Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1934 volume:

GREETINGS I have been very happy in my new position as principal of the Wil- lard Junior High School during the present semester. This has been due to the fine cooperative spirit on the part of both the pupils and the teach- ers. Without this cooperation, success would have been impossible. With the consolidation of the two schools and with the physical handicap un- der which the school was forced to operate, it has been difficult for the pupils and the teachers to adjust themselves to the new situation, but with all of these drawbacks, I feel that the term has been most success- ful. By the opening of school in September, I sincerely hope that the audi- torium and the gymnasium will be repaired and ready for use, and that at least two additional classrooms will be added to the school. I hope the boys and girls, especially those who are about to leave Wil- lard, will feel free to call upon us at any time for advice and counsel, and I can assure our young people that the entire Willard Faculty stands ever ready to lend a helping hand when needed. H. H. Glessner. 2 BILL SIMPSON Vice-President DOUGLAS MILLER President JANE JACKSON Secretary STUDENT BODY OFFICERS PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE Due to action taken by the Board of Education the Edison School was closed, and about three hundred Edison students were sent here to Willard. At first I thought it was going to be a very difficult task serving as president of this greater Willard, but, as the term progressed, J began to enjoy the office more and more. Edison brought with them new ideas and a marked spirit of cooper- ation for the best interests of their new school home and associates. Here- tofore we have not had a Student Control Court, a Scholarship Honor Society, a voting system modeled after our state election plan, a Scoop , a dance orchestra, a hard-baseball team, a high- jump pit, and I don ' t be- lieve we have ever had a more splendid Spring Day in spite of our handi- caps. The crowning of the Queen of May and the Maypole were also innovations. My work at Willard is over, but I shall always remember the loyalty of our principal, teachers, and you all, fellow students, during my term of service. Douglas Miller 3 3 9 3 3in BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARV GRADUATING CLASS Edward Adams Sue Agnew Ray Altman Joe Ambrose James Anderson Marjorie Anderson Hugh Arnold George Atkins Dave Ayers Wallace Bacon James Baker Annabelle Bassett Dorothy Bauer Mary Marjorie Beal Louis Bennett Mary Bennett Henry Berriman Betty Berryhill Cornelia Bingham Betsy Blanckenburg Don Bockbrader Janet Bourne Joe Bowman Gurney Breckenfeld Edward Brewer Blanche Brizard Sue Bruen Herbert Bull Nancie Ann Burgess Marian Bushner Virginia Carleton Warren Carr Eleonore Clark Mary Cleary Gwendolyn Cochrane Howard Coleston Craig Combs Happy Coyle Clifford Crabtree Ked Creed Fred Cushing Lona Daniels 4 GRADUATING CLASS John Davis Mary Anne Delmore Charles Delsescaux De Witt Dittmer Denise Deuprey Heidi De Witt Nancy De Witt Shirley Dill Rosemary Dinsmore Anne Duhring Marjorie Dunbar Bill Dundon Doris Dunlap Emegene Ehorn Charlotte Ekstrom Edward Ellis Charles Evans Vincent Evensen Audrey Evernden Anderson Fields Marian Fisher Tom Fowler Kathleen Fox Eiko Fujii Ichiro Fukutome Virginia Fulfori Marion Fuller Eileen Garlinghouse Bill Gester Gene Gordon Betty Graham Betty Grass Arthur Gravatt Frank Gray Rose Hall Bruce Hamilton Steve Harding Glenn Harter Errol Hatfield Tom Haven Margaret Heaslett Bruce Hellier 5 GRADUATING CLASS Janet Henning Lois Hill Prentiss Hill Ted Hilliard Richard Hirschkind Marjorie Hoffman Leo Hood Virginia Huff Bethune Ireland Willard Johns Betty Johnson Jim Johnson Anderson Jones Rose Ella Kaitner Michiko Kawakami Yukio Kawamoto Alice Keehner Cleo Kingsley Charles Knowles Mary Kobayashi Ayoko Kushida Dorothy Lansing Betty Lasher Violet Laudel Donald Levis Louise Lindley Marjorie Lindsey Fay Linville Mary Anne Linville Reva Jeane Logan Jane Lowry Elsa MacDonald Anita Magneson Florence Makower Jim March Virginia Martin Eugene McCann Marie McCarthy- Jane McCloskey Arthur McDonough Jack McDonough Dorothy McGregor 6 GRADUATING CLASS Roderick McGregor Arthur Mcintosh Rosemary Mcintosh Eleanor McKeighan Mary McPeak Margaret Mee Madeline Meyer Douglas Miller Lloyd Minear Harold Miramonte Chieko Moritani Helene Mountford Betty Mullin Fred Nomiya Fumie Nomura Baird Oliver Arthur O ' Rourke Miyeko Oshida Dan Paulsen Barbara Phillips Maxine Phillips Wesley Plunkett Jean Porter Ray Pressnall Bill Proctor Louie Proto Joe Ralston Muriel Ratcliff Harry Regina Charles Richards Raymond Rico James Ruff Lelia Rutland Virginia Saam Tom Sagimori Horace Schauer Mary-June Schendel John Schlageter Dick Schmidt John Scott Robert Shafer John Shea 7 GRADUATING CLASS Dave Shivell Bill Shuey Mildred Simpson Henry Sims Glen Slaughter De Lancey Smith Lowell Smith Claire Snell Christine Snyder Patsy Stava Rowena Stetson Mary Stevens Muriel Stevens Annabel Stevenson Mary Sutherland Edna Swenson Pete Thompson Stanlev Tibbs John Tietjen Alta Todd Bud Tracy Wayne Treleaven Grace Tufts Charles Tyler Betty Vance Lyle Vanek Mariana van Loben Sels Glenn Van Ornum Arlene Vincent Marcella Waibel Helen Waterhouse Richard Webb Winnifred Webber Louise Weidberg Jack Westlake Gregory Whipple Anita White Joan Whitham Janice Wickline Jean Wilcox Norman Wiley Charles Williams 8 GRADUATING CLASS Graduates Whose Pictures Do Not Appear Alfred Butcher June Frisbie Robert Muir Elbert Wells Francis Butts Elmer Lee Beth Van Ornum To Our Graduates H igh may be your aspirations I n this moment of your life. G od grant you meet your expectations; H ope and win in every strife. N ever let temptation blind you I n your striving for the best, N or forget the Willard slogan — E very day to stand the test! With our love we speed you onward I nto realms to win, achieve! L et both truth and honor ' tend you; L et duty guide from morn ' till eve. A s fortune ' s best we wish for you, R emember each day ' s work well done D efies defeat, makes dreams come true. Wilma Heebner. CODE of ETHICS for JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS (First Prize) I shall execute my duties regularly to the best of my ability, partici- pate in the school ' s activities, regard my teachers respectfully, and apply myself to the extent that upon graduating I shall have gained in expe- rience as well as m the knowledge of my subjects. Therefore I shall aim: 1. To regard my instructors and fellow students with respect, courtesy, and consideration on all occasions. 2. To consider an honorable and trustworthy reputation one of the most important things in school life. 3. To cooperate with spirit in the various activities of the school. 4. To respect and obey the laws of the school and those elected to see that they are carried out. 5. To learn to make use of my leisure time, improving myself outside as well as within school hours. 6. To establish a certain goal toward which to work and endeavor to attain it. 7. To execute my duties regularly each day without fail, realizing that planned routine for work is one of the paths to success. 8. To display an attitude of fair play, good sportsmanship, and good will at all times. 9. To maintain and uphold the honor of my school, endeavoring to lift the standards to an even higher level by worthy cooperation. 10. To be loyal to my country and reverence my God. Willard students received the first, second, and third prizes offered by the Rotary Club of Berkeley for the best codes submitted to them in the contest for A Code of Ethics for Junior High School Pupils . The first prize of fifteen dollars was awarded to Heidi De Witt, the second prize of ten dollars was given to Roy Bradshaw, and the third of five dollars went to Errol Hatfield. We wish to congratulate them and ex- press our sincere appreciation of the honors they have gained in the name of Willard. 10 STUDENT COUNCIL The Willard Student Council consists of the Student Body Officers and the presidents of the various classes with Miss Farwell as its sponsor. The council has made rapid progress this term. It has planned three big events, the Target campaign under the supervision of Mr. Baxter; Spring Day, sponsored by Miss S. Smith, and the semiannual election of Student Body Officers, supervised by Miss Chace. The Target campaign was on from the 1st of March to the 20th of the same month. A large thermometer was placed on the school grounds giving a day-by-day recording of the number of subs criptions sold. A graph was also made which represented the daily percentage of the quota gained by each individual room. This stimulated wholesome competition, which resulted in a most satisfactory campaign. The council contributed much to the success of Spring Day by ex- plaining the plans and notices to the pupils of the various rooms. It also entered heartily into the organization of the new system for electing Student Body Officers and carried out the plans for the registration of voters most efficiently. The election proved a most instructive as well as interesting innovation. Student Council Members President Secretary Sponsor— Vice-Preside t Douglas Miller ... Bill Simpson -__.Jane Jackson Miss Farwell Ben Arey Dave Ayers Jean Barber Duane Beeson Betty Berryhill Edith Bowman Barbara Cochrane Bill Dreusike Bill Dundon Helen Evans Mary Fulmer Barbara Gingg Thelma Hume Marcia Robinson George Rugg Merle Steinmann Ann Stevenson Bob Sproul Jim Van Slyke Norman Wiley Betty Prentiss Ralph Ready Herman Iventosch Harry Koplan Louise Lindley Ruth Meads Bill Miller Ch u-les Morris Baird Oliver 14 STUDENT CONTROL COURT STUDENT COUNCIL Greater W i 1 1 a r d For every man one country, One flag, one form of rule; Likewise for every student There is one most loved school. A country gains in adding From other lands and laws, And Edison has joined us To aid us in the cause. There may be little difference Between ours and the rest, But we shall know for all time That ours is quite the best. Of better schools and spirit, Now one is made of two. We sing a hail to our school — Willard, our best to you! Jack Westlake 15 STUDENT CONTROL Willard has had for several years a group of students assisting the faculty in corridor traffic. This term, however, some valuable additions have been made, and some new projects tried. The Student Control con- sists of a chief, two captains, two lieutenants, and nearly eighty other officers who stand in the halls and yards to direct traffic, keep order in the vicinity of the lockers, and to perform any other duties that are necessary to maintain order. A court is also a part of the machinery of the Student Control. Here arrests made by officers are tried, and sen- tences given. Weekly meetings of the Student Control are held to discuss problems and to install any desirable improvement. The officers very