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

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— Photo by Robert Chow M iss Virginia Thickens, History Department Head (left), dis- cusses some principles of American History with Mrs. Nancy Spaeth (right). ' Courses contemplated to enhance Program for History Majors says Thickens According to department head, Miss Virginia Thickens, Berkeley High ' s History Department offers a wide variety of electives as well as the state required courses. Although we are on a yearly basis, we have preserved the semester course and this enables the student to be exposed to a wider variety of teachers and teaching techniques, she said. Courses of study are constantly being reexamined for possible revision. Greater use of supplementary materials such as paper- backs and the Amherst study materials have enriched course offerings and enabled students to use primary sources. Some experimental study was done in seminar and inde- pendent type study classes. The introduction of some new courses has been contemplated to enrich the program of the History major and other interested students. Miss Thickens feels that she has one of the most dynamic staffs in the entire school. Mr. Eric Anderson Mrs. Susan Bement Mr. Thomas Boyden M iss Stacy Burke Mr. William Fiedler Mr. Clarence Hampton Mrs. Sara Harrington Mr. Hugh Houck Mrs. Samantha Lee Miss Jane Miller Mrs. Joe Mohrbach Miss Janet Nutzman Mr. Glenn Pape Mrs. Marion Peterson Mr. John Schuermann Mrs. Nancy Spaeth Mr. Jeff Tudisco M iss Thomasine Wilson M iss Hannah Schwartz 22

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Mr. Oren Piper Mr. Philip St. Martin Students get Broad Training in Industrial Arts Skills Mr. Roy Lindstedt Mr, Herbert Sehlaekman Mr. Douglas Weir • — Photo by Chris Hum Mrs. Molly Larson, Home Economics Department Chairman, helps two students with their sewing. The classes operate in rooms fully equipped with sewing machines, kitchens and other equipment. Says Mrs. Larson, Our courses are designed to prepare students for personal and family living, and the respon- sibility of running a house. The Department offers courses in interior design, clothing, cooking, and child development. Homemaking Prepares Students for Future The purpose of the homemaking department is to help the student determine the course her life will take so that it will be full and satisfying, said Mrs. Molly Larson, Department Curriculum Associate of Homemaking. The courses are de- signed to prepare the student for personal and family living and the responsibility of running a home in the best possible manner. Some of the courses offered to prepare the student for running a home are interior design, clothing, cooking, family, and child development. West Campus students helped run a nursery-school the past year. There was not a nursery-school at the east campus, so the students used Washington School occasionally. The other courses offered by this department explore various careers that are connected with homemaking and children. The students took classes such as nursing, teaching, and food service for one semester. Then jobs were found for them and they would receive work experience credits. One of the jobs the food service class performed was running the coffee bar for the faculty. Mrs. Larsons is also responsible for all the Berke- ley Public Schools ' homemaking courses. Mrs. Hildreth Headrick Mrs. Anita Christie Miss Greba Jackson Miss Caroline Rone Mrs. Gertrude Tenney — Photo by Chris Hum Two Home Economics students, Rosemary Middleton, left, and Patricia Fields, practice cooking in one of the fully equipped kitchens of the Home Economics Department. 21

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Mathematics Dept. Adds Texts and Courses, Changes Curriculum According to Mathematics department chairman Mr. Glenn Reynolds, a number of changes have taken place in the curricu- lum offerings of the department during the past few years and many more are on the way. New courses for the advanced which were added are Prob- ability, Mathematics Analysis I (Elementary Functions), and Mathematics Analysis II (Matrix Algebra or Analytic Geome- try). New texts have also been added for other courses such as Advanced Algebra. Future changes will arise from at least two sources: the pur- chase by the school district of a computer and the shifting of courses or topics to include a year course in Calculus for all seniors. — Photo by Chris Hum Mr. Glenn Reynolds, Chairman of the Mathematics Department, says the Math curriculum is greatly changed, and has added many new courses, including Probability and Math Analysis I and 81. New texts have also been added. Mr. Anthony Bakes Mr. John Bell Mps. Frances Brown Mr. Andreas Darlson Mr. Fred Dunn-Ruiz Mr. Urion Galen Mrs. Lenore Loyns Mr. Ronald MacDonald Mrs. Audrey Medsker Mr. Richard Menken Mrs. Mildred Morgan Mr. Samuel Newcom Miss Karen Robinson Mr. Nash San Martin Miss Margaret Shedd Mr. Fred Wehking Mr. Leon Westover Mrs. Marva Wilkins — Photo by Chris Hum Girls ' Physical Education department chair- man Miss Louella Anderson confers with P.E. instructor Marla Smith about ways to im- prove the program. Physical Education Provides Exercise, Develops Skills with Changing Program Our program is unusual, says Miss Luella Anderson, Chairman of the Girls Physical Education Department, be- cause we have an elective program for the I I th and 12th grades. Once she is through with Basic and Swim I, the I Oth grade requirements, a girl has the opportunity to work and develop in a special field, and she may take a class she likes. The program of the Physical Education Department includes I 7 courses, of which only two are required for I Oth graders, and a corrective program for those with medical excuses. Says Miss Anderson, We try to meet the needs of students by changing our program when enough students request a new course. We try to help the girls to keep in good physical condition for the future, 23 says Miss Anderson, and to keep physically and mentally healthy through vig- Mr. Kirk Young