Ravenna High School - Tappan Tatler Yearbook (Ravenna, OH)

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Teaching Staff Miss Kathleen Armitage, Miami, teaches commercial subjects. C. B. Bates, Mount Union, teach- es science and aeronautics. Mrs. Ruth Becker, school librar- ian, Akron U. and U. of Illinois. Mrs. Helen Chapman, math and English, Hiram College. Miss Hazel Collins, Missouri and Columbia, mathematics. Mrs. Lyda Crowley, U. of Wiscon- sin, languages. Mrs. Kathryn Francies, English and history, Kent State U. and Penn. School treasurer, math and book- keeping instructor is C. C. Hostetler, Zanerian graduate. Richard Howe, O.S.U. and West- ern Reserve, world history. Miss Ruth Juve, American Prob- lems, Ohio State. Miss Florence LePrevost, Kent State, art supervisor. Miss Anna McClean, English, Cul- ver-Stockton. J. J. Miller, Bluffton and Purdue, mathematics. New clerk of the school board and secretary to H. L. Brown is Miss Mary Moncey. Miss Edith Montecalvo, home eco- nomics, Kent State. Lieutenant i. g. in the U. S. Navy is former football coach, M. M. Montecalvo's commission. Miss Ruth Pangburn, Latin and English, Oberlin. Director of speech and English teacher is R. I. Pearce, Hiram. Miss Mabel Rood, English and geography, Kent State. Harley Seiss, science and shop, Kent State