Fairmont West High School - Dragon Yearbook (Kettering, OH)

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They Work Diligently Peace Goal Haines, who is in charge of the music depart- ment. He is busy directing the band, girls' glee club and mixed chorus. He puts the pep into the pep assemblies. Alter the present conflict, occupational therapy tor the wounded soldiers will be the concern of many. Mr. Leland Hall is prepar- ing our boys and girls, the men and Women ot tomorrow, to create objects with the various machines in the shop, a training which may help provide jobs for the unemployed and help wounded soldiers find peace ot mind in work. As Dean ot Girls, Miss Helen Hartsock acts as a kind and understanding counselor, urg- W Vincent Arnold Tom C. Battin , Q Mrs. I. B. Brown - Leah Funck . Charles Grice Clark Haines Leland Hall Helen Hartsock Milo Herr M. E. Hinton ing girls to be better scholars and helping them choose their studies and vocations. Latin may be mastered in her department. Chemistry and physics are Mr. Milo I. Herr's specialties. Teaching these subjects and Science I provided a full schedule for him. He is also one of the National Honor Society sponsors and a junior class adviser. Mr. M. Edgar Hinton's job is to teach the natural sciences. Under his direction the biology classes probe into mysteries of plant and animal lite. He is also responsible for showing oi the many educational films for the assemblies and classes. From Hamilton comes Mr. Russell E. Hus- ton, replacing Mr. William Ramsey, now at Miami University. Mr. Huston's job is to teach our boys to read blueprints, plans and speci- E. Friend Couser Russell H. Huston

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CO-WO R K E R S A LIBRARY SCENE Baslqetball anfl physival litness traininfg kept Mr. Vincent Arnold on the oo durinq the school year. Leadino the DBAGONS to htfgh honors in the Miami Valley Leaque and preparinq senior boys for army or naval physical traininfg were two jobs well done. 'l'eachinf.q sophomores history and scoutinq in the football season are more ot his duties. Debate and speech work are Toni C. Bat tin's specialties. l-le teaches juniors and seniors to become better public speakers. Mr. Battin also has junior boys in the personality development classes and endeavors to direct them toward clearer thinkinq and better relations. Mrs. l. B. Browns task is to keep everything runninq smoothly in the ottice. Whenever anyone is late it's Mrs. Brown who listens to Strive Forward oxfiuses, and whenever aiiythitifg is mixed up it's Mrs. Brown who comes to the rescue with a solution. Post-war problems, the United States and its :government were some oi the discussion topics led by Mr. B. Friend Couser and his civics classes. ln addition to teachinq civics to seniors, he teaches economic geography and is one of the junior advisers. Entertainment is Miss Leah l7unck's spef cialty. She directed the junior and senior plays and many outstandinq assembly per tormances. ln addition to her dramatic work, Miss Funck has several English classes. Another morale builder is Mr. Clark

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. Friends To All Pupils lications, and to interpret them. Interested in the youth oi today, Mr. Huston also advises the Fairmont Hi-Y chapter. Seniors preparing lor special training in the Armed Forces or for college have had their English instruction from Miss Laura Ken- Laura Kennedy Mary Virginia Lacy Mrs. Russell I. Long Laura Marshall Robert Mitchell Gladys Powell Richard Somers Florence Stoll Rachel Urick Helen Vogelsang Homer Wagner Christine Wahl Hadley Watts George We-inter Miriam Wilson nedy. Helping to develop the Good Neigh- bor Policy, she also teaches pupils to speak Spanish, the language of our southern neighloors. Whether girls are preparing for college, war Work, or home making, neatness in dress