Berkeley Hall School - Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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EIGHTH-A GE OF EXPERTISE Kg, Bleichman, Debbie Crow, Gary ff Dow, Mike Fishburn, Ellen kv Hill, Penny Hocker, Dave Marshall, Dave Monroe, Yvette ,. Bn' Reeder, Patty Remick, Roger Ricketts, Gale Smith, Wendy 'Vw is-r g .V,. , .,,i, , Qi ,Nal- TV, x, R as 1 YZF Stewart, Greg Watters, Heather Wissler, Cynthia Hall, Madge i 'AE ff'-'-.' at QQ Se tx! 5, - r- x' l8 .. ' These students have received all blue cards during The year , 3 , 9 i'v6 ' ' ra na. im 4.- 2:-C' -wiv '11 1 Y A -D .1 .1 Mrs, Madge Ha

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A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE Debbie O'Hara Jon Jespersen Marnette Cooling Our very first ride in the new school bus to the Beverly Hills library is an experience we will never forget. We arrived at the library and viewed the lovely fountains. Around the top of the build- ing there is a mosaic made of different colors re- presenting books on a shelf. Once we were inside, we could hardly hear a thing except the kind voice of Mrs. Zweiback, the librarian, welcoming us to this wonderful house of books. The library even has a theatre and a stage! We were conducted through the various de- partments and invited to stay longer, but our pre- cious time was over. As we all piled back into the bus, we were all so grateful for being able to have the privilege of being the first students to be taken through this beautiful library. NIGHT TIME FUN Marnette Cooling Lee K. Nicholl We finally made it to the Seventh Grade and the Berkeley Hall Fortnightlies. Each month we enioy the different types of dances. The Box Social and the Christmas Formal are our favorites. The Corner Dance and the Lemon Dance are fun. We think the maiority of the Seventh Grade prefer the Box Social with the original and cleverly decorated picnic supper boxes to all of the other dances. TWO NEW FACES lN THE SEVENTH GRADE Part l - Tom Asher Long-haired, blue-eyed Karon Gessler is the latest addition to the Seventh Grade. Coming to us from Warner Ave. School, Karon states that it has not been hard for her to fit into the Seventh Grade class. French, literature, and science are Karon's favorite subiects. When asked what she liked best about this school, she said, the two grass fields and the swimming pool. Karon has enioyed her first year at Berkeley Hall, and the class has en- ioyed having her as a member. Part Il - Barry Brookins Charles McArthur, the new boy in our class, came to us from Windsor Hills School. He likes math, P.E. and geography and shop. He also ad- mires the warm, friendly atmosphere of our cam- pus. Charles plans to stay with us through the Ninth Grade. He and his family attend the Twen- ty-Ninth Church of Christ Scientist. We are all very happy to have Charles with us this year. A MAN WITH A GREEN THUMB: Our Special Guest Randal Craft and Elisa Belvedere The Seventh Grade was asked to research on the trees of the Berkeley Hall campus. So, we in- vited Mr. Luerssen, who knows a great deal about trees, and is also a good friend of Berkeley Hall, to come to speak to us on this subiect. Mr. Luerssen gave us a brief talk before taking us around the campus. He explained to us the origin, foliage, and growth of many trees. A few diagrams revealed to us many interesting facts about trees. On our tour of the campus we took notes and listened to everything Mr. Luerssen told us. After- wards we reported on the various trees. We are very grateful to Mr. Luerssen for giving us so much information about our beautiful campus trees. OUR TRAVEL PROGRAM Patty Toberman Ricky Wilson lt was a bright, sunny day when our program called, Travel Time , was given. We presented it for the Mothers' Club and again for o Junior High assembly. The program included material from our study of Europe. ln our skit, fifteen lively and persuasive travel posters of European coun- tries convinced an undecided traveler that he should go to Europe rather than the Orient. Our skit was fun to present and gave us val- uable experience before an audience. NO VALENTINES FOR ME? Patty Toberman 7th When will I hear the mailman's ring? Like an angel's harp that ting-a-ling. Surely he'll pause on his merry way, To leave me a card on this heart-shaped day. Will there be a note from a secret masher? Or an awkward scrawl from young Tom Asher? Will there be a lace-covered card for me? Or a scribble from bashful Lee? A parcel from Marshall? A canary from Barry? A trick from Rick? A praline from Dean? Candy from Randy? Some barley from Charlie? A bon bon from Jon? Games from James? In spite of my watching the mail box with zeal, I never did hear the door bell's peal. If Valentines Day is to be any fun, My parents will have to send me one! OUR FIRST TRACK MEET Robin Charlston Tom Asher Barry Brookins Markers for the beginning and ending of races, chalk lines surrounding the back field, and a high and broad iump pit are all n'ew sights on the Berkeley