Ballard High School - Shingle Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Dech'0az'i0n l The man, who can live and acT in such a vvay ThaT Those vvho come in conTacT vviTh him are happier, beTTer, nobler because of ThaT con- TacT, is a man who has lived well indeed. Such a man is Mr. McComb. Among his colleagues he has been efficienf, vvilling To work unsTinTingly, kind and always pleasanf. To The boys and girls of Ballard High School, he has been Teacher, coach, counselor, and friend. IT would be an impos- sible Task To measure The depTh or The breadTh of his influence on Them. NOT an afh- leTe during The pasf forTy years has gone info a conTesT vviThouT The feeling ThaT Mr. McComb was sTrongly behind him. Because of his high ideals, his unselfish devofion To duTy, his enioymenf of The fine Things of life, The vvhole communify has been enriched. To Earl McComb, who wiTh eminenT success has complefed four decades of unselfish ser- vice To Ballard High School and To The greafer Ballard communify, we humbly dedicafe This T958 edifion of The Shingle.

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ee ,f V X nf X - W -W-mg'-'OT One phase of IG lf IS Operation Deepfreeze. The International Geophysical Year is the most tar-flung and intensive study ever made of the planet Earth. l.G.Y. began July l, T957 and vvill continue for eighteen months, Scientists from more than sixty nations vvill participate in making studies of the earth, its shape, its seas, and its atmosphere for the purpose of better understanding man's surroundings. Our community is making many contribu- tions to l.G.Y. Studies in geology, oceano- graphy, and many other fields are being carried on at the University ot Washington. Scientists are making more accurate meas- urements of Mt. Rainier and studying its glaciers. The Coast Guard Cutter, Northvvind, which has its home port in Seattle is taking part in Operation Deepfreeze, an expedition to the Arctic to gather data about this vast snovv covered region. The contributions ot the co-operating nations will give us knowledge of our planet from its lovvest ocean depths to its farthest boundary, space, The International Geophysical Year truly represents one of the great interna- tional endeavors of our era. ...F -1111 ... ,S ' V 1 f .fl . f' , fy f , : f Two U S Naval Officers are explaining charts on Operation Deepfreeze to Carolyn Fix. 5