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This isnue of the Broadcaster is dedicated to the memory of

Frank Hernandez

Glass of '32 Liberty Union High School

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THE BROADCASTER

Founded in 1924

Published by the students of Liberty Union High School^ Brentwood, California

Issued semi-annually

Subscription for one year 50^, single copy 300^

Vol. V No. 1 December 14, 1928

STUDENT STAFF

Editor-in-chief Cynthia Burroughs

Associate Editor Marian Saldz

Business l/Ianager lola Dainty

Organizations Reporter Theo Ella Thompson

Society Reporter G-eraldine Deeney

Alunni Reporter Wilda Lavere

Jokes Reporter Pietro Dematei

Artist Dorothy Regester

Assistants Florence Gilhart

Lorene K rum land

"-Harry Cordua

Typi sts Wi Ida Lavere

Gladys Sullivan

Hazel Wo 11am

Geraldine Deeney

lola Dainty

„__„ „ Zelma Hudson

Ramon a Arata

Laura Llantelli

Mimeo scoping Dorothy Regester

Cynthia Burroughs

i'limeographing Zelma Hudson

„__„ Raraona Arata

Kathryn Volponi

ADVISORY STAFF

Literary Miss Christal Maston

Art Mrs. Jean Pasmore

Publication Mrs. Eline Spindt

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Ci^\:^l J vir Broadcaster J Let us make it a periiianent tiling

ITx^-; --an institution so fixed that there will be no further question of its stt'bilitv.

In provious yeaj-s, there has Leen e debc-te o to v/hcther it shall remain in ti.e school. 'There v/as, at one ti. e, a snciil printed annual published evjry ye-r. Tnis did not ^.o under the name of "The Broadcaster,'' hov/sver. Oriciiiially, the Broau.c.jstcr was a nonthly, then it beG';."ir.e a o^uarterly, and this yer it is a semi-annual.

Our ail:', is "Co m.ahe these tv;o issues so successful tht the students will aeman..-. and ezpect a printed annual as much as they do j.ntorschola stio Lthletics. ^-e al.;. hnow t ha t f 0 o t b ... 1 1 g :; r.io s - nd track r.ie a t s a r o u s e s ciio o 1 spirit. Since we ?re striving to be a "live''' school, vj'hy not try to develop enthusiasm in all lines, without narrowing it dov/n to a particular one?

'Tnen e scnool eotc blisi.es a ^„rinted public tian, it is ranked more highly among other schools, and it is immediately la Deled ''Progressive.'' 7Je want to rank hifc^h. V[e y/ant to be progressive. Let's vork for a printed annual uiitil we get

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Cynthia Burroughs

/rzd: ' s the cliillinis £.trol:es of the clock at the end of '^""x"^ the room strucl: ten solecm not-:,s like an envil iT:odeling the sythe of tho reaper, a hush fell on all pres- ent. FroiTi a rear loor came the first of those welve truotees of justice o Slov/ly, they v/ounl their v/ay to tJieir accustoLied places. In the eyes of each v/as tho unrPxistak- j able sl'3a^~i ot righteousness, ¥/hich proolaii'ied thr t he

thought he knew frora v/hence jUotice came. 1

1 The -ccused, tall and pale, stooa to tak-j tiis sentence.',

Ke , so young in yesrs yet so warpe^. and old in soul, had at \

i last coi'ie to reap his harvest. From a /strained glass win- i

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do\7 above the.iud._.-3 ''■> head the pale i:iorniii,g light fell on him j as he stood ...lone against the v/crlo. . Here the Master had put pliable clay in the hands of an incapable workman; here I a tobernacle had been used as a house of disrepute. I-Ie thus stood -o a st?tue might stend--cold, aloof, alone and love- less. Christ's ira"ge etche.^ in the gl::ss of the winuow seemed to v/atch from on high. There in that solemn tomb of all crime and v/rong-doing, above the heed^- of all the court seemed to ring these words —

"And he gazed at those crowding about her, As she stood there so white -^ nd alone, And he said in a 'voice tinkling of silver, "Let the blameless ./ome, cast the first stone." The judge stood, cind lifting his bleck cloth, he gave

the death sent..nce enling-- ''--An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life, that is what ye sh/ll pay ZAIi

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to the lav/s of justice on Cxiristriias ruorn.''

The blecl: cloth settled on the floor like a cloud over all the eoi'th shcdovf.ng its beauty.

Another dreary procession v/oui:d its way to txie scaf- fold, while through the air, v/hich . ven those thicL; prison walls could not shut out, came the tinhlinG Bound of child- re ns' voice S--

"G hr i s t w>- s born o n C hr i s tna a Day."

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SANTA'S u::s::pected visit

he crackling of the v/ooi w.ss the onl^^ sound in the large, richly furnished livinr room, "'ith the exception of the reflection of the dancing flames, the room was in total darkness. Before the fireplace, sat a handsome man about thirty years of age, lazily stretche. m a lc?rge easy chair, gazing thoughtfully into tlie fire.

Upstairs, tearfully huddled in their white ^eds, lay Itv'o smell children, a boy about four years of age, an] his sister, Elaine, t^r/o years older, "'hy '.^^ere these tiny tots crying. It was Christmas Eve. The longest evenin'. of the year, to any small child's imagination, for ?t evening when they hang their stockings, it seem.s centuries before morning arrives when they can peek into them.

As the new moon peeped through the window to ask the reason for all these tears, a tiny face appeared over the mountain of, .blankets and tearfully whispered, "ii-uddie, --'hen luumsey wanted anything she used to pray to dear God, and she said if you prayed long and hard enough you'd get '^'h..t you wanted. ^7hy can't we pray too?"

