Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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slowly in the West.H We now entered Project Intermediate and the long-anticipated HBig Campus.H Joining us in our new adventures in Phase IV were Mark Bickerton and David Greenwalt, who had been training at other air bases. Instructress Mrs. Hill taught us the proper forms of good penmanship so that we would write legible reports after our orbital flights. As a diversion from the race for space, we held a contest to see who could read and report on the most books. For the entertainment program we enjoyed a Halloween Party, a Play Day, and singing the HLord's Prayern at Graduation. In Phase V three more prospective astronauts--John Steelesmith, Linda Vogel, and Cameron Young--were greeted by Mrs. Eardley. Our studies were becoming more varied. In Mrs. Richard's art class we made grotesque Halloween masks. For music Mrs. Purtle taught us the art C?D of playing the ukulele. Under Mr. Richard's supervision the boys delved into science and woodwork. American history was emphasized by Mrs. Eardley and towards the end of the year we turned in vocational notebooks. We were now ready for the last portion of Project Intermediate. For Phase VI we took to the Sixth Grade tree house to test our high altitude apparatus. Guy Veloz was reassigned to another air base for a year of special training. Susan DeWindt, Brad Scott, and Carolyn Carnesciali were our new colleagues and Mrs. Henry was our new commanding officer. She stressed higher mathematics such as the division and multiplication of decimals and fractions. Country notebooks for social studies and world globes done in art gave us a background in geography in the event of a forced landing on foreign soil. Mrs. Baker gave the class dancing lessons in preparation for the long-awaited Sixth Grade Invitational. Near the close of this educational year we had the privilege of attending a number of Junior High Assemblies. We now headed for our final project. Phase VII of Project Junior High found Also, Guy rejoined us this year. However like his predecessor John Glenn had left a refresher course in penmanship because Mrs. Warne and Dale Crow awaiting us. we discovered that Cameron Young, us for a political career. We took our orbital reports were becoming illegible again. Social studies was split between American history and world geography. English, arithmetic, science, and art comprised the remainder of our program. Mrs. Dlouhy presented us with a brand new topic--literature. Over the next three years we would be delving into the world of Poe, Irving, Shakespeare, and Homer. This year our flowering social life came into full bloom with fortnightlies, the most outstanding of which are the two formals and the box social, the boys' best bargain. The high point of the year came when, in taking over for a few days, Mrs. 0'Connor, the noted aerodynamical scientist, gave us a demonstration of the proper technique of flying paper gliders. The challenge of hard work and long homework confronted us in Phase VIII. Through Mrs. Hall's strict leadership, we achieved a record twenty-six blue cards twice and earned a field trip to the Van Nuys Chevrolet Plant. Mrs. Hall HLearnedH us excellent English and arithmetic by constant drilling of rules. Learning these necessary rules sometimes meant staying in during athletics. Art, science, and music provided a wonderful program. We discovered our artistic girls had great ingenuity in decorating the auditorium for dances We wonder if Mrs. Richards could have given them any ideas? For science the instructor for our interplanetary expedition, Mr. Richards, took the entire class to the Griffith Park Observatory. Caroling in Beverly Hills and singing in a special assembly under Mrs. Purtle's direction was the highlight of the Christmas Season. A new teacher at the Cape, Mr. Dishian, gave us our first

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CLASS HISTORY - 1964 by Kirk Honeycutt and Richard Larson In today's ever-changing world the student finds that his scholastic achieve- ments are of paramount importance. All of us in the class of '64 have been working towards our respective goals in life, but at the same time each indi- vidual has been aiding and supporting his classmates to assure the highest academic standards for our class. Much the same can be said for the training program of our pioneers in outer space--the astronauts. Because of this we would like to give our class's history in the form of a groupof astronauts' training program. Three and Four-Year-Old Nursery and Kindergarten were preliminary training in preparation for more advanced aerodynamical study. In