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

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THE GARFIELD STUDENT LEADER THE BICYCLE COURT When one walks down the hall and sees a very bored looking creature contentedly sucking its teeth or cleaning its fingernails, or maybe comb- ing its hair, don ' t be alarmed, it ' s only one of those straight A students carefully chosen by Miss Ochoa, and who proudly stands on duty as a stu- dent leader. Now there are two types of student leaders. One, the kind who has that dreamy far-away look, who perches on one foot, sticks the other out in front (for balance, that is) and grins sheep- ishly if anyone passes in front of it. And then, of course, there is the one who literally breathes fire and glares a hole through you as you are about to make a break for it when the last bell rings. He mutilates every defenseless being who breathes out of tune. So, fellow fugitives, beware! ' Cause maybe some dark night yov may see a student leader coming toward you menacingly, and timidly ask you, Please don ' t chew your gum like that; it makes me itch! But really (harumphhhl); really, that it, the stu- dent leader is a good (shall we commit our- selves?), human being. So please watch your step and watch the rules, ' cause he doesn ' t like to speak to you any more than you like to be spoken to! EIna Lee Carlson. ORCHESTRA Those harmonious musical strains that you have heard pouring from the band bungalow first period, Monday and Wednesdays, during the past semester, have come from your orchestra un- der the direction of Mr. Minzyk, our patient con- ductor and able teacher. The orchestra, consisting of about 50 members, has played in the East-West Varieties, given a symphony in April, and assisted as usual in the graduation exercises. Those participating in this interesting activity derive much enjoyment from it and anyone who plays an instrument has an opportunity to join. Beverly Balfour. THE BAND This year the band, under the able leadership of John Minzyk, has given several fine concerts. With its 55 members, we feel that it has done much toward teaching its members the art of playing good music. On December 16 the band participated in a program given for the parents at which there was an audience of about 900. On December 19, the same program was given for the students. May 29 was a busy day for the band. In the morning a concert was given in the auditorium and in the afternoon it played in the bleachers for the track meet. The incoming Low Sevens were entertained both on January 17 and again in June, and alto- gether, it may be considered a very successful year for the band. David Fuller. The Bicycle Court was organized to preserve the safety of bicycle operators. Since it was start- ed the number of bicycle accidents has sharply decreased. The members of the court are chosen from the public schools in Berkeley, three from the ninth grade of each school. The representatives from Garfield are: Lois Nathan, Bili Gonser, and Don Falconer. Four members, each from a different school, meet every Saturday morning at the Bicycle Bu- reau in the Police Station, where they look up the previous records of the people they are going to try. Anyone who receives a ticket from the po- lice department for a bicycle violation has to come before this court. From the Bicycle Bureau they go to the Hall of Justice (courtroom to you) where they try the cases. The fearsome foursome alternate in the posi- tions of the two Associate Justices, the Bailiff, and the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice has the hard- est job of all. He has to decide whether the de- fendant is guilty or not and deliver the sentence. A 500-word composition is an average sentence, but a penalty of attending traffic school for an hour each Saturday every week for six weeks may be imposed if the charge is serious. For one to decide what sentence to pass may be difficult, especially if the defendant is your own friend. To reward the members for their work a dinner is given every year by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Don Falconer. GIRLS ' ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES The Girls ' Association has had four programs this term. The first program was the traditional Big and Little Sister Party. The girls were entertained by some of Garfield ' s talent and a movie. Ice cream was served after the program. The second program was a talent show held on March 29. The third program was a Fashion Show given to us by the Simplicity Pattern Company. This was the first time in three years that such a Fashion Show had been available. The fourth program, to end the term, was the Senior Farewell, held on May 31. Joan Stout. THE BOOK ROOM The book room is the busiest place in Garfield at the beginning and end of each term. Mr. Van Matre and his three assistants: Don Patterson, Paul Wentz, and Robert Smith take care of over 6,000 books a term. They not only handle books and book covers but fill the orders of teachers for supplies: paper, note books, pens, pencils, rub- ber bands, and many other articles. Mr. Van Matre and his assistants do a difficult job very well. Mike Murphy.

