Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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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

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History...Continued kings of the Intermediate Depart- ment and found new interests such as dancing, learning the simple rules of decimals, and being in- vited to the Sixth Grade Invita- tional Dance. The author of our adventures here was Mrs. Henry and the new adventurer was Jim Wait. All were nervous about the large jump between departments,but every- thing seemed to go smoothly. In our new chapter, grade, and department we were met by Mrs. Warne and Ken Crow. We were also met by the fortnightlies, picnic days, and our Fourth Grade friend, penmanship. Mrs. Dlouhy joined us for three years to lead us through Shakespeare, Hawthorne, and Longfellow. We also had the privi- lege of singing our own song on graduation day directed by Mrs. Purtle. Our eleventh chapter began a year of hard work introduced in the form of square roots and Constitution notebooks. The author was Mrs. Hall and the new adventurer was Nancy Kohler. We found it hard to work for our studies were interrupted by a day at the Disney Studios, another at the Huntington Library, and still another at the McMahans'. After a wonderful year we leave to begin our final year, the Ninth Gfadex Here eagerly awaiting us was Mrs. O'Connor with algebra book, gold pencil, and a slip of paper in hand. David Drake joined us in our final chapter and found himself along with the rest of us involved in algebra and French tests. We found ourselves making a shield, being hosts and hostesses at the Shield Dance, and writing articles for the annual. The girls attended a formal Tea given by the Past Officers of the Mothers' Club. Of all the books some of us have as yet to write, I do not think any will be remembered like the experi- ences we have had at Berkeley Hall. O Golden Morn by Beth Hill O Golden Morn, Lends spice to Birds soar and Enlivened with thy fresh and sweet perfume flowers now blooming everywhere, sweep the sky of winter's gloom, the heady springtime air. Your vibrant breeze betokens earth's awakening, As tiny seeds and tender shoots push through The warm brown crust where you were want to cling. Inspired, you paint our land with every hue. And man, now seeing, hearing earth's new rhythm Shakes off the shackles of a hate-torn world, Declares for peace, for harmony sans schism. Startles the sleepers with pure plans unfurled. What spark of truth has kindled this fresh scope? 'Tis the eternal spring! Our Maker gave us hope. Xiff N ZZ' 5' '---- 1 ' ' Y :af gf 1-:ir -ar --AA ff ' :anna 5-Ag ,