The sullen father repeated to himself his children's pleas for Santa's visit and his hasty replies. ^s he thought

f last year's happy Christmas Eve, it again brought back that ghostly scene of his safe's death, two months later, vmat could he do to try to fill that empty space in his little dar- ling's hearts which now only held a memory of dear T.iumsey. He was sorry he had spoken so harshly to them this evening, but he was deeply wrapped in his sorrowful memories, and QLS

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his unstrung nerves '■ oul. not listen to their chilJish pleas, '"''ithout realizing r'-'hst ha ^"as sayin^, he had harsh-1 ly tolo them there woulcl not be any Santa Glaus t'lis year -i-xiJ had sent them to bed. The chilclren h:. J understood his look and tone of voice and hastily scampered off his knee, crying as if their little hearts vere breaking.

By the time the father had controlled his unstrung I nerves and reproached himself for speaking so hastily, he decided to sneak upstairn and kiss his little d.rlings good- night, an.: go to bed hiniseif. As he approached tiie nursery door, this is "■■hat he heard. "'Dear G-o.. , please :.on't let Santa forget us, I've trie, a^-fully h." rd to be a good girl. I v/ant a doll, a bug^^^y, and a set of blue dishes an:, a rock- ing chair. ■■ Then a babyish voice S::id, ''De^: r :}od, Lie been dood, too. Me ^^ants a tr. in, o. ^'agon, a bat and ball an I some blociis. ' ilaine''s swr>et little v. ice said, •'•mO"- repeat wh-.L I say, 5uj.dy. please have Santa bring us th?s: things, and make Daddy feel better, and I.Tui;isey ha,ppy in Heaven. A;.;en."

A teary-eyed man snatched his hat from the rack in the hall and rushed out in the cold, bitter ni "^,h.t to^'-ards the

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The next morning, when Elaine and Buddy o^oened their eyes, they were greeted by a beautifully decorated tree in their nursery. Their Daddy with a smile, instead of that worried look, stood by the window with a doll in one hand and a bat in the other cheerfully calling, "MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLINOS."

Ramona. Arata' ' THE UNLIGHTED CHRISTMAS TREE

In the center of a room stands a tree All decorated with pretties so bright

In 'the corner there =s a box still unpacked On the tree there's not one single light.

In the box there's a new Santa's suit,

A fond father's play for his little babe's joy,

In another box hidden in a room somevi'here There are nuts and candy and many a toy.

In a tiny ymite box there lies a little girl

T7ho was taken so quickly from a mother and dad.

In two chairs before a glowing fire place bright They sit, thinking of the dearest thing thet i^ad.

A tiny white bed is left so empty and cold While a mother and dad are left in sorrow.

They will always remember the one, so little and dear ^'^/ho will be laid away on the morrow.

A miother sits with sadness and falling tears

While father stands with stricken face so white,

Both thinking of that one thing alone Their babe, taken from them that night.

Then, perhaps as the years roll onward. The sorrow and oain of today will soften.

And only a memoiy, accompanied by a sigh. Will be heard from tnem ouite often.

Each yule-tide will bring a tear and a sigh, Although they know it just had to be.

Yet how could they not vividly remember

The year with the Unlighted Christmas Tree.

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j/^ was going over my Chris t:a£-.s list one evenin:. to -Ov' see if I hc^ iacluded every oo^rly , ••nen an i 3a came into my ruino. '"hy not give ?.Iiss Johnson a present, s'lehad been so good to us all?

Miss Johnson was a woman ""ho held herself aloof from the rest of us. ""he ^"'as V3ry cold in her ways, and she ras very unsocial. She wr,s not very old; I imagine that she was about thirty-eight. She was d very prett^r woman, and if you ever hod the chi^nce to see her smiling, you vouldsay thct she vas very beautiful. She had small features, very beautiful, large, blue eyes and blonde, curly hair, v'hich made ringlets about her face.

Yes, I h:-d nov'.' fully decided to get her a Christmas present, although I knew that all the th;:unks she -^'ould give me would be a cold nod and a brisk ''Than.f you". I t;ien set about thinking '"hat I coulJ get that would pl2;ase h'^r.

Just tiA'o - ays until Christmas, and I h: 'I not "^ecidej what to get her 5''et. That day I went to t'^.e city ^"it?i Grace, an J. after hunting all day, I did not see anything Wfii cb j coul;' get for her. As I ''as going by a je^Tlr.y shop, I sa^'^' a beautiful necl-ilace of amethysts. I v.'c.s about to hurry by it, when J remember-d that her eyes w^re blue, and I thought hov-- beautiful she would look in tiiosc pretty amet'jysts, so I de- cided to get them for her . althou^j.h thicy -rere. rather expensive.

On Christmas iXve I ^'as prepcred to give ther.; to her. ^"lien I -...rrive.^ at her door, I opene-I it slov^'ly and tip- V"^ \ toeJ to the back of her chair anJ put the r^retty stones

around her neck. Then I led her to a mirror to show her how pretty they looked on her. "What pretty blue eyes you have," I said in her ear. "The,y look just like those ame- thysts."

This had a curious effect on her, and into her eyes came a soft twinkling light, and she said, as if in a dream "That's just what he used to say." This sounded good to me because I thought th^,.t then she v;ould tell me something of her past life. My thoughts were not far from right, becausel instantly she started to tell me her story. This is what she told me.

"When I was eighteen, I fell in love with Clifford Anderson, a rich, handsome boy of twenty. We wore very de- voted to each other, but as he vr s young his pai'ents and mine would not let us marry.

"He was very rich, and I very poor so that also put a bar betv^een us. Although I was poor, I was ver^^ popular in town. I was the only child of a doting father and mother and although we were poor, I was allowed many luxuries some girls did not have.

"One day as I was sitting by a trickling little brook reading. Cliff rode up and said, "Goodbye, Helen, dear, and please remember that I didn't do it." 7/ith that comment he rode away.

