Curtis High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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Type,Hammer, and jump: Sounds ofthe Silent Electives -7 it Mrs- Bonnie Little- ' ' TYPMZ, Shorthand Mr. Richard Saiatino . . . Bookkeeping, Typ- Typist at Work ! ing I 1 Business This year's business department offered such courses as bookkeeping, office practice, typing and shorthand. With all new equipment, these classes were of great help to the future secretaries and accountants at Curtis. 168

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.,.... Sewing assistant, Cheri Fulton, helps Diane Papke perfect her sewing techniques. f y x I , , 4gQt5Ladgff3?f if Mr. Robert Northrop . . Music 'Wi i Lee Kloeppel. . . . . Instrumental Music Music This year the music department again proved to the public what a fine musical program we have under the direction of Mr. Robert Northrop and Mr. Lee Kloeppel. Mr. Northrop was head of three choirs with many ensemble groups. During the first semester Mr. Northrop was fortunate to have two student teachers. Mr. Kuehn, from PLU, directed Girls Choir and Miss Moles, who attends UPS, had in her charge, Concert Choir. The ensembles which Mr. Northrop had the pleasure of working with were: Madrigals, folk singers, girls ensemble, swing choir, plus two senior trios and one junior trio. Mr. Kloeppel directs the Symphonic Band and works with a brass group, stage band and brass choir. In addition he taught the new music theory class. In this class of juniors and seniors, about fourteen in number, the students Wrote their own melodies, took music dictation, and studied the history of music.

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Mr. William Allard . . . WOOdShOp Mr. Carroll Blanchard. . . Metalshop ,psf ...n-1- mm..,.i...-n-.. 1,, mw'HV.' Q . -:-...W 'li.wia1 '1 un-...mul riwv-.,..,,,-MH. Mrs. Gloria Swenning . . Physical Edu- cation gt . i f Mr. Burt Wells . . . Physical Education