Washington High School - Lens Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Faculty marks on his report car Many of the teachers have remarked that if in his school course instead of for high ' d. if they learn with the students. Any ne ideas or possibilities for greater knowledgw are greeted by them with an eagernes that they try to convey to the students. Even though many of them have graduated with high honors from some of the largest universities of fine scholastic records, they return many times to these voluntary ef- forts for more knowledge. They are re- quired to earn extra credits each year by attending lectures on new and worthwhile subjects, by entering extension courses, and by reading books worthy of their val- uable time. In turn, they are always will- ing to reward a student for any work he may have done outside of that required. Through association with so many dif- ferent types of personalities, they develop such an understanding personality of their own that they can deal fairly with any type of student. A careful study of some of the teachers reveal that they employ psychol- ogy to a greater extent than one would imagine. E151 0 Miss Johnston History Miss Maclean English Miss Oberg Science WWW Qohns English Mlle. Maillet French Miss Ohmert Latin French Miss Lammers Miss Lancefield Miss Leitner English Librarian English Mrs. McDonald Miss Gcballe Miss Nye Typing Science Art Shorthand Mr. Parkes Mrs. Peck Miss Plympton Mathematics Spanish English German NIV Ill'

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.wi A . 1V ' J ff 'u Lp, 5 ,. X . 465' 1 , . X ' Q' Miss Darling Miss Dennis Dr. Fenstermacher Miss Granberg A Miss Grant Head History Spanish Head Language Bookkeeping Mathematics Department Department Typing Miss Gray Mr. Green Mr. Handzlik Mrs. Hansen Mr. Harrigan History Science Music Latin Science Miss Hays Mr. Hedrick Miss Hill Mrs. Hobbs Mr. Jenne Head English English English Writing and Science Department Spelling Com'l Geography Domestic Science Bookkeeping mv . fv-.f--.f--.p--.p--.f-..f--.f-.l--.f-.fn.1-4-.p-.f-..p-..p--.l Faculty high school. They appreciate and recognize a good joke, whether it be on themselves or on others. This does not mean that they permit foolishness and unnecessary waste of time upon trivial things, but it does mean that they create in their classes a friendly, informal atmosphere, that is so necessary in order to maintain a co-operat- ive organization. There have been students who thought our teachers showed partiality, but here they were wrong, for there was never a group of people endowed with a finer sense of justice. This virtue has shown itself in their impartial grading and judging of each pupil. They are willing to give credit where credit is due, and they have an in- definable gift of picking out those who are merely bluffing and are not deserving of credit. These teachers, as well as the pupils, realize how inadequate our present grading system is. It is a practical impossibility to divide such a large student body into four groups of different rank. We are all wait- ing for the time to come when a student will work for the hidden but solvable value E141

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Miss Robinson Miss Schloth Mrs. Schulz Miss Scott Mrs. See History English Mathematics History History Miss Shaver Miss Slauson Miss Tennant Mr. Trenholme Miss Walling Mathematics Latin English Science Typing German History Shorthand Mechanical Drawing Mrs. Wells Mr. Wolf Mrs. Wright Miss Yager History Science Domestic Science Art new P MMM! f--.f--.f'nf'f-c!'-.I'-v.fu.fv-lv-.l'u.fv-.f'-.f-nJu.fu.f1nf Faculty Most of the teachers take a personal in- , terest in every pupil that they contact. The L pupils, sometimes, do not understand their teachers or their methods. If one investi- 'gated, he would find that, as far as was 'possible, most teachers handle each pupil just a little differently than the rest of his ' classmates. It is surprising to the onlooker ' that graduated pupils should- come back to see their old teachers just for old time's sake g but come back they do, and almost invariably they express their gratitude to those same teachers for the conscientious training they received. The former stu- dents, needless to say, are the better for the individual handling that they received. It is significant that very few pupils drop school because they can't make the grade. They may fail many times, but usually they try again 'till they succeed. This also is largely through the efforts of the teachers. When we have left these halls and have traveled far on the rocky road of life, we will look back and remember our teachers for their patience, their tact, their friendli- ness, their sense of justice, and their will- ingness to cooperate with the students. E151