Bellevue High School - Beacon Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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MR. EDWARD ECKSTADT New to Bellevue this year, Mr. Eckstadt teaches biology, although he asserts his favorite subject is history. He can usually be found observing his salt water aquarium or watching his favorite animal, the planaria. Mr. Eckstadt has done a lot of traveling, for example in France. Austria, Scot- land, and thirty-eight states, and hopes, when he retires to write about these traveling experiences and the friends he has met. MR. DONALD HANSLER Choosing between biology, zoology. and botany, Mr. Hansler says the last is his favorite subject. He claims that he definitely is not a supersti- tious man, but that his lucky number is 107. Mr. Hansler has done research work in western Alaska and has also traveled to Mexico. When asked where he enjoys spending vacations, he said, The vacation is the essential part, the spot doesn't matter. MISS MARTHA HARDY Ten-sided polygons, lengthy equations. and Please get rid of that gum! are characteristic of room 206, the multi-purpose room presided over by Miss Hardy, and ornamented by the fa- mous iron curtain behind which the glo- rious Bellevue Beacon is produced. Come sum- mer, Miss Hardy flees from this mathematical- journalistic madhouse to her cherished tree ranch near Mount Rainier. MR. WALTER HOECH Shorthand in the morning, typing in the after- noon, and a pinch of dark room photographv fourth period make up the usual day for Mr. Hoech. Snapping pictures at school dances is evi- dence of his strong interest and skill in photog- raphy. Mr. Hoech also enjoys basketball games where he can often be found with some of the older members of his growing five-man team. MR. GLENN HOLDEN A hearty chuckle and an ever present patience are two characteristics that have made Mr. Holden a well-liked new teacher at Bellevue. Hailing from Minnesota, Mr. Holden has attended several eastern colleges. He enjoys doing almost anything. from hunting mushrooms to listening to a person's problems. Appropriately he teaches psychology, and Introduction to Western Thought, as well as U.S. history. MR. JOSEPH HYLLAND The harmonizing tones blended from the voices of many boys and girls are especially pleasing to Mr. Hylland, Bellevue's vocal music maestro. Mr. Hylland leads the girls' glee club as well as the Bellevue choir, which furnished many de- lightful public performances. MR. RICHARD JENKINS Mechanical drawing is the subject taught by Mr. Ienkins. He claims that in his spare time he can be found counting his gold and tinkering with his ole cars, looking for doubloons in the grease pan, perhaps! Mr. Ienkins also asserts that he enjoys teaching at Bellevue and finds his work as fascinating challenge. MR. JACK JONES Hailing from Glenn's Ferry. Idaho, our metal shop teacher, Mr. Iones, is a fisherman at heart and a lover of the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Iones has pleasant visions of a fisherman's life second only to what he regards as the pleasant realities of teaching. Surrounded by the vigorous racket of metal shop. Mr. Iones must dream. now and then of a quiet nook by a stream full of trout. 14

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MRS. PNYLLIS Al.lEN Excuses. excuses, excuses! are the pet peeve of Mrs. Allen who speaks here for most other teachers too. With her many activities as a soph- omore English teacher, she combines her work as a sophomore class adviser, When asked about her future plans she answered, Someday, some- how, somewhere, I am going to become a nice. lazy beachcomherf' MR. ARNOLD BIERMANN The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone: the thigh bone's connected to the hip bone: and all bones are connected to Mr. Biermann's health classes. When not concentrating on bones, Mr. Biermann says he enjoys the peaceful atmosphere of a mountain stream. Perhaps he does not even mind the remoteness of tower II after all. MISS XENA CARMAN My word! is the favorite expression of junior English teacher, Miss Carman. She asserts that her first love, after her 'Sl Plymouth, is the 150 students she has each semester. She divides her free time among ceramics, reading, bowling, and the 'l'.V. program Our Miss Brooks. MR. ROBERT CROWN A sportsman whose favorite relaxation is hunting and iishing, which he plans to do some fine day along with extensive travelling is the distribu- tive education teacher, Mr. Crown. He is keenly interested in his retail selling instruction and deplores the habits of the irresponsible pupil. Each