Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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Knowledge Gained An Astoria High graduate, class of ’50, Russell Alborn, B. of Ed. and S., besides teaching senior English, sponsors the Astor Post and the Quill and Scroll Society. Junior, senior, and senior ad¬ vanced English teacher, Dick Sanders, B.A., guides the movie committee, and is an adviser to the junior class and the Nation¬ al Honor Society. A sophomore English teacher and class adviser, Wilma Counts, B.S., co-advises the Fish- erettes. Her hobbies include sew ing and swimming. Zephyrus instructor, Nedra Christensen, B.A., has classes in both freshman English and world history. Her hobbies in¬ clude painting and gardening. “Pride and joy”—her grand son. Luann Schafer, B. A., teaches speech and freshman English, and is active in outdoor sports. She advises the Third Period Speech Clue, Thespians, and the senior class. Josephine Sivanson, B.A., M.A., is a junior English teacher and class adviser. In her spare time she may be found reading, gardening, or cooking. Evelyn Egan, B.A. and M.S., is sponsor of the Future Teach¬ er ' s Association. Mrs. Egan’s day is divided between high school and junior high. She teaches reading to both. Librarian and instructor of li¬ brary methods, Marjorie Halder- man, M.S. in L.S., B.A., is the adviser to the student coun¬ cil. She enjoys reading and traveling. 20

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Arts Practical PLEASE!” is a word John Hiestand, classroom and behind-the-wheel driver training instructor, frequently uses. He is an adviser to the junior class. Enjoy¬ ments: travel, collecting firearms. District supervisor for audio-visual aids is Reuben Jensen, B.S., who teaches photography and mechanical drawing. This ‘‘shutter-bug” is the adviser for the Camera Club. A lifetime interest in technical fields is often begun in good high school shop classes. Be¬ sides the classes of wood and metal shop and mechanical and architectural drawing previous¬ ly taught here, a new class in electricity was offered this year. Using the excellent facilities, projects such as building boats, constructing motors and drawing house plans have been undertaken, providing valuable, practical experience. Arc welding is used extensively in first year metal shop. Freshman Robin Hinton is seen practicing weld¬ ing for a test. Competent “Salesman Sam” of the student store, otherwise known as Clarence Rothwell, B.S., M.S., is instructor of mechanical drawing and distributive education. Hobbies: metal and wood working. Electricity and metal shop teacher, Marvin Hautala, B.S., is an advi¬ ser to the Booster Boys and the freshman class. He finds pleasure in the out-of-doors. Another outdoor enthusiast is George Hugg, B.S., wood shop instructor. He counsels the stage craft crew and co-advises the Booster Boys. 19

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in Language A rts Third period senior English class is interested in studying Shakespearian theater structure under the guidance of Mr. Alborn. Practicing use of the microphone, William Snell records his panel speech as Wayne Rautio, Jeanyse Reith, and Tom Caspell wait their turns. Fair, correct, sensible, and clear—words once used by Robert E. Lee in speaking of writers, aptly sum up the aims of our lan¬ guage teachers in instructing Astoria High students. “Friday words” under the direction of Mrs. Nopson are a tradition to her freshman English classes. Even the very best students know that it takes much practice in the correct usage of words to speak and write effectively. Construct¬ ing themes and speeches utilizes the basic skills taught in language arts. Study of both contemporary and classic writings, which forms a part of each English course, helps develop better habits of reading for enjoyment. Elizabeth Nopson, B.A., fresh¬ man English teacher and class adviser, is well-known for her fuchsias. She also collects in¬ formation about Queen Eliz¬ abeth. Astoria High Dean of Girls. Margaret Upham, B.A., con¬ ducts classes in freshman and sophomore English when not counseling students or writing admittance slips. Reading and hiking take up her spare time. 21