West Seattle High School - Kimtah Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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L GLISH 81 LA GUAGES The waves of intolerance and prejudice which are sweeping this country are slowly but surely subsiding with the help of the truths and facts disclosed through research in English classes. Under the guidance of men and women of intellectual courage and vision, classes learn to understand the many different peoples in this HOUSE WE LIVE IN. Forums, panels, programs, and speakers are obtained to further illustrate the equality of all men, whether black, white, jewish, or Christian. In Literature classes pupils read of the struggles for equality of man through the ages in classical works, and learn of the modern struggle in current literature, which they analyze as intelligent adults. The study of newswriting enables students who wish to publish their thoughts for others to read, to realize, and to enjoy the freedom of publication this great country offers them. In the language classes an effort is made to bring the other peoples' customs, environments. and ideals into the realm of understanding of these students. Through these subjects they rea- lize that peoples of the world are a mixture of every race and religion, that there is no Aryan or pure race, and that no man is superior because of birth, but only because of his own endeavor to become successful and good. Through this study of English and foreign languages, high school students prepare them- selves to build a firm understanding between all races and creeds of this HOUSE WE LIVE IN, and to build a lasting peace for those who will come after. LITERATURE, Mrs. Imluxlrful Arn l.tn1g1xage Home El'0l1UlI1i6.f Allemlunte Offire Mum' lizftfylfff 614414 ff' 644571 E s 4 N X ew ' Sofia! Slmlief Scienre, H ead Social Studie.: I nfluftrial Art.: jnurmzlimz I0 h I 1

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YOU LIVE IN . . . PRINCIPAL THE INNER HOUSE Congratulations, Mary! Con- gratulations, Bill! You're the kind of young people who are going to do great things. You've built an inner house of high grade material -decent character, honest effort, courageous attitudes. It's a house you'll never be ashamed to have others step into. lt's a house of which the community will be rightly proud. It's a house which will withstand the tough going which 'lies ahead in this complicated world. Ye ?fiL'fm g L ' Jf -Rcitfzl F lion 'fjajljffflygff WWW VICE PRIN CIP L HOMES An ill-smelling dark cave, strewn with OF OURS gnawed bones, cluttered with refuse, murky with smoke. A fear-beset family, fumbling for words to think and talk with, squat about a protect- ing fire. A one-room log cabin with a dirt floor and an open tire. Young Abe Lincoln reading a borrowed book by the firelight. Ideas take root to blossom into: With malice toward none, with charity for all . . . Let us strive on . . . to do all which may achieve a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. Living-room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms and bath. Electricity, oil-heat, radios, books. Another war over. Boys who survived, back from Germany and France, from Burma, the Philippines and japan, flying home. The UNO. humanity's hope for a lasting peace. In I975???? Wie are building the answers today. --A. Lyle Kaye 9-Q. -7-1 l

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TH 81 SCIE CE Today science and mathematics are coming more and more into their own, for the job of rebuilding this war torn world will require great knowledge in both fields. At West Seattle the Science department trains the future Milikans, Edisons, and Burbanks in fundamentals of chemistry, physics, botany, and health education. The physicist in the future will be needed to help control the atom bomb and put the new atomic powers into some practical use which will benefit all parts of the world, all races, and all religions instead of eliminating them. But most important of all is the practical knowledge students learn in these subjects in helping them to understand the ever progressing march of science in chemistry, electricity, and physics. In health education classes pupils apply practical application of their knowledge by practicing first aid and studying the complicated systems of the body, which they learn are the same in the bodies of all peoples. They also know how to acquire strong healthy minds and bodies through proper diet, exercise, and a wholesome philosophy of life. Young Einsteins prepare themselves in the mathematics department for the tasks of engi- neering and rebuilding the world of tomorrow. Not only are these studies preparing them for their weighty burdens, but are teaching them to reason and to think with clear, level minds for the problems that will face all humanity in years of experimentation to come. Miss Peaslee, head of the mathematics department, was away from her desk during the fall semester because of illness. She re- g3,,,,,,,,S-,-Ry' M, Lawn, turned this spring to resume her position. Girls flilziiur f,i0IIllIlL'fL'idf Social Sludie! lfnglirh Commerciaf, llvarl .Ymiizl Srmliex M emaiirr Gym Home ll