Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 19

Oakland Tribune, Sunday, Sept. 17, 1 944 Fall Setnester SCHOOLS AND PLAYGROUNDS LeisiS Time Setup Technical Evening HigK i rTe-Qpenri Technical Evening High School opens its" doors tomorrow evening for the Fall term to any and all persons over 16 years of age, it is reported by Dr. Milton Yockey, principal. The faculty has adopted the motto for the year "Adult Education, the Hope of the and a vast variety qjj Meet Present Day Needs ByJAliTfiREY The new recreation bulletin most assuredly has been gauged to4it the-iange of abilities and interests of our boys and girls of all types and ages from, the start to the close of Bubectfflroffefed for the of men end women seeking to make the most of their evening feisurie kou's, lasses Park, (jaiwrtestractor and member their school years, even a casual'glance at the contents re to cpen this week are the win direct sdghce class each Wed 9 veals- leisurely-pcru methinks, disclose much more Kr ns I information than the time, place and date of games and" events. "Seemingly, the school and recreation authorities nave moD- ilized to.

met our present-day urgent issues with a united front, and in the broad and diversified sports and social offerings outlined, there can be no doubt that schools, gymnasiums and playgrounds have taken their place as an inspiring and dynamic force in our community's educational system, However, before this aideJiner becomes too deeply involved in this word picture of the current leisure-time setup that marks the beginning of a new era for some 60,000 kids hereabouts, let's up in this nutshell-our local leaders have demonstrated they r'trg fully aware that their business is to lead, and arejaoing jupt thjt tthtwst.mjii! CHANGE CITEO 7 At the first meeting of the recrea tion co-ordinators- list for instance, one hange alone in the schedule of events substantiates-how fully of the tWTeaBnd peeds officials in charge, ara- The "field generals" noilongerutTeba-i Oakland's ichool departmant and recroatton co-ordlnotorf eonkr with Supervlaora DavJd SnydsW and f4is Floranct Weeks, at the first meeting ol Fall term, pn ways and means -of further stranding end iropoving iht citywid leisure, tima program In oporation lot 'ten-g croup. The trplnod laaders will plan and develop the play projept with the fingle purpose in mind oi safeguarding the future oi high school youth by filling their needs ei the present The officials who regard the task as a ''trusteeship no less, are. from left to right Marlorie Gllion, Jack CaprJ, Ruel BeeL Snyder Miss Weeks. Robert Cumm, Claire Johnston, Portia WaganeL find Edward Cockrum-Tribune Photo, Labor7 Schdol For 0aklarid 1 fine- their duties to the high echool fft TutT el rn-ouiw. si heretnfnra.

HiitiiHll fak.tsohool orchestras, and Little The- groups, as heretofore, but will take back riding, crews on Hi Lake, lowing -Effective Public Speaking An intensive course in the art and skill ef njJblic speaking which epv-" ers boh theory and practice will be d'rected br Mrs. Emily "Rayburn Kneiss beginning tomorrow evening at 7:15 Instruction, which will provide practical experience for both the beginning and advanced student in public speaking, will cover these topics: the art of interpretation, skill in interpretation, diction, platform presentation', prep aration- of speech, the extempo-. raneous talk, the written speech, the book review, the Informal discus sion, round-table discussion, panel cuscussion, and the open forum. The elassjwill meet every Monday evening. SpanishPersons seeking begin tag Spanish instruction a course in edvanoed Spanish may register tomorrow evening for two courses in" beginning Spanish en Tuesday and Thursday evening and a class in advanced Spanish on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

