Manual High School - Mirror Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Thirteen Q f' W New E. C. FISHER if Superintendent ot Schools WGRDS Words, Words, Words, spoken in every tongue, written in every languagel lt kindly, benedictions, instruments ot power, benevolence, and courtesy: bless- ings both to the speaker and the hearer of them, lt apt, they vvill relieve the troubled mind, It gentle, they are rnost povvertul and convincing, lt pleasant, sweet to the soul. ln vvords we see the state ot mind, and character and disposition of the speaker. I am sure vve shall be as careful of our words as ot our actions, and be as tar from speaking ill as from doing ill E. C Fisher, Superintendent ot Schools THE MIRROR OF 1938 I

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ff P vv- Y- -,J-uri. v,.. nfs-qua Fifteen FACULTY CHANGES This year, a greater than usual number of changes have taken place in the personnel of our faculty, Death once again came unexpectedly, to deprive us this time of our leader, our friend, our principal, Mr, W, Ci. Russell His ideals and those things for which he stood will be reflected in Manual school life long after he will have been forgotten by future student bodies The school was fortunate in the selection of Dr. john Voss as his successor, for he is qualified both by training and experience to carry on the task which had been so efficiently administered by his predecessor. Mr. Voss attended Bradley Polytechnic academy during the early years of its existence and completed two years of college work before transferring to Knox College, from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in l9l9. The University of Chicago was his alma mater for his gradu- ate work. He obtained his MS. in T925 and the PhD, was conferred upon him in T933 Before coming to Peoria Manual, as a teacher of biology, he taught at Elgin, Roseville, and Arlington Heights High Schools. ln T935 he was appointed principal of Washington grade school to succeed Mrs Love, from which position he returned to Manual to fill the vacancy created by the death of his former principal and co-worker, Mr, W, C. Russell. Willis Harms and Miss Cladys Miller, former Manual teachers, became a part of the faculty of the new Woodruff High School at its opening in September, teaching mechanical drawing and stenography, respectively. Stuart Becker assumed the former duties of Mr. Harms as assistant coach in the physical education department, and his position in the mathematics department was taken by Theodore Van Beuning. Mr, Van Beuning secured his bachelor's degree at Bradley and formerly taught at Theodore Roosevelt junior High School. Upon the retirement of Anthony Middleton as principal of Harrison School, l, Weston Harding, who taught in the commercial department at Manual, was ap- pointed to fill this vacancy. To him may be accredited the success of numerous Senior Boys' Minstrels, and many will remember him for the frolics and good times they enjoyed through the Senior Boys' Club. The Commercial department also lost E. Leslie limison through his appointment as principal of the new Coolidge elementary school in West Peoria, Mr. limison for many years was the financial manager of football at Manual. Miss Flora Ebaugh has secured a leave of absence and is traveling extensively and visiting a sister in India. Mrs, Arthur Esslinger taught her history classes the first semester and Mrs, XfVilmarth, the second. Other additions to the faculty are Michael Loukitis, a graduate of Manual, and Donald Coulter, both of whom received their degrees at Bradleyf Mr. Loukitis was formerly employed at Roosevelt junior High School and is doing graduate work at the University of Iowa, Mr, Coulter, in addition to his classroom work, found time for baseball while at college, After graduation he was elected to a teaching position at Raymond, lllinois, and later became assistant principal at Clen Oak School, in Peoria, Miss McElwee, who is now teaching commercial geography, was transferred to Manual from Peoria Central High School. The holiday season brought the announcement of the retirement of Miss Edna L. Earnest, who was completing a period of fifty years of successful teaching Thus another replacement became necessary, and Miss Helen Munsterman was added to the English department, Miss Munsterman received her education at Bradley and taught both English and Latin previously at Columbia lunior High School, Miss Evelyn Maleham felt the sting of cupid's darts and resigned her position at the end of the first semester to enter the bonds of matrimony. Mr, lohn Q, Sapp, a graduate of Normal University and former teacher at Irving School, became her successor. The commercial department received two part-time teachers the second semester, Mrs, Hazel B. Hoffman and Mr. Norman, THE MIRROR OF 1938 K 4