Downers Grove North High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Downers Grove, IL)

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fin the Jit me Mr. Lage Miss Natzke Miss Nowlin M'. Miller Miss Nelson Mr. Paine KENNETH C. LAGE, B.S. . 5 Years General Shop, Advanced Shop Pounding hammers and buzzing saws herald the arrival of finished shop products supervised by our crafty” Mr. Lage. He's the man who turns out all the fancy wooden sets we use in our school plays. LEE MILLER, B.Ed. 1 Year Algebra, General Mathematics Our new, rather rotund Math teacher is a joy to all his freshman students. Besides his teaching duties, Mr. Miller is Assistant Heavyweight Football and Basketball Coach. CELIA NATZKE, B.A., B.S. L.S. 18 Years Librarian All D. G. students are familiar with the library and its efficient overseer, Miss Natzke. Many students are also familiar with the library fines! ESTHER NELSON B.S. 2 Years Home Economics, Foods As Frosh-Soph Girls’ Counsellor this year, Miss Nelson has done a fine job. In Room 102 she reigns, giving her expert touch to all sorts of delect- able dishes that tempt our appetites. JANE NOWLIN, B.A. 2 Years Dramatics, English, Public Speaking In the drama classes which Miss Nowlin teaches, D. G. H. S. seniors have learned the whys and wherefores of stage techinque. EDWARD L. PAINE, B.A., M.A. 5 Years Plane and Solid Geometry, Trigonometry, Advanced Algebra Mr. Paine is the man who, by his able teaching, turns out the Einsteins of the future. WILLIAM POHLMANN, Ph.B. .16 Years Vocal Music Willie” as D. G. studes call him, is well liked by all of us for his spark- ling personality and good humor. He and his Musical Men and Women hold court in 114 every day. MARGARET PORTER, B.Mus., M.Mus. 3 Years Orchestral Music Under Miss Porter's capable baton, her orchestra turns out many fine programs, notably at Chirstmas time. She is a virtuoso on the violin, and has always wanted to play well. IVAN REHN, B.Ed., M.A. 5 Years Debate, Sociology, Algebra Mr. Rehn at the head of our Forensic Fiends is one of D. G. H. S.’s most well known men. Under his talented and capable guidance our debate team has won honors galore. KATHARINE REUTHER, B.A., M.A. 16 Years American History Anybody mentioning the name Miss Reuther” immediately associates it with the image of our famous personage presenting American History to seniors in her colorful and forceful way. FRANK RIDDLESBERGER, B.Ed. 5 Years Drawing, Shop From Mr. Riddlesberger’s drawing and shop classes D. G. H. S. studes produce mechanical and drawing creations and learn many of the finer points of shop work. LETITIA SAUNDERS, B.A............................. 1 Year English Our new English teacher with the long hair and glosses made quite a hit in her classes this year. She doesn't like repetitious words but enjoys. reading and wields quite a mean hand in tennis. Mr. Pohlmann Miss Porter Mr. Rehn Miss Reuther Mr. Riddlesberger Miss Saunders 14

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... fJi ieostats HERBERT ADAMS, B.Ed, M.A.....................................3 Years World History Students and faculty alike were happy when this renowned history prof came back to D. G. H. S. Known for his witty remarks and sly smile, his childhood ambition was to own a maroon Buick. MILDRED BALES, B.S., M.A. 15 Years American History, Civics All seniors at D. G. H. S. are well acquainted with Miss Bales, either in the classroom or outside of school. Her friendly advice and colorful way of presenting history and civics marked her as a favorite of all. THOMAS BATELL, B.A., M.A. 2 Years English Mr. Thomas Bated, returning from the service at the beginning of the second semester, took up his duties as sophomore English teacher. His hobbies include golf, dancing and the movies. PEARL BLACKWELL, B.A., M.A................................. 11 Years English Her hobbies of reading, music, and fashion, and her position as co- sponsor of the Trojan keep Miss Blackwell occupied most of the time. She gives the freshmen the foundations of a good English career in her inter- esting way. ELEANOR BOLTON, B.A. .1 Year English Coming into our school as a new English teacher, Mrs. Bolton won the friendship of all with whom she came in contact. Teaching in her quick and friendly manner, she made good students out of those in her classes. MARGUERITE BOHRNSTEDT........................................2 Years Assistant Librarian As might be expected, Mrs. 8ohrnstedt‘s pet peeve is torn books and magazines that students turn in at the library. She can be seen all the time busily keeping the library in tip top shape. She likes anything outdoors in the way of sports. BETTE LEE CHESSMAN, B.A., M.A. 2 Years English Coming from Knoxville, Illinois last year as a new soph- omore English teacher. Miss Chessman immediately won the hearts of all her students. BLANCHE HOWLAND, B.A., M.A. 20 Years Spanish I, II Anyone passing by 302 at the time that Spanish classes are in session, is bewildered by the expert flow of some foreign language, difficult to understand. DONOVAN INGLES, B.Ed., M.A. 8 Years Printing Through Mr. Ingles, printing students learn the funda- mentals of this art and turn out those programs we all ad- mire. He enjoys reading and athletics and coaches our Cross Country team. LETTIE JUDKINS, B.S.........................14 Years Bookkeeping, Shorthand, General Business Any day, one can see the girls in 210 working busily on their shorthand under Miss Judkins' watchful eye. She's the tall teacher who turns out our speedy ' shorthanded girls. LOUISE KILLIE, B.S., M.A. 3 Years General Science Studes taking general science thoroughly enjoy it under the guidance of Miss Killie. RICHARD KUCERA, B.S. 1 Year Physical Education Who is this Romeo who has invaded our school and set the girls to swooning and the boys to work? It s none other than our new coach and gym teacher, Mr. Kucera. Miss Chessman Miss Howland Mr. Ingles Miss Judkins Miss Killie Mr. Kucera Mr. Adams Miss Bales Mr. Batell Miss Blackwell Mrs. Bolton Mrs. Bohrnstedt