Instruction will be of definitf value to men and women planning to travel in Latin-America and for person seeking miormation Latin-American culture. Em phasis if placed on conversational Spanish from tke standpoint of bust ness, social, anjuito'al 8lue -INTENSIVE TRAINING Conversational French Paula Upas will direct a course in inten-' JiXS. training in Trench conversation "and self expression, and persons who register for the course will be given definite vocabulary prepaid tien with oral practice, and direct method exercigesi The class wiljj meet every Monday ana Wednesday evening from to 8:15 p.m. Home Uursing gpepiai training will be given at the evening school In coursesdesigned to provide class members with a Bed Cross home nursings certificate. A qualified registered nurse will instruct the course and registration is limited- The evening class will meet onWed nesdaya-tpom to 8:18 p.m and the afternpon class will he operate irom p.rn.

p.m. on canes days and Friday.1-" Auto Electricity and Carburetiop -r-Earl Cufford will-direct a course to be given on Wednesday evenings, and the latest shop equipment and repair methods vil be utilized in the instruction program. Persons who enroll will have their personal automoDiie problems, considered The four-partr course will include the following topics: meters, batteries, testing, (2) starters, generators, voltage regulators; (3) the. ignition tune-up and general electric repairs; (4) fueL4une-up ana carbureter repairs and tests. Social Dancing Frances Hatch over the task of teaching rules of games to fifth end sixth grade teammates in the elementary ecjiopis inltbe districts ever which they pre side is cororipstprs.

in. short, where Co-prdinatpr Edward Cock' mm. frir thti Maann onmKina1 the chore of conducting the fecreaa won prpgram uie pakianq-woose velt High district for the 'teen-agers, and filling the assignment of ing the graders-thrpughout th? city the furidamentajs of bsll games, this season finds seven trained instructors the extensive field. CREDIT GIVEN Need it be mentioned that the fine organization hand of Supervisor uavm p. Snyder is discernible be hind the noteworthy movement? The bead pf tiie school department's city-wide project of providing plepsr ant pjaJjBiajtJor boys and girfs eit Ghapt to in .1 s.iw-.i,.-, Begistnatipn for eyening classes at the California Labor School ef Ala meda County opens tomorrow in fDaklana at 2030 Broadway, and with it a new educational venture wiu be launched this area.

it ia patterned alter a similar or? nas met witn outstanding success. Mime purpose or tne scnooi is-to offer educational facilities to labor members as well as to bring about rr better understanding and unity among an sections oi tne community. To this end its curriculum has a broad community appeal with courses ranging from those of specifically labor nature to postwar reconstruction, community health, science, economics, parent child relations', art, vancmg and the theater. Courses are being conducted by experts in their respective fields. sucn as r.

htaniord jcarnsworw, public healtli officer of Oakland, wno wiu give a-cojurse on community health services. In many instances the cpurse i made up'ol a series, or-lectures oy recognized authorities on KfiRclfic nhaspa nf a I ei proWe "An7fxmple is post-war a reconstruction in wnicn students will bear, among others, Dr. S. C. May.

xrozessor of solitical science at the University of California, and Don Foljette, manager of post-war development for the Oakland Cham ber of Commerce, Allah Johiisoh, business representative, Technical Engineers, Local 88, is instructor. The school is being sponsored by prominent representatives of busi ness, labor, government and academic groups. The educational ad visory board JsHnade up of 15 pro- lessors from me University of Call fornia and Stanford, including Dr. A. M.

Kidd, acting dean, school of jurisprudence, University of Cali fornia. Director of the school is Gordon Williams. Hours of registration are Monday rorougn fioay, a.m. to 5 p.m. 7:30 to 8 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.ra- to i p.nr.

egistraon will con tinue until October 7. Classes start October 2 and will meet for a two- Jiour evening period each week for in weens. and women are welcome without charge. There is a library and art gallery open to tne puDiic. Take Enrollments the all "We're in the swim proud members pf fee fined class ta ft Red Cross Learn to iiany-paged amphletrwill has an endless stock of Just such ideas to help sell his play-time bill Of gpods to the younger generation.