Hall athletic field. Here, for six weeks the Fifth through Ninth grades practiced earnestly in preparation for the track meet with Clairbourn School. On the day of the meet the Seventh Grade sent R 45UF3l90 lln9 COST Of l6 members, the largest par- ticipating class of the five grades of Berkeley Hall. .Competition in dashes, relays, high iump, brood lumps and shot put made this a rewarding and competitive day. Competing with Clairbourn is another step for- Word 'V' me CllC 9'fWg and progressive activities of Berkeley Hall. YOU SHOULD SEE Karon Gessler 7th I went to the toy store and you should see, I bought a bunny as big as me. He has the colors of pink, red and rose, And was I surprised when he wiggled his nose. Then all of a sudden he hopped around, And his ears flopped over and touched the ground. What surprised me most was he started to talk, And instead of hopping he decided to walk! TURNING OVER A NEW PAGE Christie Harman Judy Ripkey Along with a new room, and a new teacher our class ventured into New Math this year. The Seventh Grade has had New Math through- out the entire school year. We are solving prob- lems using methods that enable us to under- stand math better. It is a challenge but once we catch on we find it a lot of fun. Geometry, for instance, became an appealing subject. Learning to use compasses and protractors, and understanding geometric symbols helped us be- come familiar with the meaning of geometry. We have learned about numerals, symbols, fac- toring and primes, operations, equations, and prob- lem solving. ' New Math will prepare us for the coming years, and especially for algebra in the Ninth Grade. I7

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EIGHTH AGE OF EXPERTISE 'ATRUTH AND LOVE PREVAILH Gary Crow Our class motto superbly done by Ellen Fishburn and Patty Reeder in blue and green was suggested and introduced by Dave Hacker. The verse chosen from Science 8. Health by Mary Baker Eddy is a good example of what is used daily in the Eighth Grade room. The class holds six presidential elections each school year. The presidents of our class have been: Dave Marshall, Heather Watters, David Hocker, Yvette Monroe, Wendy Smith, and Patty Reeder, Seven students have achieved the mark of Blue Cards consecutively throughout the year and they are: Ellen Fishburn, David Hocker, Dave Marshall, Yvette Monroe, Patty Reeder, Wendy Smith and Heather Watters. Also during the year six-sevenths of the class or twelve students received blue cards at one grading period. HOLY BOOK FAIR Mike Dow Holy Book Fair, Batman, yelped Mike Dow por- traying Robin. You're right, Robin. We better tune in on our friends, cried Batman in reply, being played by Dave Hocker. Gosh, Batman, I sure did enioy that program on April 15, 1966 at 8:40 in the morning. Listen- ing to all those short book reviews and then get- ting up there ourselves and putting on the Art Buchwald sketch - Oh Gosh! It sure was great, Yes Robin, but being one who has gained most of his knowledge from books, I was especially interested in the short reviews by Mrs. Campbell. Then after the program, I bought some of the award winning books of this year. Boy Batman, I sure do hope we get invited back next year to hear more about books and other fields of Literature. Yes Robin. That is exactly right. One can never get enough information about man's best friend, Books. MUCH BETTER THAN A HISTORY BOOK Patty Reeder 1 Our History book with its information on World War II was for surpassed by Mr. Osgood, a former Lieutenant in the Navy, To start his talk, Mr. Os- good came to the front of the room with a myster- ious, lumpy gunny-sack out of which he produced several helmets of all sorts dating back from the first World War with an intricate German helmet to his own combat helmet. Then with a chart drawn on the board showing the operations of the APA which he commanded, he proceeded to explain the amphibious warfare of the Pacific. We were all right in the midst of the action through his won- derful color pictures which he made during the war from various scraps. We viewed Hawaii, bombings, practice bombings, Iwa Jima, practice landings, other ships headed for battles and even Japanese bombers. Then we saw how these places looked twenty years after the war, and among these fascinating shots were the Japanese cave hide-outs burrowed deep in the hills. Because he spoke from a Christian Scientist's standpoint and on account of all his own personal experiences, the war seem- ed more real to us. It is this sort of thing that makes us take more pride in our country and men. MY SPECIAL VALENTINE The one whose voice I love to hear, In song or laughter gay, ls the Valentine I love On this and every day. You comfort me when I am sad, You chide me when l'm wrong, You laugh, and ioke, and sing with me, Our love is very strong. You're something very special, Dad, You lend my life its spice, And if I could I know I would, Love you even thrice. Ellen Fishburn J ET-SET TEACHER Dave Marshall Teachers don't know everything