Ballard High School - Shingle Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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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.

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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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29 Fonrib Row: Ben Bryant, Sig johnson, Ron Hoffman, Bob Marshall, Carl Holmgren, Howard Hanson, Bob Swanbcrg, Tag Christensen, Don Spencer, Cliff Peistrup. Third Rau-': Russ Holt, Cecil Bailey, Dale Mitchell, Bob Pitman, Dan Carroll, Wfarrcn Kalbach, John Boitano, jim Boyle, Keith Miller, Ray Vellat. Szrroml Rau-': Dorothy Steele, Helen Swan- berg, june Stone, Dolores Cameron, Morgan Bell, Harry Numrich, Bill Busse, Eugene Howisey, Joyce Cox, Louise johnson, Ron Herrlein. Firsf Row: Della Frankhouser, june Sperryg Florence Matson, Maxine McDonald, Francine Lind, Lois Peterson, Madeleine Quirk, Lilllian Manning, Pat Fitzgerald, Elsie Lensch, Helen XVilhelm. Safety 6122065 MAINSTAYS of the Student Council are the traffic, locker and clean-up committees, since they really maintain school safety regulations. The trailic committee prevents disaster by policing the halls and stairways, so that students cannot travel dangerously fast or go up a udownu stairway. Even seniors slip up here every so often. Members of the locker committee check each period to see that all lockers are locked, thus preventing the loss of valuable articles. It seems that some students save time by leaving lockers unlocked and then complain about their losing things. Lastly, the clean-up committee keeps the halls free from dangerous and unsightly debris. Run- ning in the halls and leaving lockers open are punishable by assignment to tardy roll, but school pride is supposedly suilicient to keep the halls clean. Prime attraction for membership in these groups is the fact that students on these committees are allowed to leave class early and enter late.