that from this -season bij. includes the clan from the fifth grade youngsters to the high and mighty high school seniors. The master mind In the recreation setup, in this latest works on the simple principle that the net; ter the teammates know their game -the more they'll want to play It; the sooner they start, the longer they'll like It, and in the course of time that ghastly question, whaVU we do." from children everywhere that has haunted parents, teachers and directors, through all the grow-, ing years, vill become extinct, NUMEROUS HOBBIES To the knowledge of game rules, Snyder adds hobbies of all kinds, mechanical-skillvmusic. art, danc boxing, wrestling, stunt cluba and swimming, as just a few of the specialties pn the program Jo Jure modern youth, to tne iraternity oi playfellows. Big sports days for bdys and play days for girls, youth council dances the gymnasiums, swung, norse ater groupsrail are part of the at tractions -listed, with many more come as facilities, equipment, end the budget allows- Noteworthy, too, this season, the dovetailing of the Oakland LBecreation Department' play pro gram with that pj ot partmept.

Division directors iron) the P.D., whose voice of author-Ity on the elementary school pley grounds corresponds to that of. the co-ordinatprs from the School Department On the junior and senior athletic 'areas, will meet frequently the interest of expanding and improving the setup, and adopting resolutionsall with the single purpose of safeguarding youths' future by filling the needs of the present, yes, we've come a long way. Ia the good old days what used, to be just a little matter of play-has now become pig Business make no mis take about Recorded teammates from 10 playgrounds were presented, with, championship certificates by SuperVifesf David P. Snyder, in a by an imoromotu and stimulatin talk by Capt. Fred Barpeau of the eastern Police station, as follows! City champions: (hardball) den Gate; (Softball) Hamilton; has Ketbaii) Technical.

Division Unam? pipns: hardball) Jefferson Square, Golden Gate, and Dewey; (Softball) deFremery, Golden Gate, Belle, yista uni. and (baskett pall) Lafayette, Technical, Lake view, Hamilton, and Castlemont. Other teapimates who emerged from Summer tournament play as champions were the horseshoe-Win-nersrwith Richard, of Frultvaje taking the senior singles; Bruce Morgan of Bret Harte tha junior singles, and Phil Jackson and Milton Gerhardt, alse of Bret Harte, Laurel copped tha cream of the ping pong awards by taking four out oi six series zrom Hamilton, wit: Girls' doubles, Mary Hughes- WlrceTaWrixea ledooubles, Mary ffughes and Richard Carlisle; junior girls' singles, Alice Jager. and junior boys' singles, Rlchar4 uariicie. warpuwn i naui tnciuaea: Junior boys' doubles.

Jim' Johnson and. "Bob tane, and fenior boys singles, Rart Robinson. The very last baseball score to be turned in was Arroys Viejo's 9 to 3 triumph over Montclair to reward them fpr dickens of 4 trip put Moraga way, with these Arroyans imsking the grade: Charles Bissell, Ervm uais, Don Tnomasberg, Glen Williams, Eugene Raleigh" Ellison, Al Matthews, Mai Ruiz, Don Harjin, Art Jawnd, and Ed Lewis. And -that writes fjnij to the vying vacationists of 1844. job as district recreation co-ordi.

natpr Alice Pau)a has been added to the Hoover Junior High, At Close of Suminer Fun Swim campaign seep to bo chorusing to Coach Leo Pawek as he prasenis thom with fff fificates of merit. The classes have been conducted throughout the Summer at Lions pool with more than SOP children and adults tnrofled. Oyer 80 per cent of that number passed tit twiinmjng feed to receive th mfa mi iweeptinf hert aro ftnom htt to sight) Jack Terry, John Luddelce. Harold WaksdaL Valors Smith, Mr. Betty Arisa, Mrs, Frank Cpok, Claudia Summings, Joe Maschettj, Mtop lorQtnstsv Gene Lowongr and Holly Wood, Classes wtrt opon to the publit; and mslruciion freef-Trfbune-pholo.

OAKLAND HIGH WILL RESUME TRAINING IN EVENING. CLASSES riesday evening from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. and a beginners class on Monday ventngsalso from to 8:16 fp.m. Instruction will include mod ern ballroom dancing, the fox trot, rhumba, tango, waltz, congoXfolk dancing, and American folk and square dancing. Auto Body and Fender Repair-- John C.

