Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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ENGLISH Instructors in front row are Miss Matthews. Mrs. Ginn, and Mrs. Thornberry; In hack are Miss Sanders. Miss Smith, and Miss Parr A ncw-comcr to Grants Pass high school this year was Robert Wilms, who was employed as a mechanic by the Northrup Aircraft Corporation during the vacation. Miss Esther Fox, another new member of the faculty, has been a blood donor. Working in a survey crew for the state highway kept A. B. Collett busy last summer. This year Mr. Collett was adviser for the freshman class. Radio club, and Ticket squad. LANGUAGE Teachers Mrs. Rose Hayward. Spanish, and Miss Alvera Brookman. Latin, •‘look at the birdie. ’ Among those who spent the summer vacation helping to relieve the labor shortage was Miss Marion Sanders, who worked in an office at the Jantzen knitting mills in Portland, Oregon. Miss Sanders was adviser for the SCROLL. J. P. Miller, who substituted for Nelson Van Matre part of the year, was attached to the Army signal corps and instructed the radio classes. Mr. Van Matre was ill at the time pictures were taken, so it was impossible to include his photo. Warren Bailey instructed aeronautics and advised the Forestry club, which had charge of the school forest. Space permits only the mention of a few faculty members, but this story is presented to show a cross-section of the entire group and is meant as a tribute to them all. MATHEMATICS Instructor is the official title of Mr. Collett, Mrs. Beals. Miss Birtchet. Miss Rogers, and Miss Dunn. Teachers ..f the COMMERCIAL subjects are Mrs. M. B. Winslow. J. T. Miller, and Miss Esther Fox. [ 13 ]

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SCIENCE Instructors Warren Bailey and Mrs. Wilda Tardy examine the department's stroboscope. HOMEMAKING is taught by Mrs. George Leep. Miss Princess Egbert, and Mrs. Richard Brewster pictured above. Teachers Give Aid To War Activities The life of a teacher at Grants Pass high school during the school year of 1943-44 was a hectic one indeed, for faculty members were not content just providing for students the guidance behind that thing abstractly called an education, but many of them entered into outside activities, of which helping in the war effort headed the list. Outstanding member of this group was probably Principal Henry E. Tetz who headed the salvage drives, as well as participating in many other community activities. In the summer of 1943, Mr. Tetz helped with the harvest on his father’s farm. New vice-principal of the school this year was Frank Thomas, who was an aircraft spotter and on the reserve police. W. S. Carpenter, who was formerly vice-principal, had his hands full teaching agriculture and advising the F.F.A., as well as supervising the community cannery and adult education. During the summer. Miss Daphne Matthews instructed classes in aircraft identification. She was adviser for the TOKA and the senior class this year. MECHANICAL DRAWING and TRADES Teacher SOCIAL SCIENCE Instructor seated are Miss Calhoun. Mrs. Oren Masters pause from his work to look at O’Neil, and Miss Trull; standing are Mrs. Calhoun. Mr. the cameraman. Rothweli. and Mr. Lewis. f 12 ]

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R. Cloyd Riffe and Miss Mabel Scheel are seen In their habitat of the VOCAL MUSIC room, while at right. Martin Trepte Instructs INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. Walter S. Carpenter's AGRICULTURE class is busy under his supervision, while below. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Coaches Thomas. Glines. Keith. Ruef, and Gettmann are checking schedules. SHOP Teachers W. R. Harper and Robert J. Wilms examine a piece of student work, while below. Miss Dorothy Hutchason checks up on over-due books, which is part of her Job as LIBRARIAN. I ' [ H 1