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Oakland Tribunei
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iTltji.njXjTjxjitruij- -a ait. 22 SUNDAY MORNING OaklanD Cttbune OCTOBER II, 1917. IiAREVIEW PUPILS SHOW SCHOOL FEALTY WRITE TRIBUNE REVIEW' OF ACTIVITIES Teoiiy toward their particular school is do minant in the mind, of Oakland boys and girls of school age; they da not disparage the other schools, but they feel that theirs is a little the best and they are extremely loyal. From time to time. The TRIBUNE uill publish letters stritten by the pupils ofthe tartons scnools oj tne city, pwencingjne it impresses itself on the uriters, and illuminating to the parents and to the pub he in general thepsyscludogy of school life a Us ruinated by the various phases of physical participation in the numerous branches of those acvtiities that are goterned by teachers and by the "law of the schoof ground." The following le Hers are from pupils of Lakeview school.

n. i We hope to be in flahtlna: trim by the and before and after school for overtime; machine, and the boys act as; operator. The lectures, wbhuh are outdoor life, civic conditions, or the procexi of manu-facturlmt article of. Importance. to arouse our tntercat alonf thorn lines.

Violetta Cohn. patriotic EXERCISeS "Pvery morning all clasae In lAkelew school have patrioUc exercise. On Wednesday morning the pupil assemble oa the school grounds at 11 minutes to and salute the fla. giving the "Oath of Allegiance to My FUg." Then, the classes from t1 -5th to the 8th, lncluehre. march lntthe assembly hall and there sing a few song before going to their rooms.

Every child In the school know that our flag stands for liberty and for out-country. It stand for every on Ire our country. It is nft the Mag of an emperor or a king, bat the flag of our people. I stands for the Justice that la 'ever present and the live 'and toll of thousands that have fought for It our flaa! Every child know our flag should be used aa our flag only. It should not be draped up in the middle and It should not be used to cover table or in any way except aa our flag.

Lillian Force, France Smith. HOOVERISMS It 1 the aim of every household, school and Individual to conserve. In school we conserve materials euch as Ink and chalk. We also try to save time by maktn two grades In one terra and In thta way save monev for the people who have to pay for our education. At Lakevlew aim to have regular attendance, for.

If a child la absent for on day. the school department lose money. A step ha been taken by the principal and teachers" to prevent waste of food In the children' lunche. At home the parent arrange the luriche so there will be no food thrown away. If we want to show our patriotism and help to win thl war, we ahould get behind Hoover.

If every child did hl part there would be little or no waste Le-land Kaiser. -'T MatR WE ARE The t-akevtew choot, nituivteil at th head of beautiful Laf Merrttt. and almost tirrounded by the ptcttirewfju Piedmont la In oris of th moat at- tractive district at Oakland, It la cm a hitch trrac with Ivy-covered bank. Two flight of broad steps' lead from th main building to Grand wenu. In front of the bool ara two small but beautiful parka, the Enibarcadero, and some of ttakland's finest homtn, Tha school la buUt of red brlcka and la of a modern type of architecture.

Across tha street from tha main building, ar mailer buildings. nd it ia pity they cannot be- seen from Grand J. enue, for they form an attractive addition. The Interior of alt the buildings ara finished In good tante. The room ara well lighted and ventilated, aa the win-, dowa are so arranged that one whole ski may be openod.

In the winter tha buildings are heated. by large oil-burning furnace. Manual arte "portables" and a play-(rnunt eomptef the equipment, which makes Lakevlew one of the very beet school lit Oakland. McDonald, Carol Gear, Ronald Nesfilt. i WATCH US GROW In 1309 tha board of education built a temporary structure of two rooms, known aa the Iraqi annex, at the corner of Van Buren and Perry streets.

Thus seven years ago r.akeview sc hool was established aa an annx of the Grant school, which- was over-crowded and at so Krt a distance from the Lakeside that tha younger children could not attend. primitive stages of the annex, it was with some difficulty tnat the necessary clasa of thirty pupils was obtained to form tha first unit. The time was not Ion, however, be-au Me the rapid growth of the aur-roumtiiir community, before it became necessary to add to the temporary structure. Additional rooms sufficient to care for a'l the classes up to and Including the h.g'i fifth trade were anon filled. In year 113 a targe brick building was erected directly opposite the Grant on comer of Grand avenue and I'rrry street.

The new school was tj ned" I-akevlew. tilnee Its erection the attendance ha? so rapidly increased that new buildings have been erected on the former grounds. Lakevlew la now composed of two eora-plfe units and has an enrollment' of 7i student. The building have been erected so that additions may made brn (Hiltd, Watch ua gruwl Virginia, il.tmi!tn. STUDENT CO-OPeRATfON i I'vcryime knows that in order to control ethers It Is necesearv to control one's self.

The pupils of the grade showed their Khihty to do this on Seniember 7th, when thai lAkeview school entertained iuMTintenden F. M. Hunter and the board of education at luncheon. In order that all the teacher, both of the primary and advanced grade, could fuend the whole, afternoon with the dlrei the management of the entire was given to the, pupil of the i grade. I uririg the afternoon the classes were visile I by the guest, who were well Im- by the they wr managed.

