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

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DEDICATION Mr. Glen Wright, Journalism teacher June, 1968, marks the end of seven years of teaching Journalism at Berkeley High for Mr. Glen Wright. Aside from instructing students on the principles and styles of Journalism, he has also guided students through the pressures and responsibilities of pro- ducing the newspaper and yearbook. Mr. Wright has spent 39 years in Journalism. After graduating from high school, he spent many years in South and Central America, where he be- came a reporter. In 1940, he went into advertising, and later became the founder of the Hayward Daily Review, and the San Lorenzo Sun. He retired from publishing in 1958 and decided on a teaching career. He will teach for the next several years at the L.D.S. Church College, Apia, Western Samoa, in the South Pacific. W ithout his experience and encouragement, the newspaper and yearbook could not have main- tained their high standards of journalism. The staff of the 1968 Olla Podrida dedicate this book to Mr. Wright in appreciation of his contribu- tions and services to Berkeley High School. 4

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Integration Necessary for a Smooth Education One of the problems in Berkeley High School is the fact that we have de facto segregation in many classes, says Mr. Emery Curtice, Berkeley High School Principal. Many educators firmly believe that if minority stu- dents, or any socially or economically deprived group, are given an enriched education in pre-school and ele- mentary school years, they are more likely to realize their potential development in later school years. If Berkeley schools move on in integration, con- tinues Mr. Curtice, to the point that all the schools can enrich the learning of all children, eventually there should be no de facto segregation in high school classes. Many years will pass before we will be able to see such integration. However, at Berkeley High School, there has been an increasing number of minority stu- dents qualifying for higher education. Complete integra- tion should speed up the process. It is hoped that the expectancy on the part of teachers and students will be increased with integration. It is my feeling that Berkeley High School has not only been a model of integration for many years (pri- marily because it is the only high school in Berkeley), but that in the future it can become a better model. The final measure of the success of integration will be measured in terms of the student ' s preparation for the future, which will include academic success, social development, and one ' s attitudes toward his fellow man. Integration and High Quality Education Educational change, said Vice Principal Mr. Ray Hitch, is not new. The direction it takes, however, cer- tainly can be new and can also have far reaching effect on the students concerned. Berkeley High School is cur- rently involved in a program of curricular development and change in both course structure and student place- ment in courses. We are hopeful that this will bring about a more meaningful and complete integration and at the same time, maintain a high quality of education for every student. All of this, concludes Mr. Hitch, will be reflected in the kinds of courses offered, the manner in which the students select their programs, the work and influence of the counselors, and, in fact, in the whole process of the development of the daily program of course offer- ings. This is an interesting time in which to live. Mr. Wilson Organizes Activities Mr. George Wilson, Student Coordinator of Activities, is in charge of student government, elections, athletic awards and school dances. In addition, he arranges for tickets and police at games, organizes all after school clubs, supervises student parking on campus and as- signs seating at assemblies. He still has time to travel around the country to referee college football games. Mr. Wilson feels that all students returning to Berke- ley High next semester should take advantage of the many opportunities that BHS has to offer. There are more than forty afterschool clubs, athletics and the drama and musical productions. Emery J. Curtice, Berkeley High School Principal Mr. Ray Hitch, BHS Vice Principal, dictates letter to Mrs. Carolyn Bennington Mr. George Wilson, BHS Co-ordinator of student affairs.