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

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MR. DONALD CARR SCIENCE

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MR MRS. ESMER CLARK DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION A career spanning 37 years in the public schools of the Bay Area will end this July for Mrs. Esmer Clark, Director of Secondary Education for the Berkeley Unified School District. Mrs. Clark started her teaching career in I 927, at Whittier Elementary School, but moved to Hillside the next year where she remained through I 938. After a year ' s leave of absence for graduate study, she returned to Berkeley, but this time as a teacher of English and remedial reading at Burbank Jnior High. As the years passed, her reputation grew as a specialist in the field of reading, so in 1952, after another leave of absence for work in the Oakland schools, she returned to Berkeley High School, again teaching all phases of English but specializing in remedial reading. In 1959, as a fitting climax to her career of service, Mrs. Clark was appointed by Mr. Wenner- berg as Consultant in Reading and Coordinator of Secondary Education for Berkeley Schools, a position which grew into her present role of Director of Secondary Education. Retirement for her will not mean idleness. She has already authored several books on the junior high level and will continue to write. She will serve as an educational consultant. But, most of all, she wants to do a lot of cooking. Esmer ' s former students and her associates will miss her.

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Each person contributes to his environment in his own way. Mr. Donald Carr contributed his dynamic personality, wide range of interests and outstanding teaching ability to Berkeley High School. Mr. Carr was a teacher in Berkeley High School for twenty-three years. The high- est praise is that he taught well and that he has contributed to the progress of many students. The scholastic achievements of his former students has helped to make the proud academic record of our school. His students will recall his early morning sessions, his thoroughness and his zest for life. To you, Mr. Carr, the best wishes for a long, full and enjoyable retirement. At long last the spotlight shines on Mrs. Florence Schwimley as she takes a much deserved curtain call at Berkeley High. It refuses to dim at the tremendous ovation that is being given her for more than twenty-five years of inspirational direction and instruction in things of the theatre that are so much of the rich experience that has been her generous life. Berkeley High School productions in drama and music have always been so outstanding under her aegis here that they are continually termed ' professional ' by the community she has served so successfully and well. For several generations Mrs. Schwimley has meant DRAMA with every letter of this significant word spelled in glowing neon capitals on the marquee of Berkeley theatre! There has never been a show produced hereabouts that hasn ' t sparkled in scintilating fashion because of the good, old-fashioned ' hard work ' she has put into every small detail that makes a Berkeley High School show not just ' another high school presentation ' . She loves the theatre. She lives the theatre. And she has the knack of recognizing student talent and making it appreciated. Long is the list of Berkeley High School graduates who have found bright careers on stage and screen because Mrs. Schwimley saw in the the spark that makes a star! She has presented the wizardry of ' good theatre ' for the last time this semester as a member of your faculty! Her magic touch, like that of Prospero in Shakespeare ' s The Tempest will no more be yours for the asking. In that gentleman ' s words to Ariel, the elfin spirit of all things good in life, let us say in true humility: Fare thou well! To Mrs. Phyllis Svane, teacher of English, we offer this dedication as a token of our appre- ciation for her many years of devoted service to Berkeley High and to the Berkeley school system. After previous service at Edison and at Willard, Mrs. Svane became a permanent teacher at Berkeley High School in 1939. Her service has been characterized by sincere interest in the personal and the educational welfare of her students. Mrs. Svane is the kind of teacher who cannot be replaced.