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

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peakers bureau A large and competent Speakers’ Bureau crowded many speaking assignments into a term devoted to service to school and community. In the Lions’ Club speaking contest Pauline Morris, Marilyn Varney, Roger Cason and Stephen Henderson represented Berkeley High, with Marilyn Varney also competing in the zone finals. In the Native Sons of the Golden West contest, Marilyn Dill represented the Bureau, speaking on the topic, Earl Warren, Chief Justice.” Red Cross speakers at the various PTA meetings included Betsey Barker, Lloyd Edwards, Steve Henderson, John Mendonca, Carol Nelson, Jo Ann Playter, Sue Seavey, Ann Severin, Virginia Smith, Brjan Thomte, Allen Unsworth and Kirke Wilson. Speakers at American Legion, Post Seven, were Jo Ann Playter, Pete Melvin, Steve Henderson and Marilyn Dill. Berkeley Highlights,” a weekly radio program heard over KRE, is sponsored by the Speakers’ Bureau. Dave Brudney was editor and announcer with Tom Gonser and Sandy Read handling the feature news, and Dick Nicoles and Mike Stewart as engineers. Bureau representatives to the Safety Council were Ardis Wade and John Mendonca. The school projects advocated by the entire Bureau at homeroom, assemblies and in class- rooms included the sale of student body cards and Pods, the Junior Red Cross Drive, Con- servation Week and the new Safety Council fire drill campaign. Richard Ehlers Sponsor BERKELEY HIGHLIGHTS FIRST ROW, left to right: Jean Thompson. Dave Brudney, Sandy Read. SECOND ROW: Dick Nicoles, Tom Gonser, Mike Stewart, Marilyn Varney. 24

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY LOW 10: That memorable day when we first filled out all those forms in our strange, new home- room was about 1090 days ago. It was all so different. How would we find all those rooms, and where was that elevator? After that tedious and eventful first week, we began to settle back and enjoy our new life at Berkeley High. We were proud of our newly elected officers who were Harry Chandler, president; Villard Wright, vice-president; Toni Blair, secretary; Cheryl Olsen, treasurer; and Evelyn Buel, social secretary. With these officers to guide us we were off to a good start, and we presented as our concession at Fun Night, a baseball toss. We had no Slope concession this year. HIGH 10: Our spirits were boosted now that we weren’t the lowest creatures in the school any more. Bud Kamb was our president. Our other officers were Bill Peterson, vice-president; Lynn Cathcart, secretary; Dagmar Givant, treasurer; and Cheryl Olsen, social secretary. We were still the biggest class in the school and mighty proud of it. Many of us joined one of the numerous spring sports and earned letters. Again we had no concession. Our dance, Neptune’s Holiday,” was not too successful. We lost 11 cents. LOW 11: Berkeley High was nothing new to us now. Again Harry Chandler was elected president. Henry Chin became vice-president; Ann Dalziel, secretary; Toni Blair, treasurer; and Susan Ide, social secretary. Words and Music” was our Junior Prom. It was one of the most successful dances ever presented at BHS. Our hot dog concession at the football games brought us a lot of much-needed money. At Fun Night this term, we presented a garter toss as our concession. HIGH 11: After a long winter, spring had come at last. But spring fever had not overtaken our active class officers. Pete Herb was our new president, and Bruce Williamson our vice- president. Carol Rose was secretary; with Dagmar Givant, treasurer; and Lynn Cathcart, social secretary. They got us started with a marvelous Junior Prom called Jail break.” We also hauled in the money on our cotton candy sales on the Slope. LOW 12: We finally made it. We were seniors at last. And on the BOC were five of our class- mates helping to run our school government. Harry Chandler was elected vice-president of the student body, Dick Keating was Circle B” president; Pete Herb, Honor Society president; Nancy Loomis, GAA president, and of course, our class president, Bill Vaughn. Our other class officers were Bob McManus as vice-president; Terry Garthwaite, secre- tary; Pete Scott, treasurer; and Emily Buel, social secretary. With all that spirit behind us we were a cinch to win the spirit cup, and we did. Gremlins were our concession on the Slope this term. Graduation was coming closer and closer, and we were looking for- ward to our last half year with great excitement.