Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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Protector of the weaker sex is the position of Miss Neva Copeland, Dean of Girls. Her most important job is advising high school girls through their un- certain teens. As one of the directors of the Girls' club, Miss Copeland has sponsored many worthwhile activities, making this largest organization in school indispensable. In her spare time she teaches English and assists in the office. Miss Genevieve Lill has been added this year as the school nurse. While not a regular sawbones she gives various tests and watches over the general health of her little school family of 1500. Familiar to all of us who frequent the library is the figure of Miss Kathryn Geiger, head librarian, who is always willing to help the bewildered student. Besides directing her staff of helpers, Miss Geiger maintains quiet in the li- brary. Miss Helen Robson, one of the best known faculty members, helps teach- ers with clerical work and gives of her artistic ability in the arranging of pro- grams, etc., for various organizations. She takes care of the office detail. THE FACULTY A careful study of M. H. S. faculty would uncover a wide variety of dra- matic and intensely real, life stories, stories of men and women who face the trials of educating others with sincerity and understanding. A companion- able group, they know how sane it is to laugh a little now and then. At fac- ulty meetings they convene en masse to decide the fate of one and all. No student ever knows what goes on behind those closed doors, but the next day in school some new rule is obviously enforced, and our orderly education con- tinues. 17

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p R O D U c E R S In the office or elsewhere about the building one may find Principal G. A. Ketcham attending to the multifarious duties of the biggest job in our school. Students often notice that the principal has slipped quietly into classrooms to watch. His quiet, firm manner and his attentive assistance wherever help is needed have endeared him to students and faculty alike. Without ostenta- tious show he quietly keeps all parts of the school in pleasant harmony. For twenty-seven years Mr. Ketcham has watched and guided the development of this ever growing high school. Assistant Principal H. J. Hunt has ably assisted in directing the affairs of the office. He is perhaps best known among the students as a dispenser of permits to enter classes. Besides his office duties, Mr. Hunt conducts mathe- matics classes and sponsors the Pep club.

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DIRECTORS Slight and charming Miss Mildred Ammer presides over French classes. An interesting subject, French offers both cul- ture and diversified knowledge to the enterprising student. Most entertaining in the course are the letters a French stu- dent receives from his foreign correspondent. After school hours Miss Ammer watches over the French club, is an ardent skier and a good housewife. Mr. Emmet Anderson, head of the music department, is fondly known as Andy by most of his students. The operetta and the concerts by the band and orchestra are his greatest achievements. Not to be confused with Mr. Anderson is the band's teddy-bear mascot, also known as Andy, which watches over the band during their concerts. For diversion Mr. Anderson takes pictures. Hobnobbing with Eskimos was once the vocation of Mr. Noel Baker, who formerly taught in Alaska. He comes to us directly from Idaho. Besides teaching mathematics, he is as- sistant track coach and sponsor of the Rifle club. As a rem- iniscent of Alaskan days, he hunts and fishes in true Yukon style. Informality is the keynote of Mr. C. B. Bartholomew's art classes. Bart, as he is commonly known, occasionally pur- loins an apple, that hitherto served as a model, and quietly munches it at his desk. Mr. Bartholomew is quiet but very active, having painted a portrait for the play Berkeley Square and a mask and sets for Julius Caesar. He also advised the annual staff on art and theme development. M iss Violet Boileau, Spanish instructor and promoter of the Spanish club has studied and traveled in Mexico. She grad- uated from the University of Montana and has also attended the University of Mexico and the University of Washington. She hopes to attend the San Francisco World's Fair this sum- mer. Cooking is her favorite out-of-school diversion. Miss Kathryne Borg trains future Carusos and Jenny Linds. She has charge of the Girls' Glee club and the mixed chorus. She also teaches English, is fond of piano and has recently taken up skiing. Although this marks her first year of teach- ing here, she is an experienced teacher and musician, having taught several years and having sung in the Columbia Chorus last summer. Her chief project of the year was the operetta.