Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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RAYCANADAY BA, MA Speech Teach the Arts PERRY CARMICHAEL BA, MA Speech, Debate, Stagecraft IRENE CRAY BS, MS Speech I, II Pooling their ta 1 ents , a trio of teachers create the speech and drama program available to GJHSers. Together, they sponsor Thespians and the troups, produce major productions, and conduct speech meets and drama festivals. Play productions, his home, family, and his dogs are chief side interests of Ray Canaday. Perry Carmichael, through stagecraft, creates effective settings for major productions. Miss Irene Gray, active in the State Speech League, locally assists in planning the Know Your Schools series and works in the area of public relations. Music coordinator and director of the GJHS orchestra and band, Marion Jacobs performs in the Civic Symphony and composes music, Inthe summertime Mr. Jacobs heads the area-wide music program and instructs at band camps. Besides supervising vocal music activities and a church choir, Richard Barbour directs the Community Chorus, gives private voice lessons, skis, and plays golf. Currently president of the State Department of C 1 a s s ro o m Teachers, Mrs. Ruth Johnston supervises her art students in numerous school and community service projects. MRS. RUTH JOHNSTON BA, MA RICHARD BARBOUR BA, M. MUS. ED MARION JACOBS BA, MA Art I, II, III, Sketching, Commerical A Cappella, Boys, Girls, and Mixed Chorus Band, Orchestra Design

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Prepare Citizens Favorite pastimes for J.B. Wootten in cl ude working with young people and being a forest ranger in the summer. John Thome, assistant student activities director, likes to hunt and fish, but his specialty is bowling. He also serves as IRC cosponsor. Coach Gene Ridenour's main interest is sports, basketball and football, but he also enjoys reading and golfing. J. B. WOOTTEN BA American History JOHN THOME BA, MA American History GENE RIDENOUR BS, MA American History ISABEL BENSON BA, MA American History, Government WILLIAM FANNING BS World History MRS. PATRICIA FINK BA, MA Sociology, Psychology Sponsor Groups United N a t i o ns Day and IRC are favorite projects of Miss Isabel Benson. Other spare time activities include reading and gardening. Bill Fanning boasts of 18 months in North Africa as the guest of his rich uncle, Sam. Sponsoring p r o j e c -tionists, Mrs . Patricia Fink is a member of the area-wide Public Relations Committee.

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REBA WING BA, MBA Typing, Bookkeeping MRS. VIRGINIA RUNCE BA Typing, General Business Emphasize Skills Faced with the day-by-day rigorous demands of unusually large classes, commercial teachers find individual ways of relaxing after hours. Co-sponsor of NHS, Miss Reba Wing enjoys Community Concerts and reading. In the summer she likes to sew, travel, and teach at Mesa College. Mrs. Virginia Runge raises dachshund puppies, which she says take almost as much time as children. Last summer she took up fishing which she really enjoys. Co-sponsor of the sophomore class, Mrs. Runge likes to read for relaxation . Co-sponsor of NHS, musically talented Mrs. Martha Barr plays the organ and delights in classical music. She gardens and enjoys housekeeping. Mrs. Ida Gum me re finds satisfaction in watching sports events, especially basketball. Another pleasure is swimming, which she has taught at summer camps. Another musically talented teacher, Mrs. Harriet Traber, plays the piano and organ and sings. Whenever possible she travels about the West. She is co-sponsor of the junior class, bowls, gardens, and paints —houses, that is. MRS. MARTHA BARR BA, MA MRS. IDA CUMMERE BS MRS. HARRIET TRABER BA Bookkeeping, Typing, Shorthand General Commercial, Shorthand Clerical and Secretarial Practice