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

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LATIN PROJECTS When first we started Latin In Miss Martin ' s lovely class, We brought all sorts of lovely toys To make the glad hours pass. There was a little corbula Brought here from Mexico. ' Twas just the size for Tommy Thumb It surely made a show. And then a little later We made derivative books, And pasted in bright pictures, To liven up their looks. One day Miss Martin did announce Our assignment next would be, To gather in advertisements For all the class to see. For lots of English words you know Are from the Latin taken. Victrola is a common one. Our interest it did waken. And now we are a-planning To give some Latin plays, To show before our mothers And remember all our days. Betty Gerwick, L8. ART PROJECTS The Garfield Art Department has done much work this term in addition to the regular art courses. The Easter season was the incentive for the making of many very lovely Easter cards. Most of these were sent as gifts to the sick soldiers at Livermore. Pupils from all the art classes gave much time and energy to the making of flags to represent all the states in our country. These flags were very effectively used in several entertainments. A great interest and active part was taken by all the art students in the adver- tising for Library Day. Many of them brought illustrations and excellent charac- ter and costume suggestions. These were made into posters which were put around the school to give ideas and arouse interest in Library Day. Many drawing students were able to help the art teachers to plan and purchase costumes for the operetta, ' ' The Gypsy Rover. There is no doubt that the Garfield pupils have shown in many ways how they can use their art training to make the school always a better and happier place.

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I CLASS PROJECTS | CIVIC PROJECTS Many interesting projects have been taken up by our Civics classes this term to make the course more interesting and to fix more clearly in our minds the vital facts of city, county, state and national government. Early in the term we organ- ized the government of the city in each class. The Mayor, City Manager, Auditor, Justice of the Peace, and other officers were selected from among the pupils. Those not holding an office took the part of the general public of Berkeley. The entire business of the city was conducted through committees and Council meetings, and matters of actual interest to the citizens of Berkeley were discussed and voted upon. Later, each member of the class selected a county for his particular study. Books and oral reports were prepared on these counties, the information being ob- tained in various ways. Writing to cities in the different counties was the popular way of securing information. During the term, trips were taken to the Berkeley City Hall and the Alameda County Buildings, on which trips a great deal of infor- mation and many souvenirs were obtained which were later put into book form. Also, different parts of the work were dramatized, such as the Constitutional Con- vention of 1787 and a present da} Naturalization Trial. We are sure the class feels that these projects have been both interesting and helpful. Marjorie Evans, Chairman. PROJECT IN COMMERCIAL MATHEMATICS Those who did first section work in Mrs. Long ' s commercial mathematics classes were allowed to work in the office during their period of mathematics for one week each. The best students were allowed to do this. In helping Miss Cannon, the pupils learned much that they would otherwise not have known. This office work helps to train pupils in accuracy, promptness, answering telephones, filing, and other business practice. Some of the girls worked outside of school during the Easter vacation. They told us that the training and the experience that they had received here at school was invaluable to them, as they had the routine they would otherwise not have had. Thea Nettelmann, H9. THE DAWN. The moon was shining through the trees, The stars were twinkling in the sky, Green boughs were stirred by summer ' s breeze, And night birds had begun to fly. At last the sky is streaked with gray, And soon appears a rosy hue, That heralds now the coming day, And brightens up the azure blue. The strange, weird noises of the night Ceased, with the dawning of the light. ISABELLE BANNING, L9.

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SEWING DEPARTAIEXT PROJECTS This 3 ' ear the Se ing classes have done much for the good of the school. The first work was to make the curtains for the dressing rooms in the girls ' gymnasium. There were thirty-six curtains in all made of unbleached miuslin and they-are much appreciated by the girls. The next project was to make the G s for the athletic teams. Each of the ninth grade swing classes helped lAith this work. The girls did very well and even the boys must admit that these G ' s look as well as factory-made letters. These letters were made a little different from those of other years. The orange G was sewn on a white felt background and looks ven,- well. This work saved the school between fifty and sixty dollars. On Friday evening. April 4th. sixty-five girls participated in a Fashion Show. Any girl who had satisfactorily completed her dress was allowed to walk across the stage and show her dress to the large and admiring audience. Two girls carried scarfs which the}- had woven on the loom in our Se -ing Department. Carr -ing on our annual custom, we are making a number of garments for the Mtmicipal Christmas tree. It seems a bit early to make Christmas gifts but all are entering into the project with eagerness and zest. Four dozen boys blouses and twelve pairs of two-piece pajamas will be ready before the end of the term. We helped a little on the costumes for the operetta and spent a great deal of time cleaning, pressing and refurbishing the costumes for the Shakesperian play. We certainly have to take our hats off to Irs. Brennan and we are again re- minded that ven,- ••good things often come in small packages. ' ' ' ZMargarzt Ricchers, L9. CITY GOVERNMENT, A CIVIC PROJECT Our study of city government this semester with ] Iiss Fraser has been ver - interesting and profitable, because we have learned many things about our city which we did not know. We have studied city government in five dift ' erent ways. First, we learned names and duties of city officials, and facts concerning city governments, from Mr. Hennessey ' s Ci -ics book. Second, we gathered current topics concerning Berkeley matters from papers, and discussed them in class. Third, we had short scenes and plays put on before the class by pupils impersonating Berkeley officials and Berkeley citizens doing business th them. These plays were written and directed by pupils and proved ven,- satisfactory in explaining to the class the duties of the city officials. Probably the most enjoyable part of our stud}- was our visit to the Berkeley City Hall. Here we met several city officials and were shown the dift ' erent depart- ments of government and their work was explained to us. A small, mock trial was put on for us in the City Court-room, using the pupils for the dift ' erent persons in- cluded in the trial. After this trip the class made booklets. First in the book came the ston,- of the trip to the City Hall. Then came some pictures of Berkeley officials and clippings pertaining to Berkeley government, and then, several pages of important, current news items. Other items which were in some of the books, were samples of tax bills given the class b}- Miss Yoimg. the City Tax Collector. Idalie ' an Wye and VrRomiA Hade, H8.