Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

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Engineers 'The duties of the janitor force in general are keeping the building anti all it equipment clean and in repair. To keep it clean there are some things that must be done twice daily such as sweeping the corridors. Most of the work is done once each day and some things are done regular- ly once each week. “The daily duties include sweep- ing anti dusting the office all the fifty- two classrooms, the cafeteria and the gym, cleaning ail the eighty-three lav- atories and twenty-four drinking fountains. The hoys’ and girls' lock- er rooms and shower rooms are clean- ed. scrubbed and disinfected every day. The swimming pool is cleaned and heated and all machinery and the forty-two electric motors are cleaned and inspected each day. One duty that requires considerable t irne- is the carrying of all paper and sweep- ings that have been collected the pre- ceding night to the boiler room to lie burned. There is a janitor on each floor for about twenty minutes before Aim Hamilton Flossir Johnson Prko Jamks Rkki Pkki IIa ki.ton school starts every day who is kept busy unlocking lockers. The differ- ent duties that are performed weekly arc done by doing a few each day. These include scrubbing all the eigh- teen lavatory rooms, sweeping and dusting the auditorium, dusting all the chairs and tables in the cafeteria, washing the wa lls in the corridors and washing the filters of the pool. Together w ith the regular duties that must be done daily or weekly there are always some of the following things to be done Replacing broken door and window panes, replacing burned out light bulbs, repairing machinery, door locks, door checks, lockers, telephones, bells, clocks, brok- en chairs and seats and cleaning erasers and chalk troughs. Keening the outside steps and walks free from ice and snow as much as possible has been quite a task the past winter In the fall and spring considerable time is spent on the shrubbery, lawn and trees surrounding the building. Joe Bane:. Ass t, to Mr. Levings. Lkvings Jok Bank William I.kwis Ciikstkr Mikr Virgil Ross Tutmy-M

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Faculty Administration and perform some act of kindness for us, if only a suggestion for a trouble- some schedule; finding a home where we Seniors from the country could find happiness and content all through our four years, or perhaps the smooth- ing out of some serious misunder- standing for us. Miss Hightshoe has attained both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Mast- er's degree. The theme of our Argus embodies three supreme ideas—the school, the home, and the city. Mr. Hannum, as Superintendent of our Public Schools is instrumental essentially in bringing into closer relationship with one another these three units, merging them into one noble purpose—Ot- I tumwa! His supervision of the school system touches in a very real sense the life of our community. I lis policy and that of his board of directors dictates largely the ideals, purposes, and business integrity of future Ot- tumwa. Mr. Hannum received his Bache- lor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa, and was also a student at Columbia Uni versit v. N. Y. I.rw.i.A lIiciirsiiOR R. P. Hannum F. W. Douma Ass't Principal Superintendent Principal. “ Our I ligh School, the best in the land That motto was given to the students by an assembly speaker about eight years ago. Since that time we have been getting nearer and nearer that goal. Today our school compares very favorably with any high school in the country. W e have an excellent faculty, an enthusiastic student body and one of the best sch x l plants found anywhere. It is up to each one to do his or her part to get the most out of this wonderful opportunity. I f fifteen hundred people are unitedly striving to make our school the best there is, it surely will be.” These words of Prank V. Douma embody the ideal which our High School is striving to attain Yet one person, dominant above all. is directly responsible for the attainment of this ideal Mr. Douma! Iwo years of honest effort and efficient systems in- stituted by Mr. Douma have lead us nearer and nearer to that goal l ie attended I lope College, Michi- gan l ni versit y. Chicago University, and Iowa I. niversity. and has re- ceived his Bachelor of Arts degree. Miss Hightshoe a friend willing to stop in her most busy moments Tuvnty-onc

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Cafeteria Years may pass and as we Seniors may count the strikes of the clock at noon perhaps our memory will steal hack again to the Cafeteria. We ll recall the rush for our place in line, the joy of the day after the hig feed when they served left-over chicken and mayhe we ll see again our favorite cherry pie waiting to tempt us—recall its lusciousness neath a generous top- ping of ice cream. Then mayhap we ll recall life's most embarrassing moment w hen we handed our quarter to the Cashier, and she smiled and said Twenty-six cents, please! There’s something about the Cafe- teria. its gleaming white tables, its busy clatter, the rush of hungry stu- dents, the old familiar ring of the cash register and the busy, excited din of it. all that haunts the memory. Mrs. Thompson, kind and pa- tient served us each day. Many times she added an ext ra helping to the plate of some hungry hov. We couldn't forget Mrs. Parker either, for the delicious fragrance of her juicy pics, l orn Buck, too. is as much a part of the Cafeteria as the Zelu Buck Dorrtta Buck Mary Laura Anderson IIazki. Beck ice cream he dipped each day. I'or four years he rendered his indispensi- blc service to the Cafeteria, dipping over a ton of ice cream during his career' Hazel Beck also claims four vears of serv ice to the Cafeteria. She rose from the stooping position of washing glasses to the heights of the stool in front of the cash register. Zella Beck and Doretta Buck arc Junior Members of the Arm of Glass and Dish Washers, incorporated. They have Ixren in the Cafeteria a year. Mrs. Anderson was employed temporarily during the w inter months and has proved herself a great help in serving the surplus crowds on stormy days. Mary Wiegner. chosen by the Student Council, has aided greatly in attaining a degree of order and fairness in the Cafeteria. The little joys or sorrows of the noon hour and of our Cafeteria arc- now but memories for as we seniors go out there w ill be other lunch hours, other faces, and other pies. Myers Alice Bi-:ck Ri'pie Thompson Blanche Parker Thomas Buck Tw«« y lhre