Eihrick, a journeyman body and fender metal man, opens his course tomorrow evening with class instruction to fee given from p.m. to p.m. every Monday night The following skills as they apply to ani lenders will oe stressed; acetyieoe weiaing, solder filling, shaping, shrinking, and finishing. Music Apprwiatioa-Arthur Com radi; former director of the Instt- tut of Music of Ban Franoigco; will I open his eourse this week to adults and the class will hold sessions each Thursday evening from 7:15 to 0:15 p.m. preyiows knowjedgo ef music is unnecessary as we course is non-technipal and npji-thepreticaJ, The eourse is outlined as follows; The nature md history of amiis, classical and modern music, tn symphbUy, the sonata, the concerto, lives and worksi QI great musicians, and.

world nis-tory and its affect on music. The pours is designed to enable stu dents to understand music as a lan? guage ana as an art. Physical Fitness- For Women Henrietta Paich Will direct a phy sical fitness course in the girls' gymnasium of the evening school beginning Thursday evening. Instruction to designed to appeal to nomemakori, and indusmai and business oiways and means of keeping fit as well as participation in corrective and recr reauonal activities will" fie deter mined by the interests of thf class members. Radio Voice and Workshop Bea trice B.

Burnett once again will direct a popular course in radio voice and wockshop to be each Thursday evening front 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. voice quality, diction, continuity writing, shjiwhpship, voice recording, and broadcasting are included in the course.2 Many other alasses open for nie Fan term, and the public is in vited to investigate instructional opportunities in their particular fields -of interest y- The main office of the evening school is at 42nd and Broadway and the evening school may be tele phoned, between 12:30 noon and 9:30 p.m., Pi edmont 0842. experience in the advanced types of work. Dressmaking Mrs. Alice Belayeff holds classes both in the afternoon and evening on Mondays.

The ob jective of this coarse is to under stand the kinds of materials and suitable becoming garments at a minimum cost Arts and crafts Applied design on Monday and Wednesday evenings', and commercial art on Tues dajandursdayveTnngrTR King, instructor of pottery class which will meet on and Thursday evenings, offers the building of forms, glazing and plastering. Physical education Social and folk dancing with Henry Glass as instructor on Monday evenings. This course will include different types of dances such as waltz, fox trot, the rhumba, tango, rye waltz, schot-tische, polka, three step, reels and waltz quadrilles. Badminton class will be held on Thursday evenings. Physical education tor women on Wednesday evenings and physical education end jiu jitsu for men on Tuesday evenings completes the program.

Academic General mathematics, algebra, algebra theory, geometry, trigonometry, chemistry, English, Ihistory, physics, public speaking and opanisn. Commercial Bookkeeping and accounting, shorthand and typing. tbat 787 boys and girls were en-rolled in the school, just 33 less than the anticipated enrollment indicated by the research department of the Oakland public schools. At present the school is operating without telephone and without bells a matter of priorities the principal, Miss Aileen McCandless, reported, warning parents and in coming residents of the Brookfield community that it i impossible to telephone the school. do want to thank the parents and the faculty for the splendid co-operation they gave during our ura ween oi registration ana pass placement," Miss McCandless said.

"The people of PflT community have shown us every consideration at a time when we were operating under extreme wartime difficultleif Construction of thjj "Brookfield yillaxe School was delayed until late Summer because of a Question of tiUe to the land. The eity finally had to condemn the site, re-leartntf the grounds fw'ypnstructloD of the acbopl only three weeks before the opening pf the Full term last yQ cN Following the custom of many years, your perenniar sideliner clears the desl'eftd conscience' of those last minute festivities which brought the utnmer playground fun program to a close on a ppte of shameless abandon that had no regard for deadlines ami such governing Sunday editions. Anyway, those flneldays of feasts and frolic before the CUrtSin descended on the vacation scene were worth plenty more, se? you, than a WRcjp lcfei iiuiiimi tunc. And speaking of feasts, there'll hpver be anpther to eqnal the repast turned out at the Park Boulevard clubhouse by the Recreation Department's directors fofi some 100 'teen tft champions of Summer feague play. Or.

