Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Student control of student affairs, to be tried out in the most up-to-date manner and along the broadest lines, is at last a fact in Berkeley High. This semester of 1911 promises the culmination of a long-wished for state of aft ' airs, and the balance of student power rests with the students collectively ' d.-nd individually. You have a government that should stir your pride, lor it is essentially of. by, and for yon. hat- ever errors it makes are a reflection upon you : likewise, what- ever glory or honor comes to it. that belongs to you. The opportunity is early presented to you to demonstrate to those whose whole-hearted interest is focused upon you, just Avhat sort of citizens, men and women, you are going to make, for right here in your high school world is the practical side of government at your disposal. Your attitude toward gov- ernment and discipline in a local Avorld will be an index to your character, attitude and integrity oiu in the world of men. In after life, if you would have your one thousand fellow students in High remember you as one who strove to maintain justice, fairness and common manliness or womanliness, ' i: would be well to uphold, further and defend the government that is of vour own creation. 16

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OLLA PODRIDA row for your high school career. Have an anil:)ition to be somebody and to do something. Have an ideal of some kind for which to strive. If your ambition is to be come an athletic hero, don ' t stop when the disappointments of the first year cast a black cloud over your ideal, but press on. strain every sinew, and do not be satisfied until your ambition is realized, until you are the crack half-miler of the State, until you are the football captain, or whatever position you covet. If, on the other hand, you covet political ambitions, strive for the best the school has to offer. A word of practical advice. Don ' t in your first year aim for the higher positions, but first prove your worth by fulfilling the duties of a minor office or by loyally supporting the activities of the school. The school is watching your actions, and if you perform the lesser duties well, your worth is surely going to be recognized, and in your later years they are going to entrust you with greater power in the government of the school. And finally, but indeed not the least, if your ambition is to gain scholastic honors, if your ambition is to occupy that much ridiculed and yet secretly coveted position of the ' ' dig, a name of honor, do not let the pleasanter, more showy side of high school life divert your attention from your ideal, but go on in spite of the trying tasks to perform, make your stan- dard a well done, perfectly finished lesson, and yours will be an inestimable reward. Ambition in itself is no sin. It is only when you have an ambition that does not look up that it becomes sinful. Set up a high standard, use every legitimate means to reach it, and you will be justified in the eyes of your faculty and fellow students. Class of 1914, we believe in you. AVe are glad to welcome vou. 15

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IS IT WORTH IT? This is what you get for the One Dollar Student T)ues: The Olla Podrida. Six Basketball Games. Six Baseball Games. Two Track Meets. Swimming Meets and Tennis Games. Membership in the Associated Students. This is what you cannot do, unless a member of the Associated Students. You cannot: Participate in Athletics. Serve on the Pod Staff. Hold an Associated Students Office. Hold a Class Office. Serve on any School Committee. Vote at Student Body Elections, Be a Candidate for Any Office Next Term. In fact, you are not in it unless a member. IS IT WORTH 17 IT ?