Mount Vernon High School - Skagina Yearbook (Mount Vernon, WA)

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ive ' A greatly needed science and art building, an expanded teaching staff, a revised English curricula, and who do we thank? The school board, of course. Elected by the community, the school board serves us well. Its main objec- tive is to arrive at new ideas to improve our educational system, VVhat they have done is reflected by the quality ol: our student body. We stu- dents of MVHS salute them. Around their conference table below are: STANDING, Hott Tronsdal, Eldon Wiggs, Roger Morrison, Rex Wilson, and Elmer Berg, SEATED, are Earl Hanson, Dr. Harry Worley, Chairman, Gladys Larson, Marion Kenney, and Malcolm Glover. Vice Principal Dave E. DuVall Q12

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GW .X ff' IVA M. DERRICK - Kansas STC B.S., library. JESSE H. JAMESON - U of Utah B.S.. M.A., English, iournalism, library, Bull- dog advisor. RUTH TORRELL - U of W B.A., text- book librarian, audio-visual director. What's this? The library has wheels. With an ever-growing student body, more literary ma- terial must be available taster and this is why the card catalog and general-career information trucks have been mobilized. The library with its near 6,500 books plus a tremendous number of ref- erence materials is the center of our high school's educational system. There is hardly a period when the library is not in near- capacity use as teachers from all departments assign more and more research work. Mrs. Der- rick and Mr. Jameson, librarians, prove almost every day that they are among the more cheerfully helpful people in the school. RICHARD FITE - U of W B.A., English, asst. dramatics. JAMES A. FRAME - U of W B.A., English. PATRICK T. HAYDEN - U of W BA., English, dept. head. JOAN LeMlEUX - EW State College B.A., speech. A. W. VIVIAN - WW State College B.A., English, asst. football and basket- ball coach. WILBUR F. WIGNER - U of W B.A.. English.