Weatherwax High School - Quinault Yearbook (Aberdeen, WA)

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1 FACULTY DEPARTMENTS Faculty Hello, Jerry: It’s been a long time since I heard from my old pal. And you say you are coming back to Aberdeen next year? Well, I was surprised to have you ask me to find out about subjects and courses for you. I thought you’d remember most of them last year. Anyhow, I carried on. Commercial If you still want to be a private secretary, you ought to know about typing (two years), shorthand (same as stenography), and bookkeeping. Maybe you would be interested in the the Office Practice class. Gladys Shindler is head of the commercial department. Mabelle McDonald and Marian White teach too. Then there’s Wesley Bartine and J. A. Black, for Commercial Geography, Commercial Law, Commercial Arithmetic and Business Arithmetic. Mathematics Now, Jerry, mathematics is an unknown quantity as far as I am concerned. Of course I took algebra and geometry but wasn’t so meek as to sign up trigonometry or solid geometry. The teachers are fine: Grace Sharp, Madge Finley, Ben Hovies and Mabelle McDonald. Manual Arts Lorna Smith and Mrs. Blair teach Domestic Science, sewing, cooking, hygiene and the like, which reminds me that you always had a nasty time sewing on buttons, often letting them hang. I doubt if you would be interested in Auto Mechanics, Manual Training, Cabinet Making, Mechanical, Architectural, or Applied Drawings. Carl Johnson, George Huntley and C. 0. Rayl have charge of those. Fine Arts Perhaps you remember Dagrun Eckrem, art teacher. There’s a big choice in her field—art craft, interior decorating, commercial art and so on. If you still hanker after the Glee Club I suppose you might try taking chorus again. There is boys’ and girls’ chorus taught by Louis Wersen. He also teaches advanced and junior orchestra and band. And now I hope that you are duly grateful for this information, Jerry. I don’t mind telling you that it was an awful lot of work and if it weren’t for my moral stamina I doubt if I could have carried on. Well, well, famous women always have a lot of good old moral stamina. [ Ten ]

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KAVANEY ALLEN OSLER STROM EVANOVICH NEINAST PEARSALL PALO STUDENT BODY Dear Jerry: This year no one could enter school activities without a student body ticket. The board of control began in September with a debt of $1,002.17, according to the last 0. B. But as our president, Jack Kavaney, so ably puts it, “pouf, pouf,” we should pass on to pleasanter topics. Since you always had a weak memory, Jerry, I should tell you who our officers are: Lois Allen is vice-president; Margaret Osier is secretary, and Lloyd Strom is treasurer. Besides these, Principal R. R. Balkema, Senior Representative Ray Neinast, Junior Representative Jack Hanna, Sophomore Representative George Palo and Yell King Bob Evanovich make up the Board of Control. Maybe you would like to know some of the new rules the Board has made this year, especially the one that there be no school dances after games and no dances more than twice a week. Eight hundred dollars has been paid on the debt for the Stewart field lights and now there is only $1,400 left to pay. The Board donated $150 for the music fund, which helps pay for the instruments used in the school orchestra, and outside concessions are prohibited at athletic meets. Well, Jerry, if you will enclose a dime in your next letter I will get you an “A” book. They are very attractive. [ Nine ]

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FACULTY DEPARTMENTS English English is pretty important around here, I guess Nellie Appy, Minnie Moore McDowell, Madge Finley, Rebecca Arnell, Esther Jane Rohrer, Vincent Hill, Irene Johnston, Dorothy Foster or Elizabeth Pangborn could tell you that. There’s quite a list of them to pick from, you see. Miss McDowell teaches dramatics too, and Miss Finley teaches journalism. Otherwise, it’s American literature or composition. History Another subject which you must count on. You can take it from Wesley Bartine, Julian Fenenga, Rebecca Arnell, Mrs. Van Vleet, William Mapes, Alice Caulkins or Edwin Graham. It all depends on whether you want world history, American history, sociology or International Relations. The last is a new subject taught by Mr. Fenenga, and from what T gather it has things to do with world peace. Languages It’s highly irregular, no doubt, but this year I am taking two foreign languages—Latin and French. Any ol’ time you want to know things about Lydian Bush or Dorothy Foster, ask Minnie. They’re a good sort. If you’re interested, you can take two years of German from Mrs. Taylor or two years of Spanish from Irene Johnston and Ben Curran. Science Well, Jerry, I guess you can’t squeeze out of your share of science— chemistry from Homer Taylor, physics from Vera Phelps or biology from the same lady or John Mashin. Of course you don’t have to take them all. If you like bugs, bones and bacteria you’ll like biology. Personally, I have a yen for startling explosions and weird flames such as you get in chemistry. Coaches John Mashin coaches the football team in the fall and has charge of the track squad in the spring. Homer Taylor directs basketball and golf. Julian Fenenga acts as assistant to both Taylor and Mashin. Swimming is directed by Mr. Fowler at the Miller natatorium, and tennis this year was under Mr. Black. No new coach for girls has been provided since Miss Mumaw left. [ Eleven ]