Bellevue High School - Beacon Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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MISS MARION E. LONGTIN Quizas, quizas, Miss Longtin often tells her Spanish students. Estudiantes who don't do their lessons are her pet peeve. In rare moments, she dreams of riches, world travel, having half-a-dozen haciendas in glamorous locations and a dozen short-haired cats. Being senior social adviser, she has scant time for such flights of fancy. MR. EDWARD MATKOVICK C'est la vie! or, That's the way the ball bounces! is a sage saying of Mr. Matkovick, French-German- Russian instructor. This handsome linguist from Czechoslovakia can bounce that ball in five lan- guages, and ski in every language known, a fact well known to the ski club which he co-sponsors. MR. WILLIAM E. MATTICK Need a wastebasket? This is a favorite saying of Mr. Mattick about an un-favorite subiect-chew- ing gum. A transfer from the iunior high, Mr. Mat- tick likes his tab as sophomore counselor so well he plans to stay with it. Toll and ramrod straight, he sets a fine posture example for any soph tempt- ed to slouch. MISS MARGARET McCARTHY - Now in her second year at Bellevue, witty Miss McCarthy, who attended the U. of W. and San Jose State, is kept busy and happy trying to teach girls to cook and eat properly. She says that at home she prefers, to food, showing slides of her trip to Europe last summer, and catching up on sleep. MR. GEORGE L. MESHKE Mr. Meshke, new to the Bellevue High cast of characters, came from Zillah, where he taught dramatics and English. Here he teaches dramatics and Spanish. TV and people who outtolk him are his pet peeves. He says he plans to teach prac- tically forever, because he likes the kind of show the high school kids put on the road. MR. JAMES M. MORGAN I love 'em all, especially the nuisances! So says Mr. Morgan, U.S. history and sociology teacher, in summing up his feeling about his students. As head social advisor to the iuniors, he has plenty of chance to exercise his sentiments. He is fond of politics, too, and positively dotes on portable 3! MR. FRANK ODLE Ahead of the sun in winter, and on its first rays in spring, comes Mr. Odle. Then the great rush be- gins, as advanced algebra students dash in for help. A long-time tradition, also, is Mr. Odle's care- ful computing of grade points for Honor Society. Summers he gets away from it all in his red con- vertible! MR. ROBERT OSGOOD How many push-ups can you do? Enroll in wood shop. Be late to class and find out! Football coach- ing is the other specialty of Mr. Muscleman Os- good. Other characteristics of this U. of W. indus- trial arts maior, are his cheerful spirit of coopera- tion and his big, happy grin. 16

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MISS THELMA JENSEN Those crazy teenagers, might cry an outraged taxpayer visiting Bellevue High, upon hearing the roar ofa '58 M.G. zooming into the parking lot. But the initiated know that the teenager is Miss Jensen, geometry teacher. This surprising mathe- matician likes to muse, lt's a well-known fact that when one's gloves touch mud, it's not the mud that gets glovy. MR. JOHN V, JOHNSON Scrambling up and down an Everest of newspapers for gems of news for contemp and U.S. history students is the iob of this cheerful newcomer to Bellevue. Between classes, Mr. Johnson flips the pages to Pogo and Peanuts. A dedicated iaunter, he plans schooling this summer possibly in France. Meanwhile, he, Pogo and Peanuts listen to hi-ti in the evenings, no women allowed! MR. J. LOWELL JONES Thin face breaking into a wide grin, Mr. Jones, drafting teacher, lightens the mood of everyone he passes in the hall. Asked about his lucky number he replied, The little symbol above the 4 on the typewriter, -the S sign! He is a fishing fan, which fact ties up with his taste for the whole outdoors. MR. LEONARD JONES Producing good drivers and football teams keeps a certain cheerful Bellevue eight-year veteran busy. Mr. Jones also bosses iunior varsity basketball and Letterman's Club. In summer he enjoys sports on his own-water skiing and golf. His passive exercise is Maverick. Maybe that tough western stuff toughens his nerves for