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

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we learn what makes th - Leander Berven . . .the man who knows what makes the world, and everything in it, go 'round. Retiring and soft-spoken, he is able to trans- mit physics into hard heads. Whether the subject is easy or hard for them his students enioy watching demon- strations and performing their own experiments . . . you can never tell what will happen next! iv - Mary Jane Gordon . . . divides her teaching day between biology and phys- ical education. Attended Ripon College, the Univer- sity of Colorado, and the University of Wisconsin. Previously taught at Chil- ton High School and at Watertown, Wiconsin. Ad- visor of girls' Bowling and Tennis Clubs, 24 I Once in ct while the boys and girls in Park's biology classes be- come real cut-ups. This happens when they disect frogs, worms, or as seen here, grasshoppers. A microscope is but one type of the modern equipment used by the Science Department in everyday classes. Leander Berven is chair- man of this department.

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the study of mathematics promotes orderly thinking l Anna Neitzel would have liked to raise chickens as she is very capable of counting them before they hatch . . . she teaches math. Now she raises Afri- can violets instead. Likes athletics and was thrilled with a preview of the Olym- pic Events at Cologne, France. Attend- ed the Universities of Wisconsin, Colo- rado, and Iowa. As Miss Neitzel com- pletes her twenty-five year teaching career at Park, we realize the loss of a fine teacher and friend whom we all admire. - Handling an average of 650 to 700 students a semester, Park's Mathematics Department, headed by Mary A. Potter, math con- sultant for all the Racine public schools, owns a total of S765 worth of equipment, including the film strip proiector seen here. This apparatus aids students in the comprehension of mathematical problems. - Richard Green . . teacher and Ushers' . . . hopes to spend a a foreign country children may learn its He has gained lasting friendships in his first year at Park.

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world go 'round X il - Philip Krause . . . takes great plea- sure in beating fellow faculty member Boyden Supiano in golf. Has taught for 18 years at Park . . . 15 years as sophomore basketball coach . . . 3 years as varsity basketball coach . . . golf team coach 11 years . . . cross country coach for 13 years. Biology is the subject he teaches during the day. May be called the flower of the sports world as he enjoys flower culture and gardening. Greatest ambition: to win state championships in sports he's coached,a dream already realized in golf and cross country. Would have enjoyed being sports reporter or big league baseball player. We've got the coach. X - C h e m i s t r y is worth taking just for the experience of learning under the mastership of Francis Rogers . . . has taught school in Missouri, Montana, California. Finds teenagers have lots of pep. Geology captures his spare time. Always avail- able with a joke or an understanding word. - Photography is the major inter- est of William Polley. In fact, if he hadn't been a biology teacher, he would have been a photog- rapher. He is the advisor to Park's new Photographic Agency. Mr. Pol- ley has attended Whitewater State College, Mar- quette University, and Cambridge University. 0-Q