Ballard High School - Shingle Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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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

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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 Z2 Seventy-two Faculty Members Help in Mak- H 'EDWARD E. ALMQUIST-Counselor and Lunchroom Accounfs-Fon merly a Times agenf. 'DONALD ARMSTRONG-Hisfory-De bare Coach-Formerly a cannery worker. 'AGNES E. ARNOLD -English-Formerly a Girl Scouf direcfor. 'E. H. BARNETT- Hisfory-Formerly a farmer. 'EMMA BARRETT-Home Economics-Cosfume Adviser-Formerly a lunchroam manager. OLILLIAN BECKER-Hislory-Formerly on English ieacher. 'BESS BENHAM-English-Shingle Adviser- Formerly Mo+her's liHle helper. 'MARY BLANCHARD-English -Junior Class Sponsor-Formerly a 'five-and-dime clerk. OISABEL BOONE-Physical Educaiion-Girls' A+l1le+ics-Formerly a life-guard and swimming feacher. 'BESS BURLElGH-Science- Formerly a physical educafion feacher. OHAZEL BURNETT-His +ory-Formerly a feacher. 'MARION CANDEE-Commercial- Formerly in Personnel deparimenf in a Sf. Louis sfare. 'ANN CHAMBERLIN-Hisiory-Girls' Adviser-Counselar-Formerly a clerk in a book shop. 'HARRIET CHARLTON-Music-Music Producfion Direcior-Formerly a piano leacher. 'MARGARET CONNER-Librarian. 'CAROL C. CORNISH-Physical Educa- fion-Big B Adviser-Formerly a playground supervisor. 'DOROTHY B. COULTER-Hislory-Dramaiics, Foailighier Adviser, Counselor-Formerly a member of a lyceum group. l DADDY COULTER-Cusfodian-Formerly a railroad express man. 'JAMES DALLAS-Hisfory-Slockroom Manager-Formerly a chief cook and boHle-washer. 'ROBERT C. DODDS-CommerciaI-Formerly a grocer. 'ALICE DODGE-Home Economics-Social Service Adviser-Farmen ly a diefician. 'ORRIN FORSYTH-English-Talisman Direcior- Formerly a reporier on a daily paper. 'H. 6. GLASER-Head of Science Deparfmeni-Radio Club Adviser-Formerly a pho+ographer. 'R. C. GOODMAN-lndusfrial Ar+s-Sophomore Class Sponsor and Safely Course-Formerly a machinist 'LEAH B. GRIFFIN-Science-Banking Adviser-Formerly a news- paper reporier. 'MALCOLM H. GRIFFIN-English-Formerly a nighf-waichman. 'WARREN M. HAZZARD-English-Shingle Di- recior-Formerly a newspaper repor+er and correspondent 'LEE HESSELTINE-Commercial-Tickof Manager-Formerly a lumberiack. 'HAROLD HUSEBY--Head of English Deparfmenf-Formerly a re- porier. 'MILDRED JOHNSON-Assis+ani Librarian-Formerly cz secreiary. 'IRVA KNUPPENBURG-Commercial-Formerly a sfenographer. 'JOHN KOENIG-Hisfory-Baseball and Under- class Baskefball Coach-Formerly a bouncer in a dance hall. 1 OMAYME KREUL-Commercial-Senior Class Sponsor-Formerly a supervisor for Palmer Pen Company. OLOIS C. LEGS-Home Economics-Hanclicrafl' Club Adviser--Formerly a chambermaid in a summer resorl. 'MARY LYTLE-Librarian-Formerly a public li- brarian. 'FLORENCE MANN-English-Formerly in charge of Educafion Deparfmenf on Times.