so say the boys who stayed the tournament route to receive a pay-off they will never -lorgev The playground plenipotentiaries. it seems, lost no stature in the role of culinary artists, and the banquet they whipped up from ingredieir paean of praise from the throng of gour- "nd bB thf of "Champions to the Champions' was sweet music indeed to these skillet wielders" pro tem- Pfrectors Alyce Stagg, Ellen Lsrsen, Mary Essig, Betty Shirley, and Arleen Graves. Naturally, the sports supper is going to be nw annual event: a fol low through to, the Recreation Fflr that recently made its initial bow to the community is the big show that brouaht Summer activities to a close, apd unanimously voted ee a must ip tne yearly piaygrpuna The inner man duly satisfied. Central Trade SchoaJjwiUjtilLacJ. i.ni:fT 'TITTT' Tom rf farina thof iotn1 a moaan an offering that rated Oakland evening high school, one of the few accredited evening high schools in, the State "of California, opens its Fall term tomorrow evening, it is.

reported by Sam W. Daugherty, principal. The following courses are among tomorrow evening: Aviation ground schpol-MOpen to both men and women who are preparing to meet the post-war situation. This ground school will include navigationeteorology, jare.jmd, ofalr craft' and' civil air regulations. Plastics Includes the study of the different types of plastics as well as their uses in the allied and commercial fields.

Cabinet shop Cabinet making and building or repairing of home This is a well equipped shop and the different types of work that ean be done are unlimited. Prf-service math (refresher) This course is organized so that students who have covered the fields of mathematics in high school may review from beginning mathematics to. trigonometry and theory. Mechanical drawing and blueprint reading Under the direction of Frederick Cannara who nas an excellent background in the business world. He is net only able to give help to those students who wish to start the eourse, but also those who have had considerable 1 5 1 i roplih VVlags Perafntsry fchooL whlcli opened for thf tygt (taf ost wtfk, ppw haf an enrollmtnt ol Ifl eyt and erli.

fftj fapntfrf of th fawfltf ar shown paltteg (toaji reigtraflons. Mips Aliet Amtrsjon (If ft) an prineipaL Ml Xfleen McCandJess (right ar jbehin4 fif fPWflf Krina these first arade chOdrent flefi fi? gh Bichajrd 'Watfift Jarne jtoland, Johnnie Mae Ishwood gnd ppberf Clarke. gfjuegtian Departing Has Many Assignrngrjt Transfers, Psssse mmvi'm rn staff Verge Crossman trans ferred from Oakland to Tech Brppkfifjjd Village Elementary Opens Without Benefit, of Pells liSbrhKirrmehts in trade subjects aunng me coming week, accord ing to Paul Thomas, principal me evening scnooi. Both day and evening courses are available to men and women who are. seeking "upgrading" in their respective crafts, apd to persons who want to learn useful skills tpwarn employment in.

fiosfc-wgr years. "Now is the time to set ready for the type of job you want wheri'you leave your war-time Job," Thomas bio. -Ana pi Lnirai we nave trade will helD you decide how you may utilize your qualifications to your best advan- a ta a tage. Central Trade School's main of fice may be visited day and evening; the address is 237 East Eleventh Street. PJastic Industry Film toBe.Shown 9.

Traser Rae, instructor- in plastics at Oakland Evening High School, Will show the latest film on the plastic industry Wednesday evening at T. II m. in Room 209 of the school, Park and MacArttjur Boulevards. The free showing is to 'the public. Entitled the "Formica Story," the film -will proyfde both color and sound In a three-duarter hour picturtzaUon of the lamination ox plastic materials.