"A shiver went up and down my back. Such questions as, "What didn't he do? Why •■as he so -.cited an-.:- pale'? Why did ij he say, "Goodbye" as he did?" flashed through my mind, anOp^A^ for a few minutes I couldn't think, ID

"The next thing I saw vios the sheriff and his posse galloping in the direction that Cliff went. My brain was in a jumble, ^"hatever ^f-'as the matter? I asked myself. Then I ran all the way to town to inquire.

"As soon as I got to town, a little boy said, 'Say, Helen, heard the news? Cliff shot his father and ran off v;/ith his money.' I felt faint, then I said, 'He didn't.'' 'They have proof that he did, ' said Jimmy and left m^e alone.

"Because this town was near Canada, Cliff had no trouble getting over the border, and the sheriff was forced to return without him. Nevorthaless , the town still regard- ed hira as a thief and murderer, until two years :.'.go, when the real criminal confessed. Then a search ^''as made for Cliff, to beg his pardon but he could not be found.

"I know that he is coming to me some time soon, though, because I receiv- d a little card the othsr doy with the one word 'Coming.' who else could it be, but Cliff?"

Just as she was saying this last line, we heard the v/ords, "Extra I Extra 1 Extra I Read about the big train wreck. Extral" I ran quickly outside and bought a paper. There were big screeching headlines saying, "Hundreds killed when two trains collide." Then it told how the wreck happened. As we were both reading the dead list. Miss John- son uttered a moan and dropped to the floor. I quickly gave her a drink and bathed her f orhead , but I could not bring her back to consciousness. I then called Doctor Eenton, but he said that she had died from a shock, because her heart had been weak. I could not think what could have caused

this shock until I, vnconsciousl^", looked at the paper again. I then realized what had caused the shock. The second name under the dead list ^^-as , "Clifford Anderson age forty. "

THOUGHTS

I saw the stars shine brightly In the heavens ov^?rhe•^.d , And felt the wind blo^'" lightl}?-^ Through the windo^^^ by ;::y bed.

I thought how those same stars Shone thousands of years ago, And shado'TS looked like bars, Upon the glittering snow.

Delia Crocco

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"CK:^JGTI'.L\S EVE"

At eight o'clock each hung a sock,

And tiptoed up to bed.

They sang their airs and said their prayers

And mother to ther.i read.

The moon shone bright as noon-day li.:^ht, Upon the sparlcling snow. All little tots, in bed ha:j liopp-d , •Ere Santa called out "'"oa."

At twelve o'clock, Job i heard a knock, And tiptoed do\''"n the stair. He had been told, 'twas very bold, To peep if Santa's there.

There was a bell, and something fell, It scvnded all so Queer,

So John was scored, though he had dared, And trembled mu c h '."' i t h f ear.

There came a sound the chimney down. And Santa did appear. John turned around without a sound, And Vc.nished, like a deer.

Joy Nelson

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Ovv^ }\ homas Jones was the i?ealthiest ir.an living in the \j^"s state of Michigan, and he was also the crankiest man in Michigan. His friends estimated him to be worth about fifteen millions of dollars. He was very bitter to- ward children. Every time he saw a group of children ;:ilay- ing, he would ask, "Haven't you anything else to do?" He would turn towards the largest child in the i^.roup and say, "If I were your father, I would put you to ^r-'ork. When I was a boy, I had to work hard. I could not play like you children. "

One little boy in the group spoke up and said, "That's what all the old felloes say; they brag too much about their childhood . "

This made the man very angry. He walked away vqty quickly from this group.

Thomas Jones v'as one of the stingiest men in the state. When representatives of charity societies would come to his place and ask for a donation, he wc Id say, "I have worked hard all my life for my money, and I cannot let it go as easily as that . "

Jones was called to New York to confer with officials of his company. It was Dec-mber fourth, and it was a very cold day. He decided to move into the next err '-hich was -^'armer. He came to seat number fourteen and s?t there. After he set- tled himself, he found that t^^^o small children were sitting by him. The tiny baby started uttering a speech of goo- ^. goes, as if to say, "Hello, hov-; are you?" Tbis mecin man

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"Say, conductor, ma^^ I get a Iretter seat than this?"

called Ivlr. Jones. .

"'r:hat is the trouble vvith that seat?" asked the con- ductor.

='It is a little chilly here v'here I am sitting," Sv.id

i,:r. Jones.

The conductor finally showed him another seat.

Jones arrived home on Dec-mber t^^-enty-second . He found that there were five children in the yard that he had not seen before this. "Oh, I guess it's another nev family that will cause me some sorrow," grumbled Jones to himself.

Jones was not feeling well when he arrived home. That night he became very ill. The oldest girl Evelyn had no- ticed him go into the house that evening. She had not seen him around the house for two days. She decided th: L it would be best to go and see if there were any trouble. She knocked at the door, but there ^as no responce. She opened the door and vmlked in to the kitch?n. It ^^-as in a very un- tidy condition. She walked into the bedroom; there she found the man lying in bed almost dead. ^lis hands were very cold. The heart beat was very faint. She lighted the

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store .

After a fev/ hours, Jones regained consciousness. Evelyn told him to take the medicine 'r'hich she had prepared

for him.

"Hov7 did you happen to know that I was here?" asked

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"I saw you go into the house a fe\^' dpys a^o , and you did not come into the yard or go out of the house, so I thought maybe you ^-^.'ere ill," replied Evelyn.

"Are you helping me out in vie^ of receiving money or just to show the right Christmas Spirit?" asked Thomas.

"I al-'^ays try to help someone become happy at Christ- mas time," said Evelyn, "I al^^.'-ys go around asking for do- nations to help the crippled children and orphans."

"I never helped anyone in my life, but I sure am going to help someone now," said Jones happily. ""all you please bring me my check book?"

Evelyn handed it to him. He 'A'rote two checks and hand- ed them to Evelyn. One was for five thousand dollars in favor of the Crippled Childrens' Fund, and the other ^^-as for two thousand dollars payable to herself. She was very happy,

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She- spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning the house The food that she cooked was enjoyed by Jones.

