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

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2,4 wmv- Along with instructing mechanical drawing, special interests of Mr. Roger Tasker are photography and aviation, two hobbies which may help him to realize his ambition of a world trip. He has been a Park faculty member tour of his twenty-nine teaching years. His opinion- Most of to- day's teen-agers are truly fine people. Our opinion- So is Mr. Tasker . Responsible for training the printers tor the BEACON is Mr. John A. Woolley who has been a WPHS faculty member for four of his tive teaching years. His special hobbies are cooking, photography, writing and swimming. The proud father of two charming girls-we're proud to have him as one of our faculty. Tomorrow's craftsmen develop Saving his experiences for a book of memoirs which he plans to publish after he retires is Mr. Charles Haumersen, a veteran of twenty-six years of teaching at Park. His chief interest is making the boy a better man . Father of one plus a half dozen children , Mr. Haumerson, enjoyed by all who know him, says, Peeves l have, but no pets!

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A member of the Park staff for seven years, Miss Audrey Pahl is a graduate of Marquette University. Her principal outside interest is photo- graphy. Miss Pahl is never too busy to be of assistance to those in need of her care. A graduate of LaCrosse State College, Miss Dona Rae Jones is completing her first teaching assignment this year. In her spare time, ever active Miss Jones enjoys sports, camping and traveling. At Park, she efficiently guides G.A.A. and Wichaka. . . . and grow through work and play . . . Coaching the Park track team to the first Big Eight Conference championship in the history of the city of Racine was Mr. Raymond Kayon's biggest thrill. In his spare time, Mr. Kayon enjoys fishing, reading and music. He finds today's teen-agers very inter- esting . He was privileged to witness the surrender of Japan at the close of World War ll. Another Park alumna is Mr. John Phillips who enioys all sports as his outside interest as well as his voca- tion. He administers the school treasury. Mr. Phillips believes Park's teen-agers are tops and that Park rates as the best among high schools . He is an all-around good sport and friend of all.

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with these skills. , In his second year of teaching here is Mr. Paul Wegman, Park machine shop instructor. A na- tive of the southern part of the United States, Mr. Wegman enjoys flying airplanes, swimming, tennis and his four children as his spare time interests. Vitally concerned with his chosen vocation-teaching, he can't imagine doing anything else . . . we hope this interest keeps him here with us a long time. ANL A truly likeable individual, Mr. Theo- dore Beach hos been a member of the Park faculty for twenty-six years. His hobbies are in wood-working, al- though he tells us he would have enjoyed providing the services to man- kind given by a doctor. Before coming to our Industrial Arts Department, Mr. Beach was a member of the McKinley Junior High School staff. Another athletically inclined gentleman of our facul- ty, Mr. Robert Cairns enjoys bowling and golf, along with his chosen vocation of teaching shop. Mr. Cairns is serving as ninth grade game supervisor this year, his first at Park. He is the proud father of three boys. mi.