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Upper Row: Mr. Wayland, Mrs. Sauer, Mr. Shoemaker, Miss Slepicka, Mr. Taylo, Miss Vifquain, Miss Zolper. Lower Row: Mr. Trygg, Miss Stoltenberg, Mrs. Robinett, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Ray, Miss Phelps. HARVEY WAYLAND, B.Ed., M.A. 3 Years Typing, Commercial Law, Economics “Sorry, those books aren’t in yet,” is a familiar say- ing of our Book Store Manager, Mr. Wayland. Taking a rest from the click-clack of the typewriter and the clash of money in the book store, he paints in oil and goes hunting and fishing. RUTH BELLE MILLER SAUER, B.A., M.A. 1 Year Business, World History A new addition to the teaching staff at the beginning of the second semester, Mrs. Sauer replaced Mr. Alex- ander. She has been well liked by students and faculty alike. CLARENCE SHOEMAKER, B.A., M.Mus. 17 Years Band Mr. Shoemaker's humor and superb direction have again helped to make the D. G. Band the best in these parts. His tall lean figure can be seen at all times in the band room, tuning an instrument or directing the band. MARIE SLEPICKA, B.S., M.Ed. . 3 Years General Science, Chemistry Miss Slepicka is another teacher who starts the fresh- men off on a sound foundation in science for their high school career. She also gives the seniors a good start in the chemical field. Her hobbies include dogs and cats. As a child she aspired to be another Pavlova. ULIAN TAYLO, B.S., M.S. 4 Years lane Geometry Besides being our favorite speaker at assemblies and wearer of those distinctive ties, Mr. Taylo is a friend of all and a professor of no small note. His smile and scowl are often seen in the classroom and on the bowl- ing alley, not forgetting his happy hunting ground, the D. G. football field. VIVIAN VIFQUAIN, B.S. 9 Years Clothing, Home Economics All students who eat lunch in the cafeteria will re- member Miss Vifquain’s warning, Stand in line, you!” She’s the woman who inspires all the spectacular cloth- ing that comes out of Room 101 at all hours of the day. MARION ZOLPER, B.Ed. . 1 Year Public Speaking, English Coming from Byron, Illinois this year, our petite Eng- lish teacher has charmed all her freshmen while teach- ing them the fundamentals of English. When a very small girl, her ambition was to be a radio star. HARRY TRYGG, B.A., M.A. 3 Years English Mr. Trygg, our traveling English teacher, had some very interesting experiences abroad as Master Sergeant in a tank destroyer corps. Before leaving D. G., he taught English and coached athletics. He was dis- charged in October and started teaching here at the beginning of the second six weeks. MARILYN STOLTENBERG 1 Year Assistant Secretary to the Principal The pretty new secretary in Mr. Johnson's office has attracted many of the students here by her cheerful dis- position since she came here during the first semester. Graduating from the LaGrange Junior College, she enjoys her work very much. ARDELLA ROBINETT 1 Year Secretary to the Dean of Girls Students of D. G. H. S. have learned to know and like our new addition to the secretarial society. Her hobbies include keeping a scrap book of newspaper clippings and reading. EVELYN FOSTER 2 Years Assistant Secretary to the Superintendent Evelyn hates animals at the table. (What about human animals?) D. G. H. S. is her alma mater. She likes sports with swimming and tennis ranking among her favorites. What a typist! PATRICIA RAY . 6 Years Secretary to the Principal Pat” known for her friendly smile and very pleasant personality, has aided many an errant D. G. boy in the years she has been in Mr. Johnson’s office. Silly questions and ditto work annoy her the most. HELEN PHELPS 14 Years Secretary to the Superintendent Miss Phelps, another one of our Speedy Secretaries, can be seen at her desk day after day in the mam office, writing reports, helping Mr. DeWolf, and doing the other duties essential to the smooth running of our school. MARION MONSON 1 Year Secretary to the Dean of Girls Marion Monson’s chief ambition is to learn how to play golf well then her husband won’t have an ex- cuse to leave her at home while he goes golfing. She can’t stand people who are late. Crocheting takes up much of her spare time. (No picture). 15