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

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girl tips the scales at 148 pounds. Her name is — ah-ah-ah-ah — that would be telling! When the heaviest laddie puts his penny in the slot the needle spins round and round and where she stops is at 176 pounds. The lightest pupil, who is a girl, is but eighty pounds in weight, and the paper-weight boy gives her a close race at 87 pounds. Mrs. Kilkenny again scores with the heaviest advisory. They weigh in at 3,825 pounds. The total weight of the boys in the entire class is 8,392 pounds, and the girls ' weight is 8,484 pounds. The total weight of the class is a little less than a ten-foot section of the Bay Bridge Cable. (See how up-to-date our statistics are.) We regret that time does not permit a further enlightenment to a world anxiously awaiting information concerning this remarkable class of Janu- ary, 1937. If we dared, and if we had space, we would tell you many, many more things — some of which would startle our teachers. One of our outstanding qualities is our modesty, and so we shall close with a simple statement that we are undoubtedly the best class in every respect that has joined the Garfield alumnae. HONOR SOCIETY BANQUET One of the most important events of every term is the High Nine Honor Society Banquet. This term, it was held on October twenty-eighth. A turkey dinner was served in the two lunch tents and the library. Mem- bers of the High Nine class had the privilege of serving the Honor guests. After dinner, all went to the gymnasium for a delightful program which was opened with a speech by Clyde Paxton, the president. Commu- nity singing followed, then Little Red Riding Hood by Lawrence Berger, with appropriate, side-splitting sound-effects by Gene Ricker and Paul Eiben. Famous alumnae members entertained us. Constance Robin- son sang two character son? and Darrell An ubright with his partner. Barbara Lee Thomas, danced. Honor badges were presented by Colonel Agree, of the R. O. T. C. and the past presidents of the Honor Society. Mr. Hennessey directed an intricate grand march. The gymnasium was cleverly decorated as an old Southern Garden, the artistic work of Natalie Harris, Peggy Zoll, Maxine Clarke, Bill Reich, and John Kayser. Beverly Harvey was program chairman. Barbara Farrell, High Nine. Memories Memories — reflecting their joys in a mirror of happiness; Memories — many and dear; ' Pleasures — never to be felt again, but to be lived again, in — memories. Henrietta La Tour, High Nine. [13]

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CLASS STATISTICS By Sheldon Brodie and Robert Plant, Fall, 1936 The graduating class of January, 1937, is not as large as some previous classes, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up in quality. This class has 150 members, of whom eighty-one are girls and sixty-nine are boys. Our statistics may not be stupendous, gigantic, or colossal, but we guar- antee them to be surprising — (at least they surprised us.) In this class are represented twenty states, one national possession, and three foreign countries. Twenty-four cities in California have been honored by being the birthplaces of our members. The chief ones are: Berkeley (see if you can find that on the map) , from which there are forty- five; San Francisco, where twenty-two originated; and Oakland, respon- sible for twenty. Outside of California, the leading states represented are Colorado and the. Lone Star State (which, in case you don ' t know, is Texas) , from which there are three delegates, each. Two members, John Bradley and Eugenie Mjedloff, come from romantic Hawaii. The foreign powers send us, from Canada, Ralph Tufts and Ruth Laidlaw; from Germany, Horst Walck and Margot Heimann; and last, but not least, we find Birgit Dundas from Norway. Thus, this class ranges nearly half-way round the world. We have a large assortment of names. Among the unusual names for the girls are Aida, Merle, and Birgit. Barbara and Jeanne (spelt Gene- Jean- Jeanne) predominate, with six holders for each. The boys have eight Johns, six Williams, and six Roberts. The most unusual names are Maxim, Sheldon, and John Puissegeur Bradley — (pronounce it as you wish) . The age of this class ranges from 13 to 17, four years difference. Miss Laurens ' advisory wins the prize of the oldest group by a mere ten years over Miss Kilkenny ' s triple threaters. The total age of the Laurens advis- ory is 472 years, five months. The oldest member in the class is aged 17 years, 4 months; the youngest is 13 years, 6 months. Incidentally, both are girls. The total age of the class dates back to the days of Plato, 399 B. C. (The famous Platonic school was formed by Plato in 400 B. C.) The total age of the boys is 1 1 3 1 years, seven months ; and of the girls, 1203 years, five months. The class, despite its smallness in number, is decidedly tall, due to the fact that it has several six-footers and several close to that height. The tallest of these is Howland Lake, who raises the roof at six feet, three inches, in his stocking feet. (Think what would happen if he puts on a pair of high heeled shoes. ) The lengthiest girl is Peggy Ann Zoll, who keeps the old roof pretty high at five feet, ten inches (believe it or not) . The girl nearest to the ground is only five feet one-half inch short. The shortest boy stands (not sits) at five feet, one inch. The advisory nearest to the sky is Mrs. Kilkenny ' s, which towers 197 feet above good old terra-firma. The total height of all the girls is 427 feet, nine inches. The boys are 402 feet, six inches high, making the grand total of 830 feet, three inches in height, or eighty feet, nine inches higher than the Marin Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. Naturally, we are not the heaviest class that ever graduated from Gar- field. In fact, we are probably among the lightest. However, the heaviest [12]