there is to know. They, like other people, have things to learn. Some learn by reading in their spare time. Others take trips to discover things and places new to them, as was the case of our teacher, Mrs. Hall. Last summer, Mrs. Hall, accompanied by her hus- band, took a trip traveling mainly by let. Their first stop was Lucerne, Switzerland with its beau- tiful mountain scenery. Greece was the next stop where they took a six-day island cruise, seeing many of the islands Paul visited, and the supposed burial spot of John the Baptist. While they were on the cruise, Mrs. Hall had the experience of riding on a donkey up to the Acropolis on the island of Rhodes. The two then went to that city of intrigue, Istanbul, where they were impressed by the beautiful Blue Mosque. After returning briefly to Athens, they flew south to Kenya, Africa. They spent six days in Kenya on safaris into game reserves, While on safari they saw hundreds of wild animals, zebras, giraffes, herds of elephants, antelopes, and a pride of lions. In one of the reserves Mr. Hall was caged with a cheetah la tame one, that is.l They also spent one night in the trees, better known as Treetops. From Kenya the pair winged north to Cairo, Egypt. In Cairo they were approached by a representa- tive of the Black Market who was after their American money. Fortunately, they got safely to our Embassy and had their money changed. While they were in Egypt, they had a ride on the Nile, and they saw the famous pyramids. Believe it or not, they even rode on camels. Next stop was Madrid, Spain. Frcfm Madrid they took an eight-hour ride to Granada, the old for- tress of the Moors. Most of their time in Spain was spent there. The traveling pair left Spain at 2:30 P.M. by iet and arrived in Los Angeles after a two-hour stop in New York, at 10:30 P.M. of the same day. Time surely flies when you're in the Jet-Set , and it flew iust fast enough for Mrs. Hall to be back in Beverly Hills three days before she was to begin teaching the Eighth Grade class of 1966. SPRING DAYDREAM Oh! To be in a lovely land Where blooms perfume the air, Where a glimmering brook runs gaily by And spring is eternal there. Where bees buzz through the fragrant fields l'd bask in a gentle breeze, Where the sun shines down on sparkling pools While birds sing symphonies. Is it only a wistful daydream, A wish ne'er to come true? Oh! May I fulfill my dazzling dream Sometime, someday . , . with you. Yvette Monroe WELL EARNED EXTRA Penny Hill The Eighth Grade studied and toiled and finally reached their academic Mt. Everest - twelve blue cards in one grading period! We finally decided a fitting reward would be a field trip. Someone suggested Marineland and we decided that would be our destination. So on March 31, 1966, off we went to Marineland driven by Mr. Cheatham. We first went to the large glass tank. As we peered through the glass we were interested in many different kinds of fish although they didn't return our interest. One tank held the porpoises while the other had a variety of sea fish. This trip was con- nected with our biology in Science class. The high- lights of the shows were the porpoise show, the seal show, and the whale show. We were glad to be on deck when the man fed the sea fish. Seeing these fish being fed made us hungry, so we de- cided to have our lunch, too. As the day grew late we were informed it was time to leave and we obiectively climbed into the bus. On our way back, we stopped at a beautiful church designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Upon re- turning to school, we all wished there were more days like this and lamented the return to work! work! work! THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF KITCHEN WIZARDRY Wendy Smith Attention, all chefs of the world! You will soon be replaced by nine Eighth Grade girls under the cooking instruction of Mrs. Richards. With her help they've conjured up numerous wonderful things such as spareribs, pies, Sally Lunn, biscuits, and salads. They've had two luncheons where guests have savored these delicate morsels. The first luncheon attended by Mr. Cheatham, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Lewis, a member of the Board of Trustees, Miss Letts and Mr. Hoerner, was a success. The guests were served creamed shrimp on rice, underseas salad, biscuits, punch, and Whip and Chill made with imagination and strawberries. Encouraged, the girls ventured to make a sandwich loaf, ldecorated beautifully by Mrs. Kendalll apple-cucumber mold, more punch, and yummy chocolate pie. Thev invited Mrs. O'Con- nor, Mrs. Dlouhy, Mrs. Kendall, and the Ninth Grade girls to share it with them. More luncheons have been planned including one for Eighth Grade girls' mothers. Homework to test their skill and two tests have been given. They're divided into two families each consisting of a hostess, a waitress, a cook and an assistant cook. This first cooking class has pioneered the art of home-making for others in the years to come and they have certainly enioyed doing it. 19