Ballard High School - Shingle Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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I 9 r 'f -1 K -' ,734-fi, K v IV ,f '-qs. i 1 FRANK ROWLEE S? Whisked back through the ages, by means of a his- tory book, students catch a glimpse into the lives of past generations, from Charlamagne's court to the overthrow of the Russian Czarists. For the study of present day events, text books are exchanged for newspapers and periodicals, whose blaring headlines herald the atomic era and hopes for world peace. FRANK ROWLEE, Head of History Department-Says that Ballard canlt he the same after going through a depression and two wars since it was first opened. AL NARDIN, History-Says that when he first came to Ballard as a student, he thought, 'Now I am in heaven! DONALD ARMSTRONG, History-Expected to teach only Scandina- vion History and to eat lutefisk when he came to Ballard, but was dis- appointed to find it a highly civilized place. GORDON SPECK, His- tory-Thinks the 'ghep cats of today are very similar to the 'gflappersn of the twenties. JAMES DALLAS, History-Our poet and philosopher, in regard to past, present, and future, asks: g6Will our fifties be fairer, or more fitful and frenzied than the flighty forties? LILLIAN BECKER, History-Was glad when the annex was built so the old portables wouldn't have to cover the lawn any more. DON C. TAY- LOR, History-Out of the original 65 teachers that were here when he came to Ballard, only about 30 now remain. f mt,-.

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uv... SL, ww.:-N '75-I-Qu I3 Q-.an-uf. Q-'-GIU.4, 1, WM. KATHERINE OLSEN, English-Our genial Shingle adviser, when asked about what she was doing thirty years ago, replied: 'gl was a green freshie in grade school at that time, and canit recall anything special except the usual 'shenanigans'.', AGNES ARNOLD, English-Was a bad little girly when she attended Ballard as a student. She tells of skipping history class with ten other girls and hiking to Woodland Park to scare the ostriches by flapping umbrellas at them. VERA NICHOLSON, English- Doesn't think the uroaring twenties were as uroaringn as the Mfortiesn are now. MARY BLANCHARD, English-Thinks the kids get nicer every year. fls she kid- ding?l OLGA SNODCRASS, English-While Ballard was in its infancy, she was busy traveling around the United States to satisfy her Nwanderlustf' GLADYS WILSON, English-The faculty and students seem just as wonderful to her now as when she first came to Ballard. DOROTHY COULTER, Englishmlflecalls with many happy memories the days of ankle-length skirts, modelfl' Fords, and ucootie garage hair do's. MAUDE STRONACH, English-Remembers the long skirts that women wore when she went to college, and that there were no women drivers in those days. IRVA KNUPPENBURG, English4Tells of the days when she took the street car to dances carrying a slipper bag.

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. ' ff 9 - 'ff ai- - ,g H 2 cfg 1 ,- - sees 8668 QQQ y' as FRANK VOILAND ii The flapper of thirty years ago would undoubtedly have been overcome by the hub-bub of clickety mimeograph ma- chines, clattering typewriters, and frenzied looking students striving to untangle hastily scribbled shorthand notes. The modern miss takes all this in her stride and goes forth a top-notch typist, stenographer, or bookkeeper, confident of success because of her excellent training. ROBERT DODDS, Commercial-Says Ballard's long-awaited paint job and resulting inconveniences left his mind in a state of confusion. LEE HESSELTINE, Commercial-Thinks we have always had a very efficient school with a large group of very likeable students. FRANK VOILAND, Head of Commercial Department-Has been at Ballard ever since it opened, and has a lot to say about the way hoth the school and the district have changed. ADELINE ROWE, Commercial -Remembers the first hair bohs, and the fun she used to have at weekly dances and bridge parties. FRANCES KWAPIL, Commercial --Upon arriving at Ballard last fall, her first question was: 4'Where do they hide the oflice around here?', EVA WOODS, Commercial-Has noticed quite a few changes since she has been at Ballard, but she still complains about the Msame old typewritersf' MABIAN CANDEE, Commercial-Looks hack with pleasant memories at the days of short, straight-line dresses, the fox-trot, and jazz.