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

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Art Dept Covers Basics and Fads Mr. Robert Pearl, Art Department Chairman and Curricu- lum Associate, explaining arrangement. The purpose of the BHS art department is to ac- commodate the art major as well as the student who has an honest interest in the subject and is able to take a course before graduation, stated Mr. Robert Pearl, Art Department Chairman and Curriculum Associate. Mr. Pearl believes that the obligation to the art major is to see that he is equipped upon graduation to favor- ably complete either art instruction in an art school or to go out in the field with the basic skills and as varied a background as can be provided and developed. The responsibility to cover the basic foundation which the arts are built upon is the main goal of Berkeley High ' s art department. However, the introduction of cur- rent fads in art is also the duty of the department, con- cluded Mr. Pearl. Mr. William Dane Miss Diane Mr. John Costarella Baireuther Business Ed. Dept. Interested In Teaching Techniques of Business Mr. John Day and Mr. Philip Swinford, Curriculum Associate and Department Chairman respectively, of the Business Education department, are interested mainly in teaching students at both junior highs, West Campus and East Campus the techniques of the business world and economics. Mr. Day, who coordinates all business courses in the Berkeley school system, stated that through the aid of the state financial system, vocational improvements in business equipment have helped the development of modern teaching skills and subjects on the high school level. Mr. Swinford supervised a staff of eleven teachers. The object of this staff is to train students for jobs after high school and also to help with studying at a college level, and earning their way through college. The Internal Work Experience Program gives training to the participating students so they will be better pre- pared for working. The students are allowed to proctor for only one period and receive two and one half crec 1 ’ each semester. The proctors help teachers and admin trators with their routine duties except for the teachii process. Mr. Phillip Swinford, Business Department Chairman, and Mr. John Day, Curriculum Associate, fighting over telephone. Mrs. Carol Albright Mr. Eugene Brooks Mr. James Gayner

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Academics

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18 Year Old Age Limit Set For California Drivers Dr. John Urlaub, Curriculum Associate for Driver Ed., confers with staff member Mr. John Connolly. Mr. Ronald Gomez Mr. Richard Hacker Miss Robertine Pace Lack of Concentrated Effort Makes Curriculum Repetitive As Curriculum Associate in English, said Mr. James Pendleton, of the English Department, I am responsible for aiding in the improvement of the English offering in Berkeley Public Schools, grades seven through twelve. In order to improve the effectiveness of courses, teachers must give attention to the sequential growth of language power, to the steady improvement of reading ability, and the appreciation of literature, and to the constant strengthening of every student ' s ability to compose in his native language. Traditionally, schools in Berkeley have worked quite effectively in these areas, but they have done so inde- pendently. The lack of concentrated effort has caused an uneven, sometimes repetitive curriculum. My hope, he continues, is that I may be able to ease the transition in English studies from grade eight to nine, and from grade nine to ten, and that, by serving as a sort of go-between from one school to another, I may help teachers to be more effective and to share ideas that will help to make English the vital aid to communication demanded by today ' s changing society. I help in the following areas, said Mr. William Ken- nedy, Department Chairman of the English Department. Assisting in the planning of the Department ' s yearly budget, making out teaching assignments for each semester, conducting department meetings, and assist- ing in the rating of probationary teachers.” Continuing with his list of duties, he orders books, supplies and equipment, and sometimes assists teachers in the hand- ling of disciplinary problems which are related to class- room teaching. July 1, 1967 was a very important day for prospec- tive California drivers, says Dr. John S. Urlaub, Driver Education Curriculum Associate. As of that date, both driver education and driver train- ing had to be successfully completed as a prerequisite for licensing. Upon completion of both courses, licens- ing is permitted at age 16, otherwise one must wait until 18 years of age. In anticipation of a great demand for driver training, Berkeley High School installed 16 driving simulators. This instructional device incorporates the use of me- chanical cars and motion pictures. Student ' s driving responses are tabulated on a recorder, which gives the student an instant feed-back of driving errors. The complete program constitutes 12 hours in the simulator interspersed with three hours of actual driving in a dual control car. With this method of instruction, students can be ex- posed to accident producing situations, which would otherwise be impossible in actual driving. Students practice in the live car what they observed on the screen. Mr. Fred McNair Mr. Joseph Crismon Mr. William Wilson Mr. William Kennedy, Department Chairman, and Mr. James Pendleton, Curriculum Associate, discuss one of the English literature courses.