West Seattle High School - Kimtah Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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First row: Maude Chamberlen Uournalismj, Margaret Akin, Conifred Hurd, Charles Hannaford, Second row: May Kirk- patrick, Martha Young, Belle McKenzie fheadf. English. . . Good English is any English which a person can use without discomfort and with personal safety in any given environment under given conditions. English in high school is taught under the divisions of Composition - to learn the correct usage of the parts of speech and to learn how to write well. Litera- ture- to be able to understand what people are saying when they quote Byran and Keats, and to learn of the modern writers. Public Speaking-to acquire the ability to speak clearly and with conviction in front of any audience, whether large or small. Newswriting - the chance to work on the school paper and to learn how to interview people. Writing Laboratory - where those who wish may put their thoughts into words in any creative way they desire. English is the backbone ol? any high school course, therefore, the English teachers of West Seattle have tried to give usfa background of the language that will permit us to use it with ease anywhere. ' ' Social tudies Embracing a Wide field, the Social Studies department, under the direction of Mr. Babcock, encompasses the study of Civics, World History, United States History, Personal Achievement, Pacific Rim, Economics, and the new course offered this semester, Contemporary World Problems, besides buymanship and social living. Ro C. History classes no longer follow the W First row: Margaret Kraus, Elizabeth Clark, Pauline Ford. Second row: Verner Dotson, George Smith, Steve Brinck, Raymond plan of memorizing data that too soon will be forgotten. Supplementing the courses are panels given in classes and discussions held on current problems, movies presented through the central office on topics history classes might be studying. Best of all, students of the history classes are studying to make the new peace. They will profit by learning the mistakes of the past and when the time comes the history students of the high schools will be equipped to step into a position of importance in the planning of a last- ing peace.

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C0-Pilot l9I7-I9I8 - look back. WAR-a world to be made safe for the Good Life. One hundred fifty sons of West Seattle go forth to fight for it. Some die, Germany is defeated. Distrust, intolerance, arrogance, greed are not defeated. 1942-1943-look around. We have more to fight for now, and more to fight with. Are we all willing to help? Are we all able to help? Are we in training for the Peace we pray for? I967-I 968-look ahead. This is what they fought for twenty-five years ago and fifty. Did they all Hnally win against their common foes? Are we now sing- ing the praises of those whose self sacrifice and toil and tireless intent brought us health, justice and happiness at last? - LYLE KAYE, Vice-principal

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Mathema ties More students are taking mathematics these days, not only because it is re- quired for the more technical courses, but that more are interested because of the many ways it has already shown improved importance in this new type of warfare. Mathematics has come more than into its own since December 7, l94l. The engineers are the ones who make possible the well planned maneuvers. They are busy on the battlefields, in the factories, and on the home front. First row: Jewell Tozier, Louise Pierce, Emilie Peaslee. Second row: Elmer Anderson, Helen Dunn, Warren Mackey. There will be a lot of hard work to winning this war, and cleaning up the mess that always results from a really big Fight, more, probably, than we realize. It won't be done accidentally, it will come by close figuring, much figuring. Thus, after the war, these students will be even more important. They are the mathematicians who are going to make the measurements for the foundations of the post-war world. A J! IX Science and Health To aid in victory and to make a post- war world of progress in all fields, the youth of today must be educated toward that goal. The science, health education and physical education classes have stressed this year the need for applica- g tion of principles learned in classes First row: David Siceloff, Science, Lloyd Doty, Health Ecluca- toward making thls a better World' tion, Mary Magoon, Gymnasium, Walter Lewis, Science. Second , . row: Lueile Madison, Gymnasium, Leonard Bonar, Science pl1yS1Cal CCl'LlCatl0I1 classes WCYC fheadlg Pat Murphy, Gymnasium. Third row: Allen Finstad, Science, Victor Larson, Science, Carl Ullin, Gymnasium. geared to put the students into good condition, the senior boys took a Htoughening-up course which prepared them for entrance into the armed forces. First aid and general study of bodily functions were carried on in health education classes. Science encompassed many subjects: in chemistry students learned use of chemicals in everyday life and studied gases involvedin- modern Warfare, botany classes learned. and passed on to other students valuable information for victory gardeners. Each subject was' studied in such a way as to bring out practical applications. .