West High School - Westward Ho Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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Mrs. Foster, Mr. Ehlert, and Mrs. Erickson. By' studying American and English literature, we more easily understand the minds at people, past and present. Mrs. Ruth Mikkelson teaches junior and senior English classes and is advisor to the Folksinging Club. Mrs. Orchard instructs eleventh graders. Mrs. Rockett, Mr. Reiss, and Mrs. Rhodes. .fu ,ts .W We Lfeeiln byvtlklading M ldv J f J Ji MXN .pw X ,gl ff ll lf! WN llls i i WAKE K ' l lvl jV ll' limi N fi is 1 lf l' llv V Al' P l tl . . li .WM W fit- lledrningto analyze tor hemselvQhitamous lj writings of Shakespeare, Milton, and Chaucer, thiwlyxg students ot Mr. Willis Ehlert, Mrs. Margaret Foster and Mrs. Enid Erickson learn from the writings ot the great authors. Mr. Ehlert also advises West- ward I-lo. Mrs. Mikkelson and Mrs. Orchard. Lf-eu-:,D'Y 8 FACULTY Under the direction at Mr. John Reiss, Mrs. Helen Rockett, and Mrs. Julia Rhodes, senior English teachers, we develop appreciation and understanding ot the classics. Mrs. Rhodes also serves as an advisor tor Creative Writing Club and Patterns in Print. Mr. Reiss coaches Four-Lakes football.

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Provides New Leadership Many new changes have been made this year in school oftice procedure. Mrs. Arleen Conner, Mrs. Jane Mitchell, Mrs. Irene Kimball and Mrs. Bernice Engen see to it that the oltice functions run smoothly at all times. Mrs. Engen, Mrs. Kimball, Mrs. Mitchell, and Mrs. Conner. Mrs. Piper, Miss Perego and Ctopj Mrs. Stack, Mr. Barnes, and Mr. Speerschneider. Students find books and research materials under the assistance of Mrs. Josephine Rentz and Mrs. Carolyn Cain, school librarians. Mrs. Cain and Mrs. Rentz also train and work with student library workers to keep the library run- ning etticiently. Q 523' The important job of helping students choose programs is done by the guidance department at West. The department consists of Mrs. Kathryn Piper, Mrs. Myrtle Stack, Miss Betty Perego, Mr. Leo Barnes and Mr. James Speerschneider. Miss Perego serves as the advisor of scholarship com- mittee, and Mr. Barnes heads AFS committee and is the advisor to Frie s of Foreign S udents Mr Speerschneider ,sepaijlo he sp arship commit- tee. Mrs. Pliner Mahe gui s Letar . ,- f ,ai ,,, 9 MM awp OJ - ',!,1'gY'4 Mrs. Rentz and Mrs. Cain FACULTY 7

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Analyzing, and Writing ffl , I y gf! I , ,rr A2 NEQWM , ,gf ln The classes of Miss KaTherine Sipfle, Miss Mary STahmer, Mrs. Helen STanley, and Miss Twila Rude, we learn The finer poinTs of English grammar and The Techniques for exposiTory wriT- ing. Miss STahmer is The advisor for Red Cross Club while Mrs. STanley and Miss Rude boTh advise PaTTerns in Prinr. Miss Kanable, Miss Knutson, and Mrs. Dowling. STudenTs of Miss Mary Muckenhirn and Mr. Michael Campbell, sophomore English Teachers, read shorT srories and works such as A Tale of Two Cifiels and Julius Caesar. Miss Muckenhirn is chairman of The English deparTmenT. Senior Eng- lish sTudenTs of Mrs. RuTh Grossman are Taughr The elements of good wriTing and good liTeraTure. Mrs. Grossman is also a member of The scholar- cQf1,Lr!lA,v QMXLSEXVDLQ QQLESZ J ShlpCO Wf sy T fs A 1 V K fwfi j,fj ,i'1iV RQ, 67 0-bij 4, ,aku JUZZJV 4 iGJ,, 196. ll