Berkeley High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Berkeley, MO)

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Exploring the Secrets of Life Mr. Larry Shles, teacher of biology and physical science, is teaching at Berkeley High School this year for the first time. Before he came to Berk- eley, he taught at Mark Twain Summer Institute. Mr. Shles received his A.B. and MS. degrees at Washington University. ln his biology classes his students study animals and plants, sometimes using a microscope and making drawings of their findings. These draw- ings are included in a student notebook. Mr. Shles' hobbies are golf, bowling, and music. He also plays the piano. Mr, Shles teaches his students how to use the Keeping the students interested is what Mr. Shles does in his biology classes. His stu- mlcfoscope iol' iUiU 9 5iUdY- dents also bring in specimens of animals which his classes study.

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An Understanding of Society's Problems . . . Mr. Don Drake, still fairly new to the Berkeley school system, has taught here tor two years. Teaching world history, psychology, American government, and econom- ics, he manages to keep all his classes quite interesting with the use of outside sources, such as Elms and pamph- lets. Mr. Drake is a junior class sponsor and is in charge of Always helping, Mr. Drake answers questions concerning psychology. the junior class store. Before coming to Berkeley, he at- tended school at the University ot Missouri, where he re- ceived his B.S. degree in education. Mr. Drake's main interests include bowling and tennis. He enjoys sports very much and supports Berkeley's ath- letic program well. Rosalie Guittrida, Beverly Toombs, .lo Ann Clanton, and Gary Guffey listen attentively as Mr. Drake shows his psy- chology students ink blots which reveal personality traits, 43

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. . . Through Science and Math Some students in geometry wished they had studied harder as their skills are revealed by a pop test. Algebra l, chemistry, geometry, and terminal math are the subjects thot Mr. Henry McBride is teaching this ye-clr. This is Mr. McBride's second year ot teaching at Berkeley. Before he came to Berkeley, he taught at Raytown High School, Raytown, Missouri, a sub- urb 'of Kansas City. He has a B.S. in Education, which he received from Missouri State College, Kirksville, Missouri, ond a M.S. in Phys- ical Science which he received at High- land University, Las Vegas, New Mex- ico. Mr. McBride is also a member of the Missouri Council of Teachers ot Mathematics. Mr. McBride explains how to work out o geometry problem to his class, 45