The iu. rni of the undertaking was and proved that the "student" leathers were rtependahle. They not oaI stowed that they had powers hut that they were trustworthy and reliable; two Important aiecc u-siones on the road to kimmI Kelnle. Inabei Bernstein, t'liifo-d Shores, Gilbert Van Wornwr, priiu- ii.il; Ignore Avery, vlc-prin ipal. I liikliion Norinne Tluylev, 1 A frank, 1A; beeeie I'almer, ljt; Mury Kerr, ztl; Grace Heinle.

3D: Richard li his, XA; VirKuiii Hamilton. SB: Murev Kva. Ill; Uettv lirock, Kachel 4H; ril'ver Forsterer, SA; MarlHinald, ti. 1 I tslon Kllxabeth Tiruinr, sewini; Ftabroik. Mitiney, drn Sc Koi'crt Martland, manual f'liffurd Hhores, sreonraphy; I'lutnh riKllwh: Gllt O-an- hi VV TWO dell, iKlum MIHred Keif fwirrtphy; lie.en -''Kevnutda.

elvic; Miklred r.iiKush, irace Ken muaie and work, ff we wisn. Hie aara uiwrjr. RED CROSS WORK "Do your bit." Lakevlew I trying to llv op to that command, We feel we have done a little, but still not enough for Red We going to do all In our power to help that great organisation. Last year each pupil contributed fiv cent, and with tb money we bought a llf membership in the Red-4 Cross for the school. Many of th pupil boueht lndtvkfual membership button.

Th faculty and custodians 'followed- our good example and they, too, are member. Our graduation class of June became member of th Red Cross Instead of buying das pins. The proceeds of a candy sale. Intended for library books, we gave to the Red Cross. We gave an entertainment and the money raised waa nt- The, program waa repeated at the Home club, aud they generously gave us half of the funds raised, and this, too, went to help the cause.

When we heard what the children of England and France have been doing, went right to work and collected clean, white cloth, to be made Into bandage for the wounded soldiers at the front. Then our girt. Instead of ewing pretty thing for. themselves, are making sllp-plSr to' put over the bandaged feet They are also knitting twelv Inch square of various colored cloth to be made! into patchwork qollt, which will lent to th hospital in France. The girls are not alone In the work, as even om of the boy are knitting, but most of them can't, so they -grabbed" the chance to collect and load paper on freight cara with the rest of the boy of th city on Newspaper Kvea th -babies'" of Lakevlew ar a Nipping piece for pillows.

Thomas Conk ley. newspaper Work Last Thursday Mr. Fltilh of th Oakland Tribun kindly gav om of hi valuable tlm to explain to us the opportunities which newspaper work afford). Most of is had not realised how great the work, of printing a newspaper la. But since we hav heard Mr.

Fitch- talk, hav discovered that there ie more to a newspaper than Its mere writing up. The artist baa a fine opportunity te make himself known In the art detainment a a cartoonist, an ensrtavct. cr designer. Tha man with ability to write may e-eure a pontic as a reporter or In the editorial department. Typesetters, mechanic and printer an find employment In th actual printing of the pater.

Above all thin' In a newspaper 'team work" must prevail. No raatte.r what jour own policy 1. when you are working for a new-pa per yoii must abide by the paper's policy John li Truman. THE LAKE VIEW SPIRIT At Lakevlew we try to show good, sportsmanship. We don't go Into rw'mn-lng, basketball or any other kind of aihletlcs with the main Idea of winning.

We go in for the portsmanahio of it. i i if course, we try our. best to wn not for ourselves alone, but for Lakeview. We don't back out if we see there are nL Wo ui" and know that at least we have tried our hardest. SWIMMING Uplash'! Hurrah' Look at 'era go? Lakevlew' ahead! They win!" That's what we hop to hear when the swimming races com off this year.

The girl have formed a swimming club ind go swimming twi. each week, under th expert Instruction of our flayg. ennd Pom of th girl ar the water most of th time. It i said they swim like rocks Perhaps they are Imitating However, even these sometime com to the surface, so hav hUB. Th boy ar akto getting fin trim hard practi.

and hop to come out winner for Lakevlew In the coming events. i ROWING 'Stroke! Stroke! Stroke" That what hear all over the lake, aa the hoy and girl rowing carewt plw through th water. The LaJcIw crews ar progressing very rapidly. Already they have reached the stag where they no longer ge-t. fh oar tangled and ara also leaving some of th mud on th bottom of th lake.

time or tn races ana to nave ii on victorious crew. BASKET BALL "There goes another goat for TSke-vlew! Hear th rooting That's what we expect at the first game lakevlew plays. We are organizing a basket ball team that will beat all other in Oakland maybe! Anyway, we're" all going to boost the Lakeview basket ball team, and we expect fine results, too. BASEBALL Tjanjf' it's a home run! But not for Lakeview! The Lakevlew fielder must have been "asleep at the switch." -In spite of tha hard practicing the team did last week, we lost the last game, which was to decide the series. We won every other one, tlioush, and had a lot ef fun.