generally feel they receive a valuable training by contact with the different types of boys and girls and from the discipline they must give themselves in self-control, intelligent sympathy, and moral courage. Willard heartily endorses the Student Control. It feels it is a progres- sive project from which all are deriving benefit. STUDENT CONTROL BOARD Chief Harvey Short Captains Louis Bennett, Norman Wiley, DeWitt Dettmer Lieutenants Rosemary Mcintosh, Dick Reed, Charles Richards Officers Ray Altman Joe Ambrose Alexander Anderson Marjorie Anderson Jim Arbios Dorothy Bauer Natalie Beeson Cornelia Bingham Lois Bradshaw Allen Bray Edward Brewer Arch Brown Virginia Carleton Warren Carr Glenn Connors Happy Coyle Carleton Cross Fred Cushing Mary Anne Delmore Charles Delsescaux Kerwin Dennis Robert Dettmer Bill Dreusike Anne Duhring BillDundon Martha Eaton Charles Evans Vincent Evensen Alice Forkum Kathleen Fox June Frisbie Bill Gester Betty Grass Bruce Hamilton Felicie Hammons Errol Hatfield Sherman Hay Wilbur Hedquist Ruth Higginbotham Wilfred Hodgkin Frank Hoyt Yukio Kawamoto Anita Magneson Florence Makower Virginia Martin Arthur Mcintosh Tom McLaren Mary McPeak Margaret Meads Barbara Mel Robert Muir Betty Mullin Barbara Phillips Wesley Plunkett Charles Rappold Harry Regina James Ruff John Shepherd Bdl Simpson Glen Slaughter Timmie Smith Patsy Stava Hugh Steven Annabel Stevenson Mary Sutherland Edna Swenson Russell Terkildsen Doreta White Janice Wickline Emerson Wright 16 STUDENT CONTROL COURT The judicial branch of the Willard System of Student Control con- sists of a court, a records ' department, and a detention officer without whom the court could not function. This Student Control Court has two faculty members who serve in the capacity of judges and try only cases brought in by the Student Control Officers. The Records ' Department keeps the court records, makes out the judge ' s blotter, and maintains a file of information for use in the cases of second offenders. The court is modeled after the Berkeley Traffic Court with the ex- ception that, as yet, we have not granted jury trials, though both de- fendants and officers may call witnesses. In lieu of a jury trial, provision is made for appeal from the decision of the Lower Court to a Supreme Court presided over by Mr. Glessner. No oath is demanded of the wit- nesses, but it is understood that failure to tell the truth is punishable. We feel that the court, though still in its infancy, makes for greater cooperation, and that by placing more responsibility upon the students themselves they are interested in maintaining a better regulated traffic system. Court Officers Clerks of Court Jean Scholey Audrey Evernden Sergeants-at-Arms Gene Labadie Arthur Mcintosh Record Clerks Milton Chamblin Burke Hughson Harry Koplan Frank Morris George Pettygrove Henry Terry Bailiffs Calvin Mathews De Lancey Smith 17 STUDENT BODY ELECTION The election of Student Body Officers was of especial interest this semester as the method was entirely new to Willard. The plan of the election was similar to that of our regular state elections. All members of the Student Body were duly registered by the class presidents. The candidates were nominated by the students and approved by a faculty committee. This approved list of candidates was placed on the ballot at the primary election Tuesday, May 22nd. The final election took place Tuesday, May 29th. Members of the H9 Class served as the election board at both elections. The officers of the Student Body elected were president, vice-presi- dent, secretary, girls ' athletic manager, and boys ' athletic manager. Splen- did school spirit was shown by the large number of candidates who ran at the primary and the heavy vote cast by the Student Body. On Monday, May 21st, the day before the primary election, the can- didates were presented to the Student Body by Mr. Glessner, principal of Willard School. The candidates for the presidency were asked to make short campaign speeches. The polls were opened in the school yard from 7:14 a. m. to 3:20 p. m. There were two voting precincts, one for boys and one for girls. The ballot boxes painted in school colors, green and gold, were made in the shop under Mr. Baxter ' s supervision. The voting booths were also made by the shop. The ballots were made in the office by Mrs. Burwell. Every detail was observed to make the election a practical experience to be helpful as years go by to the eleven hundred or more students who voted. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for each office at the primary were the candidates in the final election May 29th. The successful candidates were Harvey Short (president), Margaret Meads (vice-president) , Bill Miller (secretary) , Marjorie Cox (girls ' ath- letic manager) , Robert Hink (boys ' athletic manager) . Adele de Fremery and Jimmy Jee were selected as yell leaders on a competition basis by Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Richardson, who served as judges. The Student Body will have the pleasure of cooperating with these newly chosen leaders in their official capacity next term. 18 JUNIOR TRAFFIC POLICE PLAYGROUND BASEBALL TEAMS LOW 8 LOW 9 HIGH 9 HIGH S HIGH 7 BASKETBALL SQUAD 19 JUNIOR TRAFFIC POLICE The Willard Junior Traffic Squad, a unit of the Berkeley Junior Po- lice, goes on duty every school day, weather fair or foul, during the noon periods to protect our students crossing Telegraph Avenue and to insure their safe return over that same busy thoroughfare. Since the organiza- tion of the first squad in Berkeley some ten years ago, there has not been a single fatality and only one injury while these Junior Police have been on duty. Parents are bound to have greater peace of mind when they know that such an efficient force is safeguarding the lives of their chil- dren. These officers are often called for civic duties at theaters, audi- toriums, pet shows, and wherever children are the principal audience. To speed up traffic safely is the daily duty and responsibility of these boys. Playing, inattention to duty, unnecessary talk or ordering of chil- dren, trapping motorists in the control, and the like are not tolerated. The officers must be courteous to motorists and must not talk back no matter what the driver of the car may say. The first offence of a driver he is cited to the police station and warned; his second offence means he is cited to the judge. The Junior Traffic Officer, while truly being his brother ' s keeper , is a real American boy as an intelligent, well-poised, efficient officer, but not a bullying cop. There is no better way of educating the school as a whole concerning the dangers of carelessness than through such an or- ganization as we have here at Willard. JUNIOR TRAFFIC SQUAD Sergeant -Major John Tietjen Sergeants Jack McDonough, Milton McGregor, Joe Ralston, Harvey Short Police Bill Aldridge Jack Evelyn Wilbur Parkinson Bob Anderson Peter Farmer Dan Paulsen Jim Arbios Craig Gaffney Henry Paulsen John Boehrer Jim Garoutte Walt Ramage Ed Brewer Werlie Gleason Dick Reed Arch Brown Alfred Haggerty Don Scott Bill Cantrell Wilfred Hodgkin John Shepherd Warren Carr Gene Hoggatt Timmie Smith John Celestre Edgar Hughes Dean Solinsky Craig Combs Wallace Hughling Elbert Swenson Carleton Cross John Kenward Harold Tibbs Billy Day Arthur McDonough Charles Turner Eugene De Luca Ted Merrill John Van Heerden Armando De Mingo Dan Naughton George Vdovin Stuart Duncan Douglas Ogilvie Herbert Zastrow 20 WILLARD CITIZENSHIP CLUB The Willard School now has a Citizenship Club. A group of twenty- eight outstandingly fine citizens was chosen by the faculty as charter members. This small group has organized and at the beginning of the fall term will take in new members. The membership will be limited, and qualifications for membership will be based upon character and service to our school community. The purpose of the club is to foster good citizenship in our Student Body, to create an interest in community affairs, and to train in leader- ship. The Charter Members Natalie Beeson Eleanor Jean Wood Roy Bradshaw Joe Brower James Fowle Wilfred Hodgkin Edgar Hughes Wilbur Hedquist Burke Hughson Charles Marois Edith Borman Betty Baxter Betty Jane Chubb Mary Fulmer Lois Hiester Kathryn Kieffer Norma Lindstrom Barbara Mel Elizabeth Richards Bob Perkins Anne Rowell Charles Rappold Marcia Robinson Elwood Rendahl Marjorie Scott Maryeve Spicer Harvey Short Stanley Soule 21 WILLARD SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY The Charter Members Ray Altman Betty Berryhill Gurney Breckenfeld Mary Anne Delmore Anne Duhring Audrey Evernden Arthur Mcintosh Rosemary Mcintosh Maxine Phillips Gregory Whipple Honorable Mention June Frisbie Alice Keehner Glen Slaughter De Lancey Smith Willard has always stood for high standards of scholarship, and Gold Ws have been presented during the Graduation Exercises to those who have led in this respect. This term a Scholarship Honor Society has been formed, and the graduates of today who have received Gold Ws as tokens of their outstanding scholarship attainments have the honor of being the charter members of the new organization. A newly designed pin will be used in the future. The purpose of this new organization is to promote a more extensive recognition and understanding of the value of scholarship attainments and to reward distinguished scholarship accomplishments from the be- ginning to the end of the student ' s career at Willard. Any pupils whose marks on report cards shall average a B or better shall have a place on the Class Scholarship Roll. Only those pupils who have been on the Class Scholarship Roll for all three report periods shall be considered for final competition. The selection for school honors shall be made after the third reports have been turned in. The three advisories having the greatest proportion of their pupils on the Class Scholarship Roll three report periods shall be given a pennant to be kept by them so long as they continue to be in the lead. A list of the names given by the advisors to the Scholarship Committee shall be pub- lished in the school paper. From this list the ten highest boys, the ten highest girls, and the next ten highest of either sex shall be chosen for the School Scholarship Roll. Each of the 30 pupils who receive the highest honors shall be given a Gold Scholarship Pin to be kept by him so long as he retains his place on the School Scholarship Roll. The two pupils having the highest score in the school shall also receive Special Honorable Men- tion. Competition shall be open to all pupils of the H9, L9, H8, L8, H7 Grades, with good standing in citizenship, and any pupil who shall remain on the School Scholarship Roll for three terms, providing that two of these three times shall have been consecutive, shall be eligible for perma- nent Gold Scholarship Pins. Each boy or girl having the highest rating for the term in each advisory group shall be given a Scholarship Certificate. PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION Willard Parent-Teacher Association has completed a successful year and has enjoyed splendid progress. Outstanding were the Parent Educa- tion Classes under Dr. Edith Bryan. Attendance averaged over eighty in the combined day and night classes, with fathers attending the latter. The attendance was the largest of any Berkeley school. Dr. Bryan will continue the classes next fall, also six lectures have been arranged with Dr. Vaclav Podstata. The student welfare work included room and board for a student temporarily without a home, thirty-four Thanksgiving and Christmas boxes, emergency medical service, food for undernourished children, clothing, fuel, and haircuts. Many good books were added to the Willard Library through the P. T. A., including yearly subscriptions to London Illustrated News and Book of the Month Club. The P. T. A. participated in the Annual Spring Day and held two fund-raising bridge parties. The Spring Day money will be used for stu- dent welfare. Mrs. George Anderson, ' President. My Mother Since I have been a tiny tot She ' s held me in her every thought. With loving care each day and night Her knowledge taught me wrong from right. I hope that I may grow to be One half as fine and good as she And by my acts in future day Try hard my mother to repay. Janet Bourne. 