Puyallup High School - Viking Yearbook (Puyallup, WA)

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FINE ARTS TEACHERS TOP Harold Snodgrass explains annual layout to edrtor Lmda Munsey MIDDLE Mlss Gladys Sorenson helps students mth tempera pamtrng BOTTOM John Draper coaches Nancy Trombley on the tune pomts of her part IN the one act play Hugh Window f 1+ My M94 144041 'M' 9641261 fx M W ,cz JC' .X ZA! T4 FINE ARTS TEACH Amidst the rumpled carbon paper and the clocking typewriters, journalism students wrote typed checked proofread and copyread the stones whlch made up the Vrkung Vanguard Mr Harold Snodgrass taught furst year students how to wrate leads analyze news count headllnes make up ads and check proofs as well as learmng how to lnclude the who what when why and how nn every story The advanced students took over the bulk of the work for the paper serving as editors managers and proofreaders In addutuon to advusmg the Vanguard and teachung Englush Mr Snodgrass also kept tabs on the annual, Quill and Scroll and the photography staff Clay models landscapes screen and lrnoleum block prints paper sculpture all these emerged from the art classes taught by Mass Gladys Sorenson Sketch books were requrred of all second and thlrd year students sublects ranged from garbage cans to snowclad scenes Design and color were studied to grve students a basrc background for thear art work un water color tempera lnk crayon and chalk Specral protects such as oll pamtsng and room arrangmg were done by third year students Mass Sorenson advised the art club and the lumor class In drama would be actors and actresses learned to appreciate dramatuc art as well as how to perform under the drrectlon of John Draper drama mstructor Begrnmng students gave several readmgs nnterpretatuons panto mlmes and acted out short one act plays Advanced classes concentrated on more drftlcult lmpromptus and Interpretations In the three year drama program erghteen plays current broadway favorites to Shakespeare are studied acted and reported upon A one act play was wrntten by each thrrd year student Mr Draper also ad vrsed the stage crew and drama club

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v-F' HISTORY REVEALSFUTURE Freshmen studled the Paclfac Northwest and Washung ton State for one semester Besudes uncludnng the early hustory thrs course covered the use and management of natural resources local and state government late de velopments rn the state and the future of the state Mr John Smethers taught three classes of history In addutuon to has baslc math class and health class He also ached the freshman basketball team Mr Frank Buster Broulllet taught the furst semester when he left for the state leguslature has classes were taken over by Mr Robert Anderson M Brounllet taught cuvccs and advlsed the lunuor class Mr Anderson coached sophomore basketball In order to better understand today s problems sopho mores studued world hustory They began wnth prehnstornc tumes and continued on to current events HISTORY TEACHERS Frank Bus er Br uullet confers th h sub stltute Robert Anderson MIDDLE Checking on world SIIUBTIODS Randolph Hath away and Al Jacobs duscuss current events BOTTOM Paul Sumons points out an nnterestlng artucle to Muss Palma Larson Mass Palma Larson Gurls Club advaser and guudance assustant AI Jacobs track coach and freshman class ad vlser and Randolph Hathaway each taught world history Mr Hathaway also taught U S hnstory Umted States Hlstory dealt wuth the early develop ments of our country and the socual and polutncal changes durmg the last hundred years Thus semester course was lmked wsth the cuvucs course In cavacs students studied the government on the clty county state and federal levels as well as the world systems of government such as com muntsm socualusm and caputallsm Mrs Nydua Case tumor class advlser taught history ln addatlon to rumor Engllsh A semester class of world problems whsch deals with current events was taught by Paul Srmons who also taught cuvncs and US hustory 13

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STUDENTS APPRECIATION FOR CULTURE As music poured from room 313 the band and orches- tra practiced for concerts contests games and the daffo- dil parade. Band members headed by director Richard Graham marched in formation for several football games and played for all home basketball games Mr Graham taught band to grade school and lunlor hugh students in the mornings and then returned to the hugh school musl clans fifth and sixth period Robert McNamara director guided the orchestra through many popular semi classical and classical pieces for the concerts held this year He also worked with grade school and lunlor high music groups Both conductors pre pared students for All State and All Northwest Band and Orchestra besides aiding the many small instrumental groups Many wonders of the early Northwest are among the displays in the Paul Karshner Memorial Museum in care of Mrs Elizabeth Grunder During the year Mrs Grunder showed the displays to grade school and high school students The museum as open to the public during school hours After weeks of practice the chorus class ensemble and glee clubs under the direction of Louis Owens vocahzed for the enloyment of audiences at several pro grams throughout the year At Christmas a giant human Christmas tree was formed of members of the vocal music department Besides coaching the ensemble Mr Owens also taught a ninth grade chorus class directed the A Cappella Choir two glee clubs and Nonettes Top Mrs Elizabeth Grunder examines a wooden figurine of Confucius which rs displayed in the museum Lower Left Robert McNamara orchestra conductor and Richard Graham band director loin together for an impromptu duet Lower Right Louis Owens leads his second period chorus class over the lyrics ot a new song 4 if T5