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

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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.

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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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Just as interested in people as they are in her, Miss Elizabeth Walker has been at Park since 1935. A world traveler, her opin- ion of today's teen-agers reflects her work in the English Depart- ment- a question mark, an ex- ' 1 ,1 ,, ! . What would Park be without the stimulating interest of Mrs. Elizabeth Flett Felten, who enriches her English classes through experiences gained in travel and educa- tion in this country and a- broad. Her many interests include color photography, travel books and LP records, as well as gardening and housework . . . wishes today's students would become more aware of the many opportun- ities offered to youth. clamation, usually a good solid period . 'li-Q. S . . . . the Park English departmen ln this, his freshman year, Mr. Neil Vail has already become a much-admired and, we hope, a perman- ent fixture at Park. In the summer of 1953, Mr. Vail was fortunate enough to travel through Europe. He feels today's youth is stimulating-an opinion all of us hold of him. ,Q-fff.r'-gs? me 14