Madison High School - Federalist Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Responsibility In Action When asked the question, How do you like being principal so far? his quick reply was, Love it! It's a real challenge. The biggest problem facing us at the present time is the matter of planning a schedule for an anticipated increase in enrollment. There is a room shortage now, but by next year the situation may become critical. We are studying various approaches to see which would best meet our needs. i Mr. Erickson is pleased with the progress of the student-participation program as organized by the execu- tive council, and hopes to see continued progress toward developing the slogan, Responsibility in Action. He feels that a highly competent faculty continues to do an outstanding job in meeting the educational needs of our pupils. The constant development of new courses, procedures, and techniques on the part of the faculty is indicative of the added interest and effort being provided for the best possible academic program. For these and many other reasons, Mr. Erickson con- siders it a real challenge to have a part in the work at Madison High School. wi gijgg ' inf mi? s iii! X S if if , ,S :ii s ? . Mr. Erickson, a principal enjoyed by all, is seen here by our yearbook photog- rapher talking about one of his many favorite pictures hanging in his office. Mr. Walter E. Erickson Living up to the slogan, Responsibility in Action takes many hours of hard work. Much of Mr. Ericksorfs time is taken up in paper work.

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Dedication From Federalist Staff Mrs. Mariorie McDonald has had many great achievementsp she not only taught Russian, but she also taught latin in 1921. ln 1924 when Mrs. McDonald returned to Portland she was asked to substitute at Washington, where she stayed for 33 years. Until 1944 Mrs. McDonald taught only shorthand and typing. lf Mrs. Mc- Donald's deeds in the past are any indication of future accomplishments she may well become another Michelangelo. An interesting and imusual teaching career of 43 years ends this June with the retirement of Mrs. Marjorie McDonald, Madi- son's Russian language teacher. Born Marjorie Campbell in Akron, Indiana, 65 years ago, Mrs. McDonald came to Portland with her parents in 1912 and has lived in the house they purchased ever since then. The house may seem large for one person now but she had five brothers and sisters. In 1915 Mrs. McDonald entered Reed College. She spent three years at Reed but graduated from the University of Oregon in 1919 with a B.A. in English. During this senior year she was interscholastic women's singles tennis champion. The year 1943 was a turning point in Mrs. McDonald's' life in more than one way. In February of that year, Mrs. McDanald and her husband heard a speaker on Russia and were so enthralled that they decided to study the language, hoping to visit the U.S.S.R. someday. But in July of the same year Mr. McDonald died suddenly. ' But Mrs. McDonald did continue study and in September, 1943, she was hired by the Soviet government to teach some of the 300 members of the Russian Trade Commission to speak Eng- lish. In 1944 with the beginning of a Russian class at Washington Mrs. McDonald became the first high school Russian teacher in the United States. 1 In 1949 Mrs. McDonald took a pshychological test offered her by a friend, the results: You think the door is locked but it is only closed. Mrs. McDonald opened this door and began to travel. The same year she went to Australia. In 1954 she took a leave of absence and studied at the University of London and in 1959 she made her first trip to Russia. ' These are past experiences. What will be her future ones? Plans include a final trip to Russia. Substitute teaching is a pos- sibility. During the past few years Mrs. McDonald has beglm painting. Sometimes she copies works and sometimes she does her own creative work. Ret1.u'n to art school is in her plans. Margie was only six months old when this picture was taken on a barreled chair with tassels, a family favorite. At eighteen Mrs. McDonald was a fashion- able miss decked out in her Easter best. She is shown with an armful of roses from her family's garden.

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3 Administrators Aid New Principal New on the administrative staff this year is Mr. Cyril Butterfield. As Vice-Principal and dean of boys, one of his more obvious duties concerns problems of the boys. However, his job consists of much more than this. Among other things, he is supervisor of all drives, ticket sales, collection of book rentals, and student body card sales. He also supervises all sports banquets, opening football games, and other athletic contests. It was Mr. Butterfield that called all fire and air raid drills, as well as locker checks. The 40 year old ex- assistant Supervisor of Personnel, is also advisor to both the Boys' League and Dads' Club. The organization of graduation depends upon Mr. Butterfield. These were just some of the many responsibilities of the 5'9 new- comer who was born in Illinois in 1923. Since Madison's beginning in 1957, the school has benefitted greatly by the presence of Miss Georgia Dean, our energetic administrative vice principal. Her heavy schedule includes the guidance and counseling program, the keeping of the school master calendar, assignment of dates for school activities and the preparation and dis- tribution of the weekly calendar. In addition, hers is the responsibility of the club social recreation program and close Work with the social recreation adviser in reference to all student club activities. The advancement of Madison's Girls' League- has been furthered greatly by the assistance of Miss Dean. Also included among her many duties is the task of ad- vising the P.T.A., Junior Achievement and the Junior Red Cross. Indeed, Madison is greatly dependent upon the time, effort, and guidance of this amiable member of our administration. Mrs. Sue Bushnell, finishing her third year as Cur- riculum Vice Principal, two main areas of responsi- bility: curriculum and supervision. Mrs. Bushnell organizes and works with the Madison High School Cur- riculum Council. She also works toward implementation and the continuing improvement and evaluation of the school's curriculum. She submits all book orders and is responsible for the curriculum materials with which stu- dent and teachers work. This includes library and book- room materials. Under supervision Mrs. Bushnell works with proba- tionary, student, and substitute teachers. Mrs. Bushnell organizes the many new co1u'ses that are offered at Madison.