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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ADMINISTRATION ACADEMICS SENIOR PICTURES SENIOR ACTIVITIES JUNIORS SOPHOMORES JUNIOR AND SOPHOMORE ACTIVITIES CLUBS SPORTS PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES CANDIDS AUTOGRAPHS

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1967 - 1968 Olla Podrida yearbook Berkeley Migk School Berkeley, California BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Olla Podridfl 1967-1968 Several major changes, especially in regard to pictures, have been made in the 1967-1968 Olla Podrida. There are action shots of seniors in the senior class picture section, to break the monotony, showing them at work and relaxing. Last year there were many complaints about the underclassmen pictures. This year, we ' ve hopefully solved the problem by including homeroom photos of the juniors and sophomores. The POD staff feels that in this yearbook, space has been used for a worthwhile purpose. We have done our best to bring you a yearbook worth looking at in the years to come. The students at BHS showed a great concern over the draft system, the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., dress regulations, library rules and drugs. Many students walked out of their classes in protest of the draft system October 16. The entire school had an opportunity to listen to Mr. Bruce Scidmore, a member of the 47th Draft Board in Berkeley, and Mr. Don Duncan, the military editor for Ramparts Magazine, debate about the pros and cons of the Draft procedure at an assembly October 12. BHS was the scene of anger, sorrow and frustration on April 5, the day after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Several speakers advo- cated non-violence at a special assembly that morning. However, many students were milling about the campus, refusing to go to classes. Black Student Union leaders were very helpful in preventing large outbursts of violence. The concern about drugs was emphasized at an assembly featuring Allen Y. Cohen, Ph. D., a counseling Psychologist and Extension Instructor in Psychology at the University of California. Students had a chance to ask questions of Mr. Cohen during the assembly, and talk with him personally during the lunch periods. Several students complained about the library rules, stating that they should be able to study anything in the library, such as math, and that the librarians were too strict in the enforcement of the rules concerning tardiness. The main result of this conflict was the establishment of the Student Union, a free period, under supervision, in the cafeteria. Its purpose was to provide a setting and atmosphere permitting reading, conversation, games, listening to music, and in general, a setting where students may go to spend their time in a way that is less structured than in a classroom or study hall. Another topic of controversy was the dress regulations. Students petitioned for more freedom concerning girls wearing long pants and boys wearing short pants. The only effect these petitions had on BHS was action by the administra- tion, giving permission to the girls of BHS to wear long pants on extremely cold days.