North High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Dr. Wetter DONALD WETTER Simpson College, B.A. Drake, M.S., Ed. Graduate Study: Post Graduate School — U.S. Naval Academy, University of Nebraska Doctorate: University of Nebraska Mr. Webb WENDELL WEBB Sioux Falls College, B.A. S.U.I., M.A. Help Make North Outstanding Mr. Webb greets North students in his friendly way. It takes a very competent person to run North well, and the youth have been privileged and lucky this year to have two such principals. Fond memories of Dr. Wetter which still linger in the minds of many include his warm welcome as a sopho- more, his work to bring Bob Richards to North, his friendly face at a game, his participation in the faculty frolics, his skill at making pancakes on Pancake Day, and his familiar phrase that Many nice things happen at North. More recently, students will remember North under the leadership of Mr. Webb. Exciting assemblies with tapes of the state basketball games, his willingness and support for student activities such as dances, his friendly greeting in the hall, and his disciplinary actions to help students mature were among the highlights of his semes- ter here. —8—

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academics a time to explore . . . to read, listen and question and to find an answer to grow in knowledge and understanding The academic curriculum and the method by which it is conveyed to the student is a vital force of adolescent life. North offers an appropriate and wide variety of courses for its students to pursue. The student may learn the basic concepts of history or the current economic trends, he may delve into the fine arts of drama and music or gain a knowledge of the busi- ness world through typing and bookkeeping. The student is taught by methods that are chal- lenging and stimulating. Team teaching offers him an opportunity to gain a wide variety of ideas. He may increase his knowledge and understanding through use of the modern language and math labs. Science classrooms have facilities for the student to explore and perform experiments. Guidance is also an important part of youth; the counselors and advisers at North provide this for the student. North students will long remember their teachers and advisers who contributed so much to their time of youth. —7—

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Mr. Hildreth counsels a student. Advisers Help Guide Youth FRANK L. HILDRETH Hastings College, B.A. Colo. State, M.A. Graduate Study: Univ. of Wise Univ. of Neb., Drake, I.S.U Besides guiding girls toward a good life. Miss Lyons spends a lot of time during the second semester helping the seniors plan their final activities. The menu for the ban- quet, decorations for the prom, col- lecting money for the luau, passing out caps and gowns, and planning the procedure for graduation are just a few of the responsibilities this job involves. Fun and well organized activities are important in the life of a senior so Miss Lyons works hard to make them that way. Growing up is an important part in everyone ' s life, so Frank Hildreth and Miss Mayme Lyons try to help the stu- dents at North to develop from youth to mature, intelligent adults of the future. Fairness and a great interest in student affairs establishes Frank Hildreth, boy ' s adviser and vice principal, as a fine part of the North High faculty. Counseling, administering aptitude tests, and handling job opportunities for students are only a few of the duties Mr. Hildreth must ful- fill as an adviser. Into Adult Life MAYME LYONS Simpson College, B.M., Drake, M. of Music Graduate Study: Univ. of So. Calif., Northwestern, Columbia Miss Lyons advises the senior class officers. -9—