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

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Vocational Training Given In Many Phases of Business Says Chairman Day M iss Karen Robinson Mr. Orville Sipe Mr. Jack Ludemann Mr. Philip Swimford Driver Education Program Can Accommodate More Students, Says Chairman Connolly The Driving Training program was greatly expanded last year, according to Mr. John Connolly, chairman of the Driver Training and Education department. Installed in Room C 1 2 5 , new equipment consists of 16 simulator training cars, a testing console, a wide projec- tion screen and a special film projector which exhibits a wide angle motion picture presenting typical driving haz- ards on the streets and highways. A larger number of students can now be trained in the safe operation of motor vehicles because of this new equip- ment. The simulation machines are used in conjunction with actual driving in the driver training cars provided by local automobile dealers. Because of the change in the California Vehicle Code limiting the issuance of driver’s licenses only to perso ns 18 years old, the new program is provided to accommodate a greater number of students. Also, says Mr. Connolly, because of this change, a person younger than 18 must show a satisfactory completion of an approved course in Driver Education and Training to qualify for a driver ' s license. Students who satisfactorily complete the required courses receive certificates. —Photo by Chris Hum Mr. John Connolly, Driver Education Department Chairman, instructs a student in the proper handling of a steering wheei. They are in the new Driver Training Center, where students practice driving in simu- lated highway circumstances. Here, on film, students meet many situa- tions which they will face when they will start to drive.

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BHS Students Provide Challenge For Mr. Robert Pearl, Art Dept. Students who go through our art department can expect to be well versed in the basic ' fundamentals of art, says Mr. Robert Pearl, head of the art de- partment. He believes that once these basics are learned, one ' s application of art will have no boun- daries. In referring to the expansion of the art pro- gram, Mr. Pearl says, ' We will be going into the area of commercial art, the ever so broad fields of design and illustration. I am really very excited about my new position here at the High School, states Mr. Pearl. My ex- perience at the Jr. high level was an excellent back- ground for my work here. Mr. Pearl finds the more mature High School student is equally, if not more, of a challenge to him. Mr. Pearl goes on to say, The field of art is as important as any other subject here, and of course, for many students the most important. Anyone can gain from the experience in an art class, if there is an interest in the subject. Even though you may not reap the full benefits of an art course at the present, because of your immediate requirements, you will have this experience in the future. It is the student ' s future in which Mr. Pearl says he and the other art teachers are interested. They feel the principles of art apply to every day life. Mr. Pearl says he feels the day will come when the pupil will be able to apply it even more directly for the sheer fun and relaxation. Mr. Robert Pearl, right, Art department chairman, discusses the making of a Tiffany lamp shade with students Ed Ose, left, and Steven McCrosky They will probably use plastic to complete their facsimilies of the popular lamp shades, said Mr. Pearl. v K John Costarella Diane Baireuther William Dane — Photo by Tim Zukas Mr. John Day, chairman of the Business Educa- tion department, has an unending job co- 16 ordinating his departments in Berkeley High, West Campus and both junior high schools. Goal of Business Dept, to Give Students Understanding of Business World Mr.. John Day, Department Chairman of Business Education at Berke- ley High, last year taught one hundred and fifteen students, supervised the two hundred proctors and was also responsible for Business Educa- tion in. both Junior high schools and West Campus. His job includes budgeting supplies, preparing the curriculum in the Business Education courses, providing leadership for the teachers, and in general making it possible for the teachers to teach more effectively. Mr. Day finds out what should be taught and how it should be taught in his depart- ment. Business education courses at Berkeley High School attempt to give the student an understanding of the business world and economics. The courses teach the students a vocation. The Internal Work Experie nee Program gives experience to the two hundred participating students so they will be better prepared for work- ing. The students are allowed to proctor for only one period and they receive two and a half credits each semester. The proctors help teachers and administrators with their routine duties except for the teaching process. Carol Albright Eugene Brooks Anna-Noreen Christopher

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Reading Key to Learning, says Mr. Pendleton With the problem of too much leisure time an imminent threat, students will have to be able to use this time con- structively, says Mr. James Pendleton, English Department Cha irman. White and blue collar workers will have a prob- lem with a three-day week. Educators have an obligation to do something about this situation. The problem is that edu- cation must create for students areas of interest which can be time-consuming. According to Mr. Pendleton, reading can be a key. Stu- dents should be shown why literature is pertinent to their lives. Human experience is written down and if a person is not interested, that is a contradiction of human nature. Our department tries to bring the literature of the language to as many students as possible. There are many students who are not being reached and they, according to Mr. Pendleton, are the ones who will have the worst problem. English is a prime educational instru- ment. Those who cannot read can ' t understand concepts. English does not stop with this department. It is an instru- ment for any subject. Reading, says Mr. Pendleton, is a way of living and inter- preting living. Asking students to read who don ' t have ex- perience is asking them to do something they can ' t do. Every- one must use language and the better he can use it the better off he is. It is impossible to get ahead unless one can read. i — Photo by Jerry McMclain Students should be shown why literature is pertinent to their lives, says Mr. James Pendleton, English department Chairman. M iss Elizabeth Bennett W Mr. Carl Brush Mrs. May Bunts Miss Estelle Changas Mrs. Mary Beck Mr. Burton Filut Mr. Eugene Langille Mr. John Fitzgibbon Mr. Kenneth MacDonald Mrs. Jeanne Hawk Mr. Marquis Patterson Mr. Lucian Copley Miss Miriam Crossen Mr. Earl Kingston Mr. William Kennedy