Bellingham High School - Shuksan Yearbook (Bellingham, WA)

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The subjects pictured on this page were taught a cen- tury ago but not in Bellingham, which was wilderness, and not in the same manner as they are taught now. For instance, Miss Perry sometimes takes her lit class to the graveyard when reading Gray's Elegy. In the top picture, college preparatory Seniors are studying workbooks which aid them over future grammar hurdles. In the middle, Miss Bartrufrfs absorbed art class concen- trates on various projects, which might include water colors, fashion design, and miniature automobiles. HCre- ative work such as art can often solve emotional and psychological problems by giving students chances to express themselvesf' was Miss Bartruffs comment. 2852 ere Cl genial' 90 A hundred years ago, young ladies worked on embroidery and tatting. Today in sewing classes, such as Mrs. Smith's pictured at the bottom, high school girls plan and execute their own skirts, suits, dresses, blouses, pajamas, play suits and even formals. Some create original patterns. . lf!!

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g 34... ui.. 4. ,wa ...mf flare. pf YQ: ee.r sl MOREN EASTERBROOK SKOLD A. S. B. OFFICERS Don Easterbrook, A. S. B. president, has earned the respect and praise of faculty and students alike by his efficiency and friendliness. With a flashing smile for everyone, Sally Moren has planned and opened all this yearis assemblies. Busy, blonde Betty Lou Skold has filled the position of A. S. B. secre- tary with enthusiasm and dependability. EXECUTIVE BOARD Biggest headaches of the year for the Executive Board were planning the second annual Homecom- ing and supervising the Valentine personality con- test. The Board, consisting of the A. S. B. officers and two elected representatives from each class, is used to hearing the fateful ZDHOUDCCIHCDI-IITOIHOI' row morning, 8:15, in Mr. lackson's office . EXECUTIVE BOARD. Buck: Lindman, Cole, Nelson. Front: Schafer, Van Loock, Skold, Easterbrook, Moten, Stimpson iw

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UA These pictures reveal subjects nonexistent in secondary eurriculums years ago, subjects which form some of the backbone of motlern scientific anal inclustrial eclucation. At the top, hlrs, l.aVelle's stuclcnts operate business machines, which inclucle calculators, comptometcrs, and clictaphones. In 1853 the operations shown here would have been performctl painstakingly and slowly bv hand. The chemistry students in the middle picture, under Mr. Allison, are making oxvgen with the fine equipment now possible in the modern school. At the turn of the cen- tury the scientific equipment of old Whatcom High School consisted of two water glasses and three test tubes. xy E! F lt, 850 EPB jAI'0llgA M6115 The model house sitting on the table in the bottom pic- ture was made several vears ago in Nr. Carrctt's mc- chanical clrawing classes. Ir reveals the precision anal skill neeclecl in mastering this subject, the training lor which is uscful in inanv fields of engineering. 17