After he had been in bed for two weeks, he ^^ s able to walk around the garden. It was so different. The garden 'p-^\l had been cleaned, the flowers had been watered. Evelyn WL

was trimming some of the plants in the garden. "How old are you, Evelyn?'' asked Jones.

"I am nineteen years old," replied Evelyn.

"I am forty-three years of age, but--^vill you marry me?" Jones asked rather slowly, then added, "I love you." Evelyn loved him too. She knev there '^'as something good in hi ill, even if he was cranky.

"I will marry you Thomas," said Evelyn.

After they had been married five years, Thomas was the proud father of two beautiful children. When his youngest child started talking to him in goo-goos , he re- membered the incident on the train. He v-as ashamed of himself for that. "I should have played with that little baby then," said Jones to himself. He has had a Christmas tree in his home for the last five years.

"I will have a Christmas tree every year in my home," he said to Evelyn. "It makes the home brighter and helps to bring out the Christmas Spirit more," replied E^/elyn.

Every year he gives five thousand dollars to the Crip- pled Children's Fund. He gives a party in honor of the village children each Christmas. He gives money to charity or organizations readily, for now Thomas Jones has certainly

caught the right Christmas Spirit.

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X star swings low in the east, Over a white-walled town, And into the desert gloom Its light falls whitelydown.

Across the vraste of sand, Under the glea.ming star, Come three wise, wondering kings, Seeking, from afar.

And as the star glows brighter, Heavenly voices sing — Voices glorious and sweet Heralding the King I

CHRISTMAS NIGHT

On Christmas night. There came a light. It was a star In the heaven far.

Then o'er the lands. Came men from bands. They were the wise ¥no watched the skies.

They brought vjith them, Gifts like a ^em, To give the King, Of whom ?je sing.

CHRISTMAS TIME

Christmas is here We will be a cheerful lot Every one will cheer When it's twelve o'clock

I will hang my sock Near the mantle hot

And be sure of no knot When it's twelve o'clock

The Christmas Table is neat The people for dinner begin to knock Because the turkey looks so sv/eet ^.?hen it's twelve o'clock

Glenn Geddes

THE GUIDING CHFJSTLIAS CHIMES ;1^' /' ti Christmas morn the homeless olc! man arose and

left the old b:.rn in '"••hich he had spent the ni^ht. He yawned as he v-alked into the larr,:e city. He put his hands into his pockets, but it did little goou for they were full of holes. Perhaps soi:ieone vould yive liir.i some old clothes in place of the r\e'r ones -"hich they '^'ould re- ceive as gifts. He '^'ondered.

It "■■as a very cold morniny, and the ol.^ uan ' s fin,<T^rs and nose were blue. His feet felt like clumsy hunks of ice, and they vere very numb, but, he had to ^--..Ik, for he had no place to go.

As he passed the many houses, he looked through the windows. '"hat scenes he sa^vj

There was a roaring fire in a l=rge fire place. It seemed to radiate joy as v-ell as he?.t. Even the blue and golden flames seemed to be joyfully* prancing. A large or- namented Christmas tree stood near the fireplace. There were some shiny red and green apples in a golie.i fr; it dish on the ta'le. Two little girls '"-ere sitting on the rug nei^'.r the fireplace; the^" were playing with fneir Christmas toys. The parents were sitting peacefuly in l-^rge an.: chairs. They were re^'ding. '"'hat jo3^ there seemed to be in that one room.'

The old man stopped and watched for a fe"' h.oments. It brought back old memories, and he pictured in his mind some

of the happv Christmases he had had "•■■•hen he ''as a cliild.

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In the ciistence, the Christmas Chimes cheerily filled the cold and cloudy atmosphere. They seemed to lightly drift to the listening ears. They seemed to summon some lonesome soul to Christmas services. "It is a ponderous sound to he: r on Christmas iiiorn," thought the lonely iv.an. So, as if someone ^-"ere sayint^ "follow the sound of the •':ell Follow the sound.'" the aged :.ian g^. .ided hir..s3lf to the church by listening to the chimes.

"•hen, at last, he reached the church, it seemed to be a palace. The windo'^'-'s -"ere beautifully strined, and lead- ing to its entrance was a marble stair^-ay.

The old lOan wondered \'"hether or not he should go into the church, but soon the Innd-he-: rted r-inister '"'as stand in; in the door\vay. He asked the tramp to enter and i-arm him- self. It \"as rather early for servic-s, so the minister and the tram.p talked together.

The minister, by clever questions, le.£-rned of the tramp's past life and hard times.

"It iTiUst be rather lonely this Christmas, is it nofi" concluded the minister,

"Yes, it is I Yet, I sa\'"' soi^ethixig that made me happy today," answered the tramp. He told the preacher of the

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The iiiinister invit-:d the tramp to have Christmas dinner vith him, and he said that he need'^d a janitor for the church.

A tear of joy came to the old man's ej^e vhen '^e "as offered a Christmas J inner, and he ■."■■as to be janitor of the church and '.""as going to live '-^ith the minister. He would also soon have some ^'■"arm clothes. Oh, it was I'/onder- full

During the services, the old man prayed an:! geve thanks to God for' liis Christmas ^i -''"t'S . The Christmas chimes were rung ag?in to close the servic^;s--those chimes which had guided him.

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The ship wa.s sinking. And the sea was high. The men were pumping "ithout a sigh.

The hole "'as l:-r^e, And life-'roats fev. The pump ' s d i scha rge ■■'ou.ld nevar do.

The ship did sink With men ani mate, "'ithout a wink, The/ met their fate.

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SANTA'S AEROPLANE

Oh I dear Santa Claus is come down from above, He owns a new plane with which he's in love. And save his toy-shooters he TFrea"'^ons has none, His classy new aeroolane couldn't carry a gun. So faithful to children; so dauntless in air. There never was a man like him, to comiDare.

