Balboa High School - Galleon Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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I I A1 1 I I I I W. II II ' s If ., ,. I. II I if F I I I I I I TI I 'I I W. I I I v k . I E I I .Q lvlath I-reacted to Sputnik's Impact Math teacher Richard Rice sauntered over to the desk of the tiny blonde student, casually handed her a piece of chalk and barked: Show me how you would figure out how many miles it is to the moon. Without batting an eye, the trim lass strode to the board and a few minutes later had Mr. Rice's answer for him. It is doubtful if Mr. Rice ever put the information the little gal came up with to practical use - that is, he still hasn't left for the moon. But the learning that occurs in Bal's math classes, Whether in Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, Calculus, or the myriad of underclassmen's courses, more than prepares Bal students for the battles to be faced on the firing line of high-powered college courses. While grades were hard to come by in this department, students did feel that more than regular textbook match math was on the menu. As one chalk-stained senior math major put it, We learned a lot of the practical aspects of math, besides the theoretical stuff. Department head Miss Marjorie Maher stressed that Bal's math department was more than ready for the 45 percent increase in enrollment felt by the department since the Sputnik tempest MARTHA ALINDUGAN listens attentively to Mr. 0'Brien explain the solution to a difficult problem. ' YOUNG MATH teacher Mrs. julia Housek points out to a geomeiry class how to construct a perpendicular Io a given line. 1 au.......,.,.., .. ,, DEPARTMENT-First Row: Cleft to rightlz Miss Norma Klaus, Mr. Ha,rpIdy0'Brien, Mrs. Julia Housek. Second Row: Mr. Salvatore Billeci, Mr. Ldt1is1Muschi, Mr. Richard Rice. Foreground: Miss Marjorie Maher, Math B??H. .3..fifE.l!?.?9-. ,,,e. FINDING THE number of square inches in a parallele- 1- gram was the problem being worked out by Linda Goodson and Dan 0'Connor. CONCENTRATION, BOREDOM and mirth are the ingredi- ents that make up any class. i , X ,,,,

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at if-Q' M- 3' Q SCIENCE DEPARTMENT-First Row: Cleft to rightl: Mr. Allan Hummel, Miss Francis Todd, Mrs. Gertrude Hasselbrock, Mrs. Ruth Mitchell. Second Row: Mr. Raynond Valdez, Mr. Samuel Risken, Mr. Howard Jeter, Mr. Selby Morse. Foreground: Mr. Arthur Taylor, Science Department head. Science Department Called 'Dandy' It's a dandy, joked the crew-cut Science Department head when asked to sum up his feelings about his department. Clad in his inevitable tweed coat, Mr. Arthur Taylor, the chief of the department was not too far from the truth. Bal's science program offered everything from disecting a rat to see what made it tick, to searching for fossiles along the coast line of California. Even a two period class in Horticulture, which used the facilities of City College, was included in the science offerings of Bal, one of the few high schools in California to offer such a course. With the challenge of Sputnik facing them, high school students have leaped into the breach, with an increased enrollment of 55 per- cent in science courses since Sputnik. The government has supported the gung ho spirit in science by sometimes paying one half of all college expenses in the test tube and math fields. According to Mr. Taylor, nearly every college in the U.S. is enrolled in this program. CHEMISTRY STUDENTS hurry to finish their tests. Success means a good chance for college acceptance. -V ws -amps femur- f-em-,W-fam. wi ff- . M .e 0,-W -...pie . -,-.sw -- -..su MR, HUMMEIJS chem classes were a beehive of activity as the search for scientific facts ruseo test tubing his way found the likes of Leonar d Bor- through a bevy of symbols. n'-css GRID STAR Phil Petrovsky prepares an experiment in testing for acids and bases.

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ONE, TWO, three, four . . . Mr, Ned Hardin directs the Girls' Glee. Fine Arts Not Neglect The fine arts were not neglected at Balboa with the stress on solids in the space age. The concert given by the Grchestra under the direction of Mr. Wally Steele, or the art exhibits in the main lobby gave ample evidence that Bal had the culture of a truly cosmopolitan school. Such advanced activities came only after the student had wound his way through the long, twisting road of courses and hard work that create any true journeyman. In the Art Department, it meant starting with Art I and working through Art IV or into Activity Art. Students enjoy art, but then soon realize it takes quite a bit of training to become a professional, was the way Mrs. Mathilda Cameron, Art department head put it. A look around her classroom fRoom 1001 pointed up the variety of training available for youngsters. Ranging from brightly colored mosaics to conservative pottery, to classical portraits to abstract forms, the student had the opporunity to develop a solid background while still in high school. The Music Department, employing the talents of its two young-ish red-hots, Mr. Steel and Mr. Ned Hardin, showed rapid growth. The Music department came through at dances, shows, games, formal dances, concerts and even a state festival in May. E Q l ART DEPARTMENT-ileft to rightl: Mr. Robert Eby, Mr. Grover Neuman, Mr. Horst Trave. Foreground: Mrs. Mathilda Cameron, department head. ed in Space Age fwfr SANDY BECCARIA, Spring Art Director, lays out a poster in Activity Art. 2,000 YEARS of progress, basket weaver janet Bester- feldt learns an interesting hobby. wmmlnc AWAY on his violin is Torn Lucia, a member of the .school orchestra. -'MINE EYES have seen the glory i . . . sing out these young ladies as a part of their regular class. l, . - .. ss- ' - - ..... , . , ...awww mf.,-sumva-Q14-linking. . -. -f 1 P... - 9 1 5 4 ., 4 2 ...A 0 .4 t 1 .-. -mm.n f