Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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SHOP IS TOP by Don Vogel Three times a week from 11:30 until 12:15, the Eighth Grade boys meet with Mr. McGee for shop. While we are working on our projects, we usually talk and exchange ideas on our projects. Whenever we try to communicate with each other we have to yell to make ourselves heard over the noise of the electric sanders. When someone shuts off the sanders, the boys who were communicat- ing with their neighbors find them- selves still yelling. This year we have made everything from planters to tables under Mr. McGee's careful supervision. We have also made small boxes with hidden compartments, record cabinets, trivets, tables, and many other things. With such an expert shop instructor as Mr. McGee, the Eighth Grade boys have learned much about wood working this year. LIBRARIES INSPIRE BETTER LITERATURE by Joyce Herman The Eighth Grade had the wonderful privilege of visiting the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. We went under the supervision of Mrs.Dlouhy who was the guest of Mrs. Angelico. This library, which is privately endowed, contains many treasures including a beau tiful and very large Persian rug, some fine pictures, some very beautiful statues, and hundreds of books. Among them we found the smallest book in the world and one which is, perhaps, the largest book. This experience was as educational as it was enjoyable. FRENCHORAMA by Robin Ricketts HParlez-vous francais?H Well our class does. In French this year our class has mastered quite a bit of the basis of the French language. We have conjugated verbs, learned geograph- ical facts, played games, and sung songs in French. One of our classmates, Perry Valantine, who has visited Switzerland, where French is spoken, knows many phrases in French which helps the whole class. Mr. Dishian, our French teacher, stresses the importance of correct pro- SOCIAL LIFE IN THE CLASSROOM by Christine Carlson Something told us in the beginning of the year that our hard work would mrwwmi Mwwemmt Wwwe rewarded by a surprise party for Thanksgiving, planned by the room mothers, Mrs. Kantor and Mrs. Haupt. Before Christmas vacation we had a planned Christmas party in which everyone participated. Todd Culbertson brought several records and provided us with soft Christmas music. Valentine's day brought a planned Valentine party with Todd's background music. Easter came and nothing was planned. In the afternoon we were surprised by an Easter party, planned and presented by our two room mothers. We are very thankful to our two room mothers who have done so much to make our parties successful. DOUBLE PERFORMANCES by Perry Valantine Two assemblies have been performed by the Eighth Grade this year. Each has been given twice. The first one was a news report in which each member of the class reported on happenings in local, domestic, or world news. This was performed once in October and, after getting up to date, again for the Mothers' Club in March. The other program consisted of each class member reciting something on Christmas from Mary Baker Eddy's book What Christmas Means To Me. This was given at an assembly in December and again at the Christmas Formal. ALL FUN AND NOT WORK by Vicki Killough A wonderful day was spent by the Eighth Grade on May 15. In the morning at 10 o'clock our class took off for Roxbury Park. The whole class played baseball and then had a deli- cious lunch of hamburgers, salad, ice cream, and cake. We then played handball and tennis and other games. We then returned to school where we went swimming from 2:30 to 3:30. nunciation. I know our class has profited from his instruction each in his own way.

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A NEW COG IN THE WHEEL by Cameron Young Hwhat time is 1t?H uFive after elevenln HOh, gosh, another twenty-five min- utes to go before drafting class ends. Boy, I've nearly erased halfway to China, sketching that what-cha-call- it in the book. Hey, John, I hear Mr. McGee joined the Aircraft Tool Corporation after he left high school? Hvean, then he joined the Navy.H 'nBoy, this thing about visualizing all the edges and angles of an object and putting it down on paper.H HSame here, then A. J. Bayer Co. re- ceived a new employee for eleven and one-half years. After that, on to the Kimball Elevator Company.H nNow, he's here, Where did he hear about Berkeley Hall, anyway?H HHis wife teaches Fifth Grade and his children go here.H HAll right, clean upilu yells Mr. McGee. That's right, this year Mr. McGee started teaching drafting, woodshop, and sports at Berkeley Hall and he plans to stay. He is grateful right where he is because he loves the three things he teaches, especially woodshop and drafting, because to build some- thing, sketches and plans first must be drawn before a project can be con- structed. Woodcraft was his hobby Know his Jobj and he is happy because he can use what he knows. Drafting can be used in most all phases of business because a sketch will always make things clear er were it to be building an Atlas rocket or quickly sketching a bird- house. I feel sure that the businesses that Mr. McGee worked for were sorry to see him leave, but we all hope to see him stay here at Berkeley Hall. TEACHING... ENJOYABLE, CHALLENGING, REWARDING? by Dale Crow Is teaching really all this? To our new Third Grade teacher, Mrs. Bennett it is. Can you imagine teaching being enjoyable? Mrs. Bennett claims that every day she learns and hears funny things which she will never forget. Knowing every child with his individ- ual personality makes each day inter- esting. Almost everyone agrees that teach- ing is a challenge. As it is, Mrs. Bennett's first experience is quite challenging. Trying to understand each person and working with him at his own ability adds to this chal- lenge. How could she find it rewarding? Mrs. Bennett's reward is to have the opportunity to work with children and find what they are really like. For the moment we will forget teach ing and go deeper into her life. Mrs. Bennett was born in Texas but she has lived in California most of her life. Her hobbies are Journalism, reading, music, and swimming. Speaking of swimming, she was a swimming instruc- tor for a Christian Science camp up north. This experience was the only time she ever really worked with children. Her ambition was to be a school teacher, so in college she majored in elementary education. Last year she completed her course and graduated from los Angeles State College. After her graduation, in the summer, she was married to a handsome Air Force Captain. All in all I think Mrs. Bennett makes a marvelous Third Grade teacher Don't you?