Manual High School - Mirror Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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W. li, Riiswll l7l'llIt'lf'1ll iicralrlinc Svliciel Ruth Stacv .Sf'rr1'fu1'y In flu' fY7l'Vlt'I'fVfI1 Lucille K. fic-mes .Xclalinc XYy:itt I,1'lvmr1'i1 H Gttice ond Librory ANUAL has a library ot which all Manualites may be proud. The library contains many sets ot encycylopedias, fiction and non-fiction books, books on subjects taught in Manual, current magazines, and newspapers. As one can see there are books to be read purely tor pleasure and books to be used for class reference work in our library. The magazines are issued trom the library as are the books and are read by many students who wish to be able to talk intelligently on current topics. A well-known newspaper is now available and will surely prove useful to all. The library is open to all students during school hours and for a short time alter school is dismissed. The ottice department is perhaps the busiest department in Manual. This department does all the secretarial work tor the school. U Serezzlewz

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sf..-.-,,Jv'r!'u -. ....,,-,.--- Foculty Chonges URING the past year, many changes have taken place in the personnel of our faculty. On the whole these changes were due to transfers, new ap- pointments, marriages, a resignation, and a death. On Iuly 24, 1935, we lost a very dear member of our faculty through an un- pleasant and unfortunate accident. This loss was the drowning of Mr. Gustava T. Danner, an instructor in mechanical drawing. No one will ever again feel the warm, firm, friendly, manly grasp of his hand. Though he is gone we can truth- fully say that the world is better for his having lived. Other losses, in addition to that of Mr. Danner, were those of Miss Travis and of Miss Rosenbohm. Each was married in Iune, 1935. Miss Travis married Mr. A. R. Halvorson, a civil engineer, and at the present time Mr. and Mrs. Halvorson are residing at Bismarck, North Dakota. Miss Rosenbohm married Mr. Iohn Park, a suvervisor of insurance, and this couple lives in Peoria, Illinois. We do miss these two excellent teachers, but we feel that they did their part in making Manual what it is. Mrs. Halvorson and Mrs. Park, we give you our heartiest congratulations and hope that you live happily ever after! Of course, these vacancies were filled promptly. Mr. Ben Haddick, a former Bradleyite and instructor of woodwork at Kingman High School, is now teaching mechanical drawing in Mr. Danner's place. Mr. Robert Hall replaced Miss Travis as an instructor in business English. Mr. Hall has returned to Manual after an absence of three years, during which time he taught English and Latin at Roosevelt Iunior High School. Mr. Donald Fuller, former teacher in Minnesota and former physical director and coach at Roosevelt, took Miss Rosenbohm's place in the mathematics depart- ment. Mr. Fuller teaches advanced algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. He was also appointed track coach. With the resignation of Coach Paul Holliday, Mr. Dick Baxter was appointed head coach. He is well-fitted for this position, as he was assistant coach to Mr. Holliday for four years. Mr. Baxter is an Iowa man, having attended Des Moines University, where he was very popular in the sports department. Coach Baxter has the able assistance of Mr. Willis Harms, former Manual and Bradley star and Toulon High School coach. Mr. Iohn Voss, former head of the science department of Manual, is now prin- cipal of the Washington School, taking the place of Mrs. Minnie B. Love who re- signed. Mr. Voss is the only teacher in the Peoria schools who has obtained his doctor's degree. He taught biology at Manual for several years. His successor is Mr. Gray Adamson, a former Manualite and recent graduate of Bradley. Mr. Adamson has already obtained his Bachelor of Science degree at Purdue and Bradley, and he is working on his Master of Science degree at the University of Iowa. The position as shorthand teacher left open by the absence of Miss Meehan was filled by Mr. lack Harris, a former Manual student. Before teaching at Manual, Mr. Harris taught two years at the Peoria Public Night School. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree at Bradley. Mr. Fred Huber, another Manual alumnus, former teacher at Loda High School, and student conductor of the University of Illinois band, is our new band, orchestra, and ensemble director. Mr. Bradley, the supervisor of instrumental music, is now teaching the same at Peoria Central High School. In spite of all these changes in our faculty, the teaching routine ran very smoothly. Every new teacher fitted into his place as if it had been vacated espe- cially for him.

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Robert Commerciol Deportment HE commercial courses are classified as general and secretarial. The first division includes Bookeeping and Accounting, Business Law, Economics, lndustrial Geography, Salesmanship, and Advertising. The secretarial courses include Shorthand, Typing, and Office Training. The commercial courses provide training in personal, social, economic, educational, and vocational values. Those students who elect these courses receive a two-fold educationy viz, Cal academic, which prepares them for future college course, tbl a thorough preparation for vocational pursuits. This training aims to bridge the gap between the school room and the business office, store, or market, Wherein, the student learns to be self-reliant. This also proves valuable as a guide to conduct when an independent choice of action becomes necessary. fP67'.ll0llllZ and Social Valzzexj Training in the commercial courses is aimed to give the student such an understanding of business procedure as will be of value to him as a citizen regardless as to his future vocation. A knowledge of business law, accounting, trade and commerce, and other correlated subjects is essential in the intelligent discharge of his responsibility as an individual, in family life, or community service. Eighteen lflksr Row: Lytlizi Ricsz Ray P. l.zimlc'1's lu. Leslie Jintir-on llzivifl Cf. Ililliiig Sizccmn Row: J. VVcstuu Hardin John A. Kemp live-lyn Nlzilcluuii Lf, Johnson