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

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MRS. LETITIA WOODSON MRS. JACQUELINE WHITE Journalism Courses Established MR. KENNETH MR. WILLIAM MacDONALD REIDSEMA MR. EUGENE LANGILLE MRS. RHETA JOGO MRS. CAROLINE SMID MISS ANNE SMITH This year ' s English Department has added two new courses to its curriculum. The Afro-American Literature course deals with folk tales, prose and poetry by Black people in America. The students study Black writers such as Phylis Wheatly, Paul Dunbar, W.E.B. Dubois and James Johnson. They also study work of popular and less known but excellent Black modern writers. It is now an elective for 12th graders and may be taken by 11th grade students. The Afro-American Journalism course is a study of mass communications media and its effect on the Black community. The- Black press and topics dealing with publicity, public relations and propaganda are covered with the possibility of publishing a magazine or news- letter. MR. WILLIAM KENNEDY Department Chairman for English MR. KEN HUSTON 17

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Afro-American Literature Ant MRS. ELIZABETH ALLEN MRS. ELIZABETH AVAKIAN MR. JOHN BARNES MRS. MAY BUNTS MR. LUCIAN COPLEY MR. BURTON FILUT MR. JAMES PENDLETON Curriculum Associate for English 16

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Thirteen Varsity Sports MR. DONALD DAVIES Curriculum Associate for Boys’ Physical Education MR. JAMES BRAGG, JR. MR. LON McCASLAND 18