Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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In an atmosphere ol microscopes and dissected frogs works Miss Fay Fouts, teacher of girls' biology. Girls aspiring to future careers in the medical or biological fields find this in- teresting course valuable. Miss Fouts shows her pupils the mysteries of the plant and animal world. Outside of school, her chief interest is art work. Mrs. Carrie Gilham, commercial teacher, has a number of varied interests. She enjoys tennis, reading and travel. To the tune of Old Black Joe and The Marseilles she teaches her students to type in the true Gilham fashion. Her typing students secretly hope for the day when practice records will be set to swing. Dramatic coach is Miss Mary V. Harris, who has built the dramatics department up to the high position it now holds. Miss Harris' classes are dramatics and public speaking. The work in speech gives voice training; the work on the stage gives poise. Her major productions win applause from towns- people and students; her Little Theater entries often merit first place in the state contests. Miss Harris likes Terraplanes, peace and quiet. Between acts she keeps an eye on the Thes- pians and reads new plays. Future tillers of the soil are instructed by Mr. C. M. Homer, agricultural supervisor. Those interested in this field are taught everything from soil conservation to livestock judging. Mr. Homer enjoys hunting and fishing. For recreation he also re- ferees basketball games and sponsors the F. F. A. Miss Edna Jacobsen holds classes in advanced algebra and geometry. As her home is on a ranch her interests and pastimes are truly western. She enjoys hiking and riding, sports which take her to the wide open spaces. She is quiet and serious. Miss Sylvia Johnson came here this year from Lewistown. She teaches English and Veni, Vidi, Vici to second-year Latin students. The Latin club was organized for the first time mder her supervision. Her main interest is reading. 21 DIRECTORS

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DIRECTORS As head of the mathematics department Miss Gertrude Clark elucidates the mystic theories of logarithms, quadrants and tangents to her more advanced students, and teaches ele- mentary geometry to sophomores. As sponsor of the senior class Miss Clark directs all senior affairs which this year in- cluded several dances and a .ticket sale. While boys are in the great majority in all her classes, Miss Clark usually man- ages to maintain her sweet disposition. Her enjoyment is reading. Miss Katherine Craighead teaches juniors The Idylls of the King and other English poems. Travels in England fur- nish Miss Craighead with ideas to hold the attention of her problem period five class. Tennis and angora kittens please small, dark Miss Craighead. Students under Ed S. Davis, shop supervisor, find their work varied and useful. They make chairs, cabinets, book cases, skis and repair furniture and tennis rackets. Mr. Davis himself is kept busy making and repairing school equipment. When he is not being general fix-it man, he likes to fish, ski and hunt ducks. A new addition to our English department this year is Miss Edith M. Dawes. In her remedial English class she gives special assistance to floundering students. Miss Dawes comes from Livingston. In her spare time she dons an apron and tries out new recipes. Commercial lettering and drafting students are instructed by Mr. Lester Ennis. Mr. Ennis' name is carried unknowingly in the pocket of every student, as he is the permanent ex- chequer of the Student Association. He also is lord of the in- famous A-200 which is heard from in many assemblies. As a side line Mr. Ennis bargains for rare stamps, and he occasion- ally goes duck hunting. During the year the seniors in Miss Helen Fink's English classes study everything from the dramatic poetry of Shake- speare to the mystic horror stories of Poe. Creative writing is encouraged in Miss Fink's English classes and many fine ex- amples of literature have been written by her prodigies. Miss Fink always encourages discussion although she occasionally comes out on the short end of an argument. Her outside in- terests are mainly literature and music.

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DIRECTORS Mrs. Florence M. Keeton trains future stenographers anc watches over three hundred busy juniors. As a shorthanc teacher she gives valuable business training, and as the junioi class sponsor she manages hot dog and ticket sales. A suc- cessful Junior Prom is her proudest achievement. Teacher of economics and sociology is Mr. Frank T. Kelley. Interesting political discussions are the highlights of his classes. Occasionally he gives radio talks and speaks to various or- ganizations. In his spare time he reads books of exploration. In class he relaxes and expounds the theories of democracy. The power behind your school paper is Miss lone Lake, journalism and commercial instructor. Miss Lake teaches cub reporters the art of covering the news around school. Censor- ing their stories and counting their headlines keeps her busy with the inexperienced members of the staff. She is helped by old hands with photography and finances. When deadline worries are out of the way, she takes her relaxation through skiing. Sponsoring the Girl Reserves and the sophomore class is a diversion for Mrs. Arminda McDonald, English teacher. She often spends her summers in different places, having stayed in Washington and also in Denver. Turtle doves in our halls are her pet peeve. Miss Edna A. Mann heads the history department. She is quiet, competent and ably conducts classes in International Re- lations and American history. She and Miss Noble number among faculty cosmopolites, having toured Europe and parts of the United States. Students labor over her reading charts and look eagerly forward to class political discussions. The chemistry laboratory is presided over by Mr. Carroll Miller, who also teaches general science. Although he claims the spot on the wall is not the last professor, utmost precau- tions are taken by all experimenting students lest the walls of M. H. S. be wrecked by a wrong mixture of this and that. Like all good men Mr. Miller enjoys hunting and fishing.