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

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I fQjL0U . C0 tA v C {ty.jp o 0 a a yL s- - Cj oJl cx Q GA ' Vsv ■ - J A. vji— e)L j0T jQ t Z Cl !-A • J 3 - x - ' cxy S L - b- z C T ‘- ' l u J4L-£ ci - — !L -t -£L| Shakespeare once said The evil that men go lives after them The good is oft interred with their bones. To prove Sh wrong and to acclaim the good done by 2500 students of Berkeley High School, is the aim of the Olla Podrida of Spring 1947. These are just a few of the things we did at Berkeley High. So please, in after years when you think of the class of Spring 1947, remember the good things we did and pass lightly over our many faults. We hope that this Olla Podrida will help you remember our class for what we did, and not for what remained undone. In later years many of us will become renowned for achieve- ments in many different fields both constructive and destructive. Many more of us, however, will settle as plain members of so- ciety and never achieve notoriety. We, the staff, hope that in later years when you thumb through the dust-covered pages of the Pod you will remember the happy times spent with your class- mates, the leaders of tomorrow, and recall memories of your high school days. For five hundred of you this will be your last Pod, and your last chance to put something on the positive side of the record you will leave at Berkeley High. There are some people in every class who just sit, but let us overlook these few and concentrate on the rest, the doers. What have we done for our alma mater and ourselves in our three years in the hallowed halls of Berkeley High? We built and backed three of the finest football teams in the league ' s history. We started a campaign to get our auditorium finished. The arts reached undreamed of heights in our years here. We staged many dances including a super Senior Farewell and had a great time throughout our school years. We also received an education the likes of which is hard to equal. —HANS Lefty STERN J FOREWORD . jj • w HANS LEFTY STERN Editor-in-Chief

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Some people seem to think that eight years in elementary school, four years in high school, and four years in college will guarantee them the title Educated Person. Nothing could be further from the truth! A real education is an education which prepares one to get along with his fellow citizens, to make a contribution to and enjoy the community in which he lives, to have developed socia attitudes or abilities which enable one to enjoy his leisure time, and to be an inspiration to the younger generation which follows him. There has been little evidence during the past decade that we, or the other peoples of the world, can get along with our fellow citizens. One lesson which we have learned thoroughly during the past ten years is that race, color, and creed must exist side by side in a cooperative effort. This existence side by side will involve some give and take on the part of each individual; but the spirit of fair play and cooperation should mold civilization into a friendly, progressive unit. The young people of today have shown that the ideal of brotherhood is possible. Education should be the weapon to combat prejudices in adults and to assure a world of peace. Last spring a great soldier, General Dwight Eisenhower, received an honorary degree from the Boston University. Speaking in appre- ciation of the degree, he turned to the President of the University, Dr. Marsh, and said, Why doesn t the educational world put my profession out of business? Each individual demands a great deal from the community in which he lives in the form of protection, services, and privileges. Too often individuals think of what the community has to give them instead of what they may have to give in their community. A little spirit, a little praise, a little participation go a long way in developing community life and community progress. If dem- ocracy is to work in a big way, it must first be able to work in a small way, and we must manifest it in our own community gov- ernment by showing desire to be active participants. Education should also provide each individual with leisure time activities which will be enjoyable and relaxing. Shorter work- ing days and shorter working weeks make for more leisure time, and unless this leisure time is spent in profitable enjoyment, it may well serve as a curse to mankind. While you are bein g educated, have you developed a liking for athletic games? Outdoor exer- cises? Socialized games? Good reading? If you have not, your leisure time will soon be time on your hands; and the older you ( get, the more unhappy you will become. These are some of the marks of an educated person. Check them over and ponder their significance. ARE YOU EDUCATED? —EL WIN LE TENDRE. PRinCIPRL’S IRESSAGE EL WIN LE TENDRE Principal

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POD SALES STAFF STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Jordan Montano, Joe O ' Brien, George Armerding, Jack Bohn 6