Balboa High School - Zonian Yearbook (Balboa, Canal Zone Panama)

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Grace J. Rider - Librarian Ji I -sy? ' MISS RIDER is from Davenport, Iowa. She has at- tended Augustana College in Illinois, the University of Iowa where she received her B.A. and the University of Minnesota where she received her L.S. As a student in college she studied English and History. Before com- The Library college, Mrs. Choller maiored in English and minored in French. She taught in the public school system in Canyon, Texas. After a long hard day at work, our assistant librarian relaxes by reading. Balboa High School was the first school in the Canal Zone to have its own library. This year, our library had approximately l0,000 books. This number included a large variety of fiction books, science books, plays, and an extensive collection of paper-backed books. The latter were donated by the students of Balboa High School themselves. Besides books, our library also kept a supply of 96 different magazines. These magazines were stored in a separate room across the hall from the library, but were available to students upon request. Helping our Librarians, Miss Rider and Mrs. Chol- ler, during the past year, were 20 library assistants from grades 9 through I2. They worked hard, and were a benefit to all who used the library, Over the years, these people will remain in our thoughts for the service they have rendered us. Doris A. Choller - Assistant Librarian ing to Balboa High School Miss Rider was a librarian at the Junior High School. She is the sponsor of the Library Club and enjoys swimming, boating, and read- ing as pastimes. MRS, CHOLLER was born in a town called Gun- sight, Texas, but refers to Canyon, Texas as her home- town. She attended Sul Ross State College and receiv- ed her B.A. from West Texas State College. While in . . ... A K 7 1 'r Q-r l ' - D I39

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David B, Baglge,-, Donna M. Stuebe George T. Walters Marie C. Weir Guidance Counsellors Where do I want to go to college, what do I want to be? These are the difficult questions that our coun- sellors have tried to help us answer, throughout the past year. Then there are the easier questions but still important such as Oh, no! how do I find room 4OI? All year long our counsellors were busy answering questions and giving advice. We can truly be thankful for their understanding and experience in helping us with our problems. Without them, some of us never would have made it. MR. DAVID B. BAGLIEN, the freshman and sopho- more boys' counsellor, has formerly taught twenty-five different courses in Alkabo, North Dakota, West Point, Montana and Shotean, Montana, and at Rocks Springs, Wyoming as a high school counsellor. He has attended North Dakota State Universityjwhere he received both his B.S. degree, and his M.S. degree. He also attended the Universities of Wyoming and Montana. His maiors THE COUNSELLORS' CORNER L ,U 2 .iwis -. 5' U L S'f.l'Q. , IS RI gi . were Social Studies and Guidance, and his minors were English and Mathematics. Reading is one of Mr. Bag- lien's many interests along with his committee work with the Lutheran Church, the American Legion, and the Teacher's Union. MISS DONNA M. STEUBE, freshman and sopho- more girls' counsellor, was born in Danville, Illinois, and she attended the University of Illinois. She also attended the Indiana State College and from it received her B.S. degree and her M.A. degree. While in college she maiored in Physical Education and Spanish. Her studies as a graduate student included Guidance. In her spare time Miss Steube likes to do a lot of reading. MR. GEORGE T. WALTERS, iunior and senior boys' counsellor, was born in Raytown, Mississippi. He at- tended the'Creighton University where he received his B.S. degree, and the University of Denver where he received his M.A. degree. As an undergraduate he maiored in Commerce and minored in Philosophy, as a graduate he had an Education minor. He is especially interested in photography, and is the sponsor of the External Tests. MISS MARIE C. WEIR, the iunior and senior girls' counsellor, is an only child. She has attended many col- leges the world over, some of which are: the Univer- sity of Florida from which she received her B.S. Colum- bia University where she received her M.A. degree, the University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru, the Universidad Nacional Mexico, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. Her studies in college included Biology, English, Phychol- ogy, and Guidance. Her hobbies are reading, traveling, and music.

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,sin ' I40 Mrs. Skie carefully gives shots to BHS students The Clinic Would you be wearing those glasses today if our clinic hadn't discovered your need for them? And what about the physical exams our boys needed in order to play football? The clinic was always there when it was needed-It was a refuge when we felt sick, and the doctor and nurse were always ready to help. fit ll ll Sl sg: lil in lil 1 EH I I l li 1 'fl Mr. Coporropa does the paper work Mrs. Bruland takes the students' blood pressures. ,, ,,',,