Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

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ROW I (Seated) : C. D. Evans. Ernest Manns. Walter H. McElroy. I rank Raney. Superinten- dent Douma. ROW II (Standing) : C. C. Lowenberg. Harold V. Wilson. Gene Wulfckuhlcr. Walter McLain. BOARD Of CDUCATIOn Although it is not generally realized, the work of the Board of Education is of the utmost impor- tance, for it has the responsibility of planning the education of future citizens. The Board is composed of seven prominent residents of Ottumwa, who give freely of their time and energies to make our public school system one of which we may be proud. They are constantly trying to improve our schools and to give us opportunities for education which we could not have had otherwise. For all this they receive no compensation except the satisfaction that comes from a job well done. The members of the board are Mr. ( I). Evans, president; Mr. Ernest Manns, vice-president; Mr. C. C Lowenberg. Mr. Frank Raney. Mr. Eugene Wulfekuhier, Mr. Walter McElroy and Mr. H. V. Wilson. The members whose terms expire are elected at a special school election each March. The board has charge of finances, hiring teachers and custodians, purchasing supplies, building and maintaining schools. During the last year it has chosen sixteen new principals and teachers to fill vacancies. It has also made plans to build a new athletic field. The Ottumwa school system now includes thirteen grade schools and cur beautiful high school, as well as a continuation school and several grades at Sunnyslopc. We take this opportunity to express to The Board of Education our sincere appreciation for its un- tiring efforts in our behalf. TH€ 1940 ARGUS Page eighteen

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THE STUDEm RESERVES ROW I: Billy Clift. Jim Dempster. Marion Higdon. Mary Burns. Retha Beal. Wanda Dillon. Viola Brady. Mary Catherine Herber. Rosemary Herber, Betty I.apham. Joan Bristow. Virginia Burns. James Ilgenfritz. Billy Elliott. ROW II: Ed Denefc. Harry Johnson. Robert Bailey. Barbara Barker. Thelma Carter. Stella Hawes. Mar- tha Anderson. Maxine Anderson. Sybil Dockstader. Virginia Gayer. Madeline Brown, Wanda Hart. Irene Chism. ROW III: Gene Funk, Paul Burggraaf. Floyd King. John Chickering. Donna Dobralz. Marcella Drake. Bernice Redman. Katherine Barnes. Mary V. Bolick. Jean Dempster. Marian Emery. I.ois Elliott. Betty Collett. Helen Eaton. ROW IV: Keith Helm. Joe Canny. John Ask. Hall Koontz. Jack Bullock. Jim Collins. Robert Hopkins. Loren Guitar. Harvey Bovce. Robert Lowry. ROW I: Bob Tyrrel. James Tray. John McCune. John McCarty. Arthur McGavran. Donald Murray. Naomi Snelling. Olga Shoemaker. Helen Robinson. Ruthann Woolsey. Donna Rhoades. Ruth Wendell. ROW II: Patty Manns. Vandclia Wilson. Ann Rowe. Betty Washburne. Alice Mae Sheldon. Barbara Sal- ter. Helen Vinson. Margaret Rudd. Ella Ruth Ruby. Glendine Thorne. Betty Wood. Helen Whitman, Helen McElroy. Norma Sowder. ROW III: Marian O'Neil. Marccne Schroeder. Bob Matheus. Horton Smith. Danny Smith. Jack ProfTit. Franny Stocssel. Donald Mathews. Gene Sigman. Bab Rutledge. Ed Nydle. Leona Schwartz. GOVERniRERT

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The cafeteria is really one of the most important establishments of our high school. It is capably managed by Mrs. Thompson, who is assisted by Mrs. Bottorf and several students. Over two hun- dred meals are served each noon to students and teachers who find it inconvenient to go home for lunch. The menus are varied, and the food is wholesome and reasonably priced. The cafeteria is also used by the students who bring their own lunches. Students often patronize it before advisory period when they like to get candy bars or cokes. To perform greater service to the school, it is run on a non- profit basis. Because the cafeteria is cjuite large, school affairs, such as the Junior Carnival, co-operative dinners, and school parties arc often held in it. Each day, as the students of Ottumwa High School are busily engrossed in their classroom work, there is another corps of workers engrossed in a different type of schoolwork. This group is the en- gineering force, engaged day in and day cut in beautifying our school. Our lovely grounds, our clean halls, and classrooms are all wonderfully and efficiently kept by this force of engineers. During the time that we are vacationing, this group of workers is continuously trying to improve our building for us. Throughout the school day, our school becomes like a home to each student therein. Naturally, we like 10 have our home as clean as possible. Ottumwa High School may, therefore, well be proud of the efficient group of house-keepers she has. mRimcnoncc CAFETERIA Mrs. A. O. Thompson Mrs. Marie Bottorf encinecRS Row I: Ada Maier. Tom Van Ness. Ernest Wilkin- son. Leslie Thompson, Chester Micr. Flossie John son. Row II: Willard Brooks. Everett Dunham. Claude Morlan. Laurence Vogel. William Lewis. Freeman Marble. Page nineteen