23 DAD ' S CLUB During the past year Willard Dad ' s Club has undertaken several proj- ects which will ultimately work for the benefit of the school and Willard boys and girls. Willard must have more space, for Willard is expanding. The addi- tion of Edison pupils increased Willard enrollment by about thirty per cent. More space for playground already was needed, and the buildings themselves were already filled to capacity each school day. The closing of the auditorium and the gymnasium made the holding of normal school exercises still more difficult. The Dad ' s Club is firmly committed to a policy of securing more playground space and the building up of a physical plant of the school to care for present and future needs. During the year the Dad ' s Club became the sponsor of Troop 33, Boy Scouts, which meets at Willard School. During the spring term of the present school year, the Dad ' s Club has held three meetings of general public interest where pictures were shown and talks were given on such topics as The Bay Bridge , Boulder Dam , and the Grace Steamship Trips to South America . At these meetings the children of Willard Dads attended. An appeal is made to each Willard pupil to have his or her dad en- rolled in the Dad ' s Club membership list for next year. An increased membership in the Club will mean a quicker attainment of Willard ' s needs and will also enable the Dads to carry on their interesting and in- structive programs. Dozier Finley, President. Our Willard We ' re proud of our Willard; To her we ' ll be true. We ' re proud of our teachers, And principal, too. We ' re proud of our colors, The Green and the Gold; Those are the colors We ' ll always uphold. John Shea. 24 GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB BOYS ' GLEE CLUB BAND ORCHESTRA 25 GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB Under the stimulating guidance of their new director, Mrs. Allen, the Girls ' Glee Club has had an interesting and profitable term. They hold their meetings on Wednesdays and Fridays in Room 1. They sang at the Open House on April 26th, on Spring Day on April 27th, at the Elks Program on May 16th, and for the P. T. A. May 23rd. Girls ' Glee Club Members ' PrPKJrt P f? t L I C j UC (t Sl ' P RrT t F NT xj VJ -C 1 J l U I . . 7 P CYpf flYX f 4 R TOXT Ff r T T PR VIAIMU-N ± L- LLUA A 77 }7D7 77 CPY J. _L 1 1 I t ft ill, t ( Rftsy Rt tkpvrtir _ _ 1—1 C 1 J 1 XJ 1 - V- IV £_ . .D L. Iv v_r T i hr fiYi tin X—, i Ls I It I 1 L4- f f r IfTORTA SaVTIVPR V IV- 1 V ' I 1 . . . 1 . N I I Dorothy Bauer Jane Jackson Barbara Phillips Elaine Bergen Bettv Kirkman Erma Richber £er Marian Bushner Laurel Knight Lelia Rutland Lorraine Chittick Charlotte Laity Mary- June Schendel Anne Duhring Betty Lasher Mildred Simpson Doris Dunlap Dorothy Leary Patsy Stava Charlotte Ekstrom Jane Lowry Rowena Stetson Nancie Ferrier Virginia Martin Mary Stevens Alice Forkum Marie McCarthy Muriel Stevens Winifred Garretson Jane McCloskey Mary Sutherland Dorothy Gilrain Elsie McDonald Betty Thompson Betty Graham Mary McPeak Alma Tregoning Fay Hamlin Helene Mountford Grace Tufts Wilma Heebner Betty Mullin Betty Vance Nobuko Higashi Helen Patton Doreta White 26 BOYS ' GLEE CLUB This term, under the supervision of Mrs. Kellogg, the Boys ' Glee Club has been one of the finest of its kind in years. Their first public appear- ance was made during Public Schools Week on Thursday night, April 26th, before mothers and fathers of our Willard students. Three selec- tions were presented. Friday morning the program was repeated for the benefit of the Student Body with What Did Tennessee? added. En- thusiastic applause greeted this selection. As a result of the enthusiastic reception on their initial appearance, the boys were invited to sing for the Elks Club on May 16th. The P. T. A. had the pleasure of hearing them on May 23 rd. Meetings are held twice a week, Monday and Thurs- day, the eighth period. Boys ' Glee Club Members ' President Vice-President Announcer Edward Adams James Anderson Clifton Austin Wallace Bacon Charles Ball Russell Ball George Becker Joe Bowman Gurney Breckenfeld Edward Brewer Joe Brower Arch Brown MacNeil Burt Warren Carr Milton Chamblin Craig Combs Clyde Crittenden Carleton Cross Charles De Journette Charles Delsescaux Dewitt Dettmer Robert Dettmer Bill Dundon Charles Evans Vincent Evensen Gene Gordon Harry Haesloop Bruce Hamilton Tom Harned James Harper Errol Hatfield Franklin Hays Eddie Howe Jack Hoyt Carl Johnson William Kelleher Charles Richards Charles Tyler Baird Oliver Bob Klinkner Reuben Kulpakko Robert Morris Charles Orrett Wesley Plunkett Charles Rappold Dave Rymer Robert Shafer Harvey Short Edgar Stutt Lyle Vanek Richard Webb Gregory Whipple Norman Wiley James Wilson Charles Wood 27 WILLARD BAND The Band has done splendid work this term and the spirit of coopera- tion has been excellent. Working under very trying conditions this large group of sixty-nine members made a name for itself when it played for a mass meeting at the Berkeley High School and especially for the fine performance at the May Musical Festival. We are very proud of the Band and sincerely hope to have better working conditions next term. Band Members Mr. Schott (Director) Eugene Harter Russell Pearce T A 1 Joe Ambrose Glenn Harter Dick Pedder David Ayers 1 J T T 1 1 Gerald Helrich Herbert Phillips Louis Bennett Alan Hiester Harry Regina Laddie Bent Wilfred Hodgkin Wallace Reid Robert Bower Army Hunter T T 1 J Jerome Richardson Herbert Brown 1 It Gaylord Irons T 1 C 1 John Salter Kenneth Brown Herman Iventosch Alfred Schmidt Herbert Bull Robert Johnson Don Scott Warren Carleton Leonard Keyes Bob Seymour rred dirtord Alton Kinney Cednc Sheerer Howard Coleston T T 1 James Leppard T 1 1 John Shepard Bill Cross Bill Lester David Shivell Thornton Davis Walter Lester William Shuey George Dyke Junior Logan Henry Sims Jack Eldridge Pete Lowe Lowell Smith Clifford Elwood Charles Marois Christine Snyder Don Erway Dorothy Marois Russell Turpen John Fairchild George McDonald Anna Van Buskirk Peter Farmer Bill McMillan Don Wrinkle Anderson Fields Frank Morris Harold Wolf Shubert Glass Bob Muir Bertram Zalkind Douglas Gould Bill Noel Frank Gray Jack O ' Connor 28 WILLARD OR CHESTRA The Willard Orchestra has a membership of seventy-eight this season and is doing excellent work. They played the evening of April twenty- sixth, in a program given especially for the parents and friends of Wil- lard heralding the Spring Day Festivities of the twenty-seventh, when they contributed generously to the success of the Spring Day Pageant. May sixteenth they played for the Mother ' s Day Concert given at the Elks Club, and in concluding the term ' s work they gave several numbers on the Graduation Program. Orchestra Members Mr. Salisbury (Director) Dawn Ginchardt Muriel Porter Joe Ambrose Douglas Gould Albert Queen Robert Armstrong Glada Gould Jane Raeish David Ayers Charles Gray Dorothy Rasmussen Ian Ball Frank Gray Walter Rawn Anne Beck Ann Hall Rosemary Raybourne Joe Bennett Sherman Hay Elwood Rendahl Louis Bennett Doris Hayashi Jerome Richardson Roy Bradshaw Gladys Hirsch Elizabeth Rose Natalie Beeson Wilfred Hodgkins Jean Scholey Clarice Behm Gene Hotrsratt Svlvia Scott Mary Bennett Callie Home John Shea Cornelia Bingham Galan Irons John Shepperd Robert Bower Herman Iventosch David Shivell Herbert Bull Jane Klemgard Bill Shuey Eleanor Call Violet Laudel Lowell Smith Virginia Carleton Jimmy Lee Christine Snyder Bill Cross James Leppard Doris Sparks Marian Doran Reva Jean Logan Barbara Swartz Patsy Doyle Polly Love Mary Wise George Dyke Nan Massey Oliver Turpen Emegene Ehorn Virginia Miller Betty Thompson Peggy Lee Erdman Lloyd Minear Alta Todd John Fairchild Helen Murphy Donald Wrinkle Vivian Fleury Robert Muir Betty Wylie Bill Gester Doras Peterson Bertram Zalkind Bill Pomeroy 29 String Quartette The Willard String Quartette has enrolled Peggy Lee Erdman, Dawn Ginchardt, Sherman Hay, and John Shea. They played at our Citizen- ship Party, at Odd Fellows ' Hall, and wherever a call has come. Cello Quartette The Cello Quartette has a membership including Mr. Salisbury, Mary Bennett, Sherman Hay, and Oliver Turpen. Thev were heard on the Ex- change Club Program of April twenty-fourth and at the Masonic Temple on May eighth. They have contributed generously to the pleasure of many this season. Dance Orchestra The Willard Dance Orchestra is our newest musical organization, sponsored and directed by Mr. Salisbury. They played for the physical education demonstration on Spring Day and they play regularly for our Friday Dances. The members are Joe Ambrose, Louis Bennett, Virginia Carleton, Pete Lowe, Anita Magneson, Lloyd Minear, Jerome Richard- son, John Shea, Bill Shuey, Harold Wolf, and Bertram Zalkind. It ' s every Friday afternoon from three-thirty to four-thirty that we have the dances. Since the gymnasium has been condemned, we have been holding them in the cafeteria, which has served the purpose very well. They provide a happy conclusion to the week ' s schedule of events and add a great deal to the social activity of Willard. The admission is five cents. This money has financed the school emblems, the shuffleboard sets, and some of the Target cuts. Willard Girl Reserves The Low Eighth Girl Reserve Club, Las Amigas, meets every Tues- day in the cement cottage at the close of the ninth period. The members are Betty Jane Chubb (president), Betty Eames (vice-president), Mar- garet Doane (se cretary), Sylvia Scott (treasurer), Marthel Greves and