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ATTENDANCE HELPERS THE BOYS ' ASSOCIATION The attendance helpers play an important part in keeping Garfield ' s program going smoothly. Each period two students give up their study peri- ods in order to help in the attendance bungalow. They collect the slips every period from all the rooms, and then return to the bungalow to sort them. Helpers also do odd jobs for Mrs. Bartell, the attendance clerk, such as looking up the whereabouts of certain students and delivering messages to those in closs. Ninth period they are seen taking around the dreaded detention notices. This term the attendance helpers have done a mighty fine job. Dorothy Baukol. LOCKER ASSISTANTS When a student enters Garfield, he receives o lock and a locker which he keeps until he grad- uates. The care of these articles is entrusted to Mr. Sauers and those two A-1 detectives. Bob Beatty and Ed Carlisle, the Locker Assistants. They are on call day after day to trace down lockers or to help anyone who has forgotten his combina- tion. Mr. Sauers has so much respect for their de- tective work that he addresses them as Gentle- men. They do not work too hard, however, as Gar- field students are quite honest in their locker ac- tivities. Donald Falconer. The Boys ' Association is under the direction of Mrs. Curtice and Mr. McPhee. The Boys ' Associa- tion president had a very successful term. On March 8 the boys were shown a comedy film en- titled The Pincussion Man and a sports film, Football of 1945. During the intermission, Leon Gustafsan played some Boogie Woogie on the piano. On March 27 a special program was given at which pictures of the 1945 World Series base- ball games were shown. April 12, Brutus Hamil- ton, track coach at the University of California, gave a talk on track. With him was Al Rogan, who took his place while he was in the service. All in all, we think it was a very good term. Doug Gordon. TRAFFIC POLICE It is the duty of the Garfield Traffic Police to maintain safety at the street crossings which the students use when coming to school in the morn- ing and leaving it in the afternoon. They may hold the students up a little when they are in a hurry but that is only for their protection. The members drill every Monday morning un- der the direction of Officer Rivera and receive hon- orable discharges at the end of their terms. They do a great service and we appreciate all they do for us. Kenneth Holloman. THE P. A. BOYS Presiding over the realm of electronics at as- semblies. Boys ' Association meetings. Girls ' As- sociation meetings, P.-T. A. meetings and other functions, are the four P. A. boys: the captain, Fred Lothrop; assistant captain, Don Falconer; as- sistants, Karl Mosher and Stanley Newell. These boys are all under the direction of Mr. Hawkins. Work on the equipment is done by Mr. Hawkins and the P. A. boys. Two boys from the Low Nine are selected each term by Mr. Hawkins. They serve until they graduate, a captain being chosen also by Mr. Hawkins. Fred Lothrop. BLOCK G The Block G, after being abandoned for sev- eral terms, was reorganized last fall. We have had a very successful year and have had loads of fun. As this term has been so successful we intend to continue to meet next year. We ' re looking for- ward to many new members as we expect to have even a better time in the future. This year the officers were Gene Hodges, president; Stan- ley Word, vice-president; Bill Rogan, secretary; Granny Siler, treasurer; Denny Kimmaleheo, ser- geant-at-arms. Gene Hodges. GIRLS ' SPORTS The main girls ' sports this term have been bas- ketball and Softball. In basketball, the High Nine team played two games with the Low Nine, win- ning one and tying the other. The class teams played Burbank and Willard with the following results: Garfield Burbank Garfield Willard H. 9 3 19 10 18 L. 9 13 17 16 24 H. 8 13 11 3 5 L. 8 21 22 19 14 Several girls have won pennants. It is hard to do so for very few points are given for each ac- complishment and 125 points are needed for a pennant. Thirteen High Nine girls out of a class of approximately 120 girls have earned them through noon leagues, inter-school games, and track. Other girls have noon league pennants. These are awarded to girls who have played six times on a winning noon-leaque team. Noon league pennants have been awarded to twelve girls in the High Nine. Softball was a very popular sport this term. When the Low Nine girls lined up in the gym to try out for the team, the whole class, with the ex- ception of three girls, was there. Because four teams from the school, instead of the usual two, played, more people were able to participate in the inter-school games. Kathleen Hayes. e