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HIGH NINE HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS FIVE STAR GROUP Richard Abbott, Barbara Baker, Charles Bradfield, Doris McLean, May Nelson, Peggy Zoll, Bernice Blamy, Beverly Harvey, Margot Hei- mann, Henrietta La Tour, Jeanne Nazro, Aida Link, Sophie Zane, Sally Lou Bubb, Barbara Cross, Lois de Normandie, Natalie Harris, Beth Koch, Alfred Soloman, Jeanne Carlin, John Kayser, Anne Morgan, Aileen Ort- man, Bill Reich, Jill Turner, Mary Christine Winans, Marian Bishop, Gordon Connell, Margaret Foster, Robert Hiscox, Kathleen Mclntyre, Dorothy Wisecarver. FOUR STAR GROUP Jean Irish, Maxine Clarke, Bill Duckworth, Sylvia Roletto, Mary Grot, William Meagher, Shirley Murdoch, Bill Frolli, Clyde Paxton, Harold Trunk, Kay Wilkie. ONE, TWO, AND THREE STAR GROUPS Bernice Knudsen, Jean Ottesen, Lucille Pierce, Gloria Wilkerson, Elizabeth Newton, Dick Rothlin, Malcolm Brown, Jeanne Howard, John Einarsson, Marjorie Moore, Jeanette Patterson, Birgit Dundas, Jack Coul- ter, Mary Webber, Eyrlene Lew, Patricia Mcintosh, Gene Ricker, Bar- bara Farrell, Ruth Laidlaw, Chelsea Pirkle, Helen Smith, Charlotte Martin, Evelyn Burgan, Don Mcintosh, Frances Wurzbach, Harriet Ristenpart, Marie Perata, Elizabeth Acree, Elton Andrews, Betty Fishel. G. S. A. ACTIVITIES This term, the G S. A. has done much towards furthering school wel- fare. They have given armbands for the student leaders, armbands for the nurse and office assistants, athletic awards, a new silk flag and stencils for the Tent Talk. Several successful dances and a rousing rally have been given. G. S. A. membership is about one thousand. The High Nines have one hundred per cent membership, the advisors being Mrs. Kilkenny, Miss Hamsher, Miss Martin, Miss Laurens and Mr. Nealson. The Low Seven advisories are also one hundred per cent. Their advisors are Mrs. Bagnall, Miss Brush, Mrs. Rowell, Mrs. Wilkes and Mrs. Weed. The capable officers of the G. S. A. are: President, Malcolm Brown; Vice-President, David Glick; Treasurer, John Kayser; Secretary, Barbara Baker; Social Secretary, Natalie Harris; Girls ' Athletic Manager, Jill Turner; Boys ' Athletic Manager, Harold Trunk; Yell Leader, Thomas Llewllyn. June Dowler, Loiv Nine. Shepherds They watch when the moon-beams fall on them, They ivatch when the torrents of rain rage round them. In the light summer night, when the air is clear, In the cold winter nights, when the wind is drear, They guard their flocks with the tenderest care, The Shepherds of Bethlehem. Bill Duckworth, High Nine. [14]