Ballard High School - Shingle Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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A. P. MCCONNELL-Industrial Arts Dep't Head: University of Washington, A. B.: Oregon Agricul- tural College: Liverpool Technical, A. A. Childhood Ambition--To be a doctor. 0 R. C. GOODMAN-Unb versity of Idaho: Stout Institute: University of Washington. Child- hood Ambition-To be a surgeon. 0 BYRON PAYNE-Washington State College, A. B.: Bellingham State Normal. Junior Class Speaker, Ski Club Sponsor. Childhood Ambi- tion-To be a locomotive engineer. O SYDNEY R. ROYS-Washington State College: Stout Institute. Stage Director. Childhood Ambition-To grow up. O MARY LYTLE-Univer- sity of Iowa, A. B. School Librarian. Childhood Ambition-To be a physi- cian. 0 MILDRED JOHNSON-As- sistant Librarian. Childhood Ambi- tion-To be a nurse. 0 DADDY COULTER-Commercial College. School Custodian. Childhood Ambi- tion-To be a railroadman. 0 CAROL CATHERYN CORNISH-Wash- ington State College, B. S.: Big B Sponsor, Health Committee. Child- hood Ambition-To work in a green olive or pickle factory. 0 AURORA KIPPERBERG--University of Washington, B. S. Little B and Swimming Club Sponsor. Childhood Ambition-To be a bareback rider. 0 HENRY A. BENDELE-Wash- ington State College, B. S. Coach of football, basketball, and track. Child- hood Ambition-To be an engineer. 0 JOHN KOENIG-University of Washington, A. B. Baseball and un- derclass basketball coach. Childhood Ambition-To be a baseball player. To THE Industrial Arts department, Ballard students owe their appreciation, for the shop classes have been responsible for many school improvements. The Library staff has taken excellent care of Ballard's 8,000 books, while cleaning the building has kept Daddy Coulter and his maintenance crew on their toesf' Gym instructors made a special effort to provide a P. E. program designed to lit the needs and desires of all students. 23 till-1' FACULTY E

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FACULTY CARL RYAN-Foreign Language Dep't Head: Whitman College, A. B. Childhood Ambition-Not to be a teacher. 0 ANN ALSAKER-Uni- versity of Washington, A. B. Child- hood Ambition-To be a teacher. 0 BEULAI-I RUSSELL - University of Washington, M. A. Sorbonne University, Paris. Fine Arts Club Sponsor. Childhood Ambition-To see the world. O ARRA WOODS- University of Washington, A, B.: Columbia University, M. A. Quill Club Sponsor. Childhood Ambition -To own a Shetland pony. 0 MIL- DRED BELL-University of Wash- ington, B. S. Costumes. Childhood Ambition-To be a Metropolitan opera singer. 0 ALICE DODGE- Pratt Institute: University of Wash- ington. B. S. Childhood Ambition- To climb Mt. Everest. 0 LOIS C. LEGG-University of Washington, B. S.: Teachers College, M. A. Childhood Ambition-To be a ballet dancer. 0 ORRE NELSON NO- BLES-Pratt Institute: Art Student League. Art Adviser of Shingle. Chiidhood Ambition-To be a sailor. 0 FLORENCE MARGARET WIL- SON-University of Washington, A. B.: Columbia University, A. M. Childhood Ambition--To paint and to play the violin. 0 HARRIET CHARLTON-University of Wash- ington, B. M. Director for Girls' Triple Trio and Boys' Double Quar- tet. Childhood Ambition-To be half as good a teacher as Miss Gertrude Woodcock of Broadway high. 0 T. STEWART SMITH-University of Washington. B. S. Band Director. Childhood Ambition-To be a detec- tive. PERHAPS as a result ofthe Good Neighbor Policy, Spanish rose to new heights of popularity with language students, While the use of foreign recordings was also well liked. The Home Economics department placed emphasis on correla- tion between schoolwork and home life. In the Art and Music departments, talented students were taught new techniques and were given an opportunity to improve their style and ability. 22

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AT WURK Upper left: Mathematics classes acquaint pupils with fundamental algebraic operations, geometric conceptions, and the more basic principles of calcu- lus and trigonometry. Upper right: In the botany classes, Ballardites get an opportunity rather different from that afforded in most other classes, the chance to do their school work out of doors. Lower left: Our high school is doing its share in the national defense program by teaching boys such as this one skills and knowledge required by this country's great industrial plants. Lower right: Prospective architects, contractors, machinists, and engineers are given fundamental training in the preparation and reading of blue- plints in the mechanical drawing class. Above: In General Science, freshmen students acquire a basic understanding of modern progress which will enable them to better interpret the knowledge they will attain in future years. 24 l F