Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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McKinley Intermediate High School, Berkeley VOL XXIII. MY IMPRESSION OF THE FAIR. The Fair is fine If not sublime, The towers are very stately, The statutes tall along the wall 1 admire very greatly. The colors bright Are changed at night By the dazzling search-light ' s gleam; The fountain ' s spray Casts forth a ray Of wondrous color scheme. EDITH .SHAW. THE FAIRIES OF THE JEWELED CITY. One beautiful, warm evening a lit- tle group of fairies was seated on one of the great arches at the Exposition, looking down at the gay scene below them. They had finished their work of lighting the towers, arches and avenues with many colored lights, and were now surveying their work with satisfaction. Isn ' t it the most beautiful Exposi- tion that there ever was? asked a tinj- fairy from the East, Of course it is, answered a Cali- fornia fairy. Just then they all heard a lady ex- plain, How beautiful the lights are, they look as if the fairies had light- ed them ' Oh, why need we listen? Every- body admires our work, cried a gay little fairy, Come, I ' ll race you to the Zone! And in a twinkling the offer was accepted. MARY BAXTER. NO. 2. THE COURT OF AGES. Gleaming lights, and sounds of mirth, Flowers spread o ' er Mother Earth, Colonnades, with shadows deep, Sparkling founts where waters leap; Wondrous vistas, arches high, Over all a starry sky, Turrets of the sofest hue, — Dreams of fairyland come true! FERN HICKS. JOHNNY BEE ' S FIRST TRIP TO THE EXPOSITION. This is the story that Johnny Bee told his brother after his first visit to the Exposition: — First, after growing rather tired, I stopped to rest on a flower over- hanging a shady bench. Along came a young man and woman wholy un- conscious of my presence. I just es- caped with my life by flying swiftly away to the Court of the Universe where 1 like to play in the azalias. Next I lit on some woman ' s hat by mistake thinking it a small flower garden. People are a funny lot, bro- ther, aren ' t they? I ' d hate to be one. I liked the view from the hedge in front of the Palace of Fine Arts. That lagoon is a beautiful sight. The Zone seems to be an exciting place but after having seen the peo- ple come out of the Bowls of Joy, and the Roller Coaster, I decided I didn ' t want to try any of them, although I wouldn ' t have had to pay. Johnny ' s brother having listened at- tentively said, You certainly have had a queen day. I think I will go with you next time. DOROTHY CRANE. JUNE, 1915.