Berkley High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Berkley, MI)

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Mrs. Esther Zander U. N. S. G. Mr. James Brown Chess Club f - ' Ati Mr. John Cullen 3 11-f Mr. Paul Griffith Economics Club 18 We Fathom the KHP Audio-visual aids are utilized to their best advantage. One of the largest groups to visit Michigan's Constitutional Convention was made up of Berkley's government students. Q32 af- Mrs. Patricia Jennings Mr. Herb Pont Mrs. Sara Keiclan go Miss Opal Redman M. C. C. ,...q...,, Mr. Raymond Potter

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'fx skew' new Judith Seigal, Octavio Susr, -7OSe Varona, and Esteban Formoso help ro make Spanish a living language at Berkley High. Latin, Spanish, French, and German are the four languages offered at Berkley this year. Latin provides an excellent background for the student majoring in English because so much of our English language is Latin derived. lt is also very helpful for students pursuing careers in anthropology, chemistry, and medicine since the iargon common to these fields consists of a great many Latin words. Spanish and French, the Romance Languages, are studied with the idea of learning to speak these modern tongues somewhat fluently , German is also studied for this reason, and it is becoming an in- creasingly important language in scientific and political circles. The Language Laboratory has been added to the Language Department in the last two years. The main purpose this roomis to give the student practice in the pronuncia- tion of the words of a language. This prac- tice helps the student to read and translate the language more efficiently. Mr Mrs. Lucienne Dodson . Eugene Boomgarden 1' s.,, Y f J ,, fa. 2 W Vb,.. . , 5 , i , .3 .1, 3 g it -t Hi ,ss 35 W I I r ser Q, gl, l Y k g Mrs. Madeline Weisberg Mrs. Virginia Sarles Mrs. Eileen Myers Miss Ann Ginsberg Does she have the tape on back wards again? Kay Woodworth and Tom Traynor discover the romance of old Rome and apply If to present day life. ,4- H D'

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Future by Searching the Past. Mr. Russell Riley The Social Studies Department at Berkley offers the student a number of courses that delve into man's social patterns and how they have been derived. World History outlines the development of civilization from the beginning of life to the present. Ameri- can History studies the growth of our western hemisphere. Economics, Contemporary History, and Human Relations pursue the many facets of our modern life. Government students investigate man's endeavor to organize himself. A present reorganization at- tempt was viewed by our government students recently. The highlight of Berkley's government classes this year was a trip to Michigan's Consti- tutional Convention. Con-Con, as it was popularly called, was held in the Civic Center building in Lansing. Government students learned that this was the third such meeting in Michigan's history. They watched a session in progress and visited some of the com- mittee rooms. While in the State capital, a tour of the capitol building was in order. Sophomore Class Advisor . . . d S d d raid? The fancy interiors and the ornate woodwork impressed the stu ents. ome won ere how any work was accomplished as they sank into the chairs in the Senate chamber. The outing was completed by a quick tour through the campus of Michigan State Uni- versity. By studying the past and inspecting the present, Social Studies students gain an in- sight into the nature of man. For as they search the past, they obtain standards by which they can fathom the future. . ' f Mrs. Harriet Rotte Tri-C Mr. Norman Smith I' 'The world stands out on either side... Mr. Arnold Blythe Diane Lauer points out the developments made in our educational facilities. 19