Sue Richardson (song leaders), Mary McManus (inter-club council rep- resentative) , Barbara Bush, Barbara Germain, Peggy Irwin, Bethene Mor- ton, Kay Pearce, Betty Rose, Betty Thompson, and Patsy Whitby. Our sponsor is Mrs. Allen. This term we have had a skating party at Rollerland, a supper-hike at John Garber Park, a swimming party, and a party for some of the younger clubs. Some of the girls have been interested in the crafts, dramatics, and dancing at the Y. W. C. A. on Saturday mornings. On June first there was a Recognition Service at the Y. M. C. A., when some of the girls were Recognized , and others received pins. 30 POETS ' WORKSHOP Members of the Poets ' Workshop, the Willard Poetry Club, have been doing most interesting work under the sponsorship of Mrs. Shulgin. Al- though it has been a busy semester, we have enjoyed the fellowship that comes in an organization where there are common interests and aspira- tions. Most enjoyable have been our original poem days, our celebrations of special days, our verse writing games, and the compiling of our club ' s book of original verse. The frontispiece for this book of original verse was designed by Paula Joy. The officers are Patty Hardy (president) , Paula Joy (vice-president) , Diana Farnham (secretary), Helen Louise Evans (librarian), Quentin Griffiths (recorder), Ruth Meads (sergeant-at-arms) , Marthel Greves (editor-in-chief), Sylvia Kiosterud (assistant editor). The following are members: Peter Allen, David Alter, Eva Blanchard, Marie Brown, Paula Bruen, Carmen Coy Burr, Janice Cardwell, Bill Cantrell, Happy Coyle, Elinor Crocker, Adrienne De Journette, Mary Anne Delmore, Heidi De Witt, Nancy De Witt, Carolyn Dobbs, John Fairchild, Mary Dozier Finley, Jean Follette, Martha Ford, Kathleen Fox, Margaret Frylink, Jack Gill, Eugene Harter, Janet Hay, Alice Hemmings, Ruth Higginbotham, Marilyn Holmes, Thelma Hume, Mary Kobayashi, James Keilty, Tania La Garde, David Locke, Ann Maslin, Louise Miller, Jane Ellen Newman, Maxine Phillips, Margaret Poston, Billy Proctor, Mary June Schendel, Elynor Schwab, Lorraine Sharp, Sasha Shulgin, Marjorie Silva, Mary Stevens, Anita Turner, Betty Wallace, Janice Wick- line. The Sword (From the Workshop) When the seas roll back on a lifeless land, When the earth is a dying spark, When the nights and days of our life today, Have lengthened into dark, When the world has become a speck of dust And is washed away by the rain, When Time has collected his toll at last, Something will remain: A sword that is sheathed in a million hearts And wrapped in eternal fire, A sword that is life and is truth and is love And happiness and desire. Diana Farnham. 31 TARGET STAFF Editor-in-chief - Thel ma H ume Associate Editors Natalie Beeson Barbara Bush Virginia Carleton Betty Jane Chubb Adele de Fremery Louise Mackie Barbara Phillips Assistants Paula Bruen Lois Bugbee Heidi De Witt Fillmore Eisenmayer Charles Evans Vincent Evenson Bethyl Hansen Steve Harding Violet Laudel Junior Logan Ruth Martin George Rugg Lowell Smith Mary Stevens Barbara Stone Mary Sutherland Grace Tufts Betty Wallace Art Editor Teruo Iyama Ed Brewer Sue Bruen Robert Gegan Business Staff Margaret Meads Jim Mearns Barbara Mel Ad vi isers Principal Mr. Glessner Pu blication Miss Christy Business Mr. Baxter 32 SCOOP STAFF TARGET STAFF EDITORIAL Willard has accomplished much this year. We always have advanced, but there is ever some goal ahead worth attaining. From January 15, 1934, to May 29, 1934, Burbank, Garfield, and Willard placed in the school savings the sum of $1731.95. Willard was in the lead for the amount they banked during that period which was $721.61. Garfield banked $638.96 during the same months, but Garfield led in the average number banking. They had 8 5 depositors against Willard ' s 63. Fellow students, let us all strive during the next year for an average of 50 per cent of Willard ' s enrollment on the banking list. It is the idea of thrift and the habit of regular systematic saving that makes it well worth any effort that may be necessary. We must admit that banking is a beneficial activity in any school program. It ' s the Target ' s hope that we may make it an outstanding one as well in the Willard regime. WILLARD SCOOP The Scoop had its inception in the twofold desire to increase school spirit and also to receive some training in simple journalism. The group of students that was so minded belongs to the High Nine Class. They found ready indorsement from Principal Glessner, and immediately other assistance was enlisted. The staff of the Willard Scoop is composed of busy students who have given generously of their time and in return have received valuable experience which in several ways they may turn to good account in the future. The Scoop has been issued as a biweekly. Its content as compared with other junior high school publications is high. The mechanical work has been as good as the school equipment has made possible. The prin- cipal line of news featured has been information concerning the activ- ities of Willard, which has been a real contribution to parents and patrons as well as to the students of the school. The staff has not been unmindful that humor is the balance wheel of life . Wholesome inspiration also has been furnished by giving occasionally some worthwhile information concerning former students of Willard. Staff Principal Adviser Mr. Glessner Miss Bessie Mayne Editors Louis Bennett Betty Berryhill Gurney Breckenfeld Bill Dundon Frank Gray Reporters Edward Adams Peter Allen Betsy Blanckenburg Felicie Hammons Maryeve Spicer Patsy Stava Typists Barbara Mel Janice Wickline Stenciler Errol Hatfield 34 JUST ECHOES of SPRING 35 SPRING DAY — PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK CELEBRATION In the name of student welfare and in the spirit of gaiety, carefree, fun-mad pupils of the Willard Junior High School presented their an- nual Spring Day Pageant on Friday, April 27, in the grounds of the school, while crowds of delighted parents and friends looked on. The carnival culminated Willard ' s observance of Public Schools Week, dur- ing which interesting displays of the work and activities of the school were exhibited. On Thursday evening, April 26, open house was held throughout the school, and concerts were given by the Band, Orchestra, and Glee Clubs. A literary program, presented in the Library, included the following numbers: 1. Greeting of the Student Body Douglas Miller, President 2. Greetings of the Faculty Mr. H. H. Glessner, Principal 3. Remarks Mrs. George Anderson, President of the P. T. A. 4. Remarks Harvey Short, Chief of Police of Student Control Organization 5. Remarks John Tietjen, Sgt. Junior Traffic Police 6. Remarks Mr. Dozier Finley, President of Dads ' Club 7. Remarks Prof. John W. Gregg, representing the Masonic Bodies 8. The Play of St. George Crum The cast was as follows: — Prologue, Paula Bruen; The King, Morton Swarth, Bill Cross; The Queen, Martha Eaton, Felicie Hammons; Train Bearer, Audrey Will; Princess Una, Elizabeth Glasson, Roberta Whaley; Ladies, Laurel Knight, Sylvia Wall, Betty Thompson, Anna Van Buskirk, Elaine Bergen, Fern Erway; Saint George, Elwood Rendahl; The Mayor, Margaret Meads, Mary Fulmer; Four Councillors, Thelma Hume, Jean Harkness, Doris Hayashi, Elizabeth Lamson, Lelia Cayne; The Jester, Barbara Cochrane, Helen Murphy; The Workingman, Bob Kerley, Army Hunter; Bill, Bob Sproul; Joe, Atushi Oshida; Two Guards, Billy Noel, Ben Fukutome; The Band, Billy Pomeroy, Galen Irons; Heralds, Patty Jeane Chapin, Ann Hall. The next day, a series of events, beginning with a band concert, reached its climax in a colorful costume dance. This was a gay frolic of boys and girls clad, some beautifully, some grotesquely, to represent char- acters of the past, present, and future, yet all symbolical of fun and merrymaking. Other features of the big day included a repetition in part of the musical and literary programs of the previous evening, physical educa- 36 tion demonstrations and games, a Maypole brilliant in color and alive with dancing girls, the crowning of the May Queen (Betty Graham) , at which she and her ladies-in-waiting arrayed in regal splendor certified to the royalty of joyous youth, and a costume parade, followed by the awarding of prizes of boxes of candy and ribbon badges to the most original and best sustained characters. The following parents, school pa- trons, and administrators formed the committee of judges: Prof. E. V. Brewer, Dr. A. B. Campbell, Mrs. E. Wilkes, Prof. Ira Cross, Miss Gladys Collar, Mr. Jo Mills, Dr. Stanley Armstrong Hunter, Mrs. L. T. Jones, Mrs. G. C. Loofbourrow. The prize winners were for Section One (7th Grade) , First Group — Wedding of Frances E. Willard and Thomas Edison, Peter Farmer, Dave Sherwin, John Stroud; Second Group — Rainbow Twins, Dorothea Kline, Lucille Green; First Individual — Ahkmid Abdallah, George Montier; Second Individual — Peter Pan, Shirley Fuller; Honorable Mention — Mary Wucher, Lionel Talbot, Philip Smith, Carolyn Moore, Dean Dris- coll, Bob Bright, Nan Woodworth, Betty Condeff , Jerry Bezemer, John Sheridan, Glada Gould, Milton Ward, Patsy Doyle, Sylvia Kiosterud. The prize winners were for Section Two (8th Grade) , First Group — Just in from the Country, Florence Shea, Virginia Miller, Lois Bugbee, Ruth Martin; Second Group — Tahitian Girls, Barbara Bush, Patsy Whit- by; First Individual — Tin Woodman of Oz, Henry Terry; Second In- dividual — Indian, Tom Harned; Honorable Mention — Walter Burnham, Russell Ball, Ronada Bailey, Katherine Lyon, Kathryn Kieffer, Virginia Carr, Nova Malnburg, Oscar Chavarria, Jimmie Jee, Leonard Meyer, McClure Kelly. The prize winners were for Section Three (9th Grade), First Group — Alice in Wonderland, Mary Finley, Anne Rowell, Barbara Mel, Adele de Fremery, Janice Pearsall; Second Group — Roosevelt and the Depres- sion, Billy Olson, Milton McGregor; First Individual — An Old-fashioned Girl, Norman Wiley; Second Individual — English Girl, Betty Mullin; Honorable Mention — Richard Chavarria, Maryeve Spicer, Robin Boyes, Stanley Tibbs, Fumiye Nomura, Edgar Stutt, Anita Magneson, Barbara Phillips, Alex Anderson, Robert Lundholm, John Campbell. A special prize for the best sustained character, The Goon, was given to Robert Pearsall. Luncheon was served by members of the P. T. A., under the direction of Mrs. Norton Richardson, chairman, assisted by a committee of teach- ers. In addition cakes, candy, peanuts, and punch were sold by a group of mothers headed by Mrs. George Anderson, President of the P. T. A., and Mrs. W. F. McGregor, and a committee of teachers. Several conces- sions were operated, including a fish-pond, fortune-telling, and character- reading booths, puppet shows, corsage booths, and games of chance. The 37 proceeds of the lunch and food sale and the contributions of money have been given to the P. T. A. for welfare work among Willard pupils. The balance has been added to the general fund of the school. The annual Spring Day Pageant is a traditional event at Willard School. It serves the twofold purpose of promoting school spirit among pupils, teachers, and parents, and of creating funds for school activities and P. T. A. work. In spite of economic stress coupled with the disad- vantage of lack of facilities and crowded conditions, hundreds of pupils, teachers, and friends participated, making Spring Day of 1934 one of the gayest and most successful festivals the school has ever known. Wil- lard wishes to express to all who contributed to the success of the occasion sincere appreciation of their loyalty and support. HERALD of SPRING A dimpled daisy bowed her head To let a zephyr pass. It whispered through a flower bed And rustled through the grass. Radiant Spring with flying feet Came laughing through the trees. Her voice was gay, her laughter sweet, Her breath — a fragrant breeze. A crocus bloomed beneath her glance — A surer sign of Spring, And all the world breathed forth romance Beneath her budding wing. Heidi DeWitt. 