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

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ponsibility, Science Department assisted in lighting effects, Physical Education was in charge of dancing, Music Department organized the orches- tra, and the English Department supervized the staging of the play. A Shakespearean play was presented every Spring, admission was 25 cents. In the area of publications, the Olla Podrida Yearbook was presented semi-annually. It con- sisted primarily of articles rather than pictures and reserved a space for (corny) jokes at the end of the book. As the years passed, the book became more and more picture oriented. The Weekly News presented its first publication in Spring 1912, and from then on came out every Monday morning. It printed accounts of school events and attempted to represent the great variety of interests of the students. A fee of $1.00 was collected annually from each student as the subscription price. Advertisements were a source of income as well.

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Strongly supported by the students of BHS, the athletic teams demonstrated their abilities and endurance in many interscholastic games played throughout the years. Defeating their primary opponent, Oakland High School, was always a great triumph for the players. The rallys not only demonstrated the spirit of the school but unified the students as well. Another way to keep the school united was the Tuesday Assembly where everyone gathered for a twenty minute period of singing. A fifteen minute Friday Assembly was held for the purpose of sharing view and interests of the student body. Other clubs included two debating societies, the Ecclesia for girls and the Forum for boys. The Mandolin and Guitar Club and the Orches- tra were both well known for their fine perfor- mances. Fraternaties and Sororities such as Theta Chi, Alpha Sigma, and Phi Epsilon also made their presence known on campus.