Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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28 THE TARGET BASKET-BALL TEAM The next to apply for a position was Miss February. She looked very cool and unfriendly, but Year needed her so she was given a trial. She had been with Year only twenty- eight days when they quarreled and Miss February left. Mr. Year then put an advertisement in the local newspaper and a rowdy named Mr. March saw it, applied, and received the appointment. He was continuously boasting and blowing about his achievements and Year reprimanded him. He resigned after just thirty-one days of very ir- regular service. The next day, Miss April answered the advertisement. She was a very emotional young lady, much given to weeping but she appeared to be a good worker. Sometimes, however, in the midst of her work, she would break down and cry, so Mr. Year did not keep her long. She served only thirty days. Miss May 7 Time next applied. She had a very sunny disposition. She loved the open air, but she could settle down and work if she chose. Year gladly appointed her to a po- sition and May joyously set to work. When she had nothing else to do she worked in Year’s garden. Unfortu- nately, she had to leave after but thirty-one days of good work, be- cause her family moved away. Mr. June was a very good worker but he had a hot temper. He worked only thirty days when he resigned “to pick asparagus” — as he said. Year was getting discouraged. He could not seem to keep anybody longer than thirty-one days. He gave Mr. John July a position without even inquiring about his personal character. John July had a very

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THE TARGET BASEBALL TEAM were Frank Hall, Edgar Connell, Fred Plate, Lewis Bush, Gerald Pearce. The second team won two out of four games played, winning from Burbank and Edison and losing to Garfield. The semi-final was in Edison’s favor. Taylor Matthews, Joseph De Bonis, Harold McAneney, Clarence Texdahl, Fred Swan, George Knoop and Gerald Pearce represent- ed the Willard School and did good work. The boys aren’t the only ones who enjoy athletics. At McKinley the girls had basket-ball games and ten- nis tournaments. We all know that it is hard to get an athletic field but the girls could either play some- times on the boys’ court or else have one behind the school. If the poles were erected, the girls would soon wear off the grass and we would have a fine basket-ball field. There would be no question as to the enthusiasm as almost all the girls want either basketball or tennis. YEAR AND HIS EMPLOYEES. Year was just moving into his of- fice building, which was in World Block. He expected to do a thriving business, but he was starting with only one employee. His employee’s name was Miss January. She was very cool and collected, but some- times she would get rowdyish when she was with Mr. Blizzard. It was at the end of the month when Mr. Blizzard had come to visit Miss Jan- uary that they were talking and she was neglecting her work. Suddenly Year came in. “You are discharged,’’ he cried. “I won’t have lazy employees around

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THE TARGET 29 fiery and stormy temper. He was discharged after thirty-one days, so he joined the army. Mr. Augustus August was very much like his predecessor, only more so. But Mr. Year was so des- perately in need of a helper that he employed him. But when Miss September came and applied for a position, Mr. Year was so pleased with her appearance that he dis- charged Mr. August and gave Miss September the place. Miss September was very in- dustrious. She helped Mr. Year in balancing the grain accounts. She was forced to resign after a month of hard work so that she could go to school. Miss Octavia October was quite as industrious as Miss September. She was valuable in recording the apple crop reports. As the weather grew colder she left to go, south. Miss November was Mr. Year’s next employee. She was a fairly good worker, although she would rather be snow-balling than working in an office. While Miss November was still at work (she had been working twenty-nine days), a pretty young lady named Miss December applied for a position. Mr. Year discharged Miss November the next day and Miss December filled the vacancy. Mr. Year grew very fond of Miss December, so on the thirty-first day of her service he said to her, “Miss December, will you marry me?” “No,” said Miss December, “I can’t. My real name is Mrs. Michael- mas. I am married.” Air. Year nearly fell over, but he was not so easily daunted. “Well,” he said, “we can elope.” “No,” replied Mrs. Alichaelmas. She hesitated, and then added, “Yes I will; my husband left me on the twenty-fifth of this month, and as he shows no sign of returning, and I have to support myself, I will go with you.” So at midnight they eloped and early the next morning, when Father Time came to see about his rent, he found the office empty. So he put up his sign, as he had put it up many times before — For Sale, Rent or Lease Apply Father Time 20 Century Avenue, Eternity. DOUGLAS KING. FOOLED ONLY ONCE. Jenny was hurrying home from school. Sc had stayed and played after dismissal and it was growing dark. “Surely,” thought she, “it can not be very late.” No, it was clouds that were hiding the sun. But she knew well it would soon rain. And she had no umbrella! She knew no one who lived around this neighbor- hood. There was a “cross old lady,” as she thought, who lived in the lit- tle brown house she was passing, but she wouldn’t lend her an umbrella. At this moment it began to pour. What should she do? Suddenly she heard a voice calling, “Little girl, come here!” She looked around. It was her cross old lady! At first she hesitated but finally ran up on the porch. The next moment she found herself eating cookies with a glass of rich milk. “Thank you very much,” she said. “By the way it is April Fool’s Day, and I haven’t been fooled once. Yes I have, do you know by whom?” And when the little old lady shook her head, she said softly, “By you, be- cause I thought you were cross, and you’re — you’re lovely.” SYLVIA LELAND.