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

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Counselor Alden Olson. BOC Suffers From Lack of Class Participation This year the BOC funds were at a record low be- cause of the lack of participation at games and the dras- tically few student body fee sales, said Mr. Roy Oker- strom, BHS Accountant. BHS had a noticeable lack of school spirit and because most of the BOC funds came from selling tickets for games, the BOC would have gone into debt this fall semester. However, there was always the savings account in the bank to fall back upon. The reason for the strict rules on the ID cards, con- tinued Mr. Oker strom, was to keep outsiders off the campus and restrict trouble to a minimum. There was a noticeable decrease in the amount of trouble since this rule was enforced. Another reason for the cards was so that a student could have his student body fee sticker stuck on the back and in case of loss or theft it couldn ' t be used by someone else. This also prevented the interchanging of student body cards which has so frequently happened in the past. Each class, Mr. Okerstrom said, had its own budget and was completely independent of the BOC. The in- dividual classes hardly ever contributed to the BOC ex- cept the senior class and when it did it was usually for a designated purpose. The classes usually obtained their funds from concessions and dances. All the school funds passed through Mr. Okerstrom ' s hands as well as the funds for the 39 school affiliated clubs. West Campus also had its account with the BHS accountant ' s office. Some -of the other duties that were carried out by the accountant ' s office included checking and stamping all materials and textbooks, lost and found, locker distribution, selling game tickets and sell- ing yearbooks. Counselor Lucille Harmon. B.H.S. Accountant Roy Okerstrom discusses supplies with proctor Cheryl Mollring. 10 Mrs. Elvira Gordon, Account Clerk. Miss Barbara Hayes, typist.

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Counselor Sidney Scott discussing classes with Stanway Wong Counselor Bonnie Rice reviews grades with Peggy Dobson. Counselor Helen Cassidy Counselor Richard Endsley f 1 Counselor Palmer Whitted discusses transcript with Ann Kahn Counselor Ruth Jennings, talks with a parent on the telephone 9

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Miss Frances Shaw, who registers all incoming students, and Regina Pridgeon. Mrs. Eva Hayes, Principal Curtis’ private secretary, con- sults with Martha Newman. Mrs. Mary E. Walter, in charge of all school correspondence. Many Responsibilities Handled in the Main Office Mrs. Eva Hayes, Mr. Curtis ' private secretary who was also head secretary of the main office, oversaw all work that went on in the main office. She called the main office the hub of the school and said that everything that had to do with BHS began and ended in the main office. Those working with Mrs. Hayes were Miss Frances Shaw, Mrs. Mary E. Walter, Mrs. Carolyn Hen- nington, Mrs. Emy Peterson and Mrs. Margie Thorp. Miss Shaw who has been with the BHS main office for 30 years registered all the incoming students. She sent for the past records and transcripts from former schools of the students. Miss Shaw also handled all college representative interviews. Mrs. Walters handled all school correspondence in the front office and wrote and produced the daily teach- ers bulletin. Every year Mrs. Walters is in charge of seeing that the students correct name is on their gradua- tion diploma. Mrs. Hennington was in charge of all the I.B.M. work which included all report cards. Mrs. Peterson, curriculum secretary, did all the work for the 13 curriculum associates. Mrs. Thorp did the secretarial and clerical work in part for the Industrial Arts, Home Nursing, Child Care, Food Service and Business Education departments. Mrs. Emy Peterson does all the work for the curriculum associates. Mrs. Carolyn Hennington, in charge of ail I.B.M. work, with Judy Reimann.