Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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WHAT BERKELEY HALL MEANS TO ME Stephen Kantor Berkeley Hall makes learning easier with Christian Science as the backdrop. We start each day with a metaphysical article from one of the periodicals. Because of this, the day turns out to be more pleasant for everyone. The whole faculty helps the students. The teachers are dedicated to their teaching and to their Christian Science. They are loving, helpful, and earnest in and out of the classrooms. All of the teachers are very good, and some have an excellent sense of humor. Since the classes are usually small, the teachers can give their students individual attention. The students help each other in spiritual and material ways whether in or out of class. Each each that true Over class, it doesn't matter the grade, has a class spirit. This grows year and by the time students soar into Ninth Grade they are convinced they are the best class that ever attended Berkeley Hall. This holds in work, study, and fun. the years many traditions have been formed at Berkeley Hall. The Nurseries, the Kindergarten, and the First, Second,and Third Grades have a Halloween parade through all of the other rooms in which they show off their costumes. The lower grades also have a sugar plum tree at Christmas. The intermediate grades have a Halloween Party and a picnic in the spring. The Sixth Grade is traditionally invited to one of the Junior High dances. In the Junior High, traditions accelerate and there are dances, blue cards, the book fair, and some type of a ditch day. In the Ninth Grade there are many traditions. They are the making of the shield, the Class and Shield Songs, the plays - The Mikado and a Shakespearean play, - the debate for the boys, and the Fashion Show for the girls. The shield is thought up, made, and then presented to the other classes at the Shield Dance. The dances, which are a Junior High privilege, improve a student's dancing, manners, and attitude toward his elders. In education at Berkeley Hall, you acquire two things. They are a strong base for learning and very good study habits. The assemblies help a person become a better speaker, and getting up in front of an audience develops poise. These assemblies are given to share important classwork. Having a large swimming pool is another advantage for those attending Berkeley Hall. Usually we have swimming drills and for good behavior we get to play in the water. It helps to relax a person after a hard day of school work and study. The campus, with its rustic English style buildings, make it more comfort- able for each division because the various groups have their own areas in which to play and work. Our kind and thoughtful principal, Mr. Nelson, helpfully sends letters of encouragement to the students when needed. He also sends other kinds of letters too, when needed! They always prove to be healing. These things are what makes Berkeley Hall mean so much to me. The help of the teachers and the principal, the class spirit, the traditions, class- mates, learning, and the love expressedby all. This is what Berkeley Hall means to me.

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YE OLDE CLASS HISTORY Mike Eardley William Shakespeare Dale Paul PREFACE: nFr1ends, Romans, countrymen, lend us your ears.n We will now attempt to give you an exacting summation of the history of the class of '65 at Berkeley Hall. We wish to acknowledge all quotations were taken from the pen of William Shakespeare. Our first adventure in Berkeley Hall came in the Junior Nursery with Miss Giles. Our first three scholars were Cindy McMahan, Todd Culbertson, and Perry Valantine. We achieved the great height of finger painting, easel painting, and sculpturing our favorite cartoon character. Parents walking through the Nursery were ndesiring this child's art, and that child's scope.u The gifted scholars now turned to the Senior Nursery where Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Swan presented the ever-so-popular tricycle riding. Mrs. Owen, on her autoharp, accompanied us in playing many familiar tunes which proved that nthese musicians that shall play to you hang in the air a thousand leagues from hence.H In Kindergarten, Mrs. Scallan introduced us to an abundant display of merry-go-rounds, slides, Jungle gyms, block construction, and picture slides. Two great advancements were learning the alphabet and writing our names. HO, how full of briers is this working day world.H HAS luck would have it,H we made the giant step into the primary depart- ment. Mrs. Swanson and Mrs. Jeffries, along with Dick and Jane, became our instructors. We were introduced to the exacting subjects of addition, subtraction, spelling, and reading. As we moved into the Second Grade we were joined by four more young scholars, Caryn Citron, Charlotte Ferrini, Peggy Hank, and Don Vogel. Mrs. Iwert and Miss Billings gave us their undivided attention in teach- ing us multiplication, division, and script writing. Class officers were chosen periodically at elections. As one of our young scholars would have said it, HNow call we our High Court of Parliament. And let us choose such limbs of noble counsel that the great body of our state may go in equal rank with the best-governed nation.H In the Third Grade we were Joined by Gary Krisel and Dale Paul. The class suffered severe shock when Mrs. Upton told us that we would now have homework regularly. nEveryone can master grief, but he that has it.H Our consolation was the privilege of choosing our own lunches for the first time. The Fourth Grade brought Stephen Kantor, Martha Sage, Mike Eardley, and the interchange from primary to intermediate department. Our teacher was Mrs. Hill, who at times was provoked, but nher voice was ever soft, gentle, and low, an excellent thing in a woman.H We tried our hand at writing well enough to receive a penmanship award, which took some doing for some of us. We felt honored to be able to sing HThe Lord's Prayern at grad- uation.