Persons may attend without advance reservations. Baseball to JJe -Kept in Sppllighf Junior High School slrls will keep baseball in the spoUight' Until tpc approach pr tne- holiday season turns their skill to other channels, mostly to filling baskets, boxes and stockings for needy children near and far, whose Christmas might be dreary indeed were it npt for nimble fingers that sew a fine scam as deftly as they handle smashing drives and hot grounders, pa the playground fields. Handball, tennis end badminton will supplement the ipurnimept ncnes on wraiamona. AJleen- Fisk presides, at Roosevelt Ben JJetden replaces Lor-ensky at Elmhurst A- flash- back to Hoover to say that Walter Hall franaferrnl frnm TTnlveraiui 1 0 41 4 Many transfers in assignments a well as additions tp the marked the opening of the Fall term for members of the physicaj education department in junior and senior high schools. Because Roosevelt now a junior high school, Coach Tommy Fit.

Patrick, after more than 20 years of service at the Eastside institution, takes over at McClymonds High as headman, replacing Jack Capri who will devote full time to his duties as recreation co-ordinator of the West Oakland district Arthur Ross, who has been identi fied witn the Maexman for years nas repiacea nay Hamilton at Oakland High. his returned to his home post," Technical High, and Robert Schneider fills Ross' vacancy at Mcmiymonas Terminating 10 years as head of trirls' physical ed at San Leandro High. Margaret Samuel has transferred tp McClymoncjf to p)ace Frea paicer, on leave with Pearl WelcbTon leave at the Cherry City senior -school, girls' activities are now guided there taf Maria Beulab prpwn, Pweyne Mc-Clurerand 11 panippeU, 11 but miss MCMure are new assignees and Frank Johnf transferred from University High to pinch hit for Lieut. Hurry poff (Navy) $yl cpHcn mi e.u. Vera Verdi, at Castlemont High, ha relieved Claire Johnston, The bells rang In If public schools of Oakland last week a the Fall semester began but ip the 77th school, Brookfield Village Elementary School, the bells did not ring.

Classes were conducted, recesses and lunch periods were opened aha clod without bells. Apd the 'school without bells" spent the opening days with faculty and students doing their work cheerfully and well despite handicaps. The Brookfield School is Oakland's newest public school opened under- wartime handicaps. Three weelfs-f go the school site was bar-rejjjolv ground. Last week, a fmracle had happened: Grounds had been filled in, smoothed and rolled; foundations had been set, and 18 buildings had been moved, in from throughput' the' city.

In IS das a total of 18 portable school buying haeVbeen moved to the site, ready fpr classroom work when the school officially opened last Mondpy," 111 Becess Is BJesi popular High to Join Roy Johnson in man" 0(ntf Tmv this wcaikiue t.uui'i. YpungsterSet For FdJJSports? Smallest tammatcj from the fnde'venth gfaes open fc'J' Fll spotte season yit'h Jsicki; pedtjlehandbali jnd hit-pip b'' halywhlle pn tfl" ircult boyi wiil follow the trenij of Natipn'l sport fans glvipg undivided attention to foott, touch, nof tackle variety, handball and paddic.a as dish for the less the playgrounds. Bpth factions girls "i wind up tbf ftfjs of i- gstnts in t'ryr i j-'-y-offstod J-arr': i sytct ti --I period at rooHeld Vfljage Pemfolary School Of In public AQP now chMdren ana their pgr- ents did flock to ibe. school oo Sf hools everywhere. At Brookfield, boys and girls enjoy their playaroup4--gTQundi that are only one week Jn -fxieienee, as gropkfiel the neweat of Oakigncj'f ywS Jcools.

Joking time qui ffqjo pJasiwprV of recess, Ufa. Ut peach, kindergarie jf gcher, olns WW 7PmJ3irf pjayte? banbf duri? itas. opening day. When reglstraliens1 of the Oakland "public schools, had tfeB omoleleO'f found Monday. Jj fivini wqftui te.