Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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7-lze Gommefzcial Depafzfmenf ln as much as there has never been a time when there was a greater demand for those who can type, do stenographic work, or keep books, it is most fitting that the Zephyrus pay trib- ute this year to our Commercial department and its head, Miss Vesta Lamb. Astoria high school is fortunate in having Miss Lamb as the head of its Commercial department as she is exceptionally well qualified for the position, having majored not only in commerce, but also in the languages, and having had actual experience in office work. Recently Miss Lamb visited the Gregg school in Chicago, and last summer she attended the University of South- ern California, where she was enrolled in the Commercial college. The other members of the Commercial teaching staff are Miss Mary McCann, a graduate of the University of Washington, and Miss Anna Marie Friedrich, a graduate of the Univer- sity of Oregon. These two and Miss Lamb take care of the most popular department in school. Miss McCann instructs in the fundamentals of typing and shorthand, while Miss Friedrich specializes in bookkeeping. On Miss Lamb falls the responsibility of the advanced courses and the newly introduced class in Salesmanship and Buymanship. Left to right: Cook, Ruljancich L d o G KOGIZ 6XCl1.t2l49Z Located in Room 26, the Book Exchange is a popular spot at the beginning and ending of each term. Edna Landro has this year filled the position of manager. Edna, together with Hilda Gimre, the assistant, has kept the Ex- change well in hand and, with the help of Miss Lamb, the adviser, has met the needs of all students well. Using the facilities of the Book Exchange, Kathleen Weaver, Zephyrus business man- ager, delivered this year's annual over the counter at the right,

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GHOSTS Down the trails of the ocean Where the spume and the spindrift blow, Down the ways of the restless sea The ghosts of the tall ships go. Their phantom sails are set to cotch The breath of the whispering wind, Where the ghosts of the tall ships soil the sea On a course that has no end. And the rush and the hiss of the breaking waves ls the only life- and sound Where the ghosts of the tall ships sail the sea Forever outward bound. Betty Wootton. Photographed by Allen Saiget

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Left . . . Besides Miss Friedrich's supervision of room twenty-six and her commercial classes, she teaches Eng- lish and is a Junior class adviser. Miss Friedrich is an alumna of Astoria high. Right . . . Miss McCann, several years ago, taught Eng- lish in Astoria high. Now she specializes in typing and shorthand. In addition to directing roll room seventeen, she is a senior class adviser. Kathleen Weaver, Shirley Mattson, Louise Blair, Barbara Brakke, Gertrude I-lelstrom, and Barbara Everhart watch closely and then some as Miss Lamb explains an intricacy or so in the second year Shorthand class. Each girl is heading for a Private Secretary career with its inevi- table end. Zipping along at an alarming rate of speed on the new Royal typewriters, Teddy Nelson, Noanie Morrison, Janet Wilson, and Jeanette Urell fondly and fervently hope their fingers are on the right bank of keys. The typing classes are the most popular in the school, and it is a very lucky non-commercial major who finds a berth in room 24. One of the chief delights of the bookkeeping pupils are the adding machines which are here seen in action with Vivian Bergsten and Louise Blair at the controls. Helga Heikkila, Elaine Voss, Hazel Waris and Miss Friedrich watch the progress and wish they had met up with the interesting little contraption along about the seventh grade, say. ln the Salesmanship class Donna Mars is showing the boys just how to do it. Ray McCallister, Max Seppala, and Laddie Engbretson can think of no pleasanter way to find out the why's and wherefore's of putting oneself across to the customer. This new class carried on many interesting projects and is a destined success.