Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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THE TARGET 1 7 THE MANDOLIN AND GUITAR CLUB Grade dramatics as well. Selec- tions were played by them the evening of May 18th when the Em- erson pupils gave “Snow White’’ in the Willard auditorium. They, too, have been preparing for the concert of May 25th, arranged for the bene- fit of the Red Cross work and the school treasury. THE GLEE CLUB. This organization has been very busy throughout the semester pre- paring for the spring concert. As the fifth period is used almost every day, there is only Wednesday left, and that is sometimes necessary for class meetings, so our work has been interrupted frequently. However, the members have done their best and very satisfactory work has been the result. PIANO CLUB NOTES. The second meeting of the Piano Club was held April 5th. Follow- ing is the program: Newland’s “Valse Caprice,’ by Elaine Rambo; Spindler’s “Romanze,” Alice Peter- son; Mendelssohn’s “Spring Song,” Lucile Landregan; Mortez’s “Pan- derous,” Joseph Fredericks; Wach’s “Ballancelle,” Marion Smith; Oust’s “Chansonette,” Zella McCreary; Schubert’s “Serenade,” Eugenie Schutt; Grieg’s “Ase’s Death,” Helen Gray; Chopin’s “Nocturne,” Irene Kelman. At the third gathering on May 7th Beatrice Pedler played Krogman’s “In Slumberland”; Laura Durkee, Cho- pin’s “Two Little Preludes”; Marion McCord, Schubert’s “Moment Musi- cale”; Valentine McGillycuddy, Bee- thoven ' s “Farewell to the Piano”; Gertrude Kendall, Chopin’s “Waltz.”

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i6 THE TARGET Musical Organizations THE BAND THE BAND. The band is far better this year than ever before as they are not only playing much more difficult pieces but they are doing all their selections better. The members have been hard at work polishing up the num- bers for the concert. They have not been heard in public since the last issue of the “Target” except at the Red Cross meeting of May 23rd. A few changes have occurred in the membership of the Willard Band. Murray Putman has succeeded Horace Davidson as manager of the bass drum and Ned Mfaher has taken over the baritone and will begin reg- ular work next term. Heber Gute one of our recent graduates, kindly consented to play the baritone at the concert. MANDOLIN AND GUITAR CLUB The club has, in spite of the many interruptions, been meeting regular- ly in the morning each week, in pre- paration for the spring concert. With Winston Petty as cello accompanist for “Metropole March,” two other pieces are to be on the program, “Le Voyage Gallop,” and “Home to Our Mountains.” They hope to play for us at the final exercises at the close of the term. THE ORCHESTRA. We always expect good work from our Orchestra and we have not been disappointed. They contributed to the success of the Seventh Grade pageant program and to the Ninth

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i8 THE TARGET Both of these programs were as en- joyable as our Piano Club meetings have the reputation of being. The members of the graduating class will .provide the last program, assisted by two low ninth students. Those who will be heard are: Edith Landon, Sylvia Leland, Ellen Mars- den, Grace Greet, Joseph Fredericks, Kathrine Green and Irene Kelman. TOO LATE. Yung Lee and his mother lived in a province in Southern Manchuria. Yung was very disagreeable to his mother and often beat her cruelly. He worked in the rice-fields and his mother brought his lunch to him at noon. One day as Yung was going to work, he saw a mother bird feeding her young. Suddenly he thought, “My mother must have been as good to me when I was young as that mother bird in the tree. I am sorry that I have been cruel to my poor mother. Hereafter, I intend to honor and take care of her.” So saying, he went to work, thinking meanwhile of the mother bird. As noon came on, his mother pre- pared the lunch carefully and came out into the fields with it. While she was quite far away she saw Yung coming to meet her. Thinking that he was approaching to beat her, she set the lunch down and ran. Yung ran after her, wishing to make up for his past cruelty. He was a fast run- ner but fear lent wings to his aged mother’s feet. After hastening for a long time, she dropped down, dead. Panting from his great exertion, Yung reached the spot where his mother was lying. At first not seeing that she was dead, he said: “Mother, forgive me for having been so unkind