Everett High School - Nesika Yearbook (Everett, WA)

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Irene Torvinen, office clerk, anc. two student helpers work in the office while two perplexed boys await advice. Keeping office records is one of the many duties of Miss Catherine Ross, assistant to the principal, in addition to keeping the office running smoothly. From the well-stocked shelves of the library a student may gain as much knowledge as he cares for. Miss Eleanor Ahlers is always present to aid in finding material and checking out books. Miss Rosa Zimmerman, music supervisor, is responsible for the musical activities throughout the city. Mrs. Helen Stelling Baker, cafeteria supervisor, and Miss Anna Belle Lee, public school nurse, are accountable for the health of the students. Girls and boys advisers, Miss Esther Johnson and John Kolkana, are always willing to give coun- sel to any student needing advice. Catherine Ross Eleanor E. Ahlers Rosa Zimmerman Esther W. Johnson John Kolkana Helen J. Baker Anna Belle Lee 9

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On the site of the new Peck's Drive school members of the Everett B o a r d of Education study blueprints for the ultra - modern elemen- tary school. Pictured are C. W. Jordan, O. N. Johnson, secretary, Wilbur E. Johnson, president, J. A. Reeves, Superin- tendent of City Schools, Arnold R. Zemple, and A. C. Whiteley. HlllllllllSlRllllllll As another eventful year passes in Everett, the members of the Board of Education continue with their program of establishing standards and policies for the operation of Everett's schools, striv- ing to select administrators, teachers, and other employees to carry out these policies, and provid- ing the finances, buildings and equipment to make their program possible. As the change from war to peace becomes an actuality instead of a vague dream, their task has included build- Robert B. Farnsworth, Principal ing new schools and adding modernizing touches to the time-honored ones. A The Peck's Drive school which was started this year, will be one of the most up-to-date elementary schools in the country. Members of the Board ot Education are selected by Everett's parents, and serve with- out any remuneration beyond the thanks of those parents and the knowledge that they are helping to prepare the younger generations for l a greater life of service to their country and J to the goal of world peace. Robert Farnsworth, principal of Everett High, is the guiding influence of the senior high school. At his instigation, a new plan for developing responsibility in seniors was tried this year. Those senior A's who had re- ceived their permanent Torch ratings were ex- cused from study hall attendance and placed upon their own responsibility to maintain their high scholastic standings. By giving honor students a chance to choose what they would do, and leaving it up to them to find their own time to study, those who will go on to college were given a foretaste of what their life there will be, and they are now better prepared to adjust themselves to a college study program. 8

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As world distances grow increasingly smaller, history becomes more and more important in the lives of all people. When places hardly known to the average inhabitant of average American towns a few years before the war are only a few hours away now, it is neces- sary that some basis of understanding is established between the two. Only by a knowledge of the history and background of these places can the youth of today intelligently plan for world security and peace. Everett High School's History Department is well aware of the im- portance which it has in the curriculum of school subjects. In do- mestic affairs it is only by understanding the past of American life that one can hope to understand the present or forecast the future. American history and government are stressed in the schedule of every student. ln the study of Latin-American history, students secure an under- standing of the backgrounds of their southern neighbors, and realize how closely their history has followed that of the United States. Armed with this knowledge therpotential voter of tomorrow is better equipped to further hemisphere solidarity. Economics and sociology classes probe the causes of national and world wants and social habits of men, with special emphasis placed on questions which need attention in the United States. To imprint in the minds of future citizens the importance of their taking an active part in government is the main goal of the History Department. Arthur Ramstad Gertrude Schnasse Florence L. Tennyson lO HlSlllllY Miss Florence Tennyson, social science teach er, guides a discussion of social problems in one of her sociology classes. Isabelle Carlisle Helen Huletz Maurice P. Thompson