Washington High School - Lens Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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MR. STEPHEN E. SMITH 1 J 5 , Washington High School s 'W'-A . u I .Q WAX 3 s . S AM - xg gm? ' -.sh I' I an W J..,f'fJ.,, il Mr. Stephen E. Smith, born in Pullman, Washington, has been Nw . X principal of Washington High School for fifteen years. In these if l l'. 1 Qtr f. ly' ,sf -'gt' Q 'W' My xg. V, 'QV' . ,Q .th . I . ll , f A if '-:ilk if ' ' 21 K' Q ,' lx . 4 . 2 'J 3 ll ll 1 if 1' I is lf' 'if Qin ' I ll ' A H 'Q O' 0 3 F I .r. ' if , .1 yjq-, ' s 1.,-1 -- 1 , ,t V. 1 x ' .- Its' -V years he has proved his interest in the school by providing for such things as a snack bar, first in the city in 1947, a student body store, a band and costume room, a counselor's room, and a recre- ation center. Mr. Smith's varied background may be one of the factors that promoted his success today. He attended high school in Billings, Montana, which was, at the time, a rough frontier town near the Crow Indian reservation. Buffalo Bill was often seen on the streets, and this blending of the old and new West caused Mr. Smith to become greatly interested in western history. He now conducts lectures on this topic at the Extension Division of the University of Oregon and at Portland State. Mr. Smith gradu- ated from Montana State College with a major in education and a minor in science. He also graduated from Oregon College of Education. He took his graduate work at such well known col- leges as Stanford, Columbia, University of Colorado, and Oregon State, where he obtained his master's degree. While attending Montana State College, he met Mrs. Smith. They have been mar- ried for thirty-six years. During this time Mrs. Smith has loved and shared the interest of every school with her husband. To make their life more complete they have three daughters and six grand-children. If interest helps to make a personality, our principal certainly has an amazing one. He has an enormous collection of jazz rec- ords of both old and new vintage and also a variety of classical compositions and musical show scores. Mr. Smith hopes to fulfill his desire to travel when he retires. He plans to visit the Mediter- ranean area and see the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Being of ' ':. .- kf 5 3 ,I , . Q It'.,'ig5! '5 S5355-g'f 133 J lf .1-. :ir 7 L ' .l I E 4, L W. ' ' r I ' , -1 . .ie a gf ff' . we . ,.. 4 , . I at fy, Q -1 S,gi'?-un 4 'ihff , .,tg.... 1... Lg! ggF3f.'ff . ft Tv X ' S liifii Haw.. J .? L- Q' 7 .... E J W ,. I , A' f fj zinfiif - , '-...J lggrwt Q- s'-:QF ' :.:7, fi 'E ? 1-:.-env - 4-A' AD' . An

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IEEE' l -f'f: -IEE!! 59555391 lor C- .iii Lf r ttfii' lp l V ' ,Q . .V 1,911 if . ly I' ' D xx. ui 5 : TS A U 3 English ancestry, Mr. Smith also hopes to see Great Britain. His great grandfather was a crew member of the Bounty. Until the time he can achieve his dreams, he is satisfied with traveling little- known railroads to out-of-the-way spots. Three such railroads are the Pacific Great Eastern with its tiny dining car, which passes many Indian villages on its route to Prince George, Canada, the narrow gauge Rio Grande, which runs from Durango, Colorado, to Silverton, an old gold-mining camp that has been used in the filming of two movies, and the Galloping Goose, with its unusual name, that runs out of Ridgeway, Colorado. Another interest of Mr. Smith's is colored photography, which he has developed in the form of thousands of slides that are used to illustrate his lectures. This story could not be complete without a list of Mr. Smithis positions of honor. These have included his active membership in the Royal Rosarians for twenty-three years that led to his being Prime Minister of Rosaria in 1956. He has also been president of the Portland High School Principals and president of the Mult- nomah County Principals' Association and Multnomah County Teachers' Association. He visited Troy, New York, twice, at the request of the Superintendent of Schools in Portland, to attend a conference presented by the Industries of America on the im- portance of American industry. He was invited twice to the Met- ropolitan School Conference at the University of Colorado. The conference consisted of twenty-four high school principals select- ed from the states west of the Mississippi. He was also vice-pres- ident of the Portland Council of Churches and is very active at his home church, Westminster Presbyterian. Mr. Smith has re- ceived many citations for his civilian war work. One is from the U. S. Forest Service for the training of personnel during the war, the other from the Secretary of the Treasury for selling a million dollars worth of war bonds. As a navy veteran of World War I he is a member of the American Legion and is active in the down- town Kiwanis Club. It is easy to see now why Madison High Schoolis first principal will be our own Mr. Stephen E. Smith. There is no better quali- fied person to accept this challenge. May I now express the feel- ings of the entire student body when I say that our loss is Madi- son's gain! i if -rf ...af '4,,,.-.-A ,..-1' .- nd if 2 M-E if ,N :- g,4,.'P'i 'fi - f RJ A I l K f.-ij' X ftzf fl, '21, ,f gi 'I-,, 1: 1 3 I 'SLA I vi ll