Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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16 THE TARGET SENIOR BASKETBALL GIRLS Upper Row, left to right — Helen Lester, Josephine Park, Fern Rolph, Miss Ellerhorst, Ethel Hoffman, Grace Becker, Kalha Ingham. Lower Row. left to right — Kathryn Cook, Margaret Thaxter, Genevieve Och- eltree, Madeline Shaw, Octavine Burchenery, Kathleen Agnew, Lillie St John, Florence Noddin, Rebecca Hammond. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL. The girls are taking great interest in basketball this term. They play- ed several inter-class games, but have not yet taken part in inter-school contests, but they may do so before the close of the year. The players of the High and Low Ninth Grades are combined into a Senior team which is practicing faithfully and do- ing good work, owing to the efforts of their coach. Miss Ellerhorst. All the teams, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth are playing enthusiastically and with a determination to improve and they are certainly gaining results. The girls of the seventh grades are much interested in athletics this term, especially basketball. They have played many spirited games and have frequently been encouraged by an en- thusiastic body of spectators. The fol- lowing people have been seen on the field with their captains, Fannie Mc- Henry and Jane Baclirach: Helen Tre- vor, Florence Murkheim, Helen Grant, Beth Cereghino. Annie Hegerty. An- nie Karasky, Margaret Smith, Con- stance Baclirach, Theodora, Robert- son, Ruth Scotford, Hazel Amiot, Hel- en Woolley and Dorothea Ellerhorst.

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THE T He was taken to a large building and Caesar began to question him. “Decline ‘safe shore!,” “I-Id-don ' t k-know how,” stammered John. “Why not?” thundered Caesar. “Id-didn’t study it.” “Then you must be beheaded!” “Oh please let me live! I ' ll study hard! ” “No. Take him away.” Just as the ax was descending John fell out of bed. “It’s only seven o’clock,” he said, and I’ll do it before school.” PRESTON BENTLEY. THE GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA. The Grand Canyon of Arizona is one of the American wonders. When I visited it in winter time the whole canyon was covered with a thick layer of snow except on some parts of the sides where the snow could not re- main. In such places beautiful colors in the rock would attract every one’s attention. As we looked down on the rocks, at sunset, the colors blended into each other and shaped the figure seven. The sun shadowed certain rocks which brought out this figure. We went down the canyon on little donkeys. Some places -were so steep we had to walk. At one place called the “Devil’s Corkscrew” where a large rock projected, the path was so wind- ing and there were so many rocks in the way that we had to have the help of the guide. Several of the women got so dizzy going around this point that they fainted. Plalf way down the canyon there was a half-way house. The guide came nd showed us a wonderful thing. He tcok us to a point where rocks ex- tended around us; we were told to look up. In a bright sunny sky we ARGET 15 were able to see as many bright stars as in night time. Any one who wishes to see one of nature ' s beauties should go to the Grand Canyon of Arizona. LOUISE THATCHER. ODYSSEUS AT THE CANDY SALE. Lo! See what is before us! This dees not look like a place of zeus. What queer robes these people wear, and see what they are eating! They seem to call it “candy.” See how they stare at us. Are they plotting some harm against us? Nay, that could not be. I do not see their noble king. This cannot be a palace, — and these people must be thralls. Let us go in here. See! Here are some pic- tures of Zeus and other gods. The ' e is a loud gong, see they are forming in line; now they have disappeared in the building! ELLIS JONES. WHAT? There was a sudden giunding of brakes on wheels. The train stopped with a sudden jar. Many suggestions were offered as to what the cause was. Some could feel the other train bear- ing down upon them, -while others thought only how much money they were going to lose by being late for their business. What were the orders the conductor was giving? Didn’t they sound like, “Hurry and back her be- fore the ‘Overland’ comes,” or some equally other fear-exciting command? At last one of the passengers’ curiosity could not be satisfied. He got up and looked in front of the engine and there was coming down the track at full speed, — a cow! LESTER WILLIAMS. Wanted — By Harold McGowan, a po- litical position.

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THE TARGET 17 BASKETBALL TEAM. Left to right — John Muldoon, Warren Nevin, Walter Sissons, George Davis, Millard Petersen, Marcus Guest, Monte Hodgman. BOYS’ BASKETBALL. McKinley is proud of her basket- ball team this year. Every boy on the team does his full share, keeps in training, and feels his reponsibility. The players are as follows: Monty Hodgman, forward; George Davis, for- ward; John Muldoon, center; Captain Nevin and Millard Peterson, guards; Walter Sisson and Marcus Guest, substitutes. Each player is now thoroughly fami- liar with his position owing to dili- gent daily practice. Monty Hodgman is always there to shoot the baskets while George Davis is in the thick of the game every minute. John Mul- doon, always a dependable player, is improving greatly in basket throwing. Captain Nevin and Millard Peterson do first-class guarding and in every game make some spectacular run up the field and shoot up well whenever they have an oportunity to get in the game. The team has won seven games out of ten, an excellent record; and is justly rated as one of the best basket- ball teams of the Berkeley Schools. They certainly deserve their “Ms.” The spirit among the boys has been fine, a great many turning out to each game, but Captain Nevin says that when they play in Oakland very few boys turn out. Let us shout the team on to victory, boys, whenever they play. RANDOLPH NICERSON.