George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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QUE FACULTY MEN TEACHERS Sflllltlhlgl Mr. Max Beary, Mr. Joe Franklin, Mr. Edward Shields, Mr. Edwin Martin, Mr. Henry Zevenhouse, Sealed: Mr. Carlyle Snider, Mr. Kenneth Myers, Mr. Arvo Antilln, Mr. Arthur Erickson, Mr. Alan Lundgren. In the confusion and chaos that mark a world returning to peace, the students of today require more help and thoughtful guidance in planning for a place in society than they have ever needed before. Once again the teachers have met this need and have aided the students through intensified courses of study, practical demonstrations, and open forums of discussion and counsel. The faculty of Clark has endeavored to im- press each student with the necessity of providing security and a well-planned future for himself in later life. Although teaching was seriously hampered this year by the severe shortage of instructors, the Page Tzvelzly

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OARD OF EDUCATION M V B Sfamfiugz Mr. Claude C. Sohl, Mr. Charles N. Scott lsecretaryj Dr. Clarence A. c ey. Le L. Caldwell fsupcrintenclentj, Mr. SI'1lft'tIZ Mr. Walter Thornton fpresidentj. Mr. c lb t rn J, Mr. Columbus Smith Qtreasurerl. Gerald A. Gi ert fat 0 cy HE present Board of School Trustees, under the leadership of Superintendent Lee L. Caldwell, consists of Mr. Walter Thornton, president, Mr. Charles N. Scott, secretary, Mr. Columbus Smith, treasurer, Mr. Claude C. Sohl and Dr. Clarence A. McVey, members-at-large, and Mr. Gerald A. Gillett, attorney. Composed of five members elected for a four- year term, the board is in charge of operating the entire Hammond school system. It is under their guidance that the programs in the various schools are carried out efficiently and speedily. N ISS Pat Willig and Miss Melba johnson su- L pervise the school office and take care of the secretarial needs of both the faculty and the students. Their cheerfulness and eagerness to help at all times lend a friendly, informal atmosphere to the business transactions which are carried on throughout the entire day in Clarkis office. OFFICE STAFF Miss Melba -lolmsou and Miss Pat XVilli Mgr' Nilzvlu

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students were given the same considerate atten- tion in both their studies and their outside ac- tivities. This year saw the addition of several in- structors to the GRC staff. Included among the new teachers were Mr. W. R. Dunk, Miss Fredda Goodwin, Mr. Henry Zevenhouse, Mr. Kenneth Meyers, Miss Lulu Moore, Mr. Joseph Franklin, Mr. Alan Lundgren, and Mr. Arthur Erickson. Replacing Mr. Dunk and Miss Goodwin at the beginning of the second semester were Mr. Edwin Martin and Mrs. James Palmore. Two of Clark's outstanding male teachers, Mr. Joe Griffin and Mr. Wayne Cunningham, re- signed from the faculty this year to take up other positions. A series of feature stories reflecting the schoo1's guidance program were written by Miss Pearl Yocham, guidance director, for publication in the Pioneer News. Miss Veva McAtee, Mr. Joe Griffin, and Principal R. B. Miller also wrote articles for the school paper. Slanzling: Mrs. Vera Waltlen, Miss Bernice Williamson, Miss Emma Bender, Miss Emily John- son, Miss Marjorie Groves, Miss Winifred Forsyth, Miss Cath- erine White, Miss Clellah Griiiin, Miss Ida Iversen, Miss Beatrice Northstrum, Miss Helen Day, Miss Carolyn Lambert. Scaled: Miss Hracl Holland, Miss Lulu Moore, Miss Wilma Range, Miss Harriet Lake, Miss ,Ioan Coughlan, Miss Edna Howe, Miss Elizabeth Lyle, Miss Leah Booth, Miss Margaret Ide. -i- Page Twczzty-olze