We still think baseball the best of sporta Mildred Osgood, Merle Frauneder, Bilber Van Warner. LITERARY EFFORTS He was one of the most peculiar looking persona you can tmaaine. a he stood there leaning hi ungainly form over th flmstk tmm a Hecrenit old nine. curled llngeringly around hia bead, which was crowned with what had one been a "nifty" Panama hat, but wa now full of hole, from which shocks, of brownish-tan hair With hi lean, brawny hands he waa absent-mlnoedly twisting a frayed bit of rope, and a did so the cool evening wind flapped th tattered remnant of hia shirt sleeves. The king, awkward legs wer crossed, and with his rough boot, was scuffing an unoffending stone.

Th vest and trousers, In which he wa attired, were both too short, and In various etagea of oncleanliness, and as he stood there, looking acres the rosy twilight sky whh hi blank gray-eyed stare, he was a Queer sight. Indeed. Winifred Stujirt. LtTERARVEFFORTS STARVING As I waa walking on the ground. No one can iroes what there I found.

It was not it waa not small. But ora on carleasly let It fall. A crust of bread. A chfld In Franee would gladly take. That good morsel that you forsake.

Please remember from day to day. It's treason to throw a crust away. When some one's starving! Margaret Musaer. 1 To the readers of th Oakland Tribune If you hav read the forerolng articles you have found wher we are. what we are.

and what are trying to do. In Lakevlew school. We invite you to eome and see lor yourselves. i Just read about ljtt tH saying he "Welcome to Lake-view." Cordially yours, THE CHILDREN OF TUB LAKEVrEW ECHOOU Per Wm. HaWley.

IMPOKTANT ir it ln't the origins cost of jwhlte rtinvaa ahoea, but the upkeep that counts. Mrs. D. Q. H.

Deajr Sir: Yesterday I discovered a barber who asked me If I need a shampoo and a massage. F. G. gir I have found a man who amid If the prices of thing, kept on going tip ho wouldn't know what to do. AMKLIA, Sir: I have, found a actor who Is wild to go to war.

but can't do It on account of hi job. I. F. mrr wkathek hints. If you don't want to hav your '-tern tipswft keep out of canoes.

Drink about 14 worth of buttermilk and eat about worth of- fruit every day. Avoid all heavy things. Don't try to carry your wife upstair. Have a nice airy place to Bleep. An openwork: flre-eacap la Ideal.

Don't alt in plush-bottomyd furniture, especially If the upholstering- la not fast color. WAR SONGS OF MO.VTKMXilU). Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll aing tha Hurrah! Hurrah! Tbe fU that mad us free, go we gins the chorus from Utenkqvjpf to th sea. While we go marching through Xifil 1-1111-1' WWWWM SCHOOL PAPfjH 5 The Lakeview New la now a year old. kut the pitpits stia watt Impatiently for the nest ropy.

The pnper, which Is published every three weeks, consists of four splendid pages Each of the departmental ctasse "edits one page. Kvery Issue is devoud to some special phase of school life. The regular periods are devoted to the work but so great is th rivalry between clauses that much "Tjver-time" work is done. tleorwe Kitch says: "The ljkeUw News is unique publication. It snows eriwinalitv In HiraoKemen and terinl.

It Is unlike any other school publication." Kenneth Morton, KernetH IJechtef. ORCHESTRA ltHlilng the value of a musical education, the board of education gives all of the pupils in the city of Oakland the rriviteve of studying some musical Instrument. In IMS an orchestra was started tn Lakevtew. wt twenty-nve papils. gktueak: squeak! went the violins.

-Huff! bantr" went the drums. The effect was terrible. Hut the musicians have Improved sresily under tha lnstrm tit.n of the director and the rest of th students no longer hold their ear. i Kvery Wednesday rooming, during the patriot ic exercises, the orchestra has the pleasure of showing hai it can do. Mildred Rclfe.

Vlvtaj Kok. FRENCH lakevlew is the only grammar school tn Oakland that ha a complete French course. Any one In the departmental gradee may study thla utJLt. isestde learning to speak, the children wh'rom plete successfully two years' work are permitted to enter the second year class at high chcol. A Krench club hna been organised.

whktx meets once a month. Membership to open to all th student of French, lig purpose la to develop a greater no led of France, her history, geography, cu-loma. folk music, and of course, her Ian. uage. Miriam Tates, Adrienne Adams.

OUR MAreUAJLTRAINING Our school studies to us CHIT ml ml and reason, but manual training teaches us to us our hand a w-ll af our hea1. Our manual training shop well eiJipped with tool, and wo are tautftit to use them eorrtetly. We permitted to work thre boor a Wee SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES T. puiiils if Lakevlew like to "get to-. weK we have a.iem-, i-t oo a month i least we have? aoien.

bites- Se usually have leci as we hav a good miii ii.

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