George Washington High School - Surveyor Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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rwfwffwfyi o ART AND MECHANICAL DRAWING Mr. Orville Taylor, mechanical drawing department head. Miss Haidee Tobriner, Miss Doris McMillan, Mr. Donald Atherton. HOME ECONOMICS Miss Greta Woodruff, cafeteria manager, Mrs. Elsie Williamson. INDUSTRIAL ARTS Mr. Orville Taylor, department chairman. Mr. Edward Abercrombie, Mr. Rex Harris, Mr. John Uhte. it Teaching the girls how to sew on buttons and make garments is the duty of Mrs. Elsie William- son. Under her supervision over one hundred gar- ments were made by the girls in the home economics classes for the needle work guild last term. Outside of school Mrs. Williamson likes to go to concerts and lectures. However, at present her main interest is the Island in the Bay. A member of the mathematics department, Mr. William Baker teaches advanced algebra and solid geometry, as well as high school math. His other interests are golf and gardening. Before moving to Washington, he taught at Galileo High School. Supervisor of the journal advertising salesmen, Mr. Thomas Gates has done much to aid in the publishing of this book. He teaches typing and com- mercial law and spends his spare time fishing and golfing. eorge Woshihgtoh High School BOYS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mr. Arthur Fagin, department head. Mr. Sylvester Kelly, Mr. Lloyd Leith, Mr. Charles Schellin. GIRLS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION Miss Margaret Poole, department chairman. Mrs. Lillian Clayton, Miss Florence Shearer, Miss Dorothea Forcade, Mrs. Margaret Denny. R.O.T.C. COMMANDER Sergeant Ferdinand Feliciano. LIBRARIAN Miss Catherine Davis. 79: Sportsminded both in and out of school, Miss Florence Shearer is the Girls, Athletic Association sponsor. Though she plays and enjoys most sports, her favorites are fishing and bowling. She is a graduate of the University of Washington. Coming to Washington, when it opened, from Analy Union High School in Sebastopol, Mr. Cecil Carroll considers himself a pioneer, along with the june L59 class. A graduate of Stanford Univer- sity, he teaches chemistry. As a hobby he watches all school athletics and saves newspaper clippings of them. Washington's tallest teacher, Mr. Hartwell Pres- ton, teaches public speaking and dramatics. He hails from Stanford University. Outside of the class room he takes photographs for Life magazine. He is a new member of the faculty, coming to Washington at the beginning of this term. MRS. ELSIE WILLIAMSON MR. HARTWELL PRESTON MISS FLORENCE SHEARER MISS BERNICEBILAFER Home Eronomirr Englilly Pbyrlml Edzfmlzon Co mmerrml 5 Thirteen

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Twelve MISS EDITH BROWNING Englirh MR. JOHN UHTE Induxlrznl Arif MR. CECIL CARROLL Srienfe MR. WILLIANI BAKER Mrzrbemnrirr MR. THOMAS GATES C a m m errzal MISS ARLINE SCHARFF Foreign Language .XX Faculty ot ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Miss Margaret Heaton, department chairman. Mrs. Melanie Ainsworth, Mrs. Mildred Bickel, Miss Edith Browning, Mrs. Rachel Burd, Miss Jane Cook, Miss Margaret Coope, Mr. Dennis Crowley, Mrs. Lenamae Herrick, Miss Ethelinda James, Mr. Hartwell Preston, Miss Mildred Rauner, Miss Catherine Counihan, Miss Jewell Torrieri. SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Miss Marie Kirwin, department head. Mrs. Birch- lyn Bannister, Mr. Paul Chapman, Miss Jane Cook, Miss Laurette Cullinan, Miss Phylis Haley, Mr. Lloyd Leith, Miss Alice O'Leary, Miss Josephine Rausch, Mr. John Roberts, Mrs. Burdeena Gowan, Mrs. Myrt e, Swanson, Mrs Margaret Denny. ' XJ, J tv ' I XJ SCIENCE DEIBSAR I MENT ss Edith Silberstein, department head. Mr. John Burke, Mr. Cecil Carroll, Mr. Abel Hesselberg, Miss Mabel Lockhart, Mr. Seymour Pearson, Mr. Jasper Perino, Mr. Henry Raphael, Miss Frances Reynoldson, Mr. James Ripley. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Mr. Bruce Bartholomew, department head. Mr. Donald Atherton, Mr. William Baker, Mr. Eugene Barker, Mr. John Douglass, Mr. Joseph Hill, Mr. John Roberts. FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Mr. Frank Morton, department head. Mrs. Rose Avina, Mrs. Mildred Bickel, Miss Catherine Couni- han, Mr. Dennis Crowley, Mrs. Birdeena Gowan, Miss Mildred Rauner, Miss Dorothy Reynolds, Miss Arline Scharff, Mrs. Jewell Torrieri, Mr. Eldred Vanderlaan, Mrs. Alice Wilson. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Mrs. Alice Collins, department chairman. Mr. Rufus Balaam, Miss Bernice Bilafer, Miss Kath- leen Cauley, Mr. Thomas Gates, Mrs. Enda Logan, Mr. Harry Longaker, Mr. Frank Lyons, Miss Eleanor Parsons, Mr. Jasper Perino, Mrs. Catherine Sheehan, Mr. John Douglass, Miss Jane Cook. MUSIC DEPARTMENT Mr. Marion Knott, department head. Mrs. Myrtle Swanson, department chairman.

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A rlrlff DOLORES COOK ROBERT EVANS NANCY BAGNALL JAMES WIEDER WALTER MINNER MEL PETIEVICH Student Governors Climaxing an active term under the guidance of student prexy Clyde I.aVerne, former Eagle So- ciety president and basketball player, George Wash- ington students were kept busy during the preceding semester with many social functions and rallies. Social activities, the May Fair, Hello Day, and the student body dance were ably in charge of Vice-president Dolores Cook and Secretary Nancy Bagnall. The duty of selling the student body cards went under the leadership of Treasurer Bob Evans. With the selling of over 1800 cards, the sale again proved a success. Pep and spirit at the basketball games and num- erous rallies were made possible by Head Yell Leader Mel Petievich and his two able assistants, Jim Bayliss, and Peter Garadis. Walter Minner was in charge of the ticket sale for the athletic contests in his capacity as athletic manager. The oliice of Custodian was filled by james Wieder, who kept Washington's trophies shining. During the basketball season, guests from other city high schools attended the rallies and various other functions. Fourteen