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

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I Foreword IN CLASSIC MYTHS we learn of Janus, a Roman god, who guarded the gates of the cit3 Janus was blessed with two faces, one being at the back of his head. With one pair of eyes he watched over the affairs ;of the city; with the other, he watched the avenues of approach. Teachers are popularly supposed to be the lineal descendants of Janus, both in respect to their guardianship duties and to their having eyes in the backs of their heads. May I exercise my Janus-prerogative and take a brief glance in each direction? Looking backward, over the year just drawing to a close at Garfield, I see much that pleases me, far more than I ca n mention in the brief space allotted. There stand out conspicuously the splendid, cheerful adaptation of teachers and pupils to the crowded conditions due to our rapid growth; the remarkable spirit of helpfulness developed by our excellent Student Association; the unusual success of Garfield in athletics, in thrift-essay contests, in savings-accounts and in every other activity in which we have taken part; the unfailing response of students and teachers to every request for communit} service; Library Day, Sirkus Day, Tree-Planting Day, and the many special programs and assemblies, each more successful than those of preceding years; and, finally, the fine scholarship records made by the great proportion of our boys and girls. A whole page might be filled with recital of the wonderful assistance given to the school by the Parent-Teacher Association under the leader- ship of its capable, versatile, unselfish and tireless President, Mrs. C. E. Condon. We owe Mrs. Condon and her willing helpers a deep debt of gratitude. Looking forward we have every reason to be optimistic concerning next year ' s prospects. We know that we shall have hundreds of new students. We hope that we shall have more room, and more teachers. We are con- fident that by the end of another year our grounds will be wonderfully improved. A school like Garfield cannot stand still. Forward! March! To the two hundred boys and girls who are leaving Garfield after three happy years we wish Godspeed in their new work. May success and happiness attend them in all the years to come. — D. L. Hennessey.

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FAREWELL TO GARFIELD In a few days the high nines are leaving Garfield. We are going to a new school, where we will meet new friends and teach- ers. We shall never forget Garfield, though, and the friends we made there. We hope to make records next year, and all of the years to come, of which Garfield and our faculty will be proud. Our teams have played those of other schools, and have taken their victories and defeats in a sportsmanlike manner. They have always played fairly. Like these we will be fair about everything. As they have lost games so will we lose the things we have worked for, but like them we will be brave and try again. Look at our prophecy! There are among our number budding artists of every des- cription. In nineteen thirty-five, you will be looking at great pictures, hearing great singers, and reading great books for which the high nines of 1925 will be responsible. We have great explorers and discoverers in our group. Time will tell. Therefore with such promises and hopes for the future, we will leave Garfield, with the resolve always to do our best, and no one can do more. Wherever we go we will remember our Junior High School Days. Deep in our hearts, we will be faith- ful to the Orange and White, and watch her victories with pleasure. Edwina Putnam. HIGH NINE PROPHECY I went to see the movies on a summer afternoon, And listened to the orchestra drone out a sleepy tune, Then snuggled back into my chair prepared to have a treat, And see Tom Mix do horseback tricks and watch him keep his seat. But when I glanced up at the screen, imagine my surprise ! The future of my schoolmates was unrolled before my eyes. I saw them as they will appear when twenty years ensue. And as it was revealed to me, I ' ll tell it now to you. REEL ONE Vivian Best On the stage she ' ll dance and sing. Turn somersaults and everything. Jean Crawford A sweet Salvation Army lass, For nickels and dimes her hat she ' ll pass. Edna Caflisch A secretary she will be. And do the work of two or three. Evelyn Campbell She will be an actress vamp, Her face will be on every stamp. Margaret Christensen She will marry a marine engineer. And sail the seas without a fear. Mary Charlene She the mathematician will be, For the well-known company of X. Y. Z. Ella Dragon Some day her long curled hair she ' ll bob, For she has yet to follow the mob. Dorothy Gede She will grow in time to come, And be as big as anyone. Doris Heeden She will earn her cash by singing, Joy to many people bringing. Elizabeth Hoggard A university professor ' s wife, She ' ll make him happy all his life. Eleanor Howell A Latin teacher she will be. So you can never tell ahead you see. Henriette Jacobs She will be a great athlete, Dressed in a gym suit white and neat. Sylvia Jacoby Accompanist for an opera star, This girl will be very popular. Ethel Jenkins At music she will pass her time. And also own a big gold mine. Miye Kasai A missionary in far Japan, She will be, if she can. Dorothy Lean An editor of course she ' ll be. Judging from her family tree.