Washington High School - Lens Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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MISS KpHNS MISS LANCEFIELD MISS LANGILLE MISS MqcLEAN English Library History English and Health High is well-equipped and the re- quired two years cover the complete history and government of our na- tion. It gives a background for our country's history, makes significant the events of the past and shows the relation these facts have to our pres- ent conditions. More and more stress has been placed in the past year upon the future problems of the na- tion and, by discussing and arguing these points, the students gain a thorough knowledge of the cog- wheels of the government. One of the most needed and significant courses of this present day is Mathematics. Boys especi- ally need the knowledge taught by our competent faculty to enter into many phases of industry or the armed forces. Proof of this is the ex- tra stress placed upon these classes in next year's program for both girls and boys. MR. MAIN Math MR. MATSON English MISS MOORE Glee MISS MURPHY Physical Education and Health MR. NICHOLSON Bookkoeping MISS OBERG Biology

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MISS HAYS English MR. HEDRICK MISS HOBBS English Typing is almost unbelievable to look back, as seniors, on all we have covered in this extensive course. Very im- portant are the fundamentals of composition and speech taught, and no less so are the classes in maga- zine and movie appreciation and the study of English and American literature. These classes give us a knowledge of the classics and au- thors that will help us a great deal later on. Under the English department come the interesting extra-curricu- lar courses of Journalism and Oral English. The journalism classes this year have taken over a great deal of the reporting for the Washing- tonian and have done a fine job. The oral English and public speak- ing classes have been very helpful to many students by giving them self confidence and voice training. The History course in Washington

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MRS. PECK MISS PLYMPTON MRS. PROEBSTEL Spanish English Math Just as important in this world of war is knowledge of the sciences. These courses are the basis for fu- ture study in medicine, radio, elec- tricity, and many other important professions. These are four science courses taught at Washington; Gen- eral Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Next in the academic line come the foreign languages. First is Latin, which is a foundation for almost any other language a student could wish to study; then French, and lastly, Spanish, which becomes more im- portant each day as we unite more closely with our Latin American al- lies. Much needed now are trained stenographers and typists to help in the present labor shortage, and what could be better, for a student not planning on college, to take MRS. SEE History A