Madras High School - Hi Sage Yearbook (Madras, OR)

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Students should learn and develop Darlene Carlson Pete Carlson Don Cosgrove Mary Ann Crocker Darlene Carlson entered teaching because she enjoyed camp counselor work and working with people. She feels that “the subject matter is secondary to learning to find needed information. It’s common knowledge that everyone works better at a certain time of the day so we should plan school so this is used to an advantage, through a modular schedule of some type.” Another improvement Miss Carlson suggests is more independent study. In her spare time, she enjoys music, reading, bowling, and drama. B.A. Linfield College; German L Psychology, Humanities. What interested you in teaching?” “My own interest in learning. It came overnight almost the month after I graduated from high school.” Mr. Carlson went to the University of minnesota two years and the “clincher” came when he was faced with going to work as an IBM programmer trainee. When he considered the considered the contrast between working with machines and working with people, he chose people - which led him to enter teaching. Mr. Carlson would like to see less emphasis on attendance, rules, and limits on student movement. In its place, he suggests a tightening up of classroom discipline to make classes more interesting, challenging, and tougher than they are at present. B.A., M.A. Eastern Washington State College; English 2S, English 4C, Humanities; Hi-Q Coach, Ski Coach. Mr. Cosgrove’s most gratifying experience concerning teaching is to help students think for themselves. The main thing he tries to teach students through his classes is to “become better drivers and learn to conduct themselves on the highway in a safe and efficient manner.” When asked what he did with his spare time, he replied, “Anything outdoors!” B.A., M.A. Washington State; Drivers Education; J V Baseball Coach. “Dynamic involvement in everything that is youth today,” replied Mrs. Crocker when asked what interested her in teaching as a career. She hopes her classes will “help students cope with present problems and develop a good attitude toward life,” as well as developing most skills for homemaking that will “enable students to function more effectively during life.” She rates MHS’s facilities as “well above average” but would like to see the addition of semester classes in family living, boys home ec. and vocational training in the home economics field. B.S. Oregon State University; HomeEc. 1,2,3, Special HomeEc.; FHA Advisor. 8

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Virginia Abernethy How do you expect students to benefit from your classes? “I hope they will learn something about themselves, others, and the world through literature.” Mrs. Abemethy enjoys working with students and became a teacher because there were several teachers in her family. She feels that more freedom is needed and that an open campus would be good. But after working with the kids, feels such a change couldn't really work. Spectator activities such as movies and concerts head her list of pastimes. She also enjoys traveling and would like to go to Europe someday. B.A. Oregon College of Education; English 3B, English 1, English 3S. Chuck Alexander Janice Alexander Mert Barth Mr. Alexander says he finds it enjoyable seeing people interested in learning accomplish their goals, and likes helping them in these accomplishments. When asked what improvements he would like to see, Mr. Alexander suggested a coffee shop with an informal atmosphere where learning could take place in a different situation from the classroom. In his spare time, he enjoys getting away from town and the influence of people. What are some of the problems and challenges you face as girls track coach? “Keeping the girls'enthusiasm up so they will not get discouraged and quit is a real problem. It's also difficult to make all the girls realize the importance of training. However, each meet is a challenge to see how well the girls can do.” Mrs. Alexander originally w-anted to be a veterinarian, but became interested in teaching because she enjoyed working with people and helping them. Her hobbies include hunting, fishing, camping, sewing, cooking, and horseback riding. Madras High School attracted Mert Barth for several reasons. 'The opportunity to teach some P.E. again, our school enrollment, the school’s location in Central Oregon with its dry and warm climate, and also the discipline,” Mr. Barth said when questioned. Mr. Barth became interested and likes teaching because of the opportunity to constantly work with people, and added that no two days are alike. “Benefits vary with the classes, but I would like to think that students in all classes would learn to respect one another, develop more pride in themselves and their environment, and learn that working and thinking can be enjoyable,” he stated. B.S. Oregon College of Education. Pre-Algebra, Programmed Math, Math Analysis, Algebra 1. B.S. Oregon College of Education. Girls P.E. 9-10; Head Girls Track Coach, Assistant Girls Basketball Coach. B.S. Winona State University in Minnesota, M.E. University of Idaho; General Math, Consumer’s Math, Boys P.E. 9; Head Varsity Football Coach, Freshman Basketball Coach.

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% Dave Cromwell Robert Duke Marjorie Entrikin Jack Gallagher Why do you teach the choral part of music? “I was trained in choral music in college. In my sophomore year of high school I started choir and received the choir award my senior year. “I teach music classes with the objective that most students will graduate enjoying music and maybe plan on a career in the music field.” As a “general observation,” Mr. Cromwell says the enthusiasm at ball games and pep assemblies is not as great as when he was in high school. When asked what changes he would like to see at MHS, Mr. Duke replied, “More vocational education and real emphasis on career education, not just a gimmick. First, we need long-range planning of the courses to be offered, not just in terms of next year. Secondly, we need to sell the school patrons on the program so there is money available to provide more career clusters. Finally, we need to provide adequate facilities which bring about the end efficiency.” A 19-year member of the MHS faculty, Mr. Duke rates our present facilities as good to excellent. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, fishing, and travelling. Mrs. Entrikin studied secretarial science in college but decided to go into teaching because it seemed more promising. “However,” she says, “teaching has always been in my mind since childhood.” From her classes, Mrs. Entrikin hopes students will gain the necessary skills and knowledge of the problems that will confront them if they enter clerical work as a career. She feels that “when you know the problems of the profession, you truly appreciate the Final product.” She rates MHS’s facilities as superior but would like to see a separate room for journalism, more space for Fine arts, and an auditorium. Mr. Gallagher has always wanted to be a teacher and chose the field of mathematics because he likes working with figures. He feels that there should be more work with computers to make his department better. Ultimately, he would like to see students use math as part of their career. His spare time activities include golf and coin-collecting. B.A. Washington State College in Music; Girls Glee, Boys Glee, A Cappella Choir. B.A., M.A. University of New Mexico; World History, U.S. History, U.S. History Enriched. Humanities; National Honor Society Advisor; Golf Coach. B.A., M.S. Oregon State University; Business Machines, English 3B. B.S. Northern Montana College, M.A. in Mathematics Washington State University; Math 5, Algebra 2, Pre-Algebra; Tennis Coach. 9