Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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Fitness Necessary in Today’s World Whether it is the astronaut exploring the boundaries of space, or the over-worked civil servant laboring into the night to keep a gov¬ ernment program going, the effectiveness and creativity of the individual must rest, in large measure, on his physical fitness and vitality.” So said John Fitzgerald Kennedy in outlining his program for physical fitness. It is necessary not only to have the individ¬ uality of an inquiring mind, hut also to have a fit and active body able to withstand the strain of today’s world. This is the purpose of the P.E. program at Astoria High. Overseeing one of his P.E. classes is ince Dulcich. Practicing a routine on the balance beam (1. to r. are sophomores Janis Chadsey, Janet Hancey, Linda Rue, Charlotte Fearey, and Peggy Nizich. The P.E. teachers, Rosswell Putnam, who came here from Sutherlin High, and Mary Ann Ricketts, relax in the gym between classes. 19

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Social Sciences Broaden Horizons Meeting in the World History room for a picture are the social studies teachers (L to r.) Dewey Tuttle, Carl Carlson, Mike Foster, Rose Tolonen, Pete Bryant, and Darrell Hawes. The experience of living in Finland and traveling in Northern Europe aid Mr. Maddv in teaching freshman geography. AHS history students, this year, as every year, are kept busy learning a variety of topics includ¬ ing library techniques, geography, world and U.S. history, modern problems, and economics. The latter is a new ' course in the study of government and business. But history isn’t all work. Adding interest to the regular class routine are illustrated talks by per¬ sons who come from or have visited other coun¬ tries. 1964, an election year, gave students a first hand look at the voting process. Classes visited the polls on election day, an experience that should prove valuable in the years to come when this generation undertakes the privilege of voting. In most classes, students got a chance to vote by straw ballot on the candidates and issues before the public. These experiences provide a pleasant break from the class work and, far from being Miss Tolonen, U.S. history teacher, shows Charles Sarin, the U.S. and world history teacher, who replaced Mr. Tuttle after Christmas, one of the excellent books on the history reference shelf. Mr. Sarin ' s home is in Kelso, Washington and he came here after graduating from Western Washington State College. wasted, help expand the knowledge of the world and events influencing the lives of each person in the world today. 18

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Manual Arts Offer Janice Long, new this year to Astoria, teaches typing, shorthand, and office practice. She is a graduate of the College of Idaho with a B.A. degree. “You must watch it constantly,” cautions Marian Van Osdol as she instructs Yvonne Wheatley in the art of making cream sauce. Mrs. Van Osdol, the new homemaking teacher, is well known here since she had often substituted before taking a regular position. A couple of products of Mr. Gunderson’s second year art class produced varied reactions from Astoria High’s student body, who ask, “What is it?”—“Who did it?”—“You’re joking.”—“It’s horrible.”—“It ' s great.” 20