Hicksville High School - Hixonian Yearbook (Hicksville, OH)

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Ult- Q' f acu fy Mn. o. c. RoDocKER We must have mathematics. The importance of 'math' in modern life cannot be underestimated. It is of prime importance and the teacher who handles this department is none other than Mr . Rodocker. He received his A.B. degree at Lima College and has been doing a splendid job here for many years. Mr. Rodocker will always be associated with all our happy memories of old H.H.S. MISS BERENICE SAUERS Miss Berenice Sauers, who has always been a ready friend, as well as a very efficient teacher, will never be forgotten by us Seniors. Under Miss Sauers we were given our first dose of U.S. Civics and our Eighth Grade Scholarship Test. Miss Sauers received her educationfromOhioUniversity, Miami University, Tri-State College, and received her B.S. in Education from Defiance College. MR. CARL ZIMMERMAN Music makes the world just a little bit nicer to live in. H.H.S. is very fortunate in having such an excellent music department and such an able director as Mr. Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman, indeed a busy man, devotes his efforts to the training of our band, chorus, and various instru- mental groups. He received his B.S. degree at Wooster College 1919-1933 and attended Kent State University 1936-1937, and American Institute of Music at New York.

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'PWM Q. X 'at-zfifg, !555k...M,...S.,,., 1: jmuffg MR. BURL SNORF Our varsity basketball coach and gym class director, Mr. Snorf, after finishing his first twelve years of education in Verona, Ohio, where he was born, went to Defiance College for four years. After taking post graduate work at Defiance he joined the army and served for six months. After working one and one-half years at Convoy and one at Ney, he came to Hicksville, in 1944 and has taught and coached here two years. MISS CAROLYN MOORES Miss Moores, our Kentucky Miss, handles the English and Speech Departments. She is also Junior Class advisor and Director of all dramatic productions. The huge success of the Junior and Senior Class plays alone speaks for her abilities. Miss Moores is genuinely interested in all student activities and is never too busy to offer assistance. She received her B.L. degree at Cincinnati Con- servatory of Music, 1927-32 and her B.S. degree at Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College. MR. GERALD SAPP Mr. Sapp, after completing his elementary and secondary education in Garrett, Indiana, and then taking 4 years at Manchester College, went to Purdue University for one-half year where he secured his M.A. degree. He taught for four years at Hicksville High School before the army called him, and then came back to Hicksville to teach again, when the army discharged him after 4 years of service.

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jgcu fy MISS LOIS HOLTMEYER Miss.Holtmeyer, who has come to H.H.S.from Fort Wayne, ably teaches Freshmen and Sophomore English and Freshmen and Sophomore Latin, as well as assists in advising the seventh grade. She also supervises the G.A.A. Miss Holtmeyer re- ceived her B.S. degree in Education from Bowling Green State University. Before coming to Hicks- ville, she taught at Hoagland junior High School in Fort Wayne. . MR. GERALD MASSIE Mr. Massie comes to our school every after- noon from Edgerton to conduct his vocational agriculture classes. -Much of his time is spent in working with F.F.A. which engages in many interesting and beneficial activities. He attended Ohio State University in 1939-1943 where he re- ceived his B.S. degree. A MRS. BLANC HE DAVIS This year the new position of visiting teacher was added to the faculty of Hicksville Schools. Mrs. Davis, who ably fills this office, visits the various class rooms so that she may watch the progress of each pupil. Then Mrs. Davis visits the homes of the pupils who need special attenf tion and thoroughly discusses the children with their parents. Mrs. Davis received her A.B. de- gree at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, and later attended the University of Wisconsin and the University of Colorado.