Girls Polytechnic High School - Maid Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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ond Develop on Interest in the Fine Arts INSTRUCTIONS BY MRS. EBENER about the loom give dress design student, Bev- erly H a n s o n, some ideas about fdbric weaves tor her next dress creations. A VARIETY OF PAINTINGS such as still lite, texture, block, interpretive, oil, chalk, and Watercolor are taught to Dolores Tweedy and Karen Meeks as Well as the other art class members.

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roblems and Cultures UM-M-M-M GOOD! Roast turkey high lights this Christmas practice meal prepored and enjoyed by Mrs. Manleys rn o r n i n g foods class. Students can take foods as a major ond learn advotnced cook- ing and serving of everyday meals as well as special occasion foods. , Mar' 1 FILMS make facts come to lite tor these freshmen social studies students under the direction of Mrs. l,oVonne llawes when they study the early ond present cultures ot the people in Asia and Ate rica. ll

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MRS. MARTHA EBENER To an Artist Open your galleries of art to the people, and you confer on them a greater benefit than mere book education, you give them a refinement to which they would otherwise be strangers. Charles B. Fairbanks To Mrs. Martha Ebener, respected and beloved teacher of art, this book is fondly dedicated. For twenty-three years students at Girls Poly have had the privilege of growing in artistic understanding and developing latent artistic abilities under the tutelage of this remarkable teacher. In dress design, weaving, freehand sketching, watercolor and oil painting, carving, and many other fields, she has opened her students' eyes to sym- metry and beauty, and taught their fingers skills undreamed of. Because of her patient encouragement and stimulating leadership, they have won innumerable awards, includ- ing the coveted Scholastic gold keys, and higher yet, Art Museum scholarships, and have carried away enrichment to their future lives and careers. Before teaching, Mrs. Ebener attended the Millersville State Normal School in Penn- sylvania for two years and Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, for two years. After this study, she came to Portland to teach at Lincoln and Franklin- High Schools, and then to Girls Polytechnic in l933. Exceptionally talented in her own right, Mrs. Ebener spends many hours at her own loom, weaving beautiful patterns. She has the special talent of being able to mix unusual colors. and textures for a fabric of glowing beauty. She is a member of the Handweavers Association and a former officer of that club. Behind her lies a wealth of experiences . . . before her, new experiences and new endeavors. May she remember Girls Poly, we who have grown better by knowing her will remember her always with admiring affection.