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

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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.

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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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Others learn administration by practical application UNL' Having attended more than thirteen colleges and universities, Miss Florence Pennefeather is a world traveler as well. Enioyed for her charm- ing smile and buoyant personality, Miss Penne- feather has been at Park since its opening in 1929. She serves as advisor to the Commercial, Table Tennis and Riding Clubs and is a person of widely diversified interests. A member of the Park faculty for twenty-three of his thirty-two years ot teaching, Mr. Guy Weaver enioys sports as well as his work in our Commercial Department, as evi- denced by his work with the wrestling squad. Pleasant to know, Mr. Weaver is a truly well-rounded individual. Music and cooking are the favorite pastimes of Miss Mary McDonald, Park commercial instructor of high acclaim. Although she believes teen-agers are given far too much attention, she feels Park a fine school inhabited by many fine people. 26