Washington Park High School - Kipikawi Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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the wheels of Park run smoothly . . . - Vice-principal, A. B. Clase, relieves Mr. Prasch of tedious tasks. His method of scheduling Park's 1400 students is o model for other schools. lntensely inter- ested in photography . . . building his own home in the country . . . advisor of Park Co-Rec Club - part of his deep in- terest in the Y.M.C.A. A great mon . . . this we realize. - Park's efficient office stalt, the girls who are on duty winter and summer serving the school, pictured here from left to right: Marilee Crozier, the newest addition to the staftg Ruth Ann Stiebel, Mr. Prasch's private secretary, Joyce Akin, the only married member of our ottice staft.

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through their administration - The busiest man in Park High is John Prasch . . . our principal. With a full schedule there is little time for him to enioy a moment of relaxation . . . critical events arise at inopportune moments, causing a complete shift in his harassed day . . . but through turmoil and trouble our Mr. Prasch always has a smiling face. He is never too busy to talk to a student who may need his help or a teacher who has run into a difficult problem . . . ad- ministering a high school is a tough job . . . a big iob . . . but at the day's end . . . whether it be early or late evening . . . he may be found in his favorite easy chair . . . newspaper in hand . . . taking a brief respite from pressing duties. He attended Coe College, University of Iowa, University of Chicago, University of Colorado . . . has been at Park for six years . . . the first three years in physical education as varsity coach of our football and basketball teams . . . the remaining years as our principal and friend. 16

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- Gerald Kongstvedt . . . English teacher and humorist . . . since the day a chair collapsed under him, knows he carries a lot ot weight at Park . . . now sits on desks. The thing which ranks first with Mr. K. is his family: one wife, one boy aged 2, one girl aged 4, and one dog aged 5. Doesn't like to grade people, but believes teaching to be the fulhllment of all work, no matter what other iob ct man has, if he does it well, he is some kind of teacher, therefore, to be 'lust a teacher' is to take the best part of any other iob. .. . the dependence of modern .161 , ,K h . ..r M, .41 I i - v sig - 1 -5 - . 5 g si K - Park High was six months ,old X when Ruth Ruggles arrived on the scene. Likes to teach . . . attended Platteville State Teacher's College and summer sessions at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin and Northwestern. Miss Ruggles believes her lite to be uninteresting, but it is truly full . . . with happiness and a real sense of humor which she imparts to all her English students. She believes sin- cerely in today's youth . . . they return her sincerity by believing in her. -.. x 5 1 'NJ