Bellingham High School - Shuksan Yearbook (Bellingham, WA)

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CURTAIN PULLEIQS lfiylil OFFICE STAFF Mrs. I-lower, Miss Loft. Miss Kruzci OFFICE STAFF As a ship wiihoui a rudder, B. I-I. S. would be iloundering in rough channels wiih Ihe loss oi The unsung buf hard working oiiice siaii. II ismanned by Joyce Kruzer, assisiani Io ihe principal, whose pleasani eiiiciency minimizes Ihe eiiori pui iorih in handling well-balanced program cards, morning announcemenls, ihe I-lonor Roll, and Ihe responsibilily for Ihe arrival of ihe Senior diplomas. Bur noi wiihoui aid, oi course. Preily Aniia Loil, oiiice secreiary, is her very valuable helper, while girls from 'Ihe commercial courses assisi every period. Mrs. Gladys I-lower has Ihe Solomonis Iask oi making oui 'fhe blue lor pinkl slips. Someiimes she knows more aboui us Ihan our own moihers. RADIO BOYS A Iwisi oi Ihe wrisi, a ilick oi Ihe knob, a cheery good morning , and 'Ihe IO oiclock announcemen+s are heard in every room. Chief operaior of Ihis daily iask is Bruce Jacobson, a Senior boy who is well known as a camera bug and as an organisl. A couple oi good 'iioes' who are righi on hand Io see Ihal Ihe playing oi popular records isnii overlooked are Ray fklcoii and Ralph Roberison, his able-bodied assis- Ianis. Ray, who looks forward Io being a nuclear physicisi, look pari in Ihe Ella Hig- ginson memorial assembly, was a member oi Ihe Senior play commiilee, and made a srraighl A scholasiic average. Ralph, also an all A siudenl and a member oi 'Ihe Shuksan Siaii, aniicipaies a iurure in Ihe medical field. RADIO BOYS Jacobsen, Alcott, Robertson i

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TI-IE PIQINCIPAI. SPEAKS 'Iln This drama oT IiTe The high school scene is characTerized by enThusiasm,.vigor, heaITh, opTim- ism, ambiTion, and conTidence. IT is Tilled wiTh promises Tor The TuTure. We hope ThaT iT has been your good TorTune To acT your parT To The TuIIesT and ThaT many happy memories will linger Through The Scenes To Tollowf' E. S. I-Iowell PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION The ParenTeTeacher f'TxssociaTion, under The capable leadership oT Mrs. GiIberT I-IunTIey. has climaxed a sTrenuous year. This smooTherunning organizaTion gave The help and cooperaTion necessary Tor The sponsoring oT our Junior and Senior proms and has also been largely responsible Tor The TormaTion oT our much-praised youTh cenTer, Tomahawk. BOARD OF EDUCATION Selling a Tax levy To a communiTy, even Though iT is Tor The improvemenT oT The schools, is a sTaggering Taslc. BuT our Board OT EducaTion, headed by The SuperinTen- denT C. Paine Shangle, Chairman Boyd STaggs, and SecreTary C. Ivl. Iddins, proved ThaT cooperaTion made iT a possible one. I rfr . r'If ' . ....,. M I I T' ,,,, s , T .. ,: M ' , I BKTARD OF EDLCATTION I Staggs, Arnasor, comer .vnafg e, Hilliarfd, ud,TfQUf, Iddrg Scum

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Tl-lEY SET Tl-lE STAGE EOR US ilu. PATRICIA ASHCRAFT PEARL BARTRUFF E. J. BJORKQUIST ROBERT S. BRAY Health and Physical Education: Art: Shuksan Art Adviser. English: Traffic Squad. Hobby: Driver Education: Baseball: Pep Club. Hobby: Driving Hobby: Craft work. Animals. books,and travel. Football. Hobby: Fishing trains. and golf. RICHARD BURGHOFFER DOROTHY D. BUTTON NIABEL M. COFFMAN Photography. Hobby: Oil Career Planning: Costumes. English: B Book. Hobby: painting. Hobby: Flower gardening, Reading. FACULTY The year ot '47-'48 has seen little change in the taculty here. A welcoming hand was extended to Miss Jean Parsons, who tormerly taught at Whatcom Junior High School, replacing Miss Aurora Kipperberg in the P. E. department, as well as to Miss Claudia t-lahner. replacing Miss Tryphena Warren in the clothing department. Although Miss l-lahner has taught tor three years, unintormed male students gazing into her clear blue eyes immediately torgot themselves and acted like gentle- men. Isolated in the annexes, Mel Peatherkile and Richard Burghotter introduced the mysteries ot radio and photography to eager students. Mr. Bu'ghotter is a local graduate with his own downtown studio, while Mr. Peatherkile, iack-ot-all-trades, has previously been a logger, KVOS engineer, a mem- ber ot the Coast Guard, and city police radio technician. At the end ot this year we are sorry to hear we are losing Mr. Warren Miller, commercial sub' iects, Mr. John Montgomery, geology. and Miss Margaret Diaz, who are retiring atter many years ot service. CURRICULUM curriculum ot Bellingham l-ligh. Annexes students eager to take advantage ot the necessary and expensive equipment, lured rheostats. ln tisheries they discussed the tine arts ot reet netting and pure seining. Photography classes learned various ways to produce ettective poses, and procedures in developing and enlarging their own snaps. They even imitated receptionist, photographer, developer, and to train caretul drivers and raise the odds The year I948 has seen many usetul additions to the created tor the benetit ot post graduates were opened to new and interesting courses. Radio. complete with all the the boys into struggling with electromagnetic waves and downtown studios, taking turns among themselves as the retoucher. A '47 Ford was donated by Diehl Motor Co. ot the pedestrian crossing a busy intersection. Modern guidance planning, under the direction ot Mrs. Peterson. guidance coordinator. tested all Juniors and Sophomores, enabling them to discover what weaknesses and what strong points to consider in choosing their individual careers. Although students appreciated the new vocational courses. the bulk ot them still studied the more traditional subiects. Many tound the visits to the state asylum, the naturalization court, trials and iail house instructive and worthwhile. Appreciation tor good music and art was taught as well as that well-known way to a man's heart. cooking, and its sister. sewing. while the mathematics, science. and English departments cheertully surveyed overtlowing classrooms on examination days. Nine