Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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The patzknt FACULTY taught over all the comtruction nozlref UNDER THE PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP of the ad- ministration, our educational program has continued to grow at a rapid pace. The Board and Mr. Price made considerable effort to obtain and keep a faculty having high qualifications and teaching standards. While all our teachers have their bachelor's degree, approximately half of them also hold their master's degree. In order to meet the ever-changing demands of a mod- ern curriculum, each member of the faculty belonged to one of eight committees. At their various meetings, dis- cussions were held on such topics as reports to parents, Career Day, scholastic achievement, industrial education and agriculture, social studies, financing classes and or- ganizations, English, and science. Adult evening classes were held again this year. These sessions, taught by the high school instructors, covered the fields of agriculture, home economics, and typing. Often our teachers took time out from grading tests to work at basketball, football, and track games or to chap- erone at dances. Many of them devoted valuable hours to class and club meetings. The Faculty Council, relatively new at MHS, is a group of teachers elected to serve as intermediaries for the faculty and the administration. Three teachers served in this capacity this year. Although six new teachers joined the staff in Septem- ber, the total number remained, as last year, at twenty- eight. Their home towns ranged from Portland, Oregon, to New York City, and from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Kirksville, Missouri, Members of the Faculty Council for 1957-1958 are Lloyd Doeniei, Assistant Principal, Maude Strauss I. W. Price, Principal, Ioyce Gilbert, and Stephen Warren ! 9

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HAZEL PAYNE Guidance Director, Dean of Girls B.S. lfd.. U11i1'w1ri!y of 111211021 Miss Payne also devotes much of her time to the individual student. Seniors learn to appre- ciate her valuable assistance in choosing a college or career. Freshmen and sophomores, foo, find her a great help in planning their class schedules for the coming years. When she is not in the office, Miss Payne can be found teaching one of her college preparatory English classes or, perhaps, at a senior class meeting. and ejjicienr OFFICE GIRLS OFFICE SECRETARIES Carole lohnson, Marvene Walton, Patti l-leininger The office girls are the indispensable secref taries Without whom the machinery of the ad- ministration could not run smoothly. Carole, Marvene, and Patti do a little of everything in their job. Aside from being the general receptionists, they Cto list only a fewl handle all correspondence, order the supplies, pay the bills, do any typing that is needed, answer the telephones, and keep the records up to date.

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HARRY F. KIRCHNER , , . . , . l1.5.l1d.. ALS. Lal., lzmluaz lffzffwt' I'11i1'iv'uflt Debate, Speech, A d v a n c e d Speech, Driver Education Individual Speech Contest, De- bate, Commencement Speak- ing, Iunior Advisor MADRA FISCHER HS. lfd.. lffiuuji 51.115 ixlflfllhlf IVYIIII i wifi Home Economics, Family Living, Adult Education Sophomore, Future Homemakers Advisor lfiTu' 5 li! .ITU lb W' 0 W! 'W I an .adv- -'gmail :rf MARTHA B, HAYNES BMI.. lung: ll wlimllz Cmllijuu Algebra, Practical Math DEAN STEERY B.S,. 13.5. Inf.. ,xfllffflla il Mftmlnl Slilli f.uHi'g'c Chemistry, Physics, Algebra Audio-Visual Aids Director Iunior, Electronics Club Advisor