He stopped not at houses where children were toad. But after he massed them, he wished that he had. And 'ere he alighted on to'z of ray gste. He got caught in a cloud; that's why he was late. Neither a laggard in love, nor afr=tid of the air, Cause he hurried his olane, so he could get there.

Then, at length, when he came in my hall.

He was shaken and bruised for he had a bad fall

Then he sooke to my father, his hand on his gun

For -ooor little me "'fas re-dy to run.

"Oh, what does she need? What does she crave?

Is there anything here that the darling would save?"

I i?;anted to speak but couldn't for fright. So I cuddled in bee and hid from his sight. Dad talked with Santy outside my door "Give her a dolly; she couldn't want more," Was Daddy's reoly. Sant^ gave a grimt While in his bag, he began to hunt.

I jumiDed from my bed; I w^n thankful and glac I ran to the door, threv? my arras ^ round Dad. When I went to thank Santa, no one was there, I listened and heard a dull bu^'--'ing in air. Santa was gone; the dolly was mine. I told dad I'd be good 'till next Christmas time.

Ah, children '. Oallants '. and Ladies so fair I

Santa loves comoany, and he loves the air.

His aeroolane of bro^ni and his suit of bright red.

Sure daz'7les the children, so Daddy said.

If you hear buzzing when in your room

You'll know it's Santa, and he'll be there soon.

Cebie Parker

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"Orrin-:: to rny ill health, I Till sell at a'jctio-" at nv home,

in toT'HPhio 29, Ranr:e 15 north, pcco::din':^ to recent rchool

survey, one Dair of -pod corduroys, age S months. They are

of undoubted coura.Q;e r^.nd h^ve been torn fre^"uently. They

are ■^tt^ched very ..luch to their orpsent honie ^-ith a nail,

but I 1-ill sell then to any one who \7ill treat then ri^^nt.

They are one half cloth and one half holes; I TTould rather

sell to a non-resident of Brent^'^ood. "

Everett Bonnickson

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rpi,,.^p the night before Christrn-s, 4nd all through the q;ar^q'e ^T o t a rn o 1 0 r ■'-'as r u n i i n p; , Fot even a Dodge.

The doors "-ere '"ide o-^en; Soc'^s '^'ith nuts -^.nd bolts stored, With the ho-^e th^t Old Santa 1.1 i gh t b ■."• " ■:! rr a n e 17 Ford.

Vivian Bonnichson TOPSY TURVY HOLLY^'?OOD 'V^W ollyT^ood has '.'nore Spanish hoT,Ps than Spain, raore C'.-vr Trreelc gods tha.n 'l^reece, more shiehs than Arabia, -moTe Bohemians than Bohemia, more •'^•hi'^- '<:ers th^n Russi'^, and more bull than Bulyaria. It is the only :;lace ■'•'here ')ne can see Judas Iscariot, Naooleon, ^nd a co^:'boy goino: to ■"'ork in the same flivver; where Cleo'oatra eats chili -^nd beans at Holly- v/ood Bo^"l v-ith Abrah-^m Lincoln; "-here G^eorge Washington is told \io''^ t? conduct affairs at Valley For-re by an ej-

taxi driver. Uollyroor} is '--hpre ^'p sep a Cnic^^o gang- ster goin:r dorn tovn ^.^'ith g. Nev; York -ool^ce officer; --here a iTiodern flaroer sits vritli Martha, '^'ashine^to'.i in the same car; vrhere a Jevrish damsel tal'is to a Cnrir-tian -oriest, and where Shalces^eare s-oes t3 rork with an ice man in the moving van. That, briefly, is Hollywood I

Marie ^eame WHO KNOWS Dear Miss Mas ton,

I tell yo'.T ^"'hat.

Vifriting poetry is a lot of rot.

I know that I will never be

An Edgar Guest or ''Jfhitcomb Riley.

Charles Lei'jis

AS THE Ri^ST 0? THT^ SCHOOL STT^^S THEM

A Senior sitting on a railroad trails,

The train was coming fast. The train got off that railroad track, To let the Senior oast.

Leona Ramos

:'KE IITCHEN CLOCK

"Tick, tock, tick, took," says the kitchen clock.

As it marks the tim^e a.wa.y.

"Tick, tock, tick, tock," it seems to mock.

As we ?;aste our timie away.

"Get busy, get busy," it seems to say.

^s it ticks the whole day through.

"Get busy, get busy, 'tis no time for olay."

Until your work is all through.

Robert Walker

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FRESHMEN RECEPTION

The Fre3h;.'ien Reception^ helc! October 6, was attendee^ by a lar^'^e crowd w"io enjo^'ed seeing the ''green" Freshies introduced to the /nysteries of nigh scliool. Stunts were given by each class. The Sophoniores gave a clever bur- lesque; the Juniors a college skit; and. the Seniors gave the filming of "Wild Nell, the Pet of the Plains.'* Re- freshments and dancing followed the initiation. Music was furnished by Link's Orchestra.

SOPI-IOMORE HOP

The ''Big Game" was held October 16. Perhaps 7/"ou have guessed that it was the Sopho,inore Hop given in the school auditoi ..rrn by the cla&s of '31. We danced t^ayly over a footbtJ-1 field, at each end of which were goal posts, one decorated in the blue and gold of U. C, and the other was decorated in the red and. v^hite of Stanford. Around, the sta- dium were pennants of many popular American colleges. Multi- colored pennants formed the sk7;' of the football field,

Wilson's Orchestra of Oakland furnished good music from the bleachers on the stage.

Little footballs se]''ved as clever programs, and punch was served through a huge football in the hall.

All present reported a splendid time, and. the Sophomores

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were highly complimented on the success of their dance.

KLICRING KE!^5 KLUB

K.K.K. initiation '.vas to have been helcl on October 30

but was post-poned because of the illness of so many of

the members and initiates.

