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

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MR. LJENDRE, Principal. I O I ln planning our program and adminisTraTive organizaTion we have Talcen inTo consider- aTion The consTanT demands which are arising on accounT OT The war. We are Trying To meeT The demands of a world engaged in war, and aT The same Time we are Trying To lay a Tiner ToundaTion Tor The world of peace which we hope may Tollow. Our sTudenTs are meeTing These demands in an admirable way. lv1osT oT Them are parTicipaTing in some course which will make Them more eTTicienT in a conTribuTion Toward The war eTForT. MOST of Them are making some daily conTribuTion in money or service which is helping our governmenT. lv1osT oT Them are sTill Taking worlc which will enable Them To enTer an insTiTuTion oT higher learning. The reward Tor This good work and This good ciTizenship is independence and Treedom. We are aTTempTing To give These To our sTudenTs in The managemenT of Their own affairs This semesTer and They have shown ThaT This responsibiliTy can be accepTed. The morale of The STudenT Body during I942-I943 is a source oT real saTisTacTion To The TaculTy and To me. ELWIN LCBTENDRE Principal.

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. ' ' 700 a Home Hzwm, Oui ol: Berkeley l-ligh's 92 home rooms, Mr. Jose Aslurias HI I home room was 'rhe only one 'ro reach perfeclrion-IOO per cenf in Pod sales. Bu+ perlieclion was nol easy. For Hia Burkeleyan had been reading baseball slories, and was holding oul. V i A Bullfinger and Ragweed shunned him: Anesihesia ignored him: Mr. Aslurias solemnly said. Us'red es un muchacho muy mal. Bur +he Burker was unabashed. l-le would nor buy a Pod. l-le hadn'+ finished reading his grandmoJrher's '98 issue. When he received ihreaiening noles, The Burkeleyan was noi fazed. When he goi Anonymous phone calls, he was noi fazed. Bur when some one pui' arsenic in his Snow Boy, and he had 'ro have his siomach pumped, +he Burkeleyan was fazed. Wilrh all Jrhe s+reng'rh al his feeble command he delivered his piggy bank 'lo Jrhe accounlanf. Bullfinger and Ragweed boughi him a new Snow Boy: Anesihhesia did his geomelrry home work: Mr. Asjrurias dedicaled a slirring rendifion of La Cucaracha +o him. And Jrhere was ioy in room 6203 fhal' day. for The mighiy Burkeleyan had boughl his Pod. JOHN CATANESI Yep. he's fhe 'ropsl Berkeley High's hero for Pod sales, John Caianesi. Johnnie sold 58, lcounl 'emi Olla Podridas. In spike of ceaseless quesiioning, he was exceed- ingly mum as 'ro fhe manner in which he convinced lhose 53 sfudenls fo parf wilh lheir hard-earned dollars. Bu+ from some of his vicfims we learned a liHle of fhe lruih, lhe maior parf of which is lo remain a secrel forever. For fhe mosl of us. il makes lilrle difference as lo how he sold lhe mosl Pods. To one John Calanesi. sporlsman and well-liked personaliiy around Berkeley for fhe pasl lhree years, goes 'rhanks and congralulaiions from ihe Pod slafli.

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MISS HAMPLE Vice Principal Every day we say goodbye To anoTher sTudenT who goes OTT To Take his place in The armed forces, prepared, we hope, To do a beTTer job because OT The Training which he has received here. There is less glory in sTaying aT homey buT you know ThaT your work is viTal, Too: and so each one oT you plods along giving whaT you can, learning whaT you can, so ThaT you will be beTTer able To render greaTer service. And The TuTure? IT will be iusT whaT you, The youTh of Today, educaTed To Take your places as The leaders of Tomorrow, will be able To bring ouT oT our vicTorious peace. Cora E. l-lampel MISS KINELL Dean of Women IT is a pleasure and inspiraTion To work wiTh you girls oT Berkeley High School and To share in your problems, ioys. and aspiraTions. iviosT oT you are proving yourselves worThy oT The privileges ThaT you as Americans are enioying and are availing youlrselves of every op- porTuniTy To develop in abiliTy and characTer so ThaT you will be able To Take your place in The com- muniTy liTe oT Tomorrow. Miss l-lelen Kinell MR. NEALSON Dean of Men PrioriTy rnusT now be given To The winning oT The war-and win- ning The war requires The services of young men and women. We are proud oT The way each one of you is making your personal conTribu- Tion Toward This end. Even Though The Berkeley High School is only one oT The 28,000 high schools in The NaTion, and you are only one of The 6,500,000 sTudenTs enrolled. your individual responsibiliTy does noT change. ConTinue To choose wisely, work diligenTly, sTay physic- ally and morally sound, so Thar you will be ready Tor war, ready Tor vicTory, and ready Tor peace. W. S. Nealson