year Mr. Crown strives to help students gain interest in distributive education as an occupation. MR. JACK DALY The slap of a basketball and the clatter of a punching bag tell the visitor to the gym that Mr. Daly's P.E. class is working out. A graduate of College oi Puget Sound, Mr. Daly spends his spare time playing golf: that is, when he is not busy minding his seventeenvmonth-old son, Brian. MRS. MARTHA DAVIDSON Mrs. Davidson's persistence in snaring elusive overdue books is only one aspect of her many- faceted personality. Her broad traveling expe- rience throughout Europe and America has given us a very well-versed librarian. Each day when her work here as walking encyclopedia is ter- minated till tomorrow, Mrs. Davidson hurries home to her pleasant duties of mothering two daughters. MR. DONAI. DISTAD Golf, golfing. and All-Star Golf are Mr. Dis- tad's favorite pastime, retirement plan, and 'l'.V. program respectively. Golfing provides his only time of real relaxation. His world history and journalism classes keep him busy: as attendance supervisor he hears many a student's woes: and after school he goes home to two very lively youngsters. No wonder Mr. Distad sometimes dreams of finding a deserted golf course on a desert isle. MR. MARVIN DURHAM Get the facts is a familiar expression to all students of Mr. Durham. As a teacher of Wash- ington state history and contemporary problems, his main interests cluster around international relations. However, during vacations, he may be lound relaxing and camping in the Cascades or the San luan Islands. He says he does not plan on retiring for about a century yet! 13

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MR. LEONARD JONES Let's give a yell for Coach Iones is so familiar that iI's doubtful whether anyone leaves Bellevue High and ever forgets this popular football coach, The stadium, however, is not the only place one meets Coach Iones, who spends nerve-wracking hours educating students about the fascinating sport of driving. He is an ardent advocate of good sportsmanship on football field and high- way. MISS MARIORIE KEISTER Iune is an important month for Bellevue's smiling Miss Keister, because then she will become the bride of our biology teacher, Mr. Hansler. The girls in Miss Keister's sewing classes hope, how- ever, that she will continue her career, in com- bination with making a happy home for herself and husband. The couple plans to spend this summer in Mexico. MRS. MARY JEAN KEWLEY Although Mrs. Kewley, who hates rain, may live in the wrong part of the country, Bellevue would not seem the same without her. As Latin teacher she brings this ancient language to modern life with her clever witticisms. As junior class ad- visor, Mrs. Kewley has many opportunities to show her versatility. MISS DONNA LEER Being petite is the chief physical trait of Belle- vue's perky Miss Donna Leer, but when asked her pet peeve, she replied with strong convic- tion The repetitious use oi such sloppy words as 'deal'! People shouldn't be so mentally lazy! Naturally, Miss Leer teaches English, junior variety, and is junior counselor. ln spare time she does swimming and skiing, MR. WILLIAM LAMONT Open to page . . . and let's read together. . .. This refrain along with guitar strains are familiar to Mr. Lamont's composition, American literature. English literature, and humanities students. Mr. Lamont combines a love for what he calls his favorite animal, the high school senior, with his conspicuous characteristics of generosity, to richly deserve the honored title of teacher, in the deepest sense of the word. MR. RAY LINCOLN Being a man of unusual patience and calm, Mr. Lincoln, drivers' education teacher, has many opportunities to exercise these essential char- acteristics, When he does not have one foot on the brake, Mr. Lincoln enjoys camping in the mountains or watching Maverick on television. MISS MARION LONGTIN I don't have my lesson because . . . , is the pet peeve of Bellevue's Spanish teacher, Miss Longtin. A native of Seattle, she attended the University of Washington and maiored in Spanish and English. Her favorite hobby is rambling down to Mexico. At home she enioys quizzes and news on TV. When asked her favorite form of animal lite, she replied emphatically, CaIs! MR. EDWARD MATKOVICH Mr. Matkovich, who left Czechoslovakia about a decade ago, and has spent ten years in various colleges, is an inspirational addition to the for- eign Ianquage department, where he teaches French and German. On weekends, Mr. Matko- vich heads for the mountain slopes with the rest of Bellevue's snowbunnies. 15