HIGH JINKS

The ninth annual High Jmlcs was given in the school

auditorium December 7. The program consisted of:

1. Burlesque Stunt j ''And the Villain Still Pursued Her",

which was given b^- the entire Student Body. The cast

was

Jack Screwluce Glenn Geddes

Eiaali?ie Hanoout Vilda Lavere

John Handout Oscar Burroughs

Lena Handout Delia Crocco

George Grabnin Bill Baxter

Jim Spy out Edwin Math is on

Mary Innigm Vivian Bonnickson

Li7zie Leaping'

aura Mantelli

Back stage were Leo Collins, Prompter; and Alfred Devalle^ Property Man.

2. Spanish Dance---Florence Gilhart ane Elmer Gauger. The dance was coached by Miss Evelyn Higgins,

3. Chorus--Glenn Gedries, 'Villiam Baxter, Ervin Wells^, Leo Collins 5 Elmer Gauger, and Bernard Jansse. The choi'us was trained by Mrs. Pasmore. They sang "Me and My Litt]-e Banjo. ''

4. ''Thursday Evening" and "Green Shadows'' were produced by the dramatic club m.em.bers. Tnese plays were directed by Miss Mas ton who was assisted by Cynthia Burroughs and Virginia Carpenter.

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The cast for '' Thiirsciay E\''ening" consisted of

James Coluinbo Gordon Johns

Mar i an Saldz Creature

Raniona Arata Lars. Sheffield

Helen Reese Mrs. Johns

Those who took part in '■Green Shadows^' were

Aunt Harriet Cebie Parker

Barbara- --^--Ger aid ine Deeney

Mother Freda Ma thi s on

Robert Donald Jacobsen

Gordori Elmer Gauger

Drayman Horace Ma thi s on

5. Varsity Drag--Geraldine Deeney and Florence Gilhart

6. Song-- ''Memories of Franco" by Sadye Cooper

Several door prizes v;ere won and O'^eryone enjoyed the fortune telling booths where predictions for the future were given. Those who assisted as fortune tellers were

Kathryn Post Grace Colum.bo Ruby Frey Beryl Lynch Marie Beame Lillian Larson TheoSlla Thompson

Delia Crocco La\ira Mantelli Floy French Irene Kasdorf Eileen Hanson Dorothy Pegester Mar 11 3 se Strehlan

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STUDENT BODY IIOTES 0<i<Cyi "^-e Student Body of Li'oerty Union High School, un- v^ der the leadership of President Helbor Crandell, has succeeded in starting the year well. On Labor Day, many comical costumes and characters assembled here. Class-] es were held in the morning a;nd in the afternoon everyone "pitched in" to some ^'ood hard vrork and was rewarded with a lunch which was served by the girls.

As our yell leader, Oliver Uphara, who was elected last year, has moved to Richmond, one of our first problems was to elect another. Robert Walker was elected leader, and Donald Jacobsen was chosen assistant.

During the month of October, Miss McDonald, sponsored by I^r. Hannum, president of the American Trust Bank, at Byron, introduced the banking system into our school.

During October the Student Body was entertained by Chief Hail Stone of the Cherokee Tribe. He not only pres- ented a number of Inaian dances and songs, but he enlight- ened our m.inds on many points concerning the Indians and their lives.

ITovember 13, 1928, Kr. Bridges of Heald's Business College gave an interesting talk on "Helps on the Way to Success." Mr. Bridges ended his speech with an amusing little story of a locomotive very determinedly puffing " I-

think-I-can, — I-think-I-can, — I-think-I-can ^-" the signiii

cance of which, none of us missed. '

On December 3, 1928, Captain McCullen, veteran of ^'^ ^

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croGsing the plains to Qr-egon Captain McCullen was in- troduced to us by his son-in-law Rev. Crowe of the Method- ist Church of Brentwood.

Theo Ella Thompson

7 GIRLS' LEAGUE NOTES

he Girls' Leaguie started this :/ear by preparing the lunch on Labor Day. lola Dainty and Agnes Dutro were our representatives to the Girls' League Conference, held at Santa Rosa.

The question of compulsary wearing of uniforms has been settled by an am.endraent Y/hich has been added to the constitution.

Our Girls' Hi Jinks, which is an annual affair, has been postponed until next semester, because of so much ill- ness.

The Girls' League did all it could to make the High Jinks a success. One of its enterprises during the evening was a novelty booth.

Josephine Columbo

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SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY CHAPTER 150 C S ?

)XV_>,\ his Scl:iola.rsliip Socisty lias the lolIoT/irir^- members ^ on its roll: Oscar Burroughs, Virginia Garcpenter, Delia Crocco, Ruby Frey, Jfarjorie Hannum, Lucille Trembley, Cynthia Rarroughs, Agnes Dutro, Gladys Frey, Golda Frey, Wilda Lavere, Elizabeth Lawrence, Freda I^athison, Doro'Ghy Register, Donner Wilder. Those of the society who graduat- ed in Jane, 1928 were Hazel Clark, Thelma Geddes and I/iargaret Hevey.

Virginia Carpenter president

Marj ori e Kannum Vi ce-pr e sident

Agnes Dutro Secretary

Agnes Dutro

DRAHATIC CLUB NOT^S

t "che first meeting of the Dramatic Club, the

followin^;, officers v/ere elected;

Wilda Lavere president

James Columbo Vice-president

Donald Jacob sen Secretary

Throui,hout the comin.^' school term the club plans to produce plays before the Student Body. The plays aie to be coached by the studen'cs of the club under the supervision of Hiss hast on.

T'e club did its part for the Hi Jinks by staging xwo plays, "Thursday Evening" and "Green Shadows."

