Olympia High School WW Miller High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Olympia, WA)

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Dr. Rolland H. Upton, Superintendent of Schools Through faster means of communication and travel. distances have been so shortened that it takes less time to cross the continent than it used to take to go from Smithfield fOlympiaj to New Market f'lillIIlM'2ilC1'D. This means our community has expanded and is now the world. X'Vith this world shrinking, comes increased responsibilities with accompanying need for more skills, understanding and knowledges. The offerings in our schools must reflect the broad interest of our students, their parents, and the com- munity. YVe must teach of our heritage and our demo- cratic beliefs. Y'Ve must teach substance and more. The taxpayers, who support our schools, have shown from the time of XVilliam XVinlock Miller to the present that they are interested in a quality, comprehensive education, and that they are willing to pay for it. They have known and do know that a good education is fundamental to all citizens in a democracy. 63.4. M., ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS pic- tured above at right are: W. I. Matters, Harold M. Potts. Members of the SCHOOL BOARD pictured at right are: Virgil Adams, Darrell W. Tones, Mrs. Mel Knox, Oliver lngersoll, Tohn Hen- ddcks Clenn VV.Landers h. ADVISING High schools always belong to the future. This is true in any year because of the youth and outlook of the students. It is especially true in Olympia in l959. Not only are we in the process of planning a new and modern building to house the program of instruction, but that program itself is subject to change as never before. Most important of all, perhaps, is a changing concept of the responsibility of American youth toward its nation and its world. Olympia's school system will accept the challenge of the future by adapting itself to the changes in the world about it. High school students must accept the challenge too. This will probably mean that students must invest more of their time, more of their effort, more of tlzenzselves in the future. The school system and the students should make these efforts gladly. The stakes have never been higher! ff? . if Page Seven

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PLANNING This has been a most significant year in secondary education, nationally as well as locally. In the nation, much was heard of Sputnik, and there were crash pro- grams designed to push American schools into a scien- tific race with Russia. Locally, elections concerning funds to build new high schools in Olympia and Tum- water were successful. Here in Olympia High we have been busy planning, department by department, the facilities necessary to do our best teaching in the new high school. NVC have also made progressive steps in keeping our curriculum alive and geared to this atomic age. I sincerely hope that all our students and parents will judge 1958-1959 as a good year. Iames H. Bohle, Vice Principal J Don H. Bunt, Principal The theme of the 1959 Olympiad forces us to look beyond the confines of school and community to far horizons. Wlhether we are able to meet the challenge of this wider world will depend upon the goals we set for ourselves-goals that call for a realistic self-appraisal, a willingness to understand complex human relation- ships, and a genuine desire to improve academic profi- ciency. E. A. Robinson summed it up in this way: Your world is in yourself, my friend, For your endurance to the endg And all the Peace there is on Earth Is faith in what our world is worth. - 1 Page Six Pictured ut left cire: Miss Elizabeth Crockett, dean of girls: Normcm Iohn- son, director of counseling.

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Page Eight K c L Explaining Members of the FACULTY pictured at leit are: Crow onel Miss Marie Mol- lestad, home economics: Mrs. Eileen Dekker, home economics, Mrs. Gwen VVilliams, physical educaticn, health, Mrs. Mary Top, health, counseling: Crow lwol Barney Hendricks, auto shop, Murry Coleman, industrial arts, lack Craham, social science, counseling: George Morris, industrial artsg Nels Hanson, agriculturey Roy Carlson, phy- sical education, health. , X C 7 . of thefFACULTY pictured at left are: Crow onel Wilbur Keller, science, Sherman Brough, science, Henry Melusky, math, Robert Tardiif, math, Tiliord Gribble, math, social science, Crow twol Robert Summers, math: Walter Chance, science: Mrs. Frances Amundson, study hallg Mrs. Alma Bratton, study ha.l, counselingg Miss ar Mar a et Anderson, math. 2 Y Members of the FACULTY pictured at left are: Crow onel Miss Agnes Bush- nell, commercial artsg Miss Mary Rob- ertson, commercial artsp Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, commercial artsy Mrs. Marguer- ite Spurgeon, social science, atten- dance, Mrs. Gladys Prunty, assistant librariang Miss loanrie Horgdal, secre- taryg Crow twol lames Gilmore, arty Harold Murphy, commercial artsy Mich- ael Schuller, librarian: Rudy Sanderson, merchandising: Iohn Millam, commer- cial arts. x 7 ig ,, C MZ, V xv 'A