driver's ed. fit MRS. MARY JEAN KEWLEY Her firm, gentle air of knowing exactly what is best for her Latin classes makes Mrs. Kewley deeply re- spected and liked by her students. Escaping the clutches of Caesar and Virgil when school's out, she seeks the refuge of home, husband and gar- den. She knits a mean stitch too-perhaps on long-iohns for her two pet dachshunds. MR. WILLIAM LAMONT Exchange student proiects and completing his do-it- yourself home, take up the free time iscantyl of one of Bellevue's most intense pedagogues, Mr. La- mont. His energies are focused on senior English, humanities, and teacher training. He's a thin man, but not a molecule of him misses a minute of living. MISS DONNA LEER Some fine day, Miss Leer, diminutive and dainty senior counselor, may be seen looting at an exclu- sive ski resort-after she has earned her master's degree. Having attended several schools, includ- ing one in Mexico, Miss Leer most fondly recalls her cheerleading days at W.S.C. She is adviser of the Wolverine cheer and song leaders. MR. RAYMOND G. LINCOLN From student at Lake Washington to baseball and sophomore basketball coach at Bellevue-who'd have thought? Mr. Lincoln did. He did it, too, and daily takes even worse risks as drivers' ed instruc- tor. His plans for his summer include a nice safe spell of loafing in Bermuda. ln the shorts too, we wonder? I5 gs3,x:Ws,,.V V - l - . . if F . ' 3.5 ' I. ul :iv . mi.. 1... .ff-'T' .4- . .4 3 ft 'Q 1 -rf 5. I .. -5-ses: 1' 53?-2 4'Cs.-TIC

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MR. ELMON S. OUSLEY Say debate and quick-as-a-gavel-tap everyone thinks of Bellevue's nationally honored debate and speech teacher, Mr. Ousley. This year, his third- quarter absence due to illness was all the more worrisome because Mr. Ousley, for more than a decade, has been one of the sturdiest, most ener- getic and beloved members of the faculty. MISS DOROTHY ANN OUTZS With endless enthusiasm Miss Outzs teaches girls' P.E., advises the G.A.A. and coaches the girls' ski team. This doesn't wear her out, so she does a lot of skiing herself, and gads around in the summer. After a decade at Bellevue, she is deserting to the new school. We wish she weren't. ,fi i i MR. GENE PETERS Oh, not another tshudderj Beacon porter, moaned Mr. Master Mechanic Peters of uto shop, to Beacon's editor, Bev. Mr. Peters bel eves that four aces bring him luck, but not enough to ward off dumb Beacon questions. He likes to ski, and when asked where, replied, On snow! His sharp a.m. greeting to students is, Good morning! MR. RUDOLPH PETERSON All right, knock it off! so speaks Mr. Peterson, new to Bellevue but rapidly getting the hang of things. On his way to and from algebra and biol- ogy classes, he meets his favorite frustration-kinds in knots in the hall. For fourteen years a naval avi- ator, he is active in the reserve. MRS. ELDA M. PHILLIPS Sa-a-y! Who's that cute brunette? Oh-h-h! she's a teacher! Mrs. Phillips, you say? There she goes, trip- ping down the hall with her big straw bag tull of romantic-pardon-Romance-languages, Spanish and French. She says she aches with zeal to write a great novel. Bet it would be plenty lively and romantic! MR. ALBERT W. POIRIER Tall, dark, handsome! That trite expression comes to lite in Mr. Poirier, metal shop teacher, who dou- bles in sophomore English. Declaring his favorite color is blood, this mildly hysterical man ad- mits onother odd favorite-his 'ipet animal - sophomores! TV pet- Father Knows Best. Pet peeve-iuniors! Why? Aren't iuniors iust sophs- plus-one? MR. TOM H. POTTER lt's not only the bad pennies that return. A very good, shiny one came back when Mr. Potter, one- time student at Bellevue, returned to teach here. He's gone high in a hurry, too, as he teaches sophomore English in the tower, and tells tall tales of his pet skink. His favorite dream? Eight hours' sleep a night. MRS. MARYLN REIMAN Bellevue sophomores are a terrific class, says Mrs. Reiman, meaning terrific-nice, not terrific- naughty. This tall, striking English teacher seems almost dramatically fond of her work-she corrects papers with such verve. She even has energy left for painting, sewing, music, reading, and the study of psychology. I7 Mme!