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

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For clear communication . . . by speech or written word . . . Serving as secretary to a supreme court justice last Miss Ruth Ruggles, who has been a member of the Park faculty since the school was six months old, has attended Platteville State Teachers College and summer sessions at the University of Wisconsin. Always remembered for her sincerity and pleasant manner, she imparts of herself to each of her English stu- dents. year enabled Miss Shirley Drews to be present at some of the McCarthy-Army hearings and to attend an honorary reception for Chief Justice Earl Warren. While in Washington, she attended the same church as President and Mrs. Eisenhower. ln this, her first, teaching experience, Miss Drews believes, There's never a dull moment. Always on hand to help and advise students is Miss Ethel Holt of the English Department. Miss Holt, an alumna of the University of Wisconsin, is faculty advisor of our Tele-Radio Club. Another of our faculty members who is a world traveler, she has visited England and Scandinavia.

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helping to insure success . . . Miss Merilee Crozier, seen here in a familiar pose in the stockroom window, believes work as a Park office girl is very interesting. Friendly Miss Crozier's hobbies are roller skating, horses and sewing. Before coming to Park, she was employed by the Modine Manufacturing Company. Seen as she sends the morning lunch count down to the office is Mrs. Joyce Akin, member of our efficient office staff. Mrs. Akin, who works at Park the year round, enioys refinishing furniture and braiding rugs in her spare time. .41 'i ,av -J' Mrs. Pxlswt School P.A. announcements are given by these two, Mr. A. B. Close, vice principal, and Mrs. Ruth Ann Miller. Mr. Close, a sincere, friendly person who has been at Park for twenty-one of his thirty-five teaching years, is the father of three Park graduates. His summers until recently were spent as a Y.M.C.A. camp counselor, now he is building a new home west of Racine. Advisor and member of many organizations, Mr. Close is a true friend of all. Mrs. Miller, who began work immediately after graduation, has worked at Park for four and one-half years and enioys painting figurines and sewing in her extra minutes. She likes Park, its students and its faculty as much as they like her.

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Inspiration of many Park students, Mr. Theodore Stewart believes today's teen- agers are running easily, saving their wind . Spare time of this busy man is spent with his wife, son, and French poodle and philosopher, Voltaire. in preparation for writing the great Amer- ican novel, Mr. Stewart attends a UWR fiction writing class. He is also KIPI ad- visor. A big man, with an even bigger heart, is Mr. Gerald Kongstvedt loved by all- his English students and others as well. Along with his keen interest in cultural pursuits, he confesses a secret desire to paint. Mr. Kongstvedt believes to teach is to take the best part of any other iob . A wonderfully human personality, Miss Elizabeth Williams of the English Depart- ment numbers among her many friends Eddie Rickenbacker and Jimmy Doolittle. A thrilling memory is a never-to-be for- gotten conversation with Henry Ford and Charles Lindberg in a porch swing. Dear to her heart are music, swimming, garden- ing, reading and writing. She is dear to ours.