3 8 WILLARD LIBRARY We have estimated that at least five hundred students have come to our library each day during the past term, some for prescribed school work, some for books of science, history, biography, or fiction, and others for just a period of relaxation with the latest magazine or to think out a difficult problem in an environment of quiet and repose. So the library has entered in no small way into the busy life of our Willard student world. But the P.T.A. and the Dads ' Club and the faculty have also en- joyed our library for their meetings and for their free periods. Many have been the words of appreciation which have come to us from all of these satisfied patrons. We owe thanks to the Willard P. T. A. for adding a number of fine new books to our collection, and we especially thank them for the Lon- don News for which they subscribed and which we hope to enjoy year after year now that we have become acquainted with its delightful old world atmosphere. We never could have afforded this luxury out of our own limited funds. Then, too, a special vote of thanks goes to our kind friend Mr. Morris James who says the all important yes to the librarian ' s requests for new books. This term this yes has provided us with about four hun- dred new books which have given endless joy to students and faculty alike. We hope you are among those who are forming the library habit. Nothing in the years to come can quite take its place. Within a Book I have been to quaint old Holland; I have fought with pirates bold; I have been to gorgeous fairyland And to balls in days of old. I have been to great King Arthur ' s Court With all its splendid manners; I have been on English battleships With all their flying banners. Now all these pleasures may be yours Within a book, if you ' ll just look. Patsy Whitby 39 WILLARD CAFETERIA The Willard Cafeteria is not run for profit but to provide the best for less for every Willard girl and boy who feels the need, about 11:30 or 12 o ' clock of some appetizing food to reanimate him for the after- noon ' s program of work and play. Every student should be loyal and satisfy his craving for good food right at home in our attractive, clean, well-lighted school cafeteria. Every day there are about four hundred pupils eating there. We have two lines running as quickly as possible. It takes only fifteen to twenty minutes to serve every one. The lines are formed in the order of arrival, and we try to have no waiting. Our Student Control Officers help with the lunch lines and maintain order in the lunch room. There are two ladies who cook and serve, ten students who help to serve the lines, and two cashiers. The trays have to be cleaned, and the tables have to be washed. These tasks are done by student help. The cafe- teria is very well equipped with electrical appliances of all kinds. The cafeteria is under the management of the Home Economics De- partment. The menus are made out for the week, and they try to em- phasize the fruits and vegetables especially. One or two kinds of soup are served daily, two or three hot dishes, four fruit or vegetable salads, three or four desserts, and a good assortment of candy. Milk, fruit, drinks, and hot rolls are served also. The cooks make most of the cakes, pies, and puddings served. On Tuesday and Thursday plate lunches are served including three servings for eleven cents. Lunch is served during the sixth and seventh periods. The lunch room is too crowded so we are aiming to arrange for tables outside. We already have a serving window from the kitchen where dishes could be served directly to the yard outside. There are from thirty to forty children who are unable to pay for their lunches so free lunch tickets are given to these girls and boys. This is made possible through the Community Chest Fund and the City Char- ity Commission. Our P.T.A. is always ready to cooperate and to help in any way. Parents are invited to inspect our school cafeteria at any time. We are certain they will be convinced that it is just the place for each and every pupil to get a wholesome variety of well-cooked, appetizing food for a lunch that cannot be duplicated in quality or price elsewhere. Betty Baxter 40 RIDING CLUB, CITY CHAMPIONS POETRY CLUB GIRL RESERVES 115 -LB. BASKETBALL TEAM MAYPOLE DANCE QUEEN of MAY FACULTY in SPRING ATTIRE TENNIS TEAMS BASEBALL SQUAD GLIMPSE of SPRING DAY 41 ATHLETICS Riding Club Riders of the Willard Junior High School were crowned winners and city champions of the school group riding contest held May 12th at the Kensington Riding Club. More than 154 Berkeley school children representing seven local schools and groups participated in the contest. The schools represented were Willard Junior High, Garfield Junior High, Berkeley High, University High, Anna Head School, Girls ' Reserve of the Y. W. C. A., and the College of Holy Names. The contest included the walk, trot, and canter and was in charge of Manager Douglas Craik of the Kensington Riding Club. City Champions Janet Bourne Lauan Boynton Virginia Carr Happy Coyle Betty Fankhauser Nina Ortlieb Gingg (Captain) Maryeve Spicer Kathleen Fox Barbara Elizabeth Lamson Katherine Lyon Marjorie McClellan Mariana van Loben Sels Winifred W ebber Lois Bugbee Carmen Burr Lona Daniels Diana Farnham Marion Fuller Other Club Members Felicie Hammons Ted Hilliard Mary McPeak Virginia Miller Jane Newman Jean Porter Harry Regina Morton Swarth Grace Tufts James Wilson Tennis A Tennis Club was added to our group of organizations this semester with Bill Dreusike as its manager. Louise Lindlev kindly permitted the members to use her court in preparation for the contests. As a result the teams were in excellent form for their play with Garfield, and the compe- tition at all times was keen and interesting. The matches were concluded on May 28th with Willard as victors in doubles and girls ' singles and Gar- field the winners in the boys ' singles. Tenxis Players Betty Berryhill Bill Dreusike Marion Fuller Marie Haldan Sonny Harper Willard Johns Rose Ella Kaitner Charles Knowles Louise Lindlev Mary McPeak Bill Miller Douglas Miller Baird Oliver Marie Petroska Rose Roesch Ralph Ready Cedric Sheerer Patsy Stava Grace Tufts Charles Tyler Jimmie Van Slyke Jean Wilcox Charles Wood 42 GIRLS ' BASEBALL The baseball season has been very successful as every one has been co- operative, which helps a lot. Every grade team has played well, and we are all looking forward to another year of the ability, enthusiasm, and good sportsmanship of this season ' s players. The final game between the High and Low Seventh Girls was played May 9th ending in a victory for the High Seventh and giving them the Seventh Grade Series. Both teams played good ball and showed fine sportsmanship throughout the five games. May 16th the High Eights trounced the High Sevens by a score of 42-0. On May 17th the High Eighth and Low Ninth Teams played the deciding championship game. Both teams v ere in good form and well matched. Nobuko Higashi and Rose Roesch were the pitchers. Nobuko again displayed her brilliant talent for pitching, and her team downed the Low Nines by a score of 14-6. The High Eight Girls are now cham- pions of the school and were awarded their class numerals. It has been many a season since the championship has fallen out of the hands of the Ninth Grade. Betty Baxter Dorothy Bonetti Edith Borman Shirley Fuller Lucille Gallerin L7 Players Ursula Haven Betty Houghton Frances Hurley Hideko Kuroiwa Polly Morgan Seichi Okubo Winifred Scott Bernice Stutt Evelyn Wilcox Georgena Wood H7 Players Jean Barber Helen Barker Clarice Behm Mardell Boucher Margaret Coleman Elinor Crocker Patty Hardy Janet Hay Callie Home Frances Hurley Marie Losee Ruth Meads Dorothy Rasmussen Toshiko Sagimori Marjorie Silva June Simpson Grace Stovner Nan Woodworth 43 GIRLS ' BASEBALL H8 P Elaine Bergen Ruth Benson Lauan Boynton Paula Bruen Marjorie Cox Martha Eaton dyers (Champ Julia Gordon Marie Haldan Tomiko Harano Jean Harkness Nobuko Higashi Jane Jackson ions) Loris Kruschke Virginia Miller Jane Raeish Barbara Scribner Florence Shea Helen Bendick Dorothy Blosser Marjorie Conklin Anna Ganas Virginia Hacker Eugenie Hannon Natalie Beeson Molly Davies Fannie Davis Lucille Eastin Jane Erickson Betty Berryhill Betsy Blanckenburg Sue Bruen Nancie Burgess Marian Bushner L8 Players Georgeanna Hays Kathryn Kieffer Evelyn McCorkle Mary McManus Bethene Moreton Patricia Naess L9 Players Jane Evans Nancie Ferrier Dorothy Leary Janice Pearsall Erma Richberger H9 Players Mary Cleary Lona Daniels Marion Fuller Betty Grass Cleo Kingsley Nina Ortlieb Akiko Ota Kay Pearce Marjorie Sodher Gladys Swantner Virginia Tognolini Rose Roesch Marcella Smith Una Weston Doreta White Myrl Wilson Marjorie Lindsey Muriel Ratcliff Virginia Saam Patsy Stava 44 BOYS ' BASKETBALL Character development, moral stamina, those forms of generosity which we call sportsmanship, said President Hopkins of Dartmouth Col- lege are produced in school life and there is no greater agency for their production than inter-school athletics. Believing this, we sponsored as many boys in basketball as would and could come after school when the games must be played. Of these boys those listed through persistence and skill played sufficiently in league games to win a school award. Those who already had a school letter received stars and the others received letters. It was some consolation in the loss of our gym and consequent diffi- culties of practice and transportation that the unlimited team won two out of three close contests with Garfield, while the 115-pound team won two in a row by superior team work. Star Honor Players Alfred Butcher Yukio Hibino Horace Schaue Charles Delsescaux Carl Johnson Henry Sims Bill Dreusike Douglas Miller Jim Van Slyk Andy Fields Tom Sagimori Elbert Wells Le ttei ■ Honor Playe r s Ray Altman Edgar Hughes Russell Pearce Clive Anger Herman Iventosch Ray Pressnall Herbert Bull Gunnar Jensen Joe Ralston Glenn Connors Nobuyoshi Katsu Harry Regina Bill Egan Yukio Kawamoto Harvey Short Vincent Evenson Harry Koplan Frank Sinclair Ben Fukutome John Nakayama John Tietjen Bob Gegan Bob Nelson Charles Tyler Frank Gray Baird Oliver Harold Wolf James Harper Atushi Oshida 45 BOYS ' BASKETBALL This has been the most satisfying season of basketball the 9 5 -pound and the 105-pound teams have ever enjoyed. The fact that games were played for the fun of the contest rather than for a championship pre- vented the usual nervous strain to players and antagonism toward op- ponents. We met our friend, the enemy , a friend and were really sorry when the season ended. 