Ballard High School - Shingle Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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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

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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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AT WORK Upper left: During the fall semester, this experi- ment involving reHex actions to a stimulus helped to bring a more direct application of their subject to Ballard biology students. Upper right: An entirely new type of subject intro- duced for the benefit of Ballard students this semes- ter was the radio code class, a course in Morse code and radio fundamentals. Lower left: The Tea Room Management class is designed to give practical experience in planning, preparing, and serving meals with a minimum of supervision to senior girls. Lower right: One ofthe only three similar courses offered in Seattle, Physics III enables boys inter- ested in advanced science to become familiar with electrical instruments and theories. Above: Untroubled by ex- cessive cold and lack of sunshine, botany students retreat to the greenhouse during the winter months to prepare shoots and cut- tings for the spring plant- ing. l 25