Everett High School - Nesika Yearbook (Everett, WA)

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Agnes Pheriey Leona N. Priebe Mrs. Arthur Ramstad Esther Sellie As Miss Jenni Gilchrist checks roll, students in one of her main study halls diligently apply themselves to their books. pore speech, and to develop a direct and convincing manner in its presentation. Appreciation and interpretation of the drama is the object of the dramatics class. These students produce the spring play as well as participating in other creative projects. The new radio English class gives an opportunity for actual experience in writing for and ap- pearing on the radio. An important part of each student's schedule is the time spent in study hall. A good student must have some time outside of class to prepare his lessons, and the supervised study halls give him this time. Sophomores will always remember C-I, the study hall in the commercial building, where Mrs. Ellen Collins introduces them to High School life. Miss Jenni Gilchrist maintains order in the large study hall in the main building. Few people realize the tremendous amount of work which super- intendence of a study hall means. Miss Gilchrist and Mrs. Collins each day have a large percentage of the students in school under their charge for at least one period and more often for two. Ruth Stephenson Jenni F. Gilchrist Ellen Collins l3

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Greater skill and facility in speaking are offered to Mr. Akright's public speaking classes. Five students are here prepared to conduct a lElIGllSH, STUDY HHll Everyone knows how to talk and nearly everyone can write, but few have become really proficient in these arts. At the present time English is spoken in more parts of the earth than any other one language, and its use is constantly becoming more general. Since it is the mother tongue of the United States, English is being stressed even more in High School courses so students will become more skilled in its use. forum. Appreciation of the literature of the world is stimulated by read- ing and discussing the best known classics of America and European countries. Public speaking courses are designed to train students to employ logical methods in collecting and organizing material for the extem- Catherine Crayton Fannie Johnson Ray C. Longtin I2 James G. Akright Verne Barbre Theodore Cederberg Ada McKenzie

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Strange odors frequently issue from the chem lab where Miss Jane Taylor's classes learn to mix all sorts of mysterious potents. SCIENCE, lllUSllI With the introduction of atomic energy into the world, the peo- ples of the earth have entered into a scientific age. As the science which treats with matter in general and especially its relations to energy, physics is always valuable in everyday life. Chemistry deals with the composition of matter and of the trans- formations which it undergoes. Biology and botany classes study plant and animal life, while psychology students delve into the mysterious depth of the mind. As the universal language of nations, music is, in addition to being a pleasant form of relaxation, of special importance in the new atomic age. Kirsten Culrnback is the vocal music director, while Raymond Howell is in charge of instrumental music. Jay A. Kempkes Kathryn Stover Jane E. Taylor 14 Raymond Howell R. C. Jenkins Andrew M. Holland Ethel Wycoff