Beaverton High School - Beaver Yearbook (Beaverton, OR)

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A teacher affects eternityg he can never tell where his influence stops.

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GENE FREESE - Friend, Teacher, Leader man's man - first, last, and al- ways, he has endowed his students with the creed of fair play and good citizenship with which he has never compromised. Respected and admired by alumni, administrators, and co-workers, he gives one hundred per cent of himself and expects the best possible effort from others, Whether it be on the athletic field or in the classroom. Under his leadership and expectation of top effort, Beaverton's physical and health education program is recognized as outstanding in the state. With a background of athletic excellence himself - twice he represented the Uni- versity of North Dakota as guard at the Intercollegiate Conference and was of- fered a pro-football assignment with the Philadelphia Eagles - he has built a reputation for fielding top athletic teams in every sport. In addition to working at his district job which could keep two ordinary men busy, he finds time to serve as a major in the Air National Guard, a continuation of World War II service as a lieutenant. Mr. Freese's few leisure hours are devoted to hunting. As a nimrod, he will pursue any game from quail to elk, but his favo- rite sport is goose shooting. As a true sportsman, he enjoys the outdoors even when the birds aren't flying. The administration, recognizing Mr. Freese as profoundly erudite in his educa- tional philosophv and performance, has selected him as chairman of the .Advance Placement Program in District No. 48. Superintendent D. Herbert Armstrong said of Mr. Freese. 'tHe is a community favorite and one of Beaverton's really outstanding teachers. So to this man, who holds the golden key to opportunity, we humbly dedicate the 1961 BEAVER.