Washington High School - President Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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MISS CHARLOTTE NOBLEfSmall, blond Miss Noble came to Washington in 1936 to teach physiography and biology. This sunny songbird was graduated from the University of Minnesota. The attractive charts and maps made by her students are evidence of the enthusiasum she radiates in the class room. MR. RALPH NYHUS --- Hunting and fish' ing are characteristic hobbies of Mr. Nyhus, who came to Washington in 1929 to teach mechanical drawing. He attended Stout institute. Adviser of the Architects' club, faculty manager of football, and athletic equipment custodian are among his titles. MISS MARY O'KEEEE - The who, where, when, and what of Washington's alumni can be found quickly by referring tothe files of the Histor' ical society, in the custody of Miss O'Keefe, Eng' lish teacher. Her pupils find their grammar probf lems simplined under her instruction. MRS. LILAH OPSAL WAS adviser of the newlyforganized Commercial club, Mrs. Opsal strives to make it a booming success, and it is well on the road toward that goal. When she isnlt busy correcting stenography papers, she enjoys being domestic. MISS MARGARET PAYNE - Miss Payne, one of the recent additions to the faculty, teaches bookkeeping. She is a graduate of Hamline univerf sity. Reading is her hobby, and anything worth doing is recreation to her. MR. ALTON PEDERSON-Does anyone need legal advice? See our attorney, commercial law and history teacher, Mr. Pederson. As busif ness adviser for the Surveyor, he has had the job of helping the lads who scrape in the pennies for ads and subscriptions. MR. RAYMOND PETERSON - When he isn't coaching the swimming team for a meet or su' pervising the annual photographers, Mr. Peterson, graduate of Macalester college, enjoys golhng and swimming. He is a 1930 Washington alumnus and returned to teach English last fall. MISS RUTH POWERS-Understanding and friendly, Miss Powers has made many lasting friends while teaching journalism and English at Washington. Both the Surveyor and President have profited by her guidance. She attended Carleton college and the University of Wisconsin. Faculty

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MR. ADOLF INGEBRETSON e Untanglf ing algebraic mazes is only one of Mr. Ingebretson's many occupations. He is faculty manager of basket' ball and usually Ends himself followed by a host of ticket agents. When he isn't otherwise engaged, he finds time to study consumer's science. MR. WARREN LANGE W Changing water MR. LYLE KCCH - We owe much to Mr. Koch for the fine reputation that our football and basketball teams have earned. His hobbies are athletics and collecting early American furniture, which reveal a diversity of interests. He is a Hamline graduate and teaches junior business. into wine and creating mysterious explosions are ex' amples of the many amazing experiments which are performed at the meetings of the Science club, under the advisership of Mr. Lange, physiography teach' er. He was graduated from the University of Min' nesota. MR. E. E. LENANDER - Flowers, birds, and insects are made interesting under the guidf ance of Mr. Lenander, biology teacher, who came to Washington in 1934. He is a graduate of the Uni' versity of Minnesota. Mr. Lenander was recently appointed Washington's health and athletic direcf COI' . MR. PAUL MEIER-Mr. Meier, a man with many hobbies who came to Washington in 1932, teaches bookkeeping, typing, and junior busif ness training. He is adviser of the HifY club and has two special interests, music and Boy Scout work. MISS BESSIE MULHOLLAND - Beautiful soap carvings, interesting clay masks, and bright posters are produced under the instruction of Miss Mulholland. The art work in this annual is a prodf uct of her students' industry. She was graduated from the University of Iowa. MR. HARRY NELSONfMuch credit is due Mr. Nelson, boys' physical education teacher, for his work as assistant football coach. Under his management the '37 Washington baseball team has made its debut. His interesting system of class inf struction is popular with the fellows. MISS ISABEL NIMIS - Whether you want to bisect an angle, learn to dance, play contract, or take pictures, Miss Nimis is always able and willing to give you a hand. She came to Washingf ton from Central high school to teach mathematics. Interior decorating is her hobby. Faculty

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MRS. BETTY PRITCHETT-The clever little body who directs the band and orchestra is Mrs. Pritchett. She is an accomplished violinist and for diversity enjoys cooking. Her degree is from Carleton college, and since graduation she has conf tinued to study both vocal and instrumental music. MISS RUBY JANE REINHARDTW-There's always something exciting and stimulating going on down in the girls' gym with Miss Reinhardt in charge. She is glad to help the girls with any sport, be it tumbling or tennis. No wonder gym and G. A. A. rate Stops . MR. ALBERT ROTHER - French, Gerf man, and Spanish flow smoothly from the lips of Mr. Rother, foreign language instructor, and this linguistic ability is imparted to his pupils. During the summer vacation his car gathers the dust of many distant and unusual places. MISS NELLE RYAN - A muchftraveled history teacher is Miss Ryan. Graduates remember her as adviser of the class of 1932. Her extrafcurricf ular interests are now with the Travel club. She attended the University of Minnesota. MR. THEODQRE SALMON - On your toes, get set, go! I'Iere's our track coach and genial history teacher, Mr. Salmon, who attended Macalf ester college and came to Washington in 1931. His hobby is carpentry, so he claims, but we think it's reading historical novels. MRS. EMMA SANDERS -Mrs. Sanders, English teacher, uses her wit to great advantage in the class room. She was adviser of the class of 1936. Her spare time is spent in gardening and collecting American antiques, not to mention befriending stray dogs and cats. MISS MARION SCHROEDER - Do you want to be an actor? If so, signing up for one of Miss Schroeder's expression classes would be a good start. She directs the stage crew and is largely ref sponsible for the success of our assemblies. When at Minnesota university, she starred dramatically. MR. ALTON SEXTON - Mr. Sexton, his' tory teacher, came to Washington high school after graduating from St. Thomas college, where he was a letterman in track. He says his hobby is building shelves-probably for his library. MISS ELLA MARKHAM - Instructing Washington's future housefwives in the art of sew' ing and balancing the budget is the work of Miss Markham, home economics teacher. The wellfmade articles of clothing turned out by her classes are one evidence of her success. Faculty