Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Coward! Grabber! I ' ll pay you up! See if I don ' t! I ' ve got as much right to sit where I like as you have. Pick on someone your • 99 size. Studious Ben did not bother to look up from his big books. Tommy grew tired, tired of making rude remarks which hurt no one, and only fanned his self-pity. He picked up a broken piece of straw and began to chew it. Now chewing straw is a peaceful sort of an occupation, so Tommy ' s temper cooled down little by little as he chewed and chewed. By and by he gave his disturbed attention to an incident other than fighting. He noticed a younger cockerel grab a good piece of fat which the older cock had chosen for himself and flash away with it. Next moment there was a skirmish. The older cock flew at the younger cock and punished him severely. The loser perched himself upon the self- same board on which Tommy was sitting and began to crow angrily. Cock-a-doodle-doo! Coward! Greedy thing! The fat was as much mine as yours. Never mind! Just wait! I ' ll pay you up. At last he grew tired and settled down comfortably. Tommy had listened to this recital. Keep your feathers on, old boy. Remember the old cock was born before you were, and first come is first served. Cheer up! Your time ' 11 come, and so will mine. — VICTORIA VALENTINE. o Sunset The sun is sinking in the evening sky, Warning all mortals that night is night. The clouds in the west form grotesque shapes, Huge giants and dragons and funny snakes. Diana is beginning to show her face, While her brother, Apollo, is seeking his place. In the abodes of mortals on the earth, You hear no more the sounds of mirth. The fires are lit, and the lamps are aglow, And all is peace in the land below. CHESTER CALDECOTT.

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The Eucalyptus Tree Yon trees have stood a hundred years or more, The happy home for birds, a shade for men, Weathering with brave endurance as of yore The wars the changing elements wage on them. One tree is there that stands so straight and tall, And flings its branches high against the blue. In gentle whispers it explains to all What ' s happening in the world both old and new. It stands on guard, a sentinel brave and bold, Inspiring us with courage to be strong, To build our lives toward the highest goal, And turning help the weaker ones along. PAULINE LINDQUIST. O Bucking Nemesis IMINUTIVE Tommy dejectedly sat upon the yard fence, diligently chewing a piece of straw. He was not in a very good temper. ' ' i li Half an hour ago he was actively fighting his big brother Ben, who had conquered him. Tommy had cautiously climbed up the shady mulberry tree, to the snug forked branch, where Ben usually sat on fine afternoons to study his lessons. The small boy set himself comfortably on this branch and began to whittle a stick — he never learned lessons unless he was obliged to. He was stubbornly repeating to himself, The tree doesn ' t belong to Ben. I have a right to call this seat mine as much as he. Ben took another view of this matter. He did not agree with his younger brother. It was of no use for Tommy to argue the question, nor to hold to the great branch with both slipping hands. Ben roughly pulled him down by his long legs, and rolled him violently on the trampled grass at the foot of the big tree. Tommy was up like a flash. He flew at Ben in a passion. But Ben easily parried his light blows, and when tired of his fighting, took him by the gingham collar and gave him a good shaking. Then the conqueror quietly climbed into the mulberry tree. The conquered sat upon the board fence, on the other side of the farmyard, where he, in safety, gave vent to his feelings by making rude remarks.

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A Wonderful Discovery T WAS an ingenious discovery. Yes, sir, it certainly was. This is how it came about. I was taking a walk when I came to a large wall. I was very curious to know what was on the other side, but I could not see over as it towered way above my head. I decided to follow the wall and see if there wa s some way to get through. Sure enough there was, for at last I found a little orange door. I boldly opened it and walked in. There I saw a funny little house with a sign that read Professor Know- all. I was not sure that I wanted to see a professor, but my curiosity got the best of me, so I went up the steps and rang the bell. A queer old man answered and asked me to come in. As I entered, he took me in to a funny looking little room which he said was his laboratory. I asked him what he was doing. Making pills, he answered. Making pills! I exclaimed. What kind of pills? Pills of knowledge, he replied. If you ate one of these pills you would know everything and would never have to go to school any more. Oh, please give me one! I cried. He did and I was just in the act of eating it when — I woke up! It was all a dream. — VIRGINIA WITHERS. o A Narrow Escape OMIAKPUK KYRUK! Oomiakpuk kyruk! meaning, The big boat is coming. Everyone was wild with excitement. I looked and looked but all I could see was a little cloud, which the Eskimo said was smoke from the boat. Usually the ice breaks up the latter part of July, but here it was the twentieth of August. Only a black shadow on the horizon showed that there was any open water. Ice everywhere! Our trunks had been packed for a month. We had watched from the house tops with field glasses day and night. Boats only reach Barrow once a year and it is surely a gala day. The Eskimo boys and girls all put on gay new calico artigiluks for the occasion. For three years we had been in Barrow, Alaska. Now we were going outside !