Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Professor E. B. Lamare, teacher of French, has been in Berkeley High School since 1894. He is a native of France. He is a graduate of Haffreingue College, in Bonlogne-ser-mer. He served in the French army during the Franco-Prussian war, Mr. Lemare has taught in six differ- ent schools in California, Berkeley High School being the last. Mrs. Stone was born in Baker City, Oregon. She prepared fur college at Sturges Academy, San Bernardino, and graduated in 1899, having taken the Social Science course. She secured the position of instructor in English and Latin, after grad- uating from college, at the Berkeley High School, and has been with us ever since, and has shown herself a capable teacher. Roy Young was born in Missouri. He came to California and entered the Los Angeles Normal, graduating in 1892. He has since taught in Orange county, and in Merced, in which school he was Vice-Prin- cipal. He has taught Chemistry in Berke- ley since 1900, and is very successful in his teaching. His interest shown in all the school affairs has made him a warm friend of the student body. 13

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T. Sidney Elstox was born in Wood- land. He attended the Hesperian College there, graduating in 1892. After three years ' work as a bookkeeper, he entered the University of California, taking a .course in Natural Science. He taught one year in the San Diego High School, and, in 1900, came to Berkeley High School. He has shown himself a thorough, hard- working Physics teacher, and has many friends in our school. Miss Gearhart was born in Illinois. After attending Independence High School. Iowa, she came to California and graduated from the Los Angeles Normal School in 1891. She also attended Brook- lyn Art School, and. after graduating from there, taught in Pasadena and other cities. She became a member of our Faculty in 1900. She is a model Art teacher, and has great success with her pupils. William A. Hackley is a native of San Francisco. He received his prepara- tory education in our own High School, from which he graduated in 1895. After graduating from the University in 1899. he was given the position of instructor in Senior History and Civil Government. Mr. Hackley is thoroughly acquainted with his subject, and is most successful in lend- ing his knowledge to others. 12

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Miss Helena W. Curtis was born in Grass Valley. After passing- through the High School there with the class of 1891, she came to Berkeley, and attended the University, graduating in 1895. Miss Curtis has since taught in Fresno for two years, and in the Ninth Grade since Christ- mas, 1898. Last August she became a member of our Faculty, and has established a good record as an English teacher, besides win- ning - for herself man} friends among her pupils. Miss Roller is a graduate of our own High School, of the Class of 1891. She was born in San Francisco, but came to Berkeley to study. In 1898 she finished her course in the University, and since then has been teaching in Berkeley schools. Miss Roller has been with us since last Christmas, and, in that short time, has made a good reputation as a teacher. William Alexander is a native of Ottawa, Province of Ontario. Canada. He graduated from the Ottawa High School, and then attended the University of Toronto, from which he graduated in the class of 1899. He became a graduate student in the University of California, taking a two- years ' course, and finishing his studies in 1 901. Since then he has been our Latin and Greek teacher, and has made a success of his classes. 14