Ballard High School - Shingle Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Page 20 The Last School Year Passes in Review 'Reviewing fhe year iusf passed, one finds few major changes. I+ has been a year in which we have ius'r growed. Previous changes in fhe general school program were absorbed, and fheir resulfs wafched. Among fhe faculfy, no feachers leff, and none were added. Mr. Glaser was named new head of fhe science deparfmenf. Miss Pearsall's resignafion as hisfory de- parfmenf head was followed lafer by announcemenf of her deafh. In fhe curriculum, physiology was renamed healfh educafion and will be required of all sfudenfs for grad- uafion. Beginning nexf year, no one can graduafe wifh less fhan fhirfy-fwo credifs including gym. If will also be necessary for one fo have fhirfy-fwo diploma credifs fo enfer fhe Universify. In brief: fhe band appeared in new uniforms, a soph- omore assembly was held, an aufomobile safefy driving course was inaugurafed for juniors, some forfy adminis- frafors visifed a Hobby Day program, fhe enrollmenf fofaled fwo fhousand sixfy-eighf pupils, and fhe Shingle was awarded ifs fourfh consecufive All-American honor rafing. Z O MR. GEORGE L. DeVILBISS, Principal O Graduafed from an Indiana high school-affended Purdue, where he played second learn foofball- fhen wenf fo Indiana where he worked on 'rhe annual sfaff-faughf in a one-room counfry school- became principal of an Indiana high school-Took graduafe work of Harvard-came 'ro Seaflle- faughf al' Broadway high school, lafer becoming head of fhe mafhemafics deparlmenf 'there- coached foofball af Franklin-was vice-principal of Lincoln high-became principal of Ballard Oclober I3, l92I-dislikes faking privileges away from slu- denfs-has never been lafe-enioys gardening- especially likes fo raise chrysanfhemums and roses. -..,,,. These affenlive clerks, Miss Millenbach, Ina Leonard, Miss Donnell, perform fhe irnporfanf funcfions of The office.

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Page I9 Efficient and Energetic Student Groups OBusies+ place in school is fhe library! If my word isn'l' accepiable, iusi ask any one of l'he library clerks. Checking books, answering ques- fions, mending books and magazines-l'hey do il' all. Bui +he work is inieresiing, l'he experience gained valuable, and ihe graiiiude of l'he Siu- den+s-overwhelming! 'Wish I had as much help every period as Miss Ryder has! Her clerks, one for each sec- 'rion, check al'+endance and care for all 'rhe deiails in conneciion wiih ihe pink slips. One girl collecis sfudy-hall excuses, and anoiher mans l'he desk a+ 'rhe door. Jusi waiching 'em work makes me feel ambiiiousl fs' li Q 3 415' mf fun.. v f'7 O OLIBRARYOO FOURTH ROW: Douglas Sfewarf, Earl Reed, Alrain Sirnpkins, Mary Ann Parish, Geneva Gumm, Deloris Ras- mussen, Mary McCar+y, Shirley Trimble, Eunice Hedman. OTHIRD ROW: Grace Beiiles, Helen Samson, Donna Shepard, Vivian Dob- bins, Helen Osberg, Lucille Million, Pafricia Jones, Mariorie Sabey, Genevieve Peierson, Beverly Dye. OSECOND ROW: Vir- ginia Brann, Jeanelle Ingersoll, Florence Johnson, Coyla Ras- mussen, Gladys Gabrielson, Margarel' Held, Dessie Simpkins, Ka+l-lleen Piske. OFIRST ROW: Alice Frognes, Doris Anderson. MG,-ga,-, Koons' Mildred Johnson, Miss Lylle. Anna Chrisiensen, , 'tr Rulh Herzog, Louise Ahl. OOAUDITORIUM CLERKSOO FOURTH ROW: Anne Zalud, Maxine Tidwell, Laila Schau, Pairi- cia Wylie, Edith Hawkins, Enifo McMillan, Margaref Pierce. OTHIRD ROW: Fern Schroeder, Bc-:Hy Brown, Dorolhy Johnson, Florence Johnson, Velda Kennedy, Gladys Gabrielson, Gerlrude Gerber. OSECOND ROW: Leora McConnell, Mary Carlo, Doro- 'rhea Di-essel, Alia Farsie, Sylvia Brofhen, Belly Abramson, Jeanne Schroeder. OFIRST ROW: Madalynne McCulloch, Irene Rogers, Eihlyn Peferman, Lorefia McGralh, Gerlrude McLaughlin, Vera- iean Crosself, Eleanor Davies, Wilma Sfucky.

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Counselors Help . MR. H. DICKERMAN, Vice-Principal . Born in Washingron-afiended Broadway high school, where he played baseball, bciske+ball, and debafed -graduafed in l9I2-worked 'rwo years in sfruc- 'rural sleel work +o earn money to offend ihe U -look fwo years of engineering af 'fhe uni- versify-spen+ 'rwo years in lhe army during fhe war-was a salesman in lhe Middle Wesf, lafer leaching science and rna+hema+ics in Indianapolis- came +0 Ballard in I92l-wen+ five years laler lo Broadway as malhernalics head for one year-re- furned +o Ballard as vice-principal-dislikes fhe work of checking up on 'rardy-roll-would enioy ieaching again-has never been lafer +han 8:I5. Solve Student Problems .Much progress was made during lhe lasl year in +he field of counseling service, vocalional guidance, and in advisory period programs. The counselors inlerviewed all sludenfs new +0 'rhe school and all gradualing seniors 'I'o make sure l'ha+ each one had +he necessary informa+ion and guidance +o carry on his work or inieresis +o lhe bes'r advanlage. They also discussed and planned in general lhe pl'O- grams lor lhe advisory periods. ln adcliiion records of every sludeni in school were compiled. Individual fold- ers confaining informalion aboui sevenleen hundred pupils were placed on file. Vocaiional guidance was siressed during ihe year wilh all pupils who wished lo allend being p9I'l'I'li'l l'eCl +0 hear radio 'ralks on vocalional subiecls every Friday. Vocalions have been discussed also by 'rhe counselors, roll feachers, and oulside speakers. Advisory periods included a Hallowe'en good cilizen- ship program, a clean-up drive, hobbies, vocalions, and semesler program-making periods. Counselors were Miss Chamberlin, Miss Couller, Mr. McComb, Miss Van Winkle, and Mr. Almquisl, chairman. l' f e on roblems of program choice, Mr. Almquisl helps a sludenl choose her sludies for 'rhe year. Going in o con erenc P