Donald Jacob sen

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THE LI31:RTY. AGGIES' NOTZS he Liberty Aggies' Club was organized this year. Only those taking agriculture are qualiiied to be- come members. The club is under the direction of the in-, structor of agriculture in this school, Mr. Hilliard. Mr. Hilliard is a graduate of Davis Branch of the University of California. Last year he taughx at Dos Palos.

The officers elected for this year are as follows:

Pietro Dernatei President

Lawrence Rosa Vice-president

Lloyd Thomas Secretary

Lloyd Thomas—- Treasurer

Horace Mathison Reporter

Lionel Thom.as — Sergeant-at-arms

The purposes o£ the club are to keep the members inform ed on the latest and most important advancements pertaining to agriculture; to secure information on any agricultural, or related subjects, within a reasonable length of time, for the members; and to promote better social relationships among those engaged in agricultural work.

On September 23, Ralph Lambdin, Byron Houston,- Arthur Frey, Ellsworth Wood, Robert Fletcher, Lausten Armstrong, Charles Lewis, Jack Nash, Professor Nash and Mr. Hilliard attended the county fair at Hollister. Vegetables, fruits and animals were displayed there.

Pietro Dernatei, Hoi^ace i'athison, Donald Jacobsen, Robert Fletcher and Mr. Hilliard went to Lodi on November 10, to judge | grapes. ¥nen they went through Stockton, they stopped and

examined a variety of grapes. They then watched other scnoQl >^ teams judge apples, cream cheese. and butter. X

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On November 15, Slrae:r, Jos^. ph and L.jaSten Anx&trong Doi'.ald Jacobsen, Arthur Frey, Robert Fletcher, Pietro Dematel, Horace Mathison and Mr. Hillard went to South San Francisco to the California Live Stock and Baby Beef Show. Various types of prize stock were there from the Western States.

After lunch, they T:e;?e shown through the Western Meat Company's building. They watched from the time the ani- mals were killed until they were packed and ready for ship- ment to markets. The most interesting feature was the m^aking of bologna and "hot dogs."

Tuesday, Noveinber 20, Leonard Augusta, Mervyn Evans and Alvin Jesse of the Animal Husbandry Class accompanied by Mr. Killard visited the Pacific Slope Dairy Show which is held annually at Oakland. This was the second largest show of its kind in the United States. All of the best dairy animals in the Western States, graded samples of butter, cheese, and milk and ice cream, and the latest de- velopment in dairy machinery and equipment were exhibited there.

On December 1, two teams of three members each went to Davis, one to judge grapes and the other to judge truck crops. Arthur Frey placed second in the truck judging contest .

For this Christmas vacation, the club members are plan- ning a trip to Yoseraite Valley.

Horace Mathison

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TKS FRESHMAN CLASS NOTES he Class of '32 entered the high school one bright """~\>Xi August morning with high hopes. (For that is all a freshman can have at such a time.) Some shook and trem- bled to think of what they must face.

After a few days they had settled themselves, and were on their journey for education. The class has a group of brilliant and progressive officers. Vivian Bonnickson, its hopeful President, is beginning to think the class' futo.je will be a startling success. Evelyn Johnson is the Vice- president. The up and coming little Secretary and Treasurer is James Cooper.

Miss Logan, the class teacher, has been a constant help to us.

Donald Krumland and Vera Braga are the class represent-

Kathryn Post, the class teller, assures the future success of the freshman to save money.

Two of the class have made the Dramatic Club. They are Helen Reese and Julien Wagenet. The class wishes them luck, and hopes that they will be the great dramatists of the school.

On the whole, the class thinks it is a success as far as it has gone and hopes to be able to prove this soon.

Kathryn Post

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ry^cf- ^V ophomores J Rah J Rah J Rah,' Sophomores.' 'Ye'T' Si-I vstill the same old peppy class this -year, except that we aren't freshmen any more. It surely feels good not to be called, "Key, you Freshman] "

Before our Hop we gave a dancing party at the Auditor- ium to which we invited the Junior class.

Although our Hop has past, we haven't stopped hopping. We were very busy during the first part of the year gi/ing sales and preparing for our Hop. We are taking an aci:ive part in the Annual High Jinks. We also have second highest number of memberships in the C. S. F.

Our class officers for the year are:

Oscar Burroughs President

Helen Webber Vice-president

Myrtle Iliddleton Secretary-Treasurer

Ruby Frey Student Affairs

William Beaman Student Affairs

Charles Lewis Sergeant at Arms

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THE JUI'TIOR CLASS NOTES e Juniors have he.d several sales this ^'■ear to raise money for our greatest event of the year, our J'unior Prom, which is to be held January 26. We have planned to have the theme of our dance Oriental, and we hope that it will be as successful as our Sophomore Hop of last year.

Besides working hard for our Prom., we have done a little \\ towards the success of the Ninth Annual High Jinks. We V^ \ have won the one hundred percent Banking Pennant nine c

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tinic-s. and we feel mi-::-'hV- prov.d ci it •

Out officers iot this year are as follows:

lola Dainty President

Robert Xelso Vice-president

Henry Martin Secretary-Treasurer

Harry Cordua Student Affairs

Theo Slla Thompson Student Affairs

Lucille Trembley

THE SENIOR CLASS NOTES

All senior business and social affairs come in the

latter part of the school year, and, of course, the biggest,

grandest, and most thrilling affair of all comes on the

last day, graduation J The best is always left for the last.

Our officers for this year are

C-olda Frey president

Edg?.r Armstrong Vice-President

Ramona Arata Secretary-Treasurer

Zelma Hudson Student Affairs

James Hannum Student Affairs

We have selected our Senior Play, which will be "The Lion and the Mouse." Vie plan to stage it about the first of March. Try-outs are to be held before Christmas vacation.

Y/e won the one hundred percent Ba^^king Pennant eight times and this shows that the Seniors can save.

Elizabeth Lawrence

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NKVS OF OUR ALUMNI

Lena Nola Is employed at the "Pay and Take" store in Antloch. She plans to attend college, later.

iv''argaret Hevey, Thelraa Geddes and Cecil IVoolley are attending the San Jose Junior College.

