message correctly. One of the useful things that the club does is to erect aerials and to install sets in the homes of invalids. This enables them to get in touch with such topics and music as are necessary to keep them in good spirits while convales- cing. We made a visit to KGO and went through the studios. First they took us to the control room where they change controls from one place to another, such as from the St. Francis Hotel to the K. G. 0. studios. In this room they also had a large set to listen for S. 0. S. calls from ships. When we left this room we went into a small room where the Arion Trio was getting ready to broadcast. This room is used only for small groups. We were then taken into a large studio where we were told that orchestras, glee clubs, and so forth, broadcast. They had several waiting rooms where the people wait for their turns on the program. In each of these rooms there was a set to en- tertain the people waiting. In order that the students and teachers might hear the President ' s inaugural ad- dress, the Radio Club erected several aerials, and with the co-operation of the student body and friends of the school, the club installed eleven radio sets. The school was divided into small assemblies so that they might hear more distinctly. It is said that on that day of March 4, 1925, twenty million people listened to the President ' s speech. One of the greatest projects in view is the securing of a set for school use. Such a set could be used in history for historical talks, in music practically all the time, and for all educational talks. It is predicted on good authority that in the near future a school without a radio will be a back number and that it will lose all of the good infor- mation that will be broadcasted. What do you say? Let ' s have one. Dwight Sandifur, H-9-M. THE GIRL SCOUTS OF GARFIELD The Girl Scouts of Garfield School have this term done many interesting things. The scout meetings are held on Tuesdays and every now and then some patrol gives the others a supper, consisting of ' ' wienies and salad. A few weeks ago a banquet was held at Garfield and badges w re presented to many of the scouts. Hikes have been held and swims were enjoyed at Piedmont Baths. We hope that our troop will become as large as some of the Boy Scouts ' troops and that we may be able to help others as much as thev do. Martha Kruschke, L-9-G

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REPAIRING MR. EDWARD ' S CHEVROLET ENGINE One of the class activities which is of particular interest is the repairing of Mr. Erward ' s Chevrolet engine down in the shop. There are fifteen mechanics working- on it at different times. Some time ago the engine was brought to the school through arrangements made by Mr. Leland. Upon its arrival it was taken apart by one group and cleaned by another group. The work of fitting in new pins was started by still another group. When this work was finished the cylinders were ready for lapping into the block. Lapping was necessary because the pistons were over- size. As we did not have the proper ma- chinery for doing this work, it had to be done by hand. At first it was a very awk- ward and hard process which was done by the pulling up and down of a handle. It greatly resembled the actions through which the wash-woman goes. This was, however, made easier by the ingenuity of Mr. Flan- ders who made a contrivance so that it was operated by a lever which was easily pump- ed up and down. It lessened the energ-y needed to operate it so that a person did not get so tired. One person steered this contrivance by hand as before and another pumped the lever. The work is all finished now and we are starting to assemble the engine. Melville Holmes. THE CONTEST AT JUNIOR HI-Y The Junior Hi-Y which holds its meet- ings on every Tuesday night at six o ' clock at the Y. M. C. A. building, had an attend- ance contest which began on March the tenth and lasted until April the seventh. Every body paid a nickel tax and the school which won received an extra dessert. Edison was the lucky one but Garfield was second, with about sixty points less than Edison. Stuart Rose. Thursday April 23, Garfield School had a drive for jams and jellies, for the Liver- more Hospital, where the wounded and dis- abled soldiers stay. These men were very happy to receive anything that would cheer their dreary lives. They have adopted us and we are glad to do anything that will make them happier. Evelyn White. OUR INTERESTING TEACHERS 1. Who are our most cheerful teachers? 2. Who is our most gloomy teacher? 3. Who are our shady teachers ? 4. Who are our colored teachers ? 5. What teacher is a skilled tradesman? 6. Who is our best joker? 7. What teacher has a fiery head-piece ? 8. Who is our negative teacher? 9. Which teacher is a sharpshooter? 10. Who are the loudest persons in Garfield? 11. What teacher is a bird? 12. Who are the heaviest teachers? 13. What bird do you see in the office? 14. What teacher represents a classy car? 15. What teachers should have been boys? 16. What teacher is a woodworker? 17. What teachers sound like a riot or massacre ? THE SCOUT BANQUET On Friday evening, March thirteenth, in the Garfield School cafeteria, a banquet was held for the Boy Scouts who meet at the school. Mr. MacCaughey, who was toast- master, opened the banquet at seven o ' clock. The parents of the boys in the three troops 24, 22, 19, were their guests. The Scout- masters and Mr. Hennessey were also guests. All through the banquet we were enter- tained by boys from each troop in musical performances and other stunts. Mr. Rush- forth and Mr. Zimmermann put on a play, Romeo and Juliet. As a whole the pro- gram was a wonderful success. The ban- quet was sponsored by the P. T. A. and the mothers of the scouts. Edward Waterbury, L-9-G. BOY SCOUT BENEFIT Friday night, April 1, a Boy Scout benefit performance was given. The ad- mission was fifteen cents for children and twenty-five for adults. The name of the picture was, His Majesty the American featuring Douglas Fairbanks. I think everyone must have enjoyed the picture as it was exceedingly exciting and funny. Almost all the main floor of the auditorium was occupied. THE POET ' S CLUB In the L-9 X class of Garfield Junior High School there is a club called the Poet ' s Club. Every Fri day certain girls are picked out to read poems and tell the history of some poet. For instance, they have thus far told of Longfellow, Lowell, Whittier, Service and Kipling. The girls bring pictures of the poets and make the poems very interesting. Leanora Hamilton,L-9-X HELLO, PAPA! Glen Bergfried Haydon, Born March 30, 1925, Weight, seven pounds, and Looks just like his father. David Graham Kilburn, Born April 17, 1925, Weight, eight pounds, and Looks just like his mother, ANSWERS 1. Bonney and Gay. 2. Lowery. 3. Elms and Grove — r. 4. White and Gray. 5. Taylor. 6. Kid-well. 7. Hel-wig. 8. Aren ' t. 9. Archer. 10. Cannon and Schott. 11. Martin. 12. Stout and Kel — ton. 13. Hen— i— see. 14. Haynes. 15. Peter- — son and Wil — son. 16. Turner. 17. Rush — forth and Kil-burn; Kil — kenny and Skin ' er.