Beverly Hills High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Mr. George Zucker, Mr. Champ Reese, Mrs. George Seaton, Mrs. Byron Thal heimer, President, Mr. Ernest Ach and Mr. Kenneth L. Peters, Superintendent, Mr. Walter O. Willey, Assistant Superintendent BOARD OF EDUCATION The Beverly Hills Board of Educa- tion recognizes the paramount im- portance of health, citizenship, and character development. The Board desires that the program of educa- tion be such that it will challenge the best students as well as others to achieve the maximum of their individual capacity. It believes that all school activities should be evalu- ated in terms of their contribution to the individual. The Board also believes that the public school funds be administered wisely. The Board of Education wants the best school system that can be built- a system of education that is sec- ond best to no other in the coun- try. THE SCIENCE BUILDING takes form. It was completed in January

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Kenneth L, Peters SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Superintendent of Schools Kenneth L. Peters was principal of Beverly HillyHigh School from 1950 to 1959 and served as Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the last four years. Normans will remember his active interest in student body affairs, his enthusiastic support at athletic events, and his concern for maintaining the high education- al standards of the school. As Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Peters was in charge of the curriculum of the district. He made revisions and formulated courses of study from kindergarten through the 12th grade. In addition, he initiated the Foreign Lan- guage Laboratory at Beverly, started reading and study skills for the elementary and high schools, and was respon- sible for seminars for each grade level. At the same time, Mr. Peters represented Beverly Hills High School in the initiation of the UCLA program which enabled talented students to have the opportunity to take university courses. He originated an accelerated elementary plan in which a few eighth graders are selected to take algebra at the high school. Among the professional organizations to which Mr. Peters has belonged are the California Association of Secondary School Administrators serving as first Vice-President, on the Executive Board of the National Association of Sec- ondary School Principals, and a member of the College Entrance Examination Board. In community affairs, Mr. Peters was President of the Beverly Hills Rotary Club, a member of the Red Cross Advisory Committee, and on the Board of Directors of the YMCA. Even though Mr. Peters is now across Moreno Drive, he still remains a tremendous part of Beverly High. everly salutes an old friend . . . . MM,,,w fr' MMS' NWWMA M' . ,wff Wf ADMINISTRATORS, SCIENCE TEACHERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD look on as Mr. Horace Blackman and Mr. Kenneth L. Peters break ground for the new science building.

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Dr. Willard F. Robinson nd welcomes a new friend . . . . In one short year Dr. Willard Robinson has won the respect and warm friendship of the Student Body and Faculty. Coming to Beverly as Principal from the Los Angeles City School Sys- tem, Dr. Robinson quickly established himself as a true Norman. Interested in Beverly and its activities, Dr. Robinson could be seen rooting at all games and attending the social affairs, and his silent presence could often be felt in Student Court and Stu- dent Council sessions. A man of varied interests, he was a Navy pilot in World War II, he has dug for archeological specimens in the Inca ruins of Peru, and he has set his mark as a hunter, having bagged the first deer of the season last fall. In the jargon of the Navy, Were glad to have you aboard, Sir.