Araorette Crawford, riadalein O'Meara, Laura Hammond and Angelo Bailey are attending the University of California.

Donald Houston, Thelraa Richardson, Alma Beaman and Helen Honegger are attending the College of the Pacific.

Mary Watt is attending Armstrong's Business College, where she is on "The Jourrial" staff.

Kendall Burroughs is now working at his home. He plans to attend the college at Davis next August.

IVarren Geddes has a position at the Standard Oil Com- pany in Byron.

Lucille Reichm.uth is employed at Katten and Morengo's in Stockton.

Myrtle Vertu has announced her engagement to Al Pickeron of Puiightsen.

Minnie Pitau is em.ployed at the Brentwood Post Office.

Irvin Somerhalder is now working at his father's ranch in Knight sen.

Lauretta Minta is spending this month with friends in San Rafael.

Wallace Regester is working for the Santa Fe as an ap- prentice at Shafter, California.

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Mrs. Dewey Mansfield, nee Irene Crocco, is the mother of a "boy born on the tvi^enty sixth of November.

Ellsworth Wells and Melba Cakebread, graduates of 1927 announced their engagement last September.

Theodore Ohrastede is working in Knightsen as bookkeepe] for John Kri stick,

Emily Bailey is now taking music lessons in San Fran- cisco.

John Hill is employed at his father's printing office in Brentwood.

Bernice Arata is attending Munsen's Business College in San Francisco.

Jennie Cooper is working at the Brentwood Bank. I

Ray Houston is attending the Agricultural College at Davis.

Melba Acre:/ is emplo^^'ed as a stenographer at the office of D. D. Watson in Brentwood.

Dudley Hudson is working at the Highway Garage in Byron.

"Bud" SulliA/an is employed at the ranch of H, P. Gar in.

Leo Janss^ is employed at the Jansse and O'Meara store. He plans to attend the University of California in February.

Lawrence Augusta is in Visalia working for the California Packing Corporation.

Anna French is attending the College of Commerce, Stockton

Charles Snow is employed at the Snov/ Ranch in Placerville

Frances Diffin is employed at the ''J & 0'' in Brentwood. She is also giving piano lessons.

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Juliet Firpo, who graduated with the class of '26 is taking a Post Graduate Coui'se at this high school. She is living with her parents in Knlghtsen.

Agnes Prey is attending the State Teachers' College at San Francisco.

Ruth Baxter is working in the Bank of Antioch.

Marjorie Collis attended the Sophraore Hop which was held here on the twenty-sixth of October. She is attending school in San Jose.

After visiting nearly every state in the union, Lowell Griffith has returned home.

Hazel Clark, a graduate of '28 and Norman Rudineck of Stockton, were married at San Jose in November. The young couple will make their home in Brentwood.

Ellsworth Wells is teaching violin lessons.

Edith Ackerman is staying at her home in Deer Valley.

Georgene Uphara is employed at her father's office in Richmond.

Blanche Plumley is taking music lessons in San Fran- cisco .

Rose Reichmuth is employed as a stenographer at Sam Aaron's in Stockton.

Fred Heidorn is v;orking at his father's ranch. He pur- chased a new Chevrolet Coupe, a month ago.

Melba Cakebread is employed in the office of the paper mill at Antioch.

Link Geiselman, not to be outdone by Freddie Heidorn, has a new Ford.

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Mr. S-oindt: "'"•^r// g.re yo" late, Florence?" Florence: "It vs.? l^te whfi T f^tarted fro'ii hoTie." Mr. S; "Then wh; c^idn't you start early?" Florence: "It was too late to start early."

Boss: "What are you tvjo darkies doing ''-alking so slowly ur) those stairs?"

Jackson: """Ife is workin*, "boss, le is carry in' dis here desk up de stairs."

Boss: "I don't see any deski"

Jackson: "Fo' de lands sake, Thompson, T-^e done forgot de desk I"

ks soon as the tr-vpler entered the office, said the

manager huiriedly,

"I an: sorry, but I cannot see you ti-day."

"Well," re-^lied the trq.veler, " it's lucky I called

here I reriresent a firm of soectacle makers I"

Lady: "I bought thrr- ha.r.s he""e a month ago and they were very sood. Ha.ve you got nnv more of them?"

Butcher: "Yes, Ma'^m, there are ten of those hams u-n here no^'^ "

Lady: "Well, if y-y:.'re sure they're off the same -lig, I'll take six of the.r. ."

First Si-.nole ITimrod: "Hey, don't rhoot. Your gun isn' loaded. "

His Partner: "Can't helo it. The ::iger von't i-git."

When her neighbor's son came over to borrow her scissors she asked him if his mother hadn't a 'oair.

"Yes," he replied, "but her's ^^'on't cut tin."

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Proud Fatlier: ".\^o, my s word for peo'Dle."

Latin Student: "PoDuli.

Proud Father: "Johnny, Father that way 1"

Mr, Spindt: "Do you plan on goin Soph: "Sure, I've already bought

ver .

Mr. Callaghan: "What is energy?"

Robert Fletcher: "I know, but I can't exolain it." Mr. Callaghan: "Well, then, illustrate it." Robert: "Energy is what is wasted when I try to work these Physics oroblerns."

First Wit: tract them?"

Second Wit

First Tint: "'lYhy do they have knots on the ocean in- stead of miles?"

Second Ditto: "Well, you see they couldn't have the ocean tide if there v:ere no knots."

"What things grow larger the more you con- " Debts."

Andy: "I had my nose broken in three places this sum-

mer.

Jean: "^Tiy do you kee-o on going to such -olaces?"

A young man who had taken his Ford out on a cool, wintry day was covering the engine with a blanket.

Little Boy (looking on): "Don't cover it up, mister, I saw what it was. "

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