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

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of f u«e, 1908

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3ln iHemoriam ilay 3, ISDr Forum, (2); Debating Team, (3); Debating Manager, (2, 3, 4); Track Team, (3, 4); Basket-ball Team, (3, 4); B. C. L. Delegate, (3, 4); B. C. L. President, (3-; Track Captain, (4); Sargeant-at- Arms of Associated Students, (4); Lamp and Quill

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By Margaret Buckham. AS the end of our High School course draws near mem- ories of the past four years come thronging back. Those of us who have passed the entire time in Berke- ley High will recall with a smile that first day when the upper classes were disposed of, one by one, finally leaving the scrubs deserted in the vast expanse of the Assembly Hall. Of course, we would not have admitted it then for the world, but, if the truth be told, we did not feel quite at home the first year. It was a relief after the Christmas class had entered, to know that we were no longer at the very bottom of the ladder. The organization of the class was begun immedi- ately. Meetings we had, the first one held in the Assembly Hall, under the auspices of our elders and betters, but they must remain forever shrouded in oblivion, for all records are lost. Our athletes began to organize themselves early, and ' 08 football and baseball teams held several contests with other schools. Ours was the first track team to enter the Freshman B. C. L. field day. At the beginning of our Junior year we took up the dis- cussion of class pins and a suitable constitution. Just before Christmas we gave a dance to the Middlers and Seniors. Things went along smoothly enough, although the skating rink claimed a little more than its share of attention, until the i8th of April, when along with the other inhabitants of Berke- ley we received a most thorough shaking. Our poor old school