Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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WHAT BERKELEY HALL MEANS TO ME by Kenneth Crow ' P Berkeley Hall is not an ordinary academic institution. It goes be- yond the mere academic education and educates the entire man spirit- ually, academically, and socially. We, at Berkeley Hall, are educated in these things with love, helpful- ness, and understanding. Mrs. Eddy tells us: HIt is not so much aca- demic education as a moral and spiritual culture which lifts one higher.H This entire education of youth is important to the whole world and is the subject of many discussions. Mrs. Eddy says that HThe entire education of children should be such as to form habits of obedience to the moral and spiritual law.H One's education is the basis of his life, his religion, and his succesg without it his life is barren. The full education that Berkeley Hall gives enriches one's life and establishes the basis of the req- uisites for future life. Each stu- dent receives a strong academic foundation and the wide variety of subjects enhances his knowledge. Our skills are developed and weaknesses are erased by these sub- jects. They develop an interest for other people, countries, and ways of life. The contrasts of right and wrong are pointed out while our rights are taught. To administer this education teachers and facilities are needed. Berkeley Hall has met the need with some of the best teachers and facilities available. Besides being such wonderful teachers, they are helpful, understanding, and loving. They help us all through the day by giving us advice, explaining the many problems we don't understand, and answering questions we present. Berkeley Hall, unlike the Spartan Camp, takes pride in educating the individual. Our beautiful campus sets the pattern of beauty, peacefulness,and serenity which helps to make our background. The second thing needed in the education of the entire man is the social development. Berkeley Hall has done many things to aid in our social development. The dances once a month have taught us how to behave correct- ly, how to dance, and how to converse interestingly. We have learned to appreciate many of the finer things of life such as books, music, and art. We have learned to have fun in a dignified manner so that everyone will benefit. The daily athletic period has taught us good sportsman- ship as well as athletic achievement. Berkeley Hall has helped create a highly refined, good-natured person. The third factor in the education of the entire man is his spiritual growth. This is the most important part of the education of the entire man since this is the basis for Life, Truth, and Love. A knowledge of this great Principle is needed to reach perfection. During our Berkeley Hall experience we grow spiritually and gain a greater know- ledge of this great Principle each day. In the morning we start the day with a spiritual article read by one of our classmates. After we ponder the article we have a few moments of silent prayer, followed by the Daily Prayer from the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary B. Eddy. One of the most important aspects is the harmony between the pupils and the teachers. The love and kindness inspire good thoughts and asia result we take a step forward in becoming the perfect man.Another aspect is the loving guidance of Mr. Nelson. Through firm and help- ful guidance we are led a step further in the spiritual development of the perfect man. Berkeley Hall has deep meaning for every one who has attended. Much has been given. The standard has been set. Now it is for each to go on and develop himself into the entire man. In short, Berkeley Hall is a rich and rewarding experience that will never be forgotten. Its main objec- tive is the education of the whole man spiritually, socially, and academically with love and under- standing.

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF l963 by Kim Austin The experiences and demonstra- tions I have had at Berkeley Hall are enough to put into a novel. My dedication would be to all my teachers and my copyright would be the first year I entered Berkeley Hall. My first chapter would bring us to the Three Year Old Nursery. The characters are Shari Bleichman, Beth Hill, Carol Mau, Agnes Montgomery, Peg Savage, Julie Warner, Steve Arthur, and Kim Austin. Here Mrs. Owen and Miss Giles helped us forget the misery of yesterday's smeared finger- painting and encouraged us on to building higher buildings with our blocks. In our second chapter we were greeted by Mrs. Winkler. Our new adventurer was Lyn Kendrick and our new adventures included sing- ing, listening to stories, and even riding tricycles. All too soon we became restless and sought new adventures. Our seeking brought us to the third chapter and our first offi- cial title. Here we were called Kindergarteners, a title which I am sure has not quite worn off. New adventurers given to our band of terrorizers included Christine Morse, Bonnie Nance, and Jan Meyhaus. On this adventure Miss Horner and Mrs. Scallan introduced us to bigger blocks, a small swimming pool, portrait painting, a new set of swings, and bars on which to make our teachers hysteri cal. Again we found a lack of excitement and were on our way to bigger and better places. We know that that was our first mistake for it led us out of our mischievous ways and into the fourth chapter and new environment. They called it work and made it a permanent traveling companion. Other companions included Susan Attridge, Melissa Bosler, and Melinda McMahan. Here in the First Grade we discovered reading and counting gracefully taught by Mrs. Swanson. These were the two discoveries which led us to the fifth chapter entitled Second Grade. Mrs. Iwert wasthere to greet us and lead us into the mysterious depths of writing, more advanced arithmetic, and further reading. We found no new companions seeking adventure, but were kept company by our new found studies and those ever popu- lar naps. We now approached the sixth chapter or Third Grade. There were new experiences to be gained here, all offered by the enlightening Mrs. Davis. All of us delightful little darlings along with George Burnette were introduced to the grown-up idea of choosing our own lunches. In this chapter we noted the Joyful disappearance of naps. We also discovered long division over which many of us have spent long tiring hours. The three chapters seemed immense to us but now we looked onward over the many pages to the seventh chapter en- titled Fourth Grade. . On the first pages of this chap- ter we were met by Mrs. Hill. Our new fellow adventurers were Don McCarty and Doree Citron. This Jump was the largest we'd taken yet and here we were introduced to penmanship, to singing with the Sixth Grade, and to art,joyfully taught by Mrs. Richards. Here we were also introduced to those fun but all too short Play Days and Halloween parties. For the parents it was obvious that these were favorite events of the year. It wa especially obvious when we told t them we needed a costume and the Halloween party was the next day. The seventh chapter ended all to quickly for we were now in the Fifth Grade enjoying English, more homework, and more Halloween ' parties. We also enjoyed the compa ny of two teachers, Miss Mallon and Mrs. Eardley. Randy Rice and Ronald Krisel joined us here. In the ninth chapter we became S O