Junior Nursery co- instructresses Mrs. Owen and Miss Giles found three hale and hearty trainees-- Bob Moore, Guy Veloz, and Mary Ann Baker. Our field of educational endeavor included finger-painting, sculpturing in clay, and easel painting--although more paint ended up on the young artists than on the canvas. In Senior Nursery we were joined by five more presidentially-appointed train ees--Debbie Boughn, Kirk Honeycutt, Denise Day, Lindsey Nicholl, and Paul Purtle. Our happy year was spiced with many birthday parties, records provided by NASA depicting the highest atmospheric work of Jack and his Beanstalk, share days, and parading through Cape Berkeley Hall in our space suit on Halloween. Moving in to Kindergarten we found Larry Charlston, Paul Appleby, Richard Larson, Dorothy Roelse, Christine Sansone, Charlotte Pahlavi, Kent Bilsborrow, and Laurie Thomas waiting to Mrs. Scallon and Mrs. Wilson slides, merry-gozrounds, and tested in a small brick pool learning to write our names, join the fun. Physical conditioning directors introduced an abstacle course consisting of jungle gyms. Our Water survival equipment was On occasion we also swam. Other features were construction work with blocks, tricycle riding picture slides, and our own play store. All too soon this exciting phase of our program came to a close and we moved on to bigger and better things. We now embarked upon Project Primary. This is a very pivotal part of our ever-widening program. During the next three years we would establish a basis for future study. When we began Phase I we met Mrs. Swanson and some new friends named addition, subtraction, reading, spelling, and achievement tests. These Hfriendsu were to come back later to haunt us. Participation in the Sugar Plum program at Christmas was one of the high points of the year. For our intensive research into the exploits and scientific compilation of the immortal astronomical team of Dick and Jane, we were rewarded with a field trip to the Arden Farms Dairy. Phase II brought advanced concepts in writing and reading. Under Mrs. Iwert's firm, but loving, hand we accomplished our first exploratory mission into outer space. With the aid of an imaginary rocket trip to the moon pinned around the walls, we learned our multiplication and division tables. This was the first year that the new auditorium, located in the training center, was in operation. We enjoyed this added luxury immensely. In the third and final Phase of Projectx Primary with new astronaut Julie Stevens we came across an extracurricular activity referred to by Mrs. Upton as homework. And finally we could choose our own lunch--much to the mortifica- tion of our parents and their pocketbooks. In conjunction with social studies we took up the study of the American Indians. To the boys' delight a new base- ball team moved to Los Angeles--the Dodgers. Near the close of the year we presented Longfellow's HHiawathan to the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades. By some mistake we had the nsun pulling away from the shore as our canoe sank

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introduction to the French language. Our study of the Constitution and how it operates today was the basis for beautiful notebooks which were completed at the year's end. We made it! Those small astronauts who began training so many years ago are now HKings of the Campus.H As the leading class of Cape Berkeley Hall in Phase IX, Mrs. O'Connor welcomed us with algebra books and Hlittle sheets of papern for surprise tests. After a long and unsuccessful campaign in the political arena, Cameron Young once again joined our class in training. The delightful Mrs. O kept our last year rolling along with her witty sayings and keen sense of humor. As well as the aforementioned algebra, English, history, and literature were also stressed. We now had a full fifty minute period of the ever-popular Frendh with Mr. Dishian. Most of the boys took drafting from Mr. McGee and Mrs. Richards had the girls in stitches in sewing. Ditch Day, Class Day, the Fashion Show, the Shield Dance, and the Thanksgiving Service added extra interest to this special year. Everyone pitched in and wrote sparkling articles for the Ninth Grade published annual I To rival the girls fashion show, a debate was staged between six of the boys on the then recently signed nuclear test ban treaty. As the last phase of our intensive training program comes to a close we have many happy memories to look back upon. We are nor prepared to start the countdown for our blastoff towards new and uncharted academic adventures. But certainly not to be forgotten are the many vivid recollections we have of our Cape Berkeley Hall experience.