Ballard High School - Shingle Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Ballards Vice principal A T Van Devanter believes that modern industrialization of our economy has made definite change in both the school and family life of the students ln the days of our grandparents creative and produc tive activities were carried on in the home and children worked with their parents at interesting and worthwhile prolects This helped develop wholesome personality traits and skills ln our modern industrial society many of these activi ties have been removed from the home and the father and often the mother have taken them to the office or place of business. Through activ- ities the schools are attempting to give the stu- dents some of the things that have gone out of the home. Mr. Van Devanter feels that while Some students should be in fewer activities all students should be in some activities. He be- lieves that school life expressed through extra- curricular activities prepares students for later life for in this way they learn to cooperate and to make intelligent choices for themselves. Here along with the fundamental learnings he feels that students should achieve the techniques of open mindedness. The ability to suspend iudg- ment until all the evidence is gathered is one of the necessary ingredients of tolerance which should be a characteristic of every youth gradu- ating from school today. QM is VW

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W It is easier to know to get along with and to understand one another in these modern times than it was years ago, states Heber D Johnson, principal of Ballard High School Improvement in all types of communication have made better re lations possible in our school, our country, and among nations Automobiles, airplanes, radio, motion pictures, the telephone and even letters have all played mayor roles in bringing people closer together Modern education is preparing students to carry on the search for better under standing of the important changes that are tak ing place in their lives In all fields of science, for instance, great improvements and many dis- coveries have been made. Methods for making history courses and English more interesting, with broader coverage of significant happenings, have developed greatly through the years. Art, music, and shop crafts are playing much larger roles in the lives of today's Young Modems. Mr. Johnson's advice to students, who will be facing today's modern living in general, is this, Try to study the interests and understand the activities in which all are involved in the process of making this world a truly modern one.

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This rs our loyal faculty in Meyers Harold The home vusrtor belreves that the methods of educatlon now used are the best that we could produce In thus day of modern Ilvlng 'iv Gasparovlch Anthony Assrstant football coach and head baseball coach Also vases the lOO Mule Club In an swer to our questron sand Gave me the good old days ,-ears. YN or Uounselvrs McComb Earl Adrser of the Boys Club and nts commrttees He believes we should contrnue to adopt new methods revealed by recent re search Rowlee Frank Department head Charrman of Arr Rand and Faculty Program commrttees Some methods are tune some need careful evalua tion Kourkoumells James In reply to our questuon con cermng modern educatronal methods he stated that he wanted to appeal to the 22nd amendment' l8 Mrlls Ellzabeth Advtser ofthe Grrls Club and nts commnttees Belueves that modern educational methods are good but that there rs always room for umprovement ,4- 'UQ inns.. 'lie -in Schneller Pete Advuser ofthe Honor Socuety and nts commrttees Thlnks that the Idea of havmg concern for each mdlvldual as a srgmfrcant rmprovement Armstrong Donald 1 R .Rt Advrser for Debate Claums he wall consult hrs lawyer concern mg what he should say about modern educatlonal methods r... lem Carsten Advlser of our A S B and all of tts commrttees In reply to our questlon he stated that rt was all un has latest book' Hatton James Advrser of the Sophomore Class Belreves we wnll have modern educatronal methods wlth us for some tame' -am-l Q I I - . . ' r T my . ' , ' . . , Q . - - . . . ' v'A -4 I diggs - K,,mi3,4i,M' I - 't lll' 2 tt's , 'AT K ..:'. : ' N3 ,gk , . . , ' 1 C W 1 - - X ma ' L 4 I J' . , t ' . ' . ' ' - 5 41212 , , sm., . E I .g A L, Q I . I . .1 , ' R Q , 7 v,v..: .,., I 'r . I 9 V 1 Q C -.,. t. C ,C ,est ' , ' . t r - , 2 . . f nv 'A . C, :' ' ' 'mf-f . X Q e an 4 X et X -Q