95-Pound Team Vincent Evensen Ben Fukutome Robert Gegan Yukio Hibino Edgar Hughes Nobuyoshi Katsu Harry Koplan John Nakayama Atushi Oshida Frank Sinclair Ray Altman Clive Anger Warren Carleton 105-Pound Team Glenn Connors Bill Egan Carl Johnson Robert Nelson Russell Pearce Tom Sagimori Elbert Wells Boys ' Baseball The unique American game, baseball, has not been an active sport at Willard for some years. The courtesy of the School for the Blind in al- lowing us the use of their diamond made it possible for us to have a team good enough to come out even with Garfield, losing the first game 10 to 6 and winning the second 7 to 3. We met Garfield again as the lions and hope to maintain our record with that worthy rival. From this squad the Willard Rotary Team in the Berkeley American Legion League was formed. Willard Rotary Players Herbert Bull Clifford Crabtree James Harper Billy Herrod Ted Hilliard (Manager) Wesley Plunkett Robert Hink Horace Schauer Jim Johnson Frank Sinclair Fred Nomiya Glenn Van Ornum 46 LA PURISIMA CONCEPCION Old Pedro had strolled over from the bean farm, where he lived, to the ruins of La Purisima Concepcion Mission, once again to ponder over the old legends and tales of mission life told him by his father. He was a little, old, wrinkled Indian, perhaps sixty years of age, with a distinct trace of Spanish blood. Pedro crossed the field between the road and the ruins and commenced to poke around the fallen adobe walls for an old Spanish coin he had lost the day before. The ruins were off the highway on a little, dusty, side road against a hill with a great, open, earthquake rift in it. The Indian seemed to know all about the history of the little mound of adobe. I shall tell you the story of this mission as it has been handed down through my family for three generations, he said. I am the last of my tribe, and with me the story would have perished. And this is the story old Pedro, the Indian, told: My great-grandfather, one of the mission Indians, was born at the mission a few years after it was built. It was a self-supporting mission of several hundred Indians and a small number of Spanish families. The first buildings were crude and small, but in 1802 more expensive ones were completed and dedicated. My great-grandfather was named Stanis- colo. When he was nearly grown, a new padre, whom no one liked, came to the mission. He was tall and dark with sharp features, drank heavily, and ordered the Indians around far more than they could endure. A few even left the mission but Staniscolo was not among them. A caravan going South stopped overnight shortly after these hap- penings and then went on its way early in the morning. The day after rumours came back that the caravan had been waylaid in a mountain pass and looted of all the gold it was taking to Spain as taxes from the missions. Several days after, toward evening, when Staniscolo was pray- ing all alone in the church, the tall, dark padre came through a side door and looked around. As he did so, Staniscolo saw bags of gold around his waist. Staniscolo drew back into a niche in the wall. The padre saw no person in the church. As he crossed in front of the altar, he neglected to kneel! The padre went up behind the altar and Staniscolo, carefully spying, saw him pull out a stone and lower the bags. Staniscolo was simply dumbfounded. He decided to go to the cap- tain of the garrison on the following day and tell him all about it. The next day was Sunday and everyone who could went to church. In the midst of the church service came a mighty earthquake! It came with a rumbling and with a shaking so severe that no one could keep his feet. The earth of the hillside yawned wide apart in a great rift that passed through the very middle of the church. Down crashed the roof on the 47 panic-stricken Indians. Staniscolo was able to crawl out amidst groans of the dying natives. On that day the padre and forty Indians, includ- ing all of Staniscolo ' s little family, perished. Not only did the earthquake destroy the church, but, before the survivors could recover from that horror, a terrible flood came and washed away nearly all the remaining buildings which were clustered near the river bank. Stanisc olo was the only person who knew why the earthquake and flood came. We know they were sent by God to avenge the wickedness of the padre who had himself robbed the caravan. Thus the story of Staniscolo, my great-grandfather, has come down through my family to you. Bill Finley. Pictures in the Fire What do I see in the flickering flames Of the fire that burns on my hearth? Pictures and creatures of high-sounding names That come from all parts of the earth. Castles forbidding and stately Rise from the red and the yellow, And blazes that lighten a precipice rim With colors both brilliant and mellow. Near this I see a great social hall, Lit by one leaping flame, Where many dance at a gorgeous ball, Peasants and lords all the same. To the right I admire a forest of trees That rises so tall and so dark. Beyond that are beautiful meadows and leas, Soon lost in a shower of sparks. As I sit and watch the pictures change In the heart of the glowing fire, Not once, as from scene to scene they go, Do I ever seem to tire. Shirley Becker 48 HOWDY, COUSIN! The stillness of the morning was broken only by occasional skir- mishes in the brush by some tiny wood folk. The water rippled about the canoe as Margaret paddled slowly up the river. No one on the beach; hardly a soul astir in camp. It was almost too quiet thought Margaret. She was visiting her aunt at her summer home. The purpose of this visit was to meet her cousin whom she had never seen. However, she had come a day early, and her cousin had not yet arrived. She let her canoe drift lazily under a spreading willow tree. What was her cousin going to look like? She had seen pictures of him, but she had been told that he took very unpleasant pictures. He was fourteen; she was thirteen. They would have some grand times together. He was hiking down from a boy ' s camp not far away from where she was staying. Margaret usually loved to sit and dream, but somehow today she longed for something to happen. The rays of the morning sun shining through the nodding willow boughs caught and reflected in the water the startled expression on Mar- garet ' s face when suddenly she heard a shot ring out through the quiet of her surroundings and echo back from nearby mountains. All of a sud- den after a loud crackling in the bushes there was a heavy splash directly in front of her canoe! A dripping head popped out of the water among a score or so of green apples bobbing up and down in the disturbance. Golly! was all it said. Then: Hey, you, in the canoe, may I climb in? W-w-why I guess so! stammered Margaret, too surprised to say much more. Better hold on to that limb above you, so I won ' t tip the canoe over, added the grinning face that she had already distinguished as a boy about her own age. Soon the soaking boy was sitting in the canoe. Another shot rang out, followed by, You young scalawag, I ' ll teach you to steal my apples! Oh, good heavens! gasped Margaret. He wasn ' t shooting real bul- lets at you? I should say not, was the quick reply. He ' s shooting red pepper! And, say, does it sting! By this time Margaret had begun to wonder who this boy was. He looked a lot like her cousin. She hoped maybe he was because he was so amusing. 49 By the way, ventured Margaret, where are you going? Oh, I am going down to our summer home to meet some goofy girl cousin of mine. Gosh, who wants to meet a dumb oP girl, anyway? I bet she doesn ' t know how to swim or anything! I bet she ' s a big ' mama ' s girl ' who ' s scared of everything! Margaret gasped. You don ' t have a very good opinion of girls, do you? Maybe your cousin swims quite well, maybe she just loves fun, and maybe she isn ' t a ' mama ' s girl ' after all. She was just teasing him now. Say, how do you know so much about girls? Oh, I forgot, you are a girl. Who are you anyway? I ' m your cousin! responded Margaret. Barbara Cochrane REVERIE At evening as I sit in the twilight, I see visions of summer days, Of birds that sing on the hillside, And flowers that herald sweet May. The breeze that comes from the ocean Is light as the foam ' s soft spray, And visions of home-wending sailboats Linger in my thoughts today. But soon, when the twilight deepens And all is lost in its folds, Sweet dreams seem to bring me closer, And winter is growing old. Barbara Phillips 50 THE PICKPOCKETED KANGAROO There was once a mother kangaroo who was always taking her little ones for a walk. This kangaroo lived in Western Australia in a dense jungle, where there lived all sorts of poisonous snakes and large serpents. Into this murky place few hunters ever went. One day it was Peter Kangaroo ' s birthday, and he received a pair of skates among many other things. On the walk that day Peter decided to try his new skates. Whee! Down a hill he sailed, while Mother Kangaroo and the two other children watched him. But he slipped and fell down. He couldn ' t stop himself but went on sliding down the hill. Oh, dear! cried Mrs. Kangaroo, the crocodile in the river will eat him. But at the edge of the river was a stump, and Peter caught hold of it as he was about to slide past. Mrs. Kangaroo hurried down the hill and caught hold of him and took him to her neighbor ' s house, all the time keeping him in her pocket with the other children. Mrs. Kangaroo set him in a chair and gave him roo-nip tea. After that he felt better. Then Mrs. Kangaroo started to take Peter and his brother and sister home with her, but Mrs. Kangaroo didn ' t know that there was a hole in her pocket. Soon one by one the children f ell out. How do you feel now, dear? she asked of Peter. No answer came. I say, how do you feel now? What ' s the matter with you? Aren ' t you even happy on your birthday? Oh, well, he ' s just ornery. When Mrs. Kangaroo arrived home, she felt in her pocket, but none of the children were there. She left at once to see if she ' d left them at her neighbor ' s house. When she arrived there, she exclaimed, I ' ve lost my children! Are they here? Why, no. They left with you. What ' s happened? I ' ve been pickpocketed! exclaimed Mrs. Kangaroo. When Mrs. Kangaroo started home, she noticed something that she hadn ' t noticed before: her children sitting in the bushes. Why! how did you jump out of my pocket when it was buttoned up? Look, Peter said, showing her the pocket, a hole! Quentin Griffiths. 5 1 TEN SECONDS! When my fattier was a boy, the family camped along the Illinois River. They usually had two tents, one opening into the other. One end of the kitchen tent opened toward the river, the other into the sleeping tent. There was mosquito netting at the doors. In the kitchen they kept a gasoline stove having a tray underneath. One summer they took the cat along. On warm summer days he liked to lie on the tray where it was cool. Once, while he was lying there, some gasoline dropped down on his tail. A short time later my grand- mother lighted the stove and by accident the cat ' s tail also. The cat thoroughly frightened gave a terrible yowl and dashed around the kitchen setting the netting ablaze. Then he dashed into the sleeping tent setting fire to two or three of the beds. Meanwhile those of the family who were there were frantically shout- ing to each other, Catch the cat! Put out that fire! Get some water! The cat circled the kitchen a few more times setting several addi- tional fires until he finally escaped through the door and raced toward the river. He was later seen dipping his tail into the water. All of this happened in less than ten seconds! Marthel Greves The Rainbow How is the pretty rainbow made? Do fairies fly up in the sky, Take out their brushes, and then paint An arch of colors there on high? Maybe the birds bring ribbons gay And hang them by the clouds so white To make that rainbow of delight With many colors clear and bright. I wish I had a pair of wings. Then no one would be near to scold, And I could find the rainbow ' s end And bring back home the pot of gold. Louise Mackie 52 FANNY MAKES A HIT! Jerry Baxter, otherwise known as Three-strike Baxter and Fanny Baxter, both of course for the same reason, walked up to the home plate. Here comes one of ' em, ' Fanny ' , laughed the pitcher. Jerry flushed and looked at the ground and, as the ball came whizzing past him into the catcher ' s mitt, he swung a terrible swing at it. This was only a practice game, and the score didn ' t count anyway, but Jerry wished that once, just once, he could hit a ball, even if it was a fly, if he could just hit it! That was the one reason that Jerry kept up baseball in spite of the taunts of his classmates. He lived for that great day, the day when he would actually hit the ball. As the umpire called the third strike, and Jerry walked back to the bench, cries of derision greeted him. Some day he would hit a ball and fool them! He was musing in this strain when his reverie was broken. Time for the next three, ' Fanny ' ! Jerry walked furiously up to the plate, and, as the first ball came over, he swung blindly at it. Suddenly he opened his eyes for the cries that greeted him were not of derision, but of wonder! He looked again. There was the ball sailing straight for the library, which was clear across the schoolyard. Then, Crash! and a sprinkling of glass fell from one of the large, top library windows. Another shout was taken up as Jerry walked toward the door marked Private--Lawrence M. Todd, Principal. Well, young man, what can I do for you? asked Mr. Todd pompously. I — I broke a w-window, sir, stammered the miserable Jerry. Well, there is nothing terrible about that, said the principal. Y — Yes, s -ir, but it was one of the big library windows. O ho! I see! Well, how did it happen? Well, you see, sir, I was standing on the lawn terrace with a bat in my hand, and the ball came along, sir, and I guess I must have hit it. Do you mean to tell me that you hit a ball through a library window from the lawn terrace? asked Mr. Todd in a terrible voice. 53 Jerry bit his lip and looked at the floor. Do you realize, continued the voice, that no one has ever done that before? Do you realize that you are the first to break a library window? Jerry, looking miserably at his feet, suddenly started, and his mouth fell open for there under his astonished nose was extended a hand. My boy, said Lawrence M. Todd, I congratulate you! Paula Bruen. TRACKS in the DUST We had been traveling all day till we came in sight of Mt. Shasta. Soon we were camped beside a little creek. We had dinner and took a dip while dad shook the bushes to see that there were no rattlesnakes around and rolled out the sleeping bags. When we thought of snakes crawling over us in the night, we shivered. Soon we were dreaming of pleasant things instead of rattlesnakes. The next morning mother and dad got up and went for a walk. When they came back, they woke us up and told us that there were some tracks in the dust on the road. We dressed as quickly as we could and went to follow the tracks while mother prepared breakfast. There was a wide snake track, and close to it was a bobcat ' s track. What a thing to happen in the night when we were near! The tracks began where the snake had come out of the bushes and had been traveling down the road. Then the bobcat came into the scene. You could tell by the track that he had jumped out of a tree and skidded onto the road. Soon we came to where the snake had coiled and the padded paws stopped, and then the snake tracks went on. This happened several times while the bobcat ' s tracks followed, and soon both dis- appeared into the bushes. Then we went back to camp and talked about the snake and what might have happened if they had come six yards nearer. Janet Hay. 54 A LEGEND of EMERALD BAY Long, long ago when there were no white people in this country, the Washoe Indians lived all around Lake Tahoe. All was well with the In- dians. There were plenty of fish in the lake and an abundance of game in the mountains. There was only one thing to bring sorrow to the In- dians. On the island of rock in Emerald Bay lived a monster bird. This bird was like an eagle but many times as large. He was as large as an airplane and flew many times as fast. Once a month, this huge bird would be seen flying across the sky above the lake. He would circle over the camps of the Indians until he located the strongest brave and then dive straight down, seize the young man in his talons, and return to his home on the island. One day the son of the medicine man took his bow and arrows and went off into the mountains hunting. Suddenly he heard a whistling noise above him, and, before he knew it, t he bird was carrying him through the skies. As he passed over the village, he dropped his head- dress so they would know where he had gone. In a village powwow it was decided that two braves were to go to the rescue of the son of their beloved medicine man. Two braves quickly volunteered, took their weapons, and started for Emerald Bay. When they arrived and saw that the son of the medicine man was still alive, they forgot their fear and started boldly out for the island. Just before they reached the island, they heard a scream that nearly burst their ear- drums. Out of the sky dropped the monster bird. He picked them up, canoe and all, and flew higher and higher. When he was high above Mt. Tallac, as we know it now, he let them drop. Then he followed them to the ground and picked up their dead bodies. He flew back to the island and left the bodies of his new victims there. The Indian brave had been trying all this time to think of a way to kill the bird, and at last he had devised a plan that he believed would work. In the meantime the people had seen the two warriors dashed to death by the bird. They decided to leave the country and go far away where the bird could not find them. Still the bird was saving the son of the medicine man and did not kill him because he had plenty of food. During this time the young Indian had been breaking up the flint arrow-heads that were on his arrows and those of the other two braves into small pieces. At last the day came when the bird had eaten its last food. The son of the medicine man was next. He crawled back between two rocks where the bird would have to stick his head to get him and laid the small pieces of flint beside him. The bird did just as expected, and, as 55 he opened his mouth, the brave threw a handful of flint into his mouth. The bird jumped back screaming with pain. The flint was just like ground glass and cut his mouth and throat. Several days later the bird died, and the brave was free from one danger, but he was still a prisoner on the island. He sat down to think of some way to get to the mainland. At last he thought of the bird. He dragged it into the water and started paddling for shore. After completing his journey, he hid the bird and started for home. On arrival he found that his people had gone away leaving few traces of their trail. Being trained in the ways of the wilds, he found the trail, and, after a day and night of toilsome travel, he came to their camp. He walked into camp shouting for joy, but to his dismay all who saw him turned and ran to the nearest hiding place. They thought him a ghost that was come to haunt them for leaving their old homes. Soon his father went up to him, patted him on the shoulders, and felt him all over to be sure that he was flesh. Then with a cry of joy he took his son in his arms. That night at the campfire the young man told of his experiences and asked for volunteers to help him bring the bird to camp. Instead of a few braves to help him, the whole tribe decided to go. When they found the bird, everyone stood aghast. It was like a rainbow lying there on the ground. They took the bird back to camp and the women spent four days picking the feathers. New headdresses were made for all the braves, and the other feathers were saved until they would be needed by the warriors. In these headdresses the men were always victorious. They kept the head of the bird for many years on the top of a pole which stood in the center of their camp. Lowell Smith DAY ' S END The sun is sinking in the west, The clouds are flying all abreast, And streaks of red and streaks of blue Are changing all their forms anew. The flowers droop their little heads And softly sing their way to bed. The bees ' work for the day is done, And all have finished with a hum. The birds are going to their nest For the sun is sinking in the west. Eugenie Hannon. 56 BELIEVE IT or NOT! One rainy Sunday when there was no apparent means of amusement at hand, my father presented me with a dusty packet of letters and told me he thought I would enjoy reading them. They were all written dur- ing the gay nineties by friends of Dad. The most of them were ordi- nary letters, such as your father probably has stored away somewhere, but one postmarked Victorville, British Columbia , looked more prom- ising. British Columbia is, as you probably know, in Canada and con- sists of, for the most part, hundreds of miles of uninhabited forest. The letter even surpassed my expectation, and I give it to you here exactly as it was written to my father. My dear Robert: It does not seem as if six months had passed since we parted on the train platform at Hazelton! But then, my trapping keeps me busy and takes my mind off other things. I have wandered far since we last met as the postmark on the envelope indicates. A while ago I decided that I would hunt up a new spot to spend the summer. The storms of the win- ter had pretty much done up the old shack, and, as long as I had to build a new place, I felt like traveling and building it somewhere else. About four or five hundred miles north of Hazelton, I ran into a bear trail with signs that it was still being used. After following it for a while, I came upon a natural clearing just about the size of a one-room cabin. The country thereabouts, or I should say hereabouts, promised fine for trapping so I settled down and built me a cabin, and, even if it is boasting, it ' s the best job I ' ve ever done! Next time you ' re up in this country let me know, and I ' ll see if I can meet you and bring you in here, but it ' s a long, hard trip! One day, after going out all day along my trap-line, I came back pretty tired. I finished off a grouse and some coffee for dinner and flopped into bed. Well, I dreamed there was an earthquake, and the house was shaking back and forth like a bowl full of jelly. The dream seemed to be getting more and more real when suddenly I found out that I was awake and the house was really shaking. This was no fooling matter. In- stinctively grabbing my gun, I got out of bed and crept outside. I could not see anything unusual except, for apparently no cause, the house was still shaking. Then for a second it stopped. I thought I heard a low growl, and the shaking began again. I had come to my senses at last. I crept around to the back, and there, scratching himself on the corner of the cabin, was the most magnificent grizzly I have ever seen. He certainly was a whop- 57 per! Well, he should never have scratched his back there as it was the last time he ever did it. Your most ardent friend, A H . Let me just add a word to this that will give proof to the above letter. After reading it I showed it to my dad, who told me that it is that bear- skin that is the rug in my bedroom! Mr. H. had presented the skin to Dad when they met several months later. I always knew that the bear rug in my room was a fine specimen of grizzly, but I did not know it had met its fate in such an odd way. Morton Swarth. It Couldn ' t Come True While I was sitting on the beach, I looked up into the sky And saw a bird so beautiful, Sailing swiftly by. I thought that I should love to be Up there on that bird ' s wing, Floating above the whole, wide world And seeing everything. Perhaps I could see the palace great Where the king of England stayed. I ' d even see my old home town Where long ago I played. I ' d like that very much indeed, But yet it couldn ' t come true ' Cause, beautiful bird up in the sky, I ' d be too big for you! Gladysmae Swantner. 58 HUMOR Bob Sproul (after being elected president in Room 31) : I am unac- customed to making speeches, but I ' m sure this one will be a success be- cause my knees are clapping already. Teacher: Dan, use the word ' cattle ' in a sentence. Dan Paulsen: Watch carefully and the cat ' 11 eat the mouse. Charles Tyler: I have prunes every morning. Eddie Adams: That ' s nothing, I have dates every night. Norman Wiley: Bruce, this school is full of stingy fellows. I just asked Fred Nomiya to lend me a dime and he refused. Bruce Hamilton: Yes, isn ' t that too bad! I ' m another of them. Virginia Saam: So you ' re a member of the graduating class. Can you typewrite? Betty Grass: I can type, but not right. Errol Hatfield (in history class) : Vesuvius is a volcano, and, if you climb to the top, you will see the creator smoking. Math teacher: What is the distance around a circle? Bill Pomeroy: Well, we measured around Army ' s waist, and the tape measure ran out. Rosemary Mcintosh: Teacher says I ought to read something deep now and then. Annabel Stevenson: What are you going to read? Rosemary: Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea. Russell Pearce: I just saw a little green snake. Stanley Soule: Well, be careful. It is probably just as dangerous as a ripe one. 59 HUMOR Teacher: Leave the room, please. Jim Johnson: I didn ' t intend to take it with me. Teacher: George, bring me a composition on ' fur ' tomorrow. George O ' Connor: What fer? Teacher (in algebra class) : You can ' t add peaches and pears and have anything. Jimmie Van Slyke: Yes, you can have salad. Teacher: Charles, what is a metaphor? Charles Knowles: A place to keep cows. Ralph Ready: Is the clock running, Bill? Bill Miller: No, it ' s just standing still and wagging its tail. Mother: Where did you get that black eye, Carl? How many times have I told you to count ten before losing your temper? Carl Johnson: I did, but look what the other guy did to me while I was counting. Bob Hmk: When is a clock on the stairs dangerous? Bob Anderson: When? Bob Hink: When it runs down and strikes one. Bruce Hamilton ' s song as he leaves for the office: It ' s getting to be a habit with me. Teacher (in history) : Every great man has had to use his head. Could anyone give an example? Anne Duhring: Yes, even the man who invented spaghetti had to use his noodle. Elizabeth Bronson: Where have I seen your face before? Jean Pollard: Same place you see it now. Mary Sutherland: What kind of ships don ' t you like? Helen Waterhouse: Hardships. Teacher: Where is Chicago located? Robert Pearsall: At the bottom of Lake Michigan. 60 HUMOR Teacher: What do you call good music? Hugh Rieger: The Sympathy Orchestra. Teacher (dictating) : Iceland is about as big as Siam. Teddy Rosenkranz writes: Iceland is about as big as teacher. History instructor: I distinctly heard someone prompting you. Harry Regina: That was history repeating itself. Barbara Cochrane: Have you forgotten the 2 5c you owe me? Jim Johnson: Certainly not. Didn ' t you see me try to dodge in that doorway? Arthur O ' Rourke (on day of graduation) : Teacher, I am indebted to you for all I know. Teacher: Don ' t mention such trifles. French teacher: You ' re too literal. You don ' t read between the lines enough. Marie Haldan: I can ' t very well. It ' s erased too much. Jim March: Does your mother ever pay you compliments? Bill Green: Only in the winter. Jim March: Only in the winter. How come? Bill Green: Well, when the fire burns low, she always says, ' Will- iam, the grate! ' Arch Brown (in history) : The English people were turned into whales. The way to solve unemployment, said the teacher, is to put all the men on one island and all the women on another. They would be so busy — What doing? inquired Marion Fuller innocently. Voice from the rear: Building boats! First Student: Elbert Wells always gets the last word. Second Student: Yes, but John Tietjen never gets to it. 61 HUMOR Teacher: What is the best way to travel in Africa? Alfred Sperry: On an elephant ' s back because he carries a trunk. Teacher: What is your name? Doug. Miller: Doug. Teacher: Don ' t say Doug. Say Douglas. Teacher: And what is your name? Bill Shuey: Billious. Teacher: McClure Kelly, were you talking? McClure: Well, yes and no. You see, I was talking, but I wasn ' t saying anything. Teacher: Were your folks surprised when you graduated from Jun- ior High School? Charles Richards: No, they had been expecting it for years. Arlene Vincent, feeling gay, Brought a mouse to class one day, But to the office she was sent To deposit Miss Mousie and then repent. Now to make my tale complete, Arlene got a mouse receipt. Douglas Clark: So you run everything in your house? Park Biehl: Yeah, the lawn mower, the washing machine, the vac- uum sweeper, the baby carriage, and the errands. Teacher (assigning outlines in history) : Joe Bowman, take the first paragraph. Joe: I didn ' t get that far. Bob Kerley: Do you know where you can always find pleasure and happiness? Jack Kerley: Sure! In the dictionary. Baird Oliver jammed on the brakes, got out, walked over to her, and said: I ' ve just killed your cat. I feel quite bad about it, and I would like to replace it. That ' s very nice of you, answered the lady, but can you catch mice? 62 HUMOR Patsy Stava (in history) : The equator is a menagerie line running around the center of the earth. Bill Dundon: I wish I were a river. Joe Ralston: In what way? Bill Dundon: I could stay in bed all day and follow my course. Annabel Stevenson: What causes the flight of time? Rosemary Mcintosh: It ' s probably urged on by the spur of the moment. Author: I want to tell you a story that will make your hair curl. Robert Bower: Wait ' till I get my girl friend. She wants a per- manent. Marcella Smith: Shall we write these words in our notebooks? Teacher: No, put them in your head. Marcella Smith: They won ' t fit. Andrew Gillespie: My propellers are gummed up with butter. Carlton Crystal: Butter? Andrew Gillespie: Yes, I churned them while going through the Milky Way. Teacher (giving out absence slips to be taken on) : Now, who will carry Errol Hatfield to Period Two? Charles Wood: I ' ve passed in Latin. Tom Haven: Honestly? Charles Wood: Don ' t be inquisitive. Secretary (answering the ' phone) : You say Max McKee has a bad cold and can ' t come to school? Who is this speaking? Voice: This is my father. Joe Jevons: Did you get your hair cut? Don Home: No, I just washed it, and it shrank. Louise Lindley: You know I speak as I think. Betty Berryhill: Yes, only oftener. 63 HUMOR Echoes The snoring lark sang from the meadows. Emerson, wake up! Harry, take me! I ' ve translated everything but this passage, teacher. I ' m telling you now, if you don ' t work hard, you ' re going to fail. Do you want to fight about it? Our Babies ' Prattle I ' m sore, I contempted the court. — Army Hunter. Is ' oo my mama? — Wesley Plunkett. Move over, Rover, I ' m in again. — Bill Cross. Willard Ads Why kill yourself with homework? Let Barbara Cochrane do it. For Sale: Expert knowledge in public speaking. Call Gurney. Wanted: A padded cell for Tommy Haven ninth period. Wanted: An alarm clock with power to wake the dead. Apply Bob Brunn. Wanted: An accomplished seamstress to mend a slight crack in my voice. See Murray Dickie. Wanted: An expert set of excuses to enable me to continue my rec- reation in the yard 8th periods. Oblige John Tietjen. Schotzie Darling: All is forgiven when my proof is returned. My books are not utterly ruined. Come back and all will be for- gotten. Gladysmae. Lost: One Marx Brother on Spring Day. Wanted: Someone to wash one day out of the week. Information Wanted: Blanche Brizard now has hot complications applied to her face. We wonder why? 64