Ballard High School - Shingle Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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,1 19 yi , VJ 1? HOME ECONOMICS There's a Science to cooking and the other arts of homemaking, but in order to replace beginner,s luck with knowledge Ballard girls have enthusias- tically enrolled in the various home eco- nomics classes. INDUSTRIAL ARTS Amid the roar of machinery in the in- dustrial arts classrooms many boys cre- ate articles of beauty and durability. This year's curriculum includes Mechanical Drawing I and II, Machine Shop I and II, machine wood working, architectural drawing, elementary drawing, cabinet making, mechanics.

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Perhaps the most practical of all the subjects taught are found in the commercial department, for a commercial student grad- uates from high school well enough equipped to immediately settle down to the serious job of earning his living. Many teachers have students doing secretarial Work, a system which saves valuable time for the instructor and gives the pupil necessary practical training. This year's curriculum includes typing, short- hand, junior business training, office training, commercial English, penmanship and spelling, commercial law, commercial arithmetic, and retail selling. Retail selling students also received actual training by Working in department stores and other businesses. Topic of much conversation around school was the retail selling classes plan of constructive criticism. Each student in the class was criticized by all the other members. Criticisms were generally compliments, amazing as it may seem, and the others Were generally constructive. It is no Wonder that it is hard to find fault with this group of Ballardites, though, for the requirements for entering the class are very strict. x IL l xl i L ,i - fi V1 aa if .. l .. fl -H 'i il l rl ,H il ' if' 3 N fx 'E

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28 Scievfzfzjic Control ONE OF THE primary functions of a democracy is the Science of leadership. Carrying out this policy, the Student Council trains youth leaders, gives youth a voice in gov- erning its own aifairs, and furthers the aims of student government in the school. Among the council's activities are the appointing and governing of nearly all student school committees, considering school problems, taking desired action, giving roll room talks, sponsoring assemblies, and considering petitions. Halloween brought another safe and sane campaign. Unfortunately, Ballard did not place as high as usual in the finals, but damage was not great in this district. In'an attempt to keep Ballard students off the street, the Student Council arranged a kiddie costume parade, gave talks in all the roll rooms, and sponsored a P.-T. A. dance in the field house. There was roller skating on the tennis courts also. Even the manner of choosing council members is democratic, for each year the student body votes ive boys and ive girls into membership in the council. The other four members consist of the presidents of the junior and senior classes, and the presidents of the Boys' and Girls, Clubs. Thus, the entire membership of this group is based upon the choice of the students themselves. Student Council members meet with Mr. DeVilbiss. They arc, lop mu-'. Chester Oddson, ,lim Boyle, Keith Miller, Ruth Bcncdetti, Dorothy Houck, Pinckncy Rohrbackg lmliom FOIU, Connie Berg, Don Spencer, Kitty Stranach, Eugene Howiscy, Maxine Frankhouser, Sig johnson, president, and Wfarrcn Kalbach.