Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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Evelyn G. Rimel Dean of Girls There Is No Boss! Since a yearbook is a history of events occurring in a school during a particular year, perhaps it would not be amiss to assess the philosophy of the group that directs those events. At Missoula County High School we believe that the best procedure must provide everyone — students and members in and out of the classroom—an opportunity to experience democratic procedures. By this we mean that each person, as a member of the total organization, must identify, accept, and perform the functions for which his abilities, training, and experience qualify him. The multitude of tasks in a school of our size requires a distribution of effort. We must remember that such a distribution requires a degree of uniformity of procedure and acceptance of responsibility on the part of the students, teachers, administrators, and specialists in varying degrees. We believe, however, that through co-operative spirit and effort this uniformity of pro- cedure need not be too rigid. To develop this spirit is sometimes difficult. We do know that a working knowledge of -each other’s functions, and an acceptance of each other’s responsibilities, opens the way to outstanding achievements. It is our hope that through our program of cooperation our 49ers have developed the capacity of being humble when right and graceful when wrong, as well as being able to join the majority or the minority—whichever the case may be—without losing respect for the other. This ’49 Bitter Root has resulted from the co-operative spirit of which I have been speaking. Without that spirit it could not have developed into the outstanding book it is. Your Principal D. H. Beary Helen Robson Secretary 24

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DEPARTMENTS BEATRICE AND BART Instructors in the fine arts department pic- tured from left to right are Mrs. Beatrice Pierson and C. B. (Chicken Bones) Bartholomew. Mrs. Pierson substituted for Mrs. Douglas Fessenden at the beginning of the year, and she became a regular member of the faculty when Mrs. Fessenden was forced to resign because of illness. Bart,” as he is fondly called, is also sponsor of the Bitter Root and the Art Club. THE GREAT EIGHT In this picture are some of the greatest mathematicians that ever lived—not only those pictured on the wall, according to MHS students, but also those pictured math teachers. From left to right are A. I. Sugg, general math and algebra instructor and sponsor of the Frosh Class; Miss Gertrude Clark, geometry and trigonometry teacher and sponsor of the Senior Class; Miss Virginia Speck, geometry teacher and a Girls’ Club sponsor; and Reuben Zeig, general math and algebra instructor and Ski Club and a Student Council sponsor. TEACHERS, SCROLL, SHOOTERS Besides teaching students how to speak foreign languages, the teachers pictured at the right also inform students about customs and ways of life in other countries. Miss Elsie Wadell, Latin and commercial in- structor pictured in the center, holds a Roman scroll, used as a book. Miss Wadell is also spon- sor of the Girls’ Club finance committee, in charge of the candy stand on first floor. Replicas of spear shooters are held by Miss Violet Boileau, Spanish teacher; and Hugh Smyth, French and Spanish instructor. Miss Boileau spon- sors the Pan American Student Forum Club; and Mr. Smyth, French Club. TEN TEACHERS OF ENGLISH English instructors standing from left to right are Miss Neva Copeland; Miss Katherine Craighead; a Girls’ Club sponsor; Miss Agnes Scott; Miss Ann Foley; and Miss Florence Brin- ton; Sponsor of Konah Airwaves, a weekly 15- minute student radio program. Others pictured are John A. Linn, also jour- nalism teacher and sponsor of the Konah, school newspaper; Miss Helen Fink, sponsor of The Kopee, school literary maga2ine; Miss Mary V. Harris, also speech and dramatics instructor, sponsor of the Thespians, and director of school plays; and Miss Grace Ryon, a Girls’ Club spon- sor. Miss Hazel Swearingen, seated, is chairman of the department.