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

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In oApprecidtion V N COMPLETING this issue of the 011a Podrida we wish to express our most sincere appreciation of the support given us during these last few months of steady work. From beginning to end we have come in contact with business men of sterling character, such friends as these have been most helpful to us. First of all, we wish to express our indebtedness to our faculty adviser, Mrs- Weir. She has given us invaluable services and advice, as well as a cheery smile during our dark hours. Without her untiring assistance this book never could have been a success. The snaps and graflex pictures have been very ably directed by Miss Roberts. Due to the change in the schedule, it has been quite difficult to obtain many interesting and amusing snaps, but with the ever-ready encouragement of Miss Roberts the photographic staff has been able to do the high-grade of work now in your hands. Miss Marshall has given us much of her valuable time by superintending the art work of this Pod. The students working under her have labored many hours endeavoring to make this book an artistic success. A great deal of praise should be given them. The business end of our task has been directed by Mr. Barnhart, who has been patient with our ignorance on points of business. He has been willing to help us at every turn and a great amount of thanks is due him. The printing and make-up of this Pod has been done by Messrs. Lederer, Street, and Zeus. Our affiliation with them has been very pleasant and inspiring. From beginning to end they have taken great pains to make this book the best ever; and without their many helpful suggestions our task would have been much more difficult. Mr. McCullagh has again done our photographic work. This term he has tried more than ever to make our pictures altogether satisfactory and we owe him our appreciation. The engraving, too, must receive its just share of praise for the way the pictures have come out in the Pod. This part of the work has been very carefully done by the University Engraving Company. The typists from the commercial department have given us many hours of their time for the work of the 011a Podrida. But the generous co-operation of the students and faculty must not be overlooked, for without it this issue would be utterly impossible- Marjorie Herrmann. William Forman. X

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B, H. S. Circus V HE greatest show on earth, the world ' s most mammoth marvels! No, gj) this wasn ' t Barnum and Bailey ' s big top show but the actual circus, held at Berkeley High on January 15, 1918, with a real parade, lemonade and sandwich booths, side shows, peanut venders, and spielers. The object of this departure from the school ' s usual dignity was to raise pep and school spirit and, incidentally, some money for War Service Work and athletic pur- poses — and it was a howling success from start to finish. Promptly after fifth period, advisories convened. From the rooms came suppressed shrieks of laughter, and a general whirlwind of excitement. At 12:15, the parade led by the band started from Room 201 and as it passed through the halls in its march, unheard-of animals, Turkish dancers, armless wonders, sandwich men, fat ladies, thin ladies, fortune tellers, the Board of Control, Japanese geishas, Siamese twins, other freaks of nature, Anacondas, Pop Smith, ticket sellers, jesters, bareback riders, prima donnas, baby elephants, country jakes, Wild West riders and Hottentots, attended by lots of pep, issued forth, two by two, and marched around the block to the tune of Where Do We Go From Here? Laughing, yelling, chattering, singing, howling, everybody joined in. After the full-dress parade, a wild dash was made for the prospective scenes of side shows to prepare for the coming events. Spielers ran amuck, violently urging innocent bystanders to come and see the only human gorilla in captivity, or to have their fate laid open like a book before them by the most original of the original Alexanders. Few will ever be as lucky again as to have such high-class entertainment and educational advancement combined at only one cent a shot. All afternoon the hilarity kept up; each show was given twice, so that no one should miss anything, and the stingers and the stung took in everything. Finally, the day ended with a big rally in the Aud, which capped the climax of the jubilee. Just how successful the circus was financially, and how large the attendance was, is shown by the fact that about $250 was taken in that day. Thanks is due to the Board of Control for the idea to start with, and for the systematic work with which that idea was carried out. The circus proved that the old Berkeley Hi spirit is still with us and that it will never say die.