North Central High School - Tamarack Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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Mary York, bookkeeping Norman W. Erickson, typing Mary Griggs, stenography James Griggs, department head Edward E. Feldhusen, typing A. A. Manfred, typing Helen Stockdale, typing Blair Glover, stenography The business education department offers two years each of book- keeping, stenography and typing, and one year of office practice. Students should specialize either in bookkeeping or stenography to be Business Educa-I-ion prepared' for office positions offered to high school graduates. It is wise to schedule as many commercial subjects as possible during the last semesters of high school so that one's skills will be fresh when he enters the business world. Leonard Graham, electronics Alvin Olsen, auto shop Kenneth Hagen, plastics Vern Broadwell, wood shop ' ,,., n 1, George Theodorsen, industrial arts -. department head K, , , - Kenneth Mhyre fine arts department head ' , . A l Dale Spurgeon, metal shop - Q ' Mervin Manuel, art ,fe f 'il V. i x . W! N, Future engineers, machinists, and builders find the industrial arts department invaluable. Mechanical drawing is essential for prospective engineers. Other courses include wood shop, metal shop, electronics, and lndLIS4l'I'l6l Arts auto mechanics. A special feature of the department is the plastics course. The fine arts department courses are designed to develop an under- standing and appreciation of the arts, from basic principles of design and color to specialized phases such as fashion illustration and water colors. Fine Arts I4

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,wt W Del Jones, American government Charles Chandler, department head Charles R. Randall, U. S. history Muriel Allison, U. S. history Edward Luders, psychology Nancy Grant, world history William Whitaker, world history Virginia Riegel, world history E , With aggressive political systems such as communism threatening democracy and the freedom of the western world, a thorough under- standing of our culture as compared to others is vital. The social studies department helps students to acquire a better under- Social Studies standing of citizenship and the American system. Courses in VVorld, United States and VVashington history offer international, national and local perspectives of man's struggle to his present status. Wallace Russell, U. S. history Guy L. Griswold, current problems David Holmes, boys' physical education Carol Houck, girls' physical education Elsa Pinkham, girls' physical education department head Barbara Simpson, girls' physical education Gerald Stannard, boys' physical education department head William Diedrick, boys' physical education Social Studies Physcial Education Ax 5 1 ii I its it L' - eggs i :Xi The girls' physical understanding of good physical and mental health through the medium of swimming, first aid and competitive sports. The boys' physical education department this year has begun a testing program with newly acquired equipment. Instruments will be used to more effectively measure the physical development of boys participating in swimming, football, basketball, baseball, and track. education department strives to give girls an I3

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Helen Beaver, child development Patricia Brown, social relations Christine Neuman, foods Opal Wetherell, foods Lowell C. Bradford, band director Stanley Taft, music department head , Madeline Carroll, head librarian Thomas Anderson, librarian 'l'he music department attempts to give students a proper outlet for their leisure time. Understanding music provides an enduring basis of HomemFkmg enjoyment and pleasure and a hroader understanding of modern culture. MUSIC The homemaking department offers courses in child development, Library social relations, home furnishings, clothing selection and construction, and foods. The departments newest addition is the boys' chef class for boys wishing to learn some phases of homemalcing. Edwin Kretz, study hall Edmund Schweitzer, study hall Gladys Dunphy, study hall Marilee Baumgartner, clerk-typist Adeline Daves, bookkeeper Marjorie Jennings, attendance clerk Marjorie Stoner, school secretary Helen Wayland, bookroom clerk Maintaining the records of activities, grades, and attendance for the thousands of North Central students and graduates is part of the tremen- dous task of the office staff. They also prepare the daily bulletin for S+ud homerooms. Y Prospective college students or joh applicants depend on the office Offlce Workers staff to send out recommendations and grade transcripts to colleges or to prospective employers. I5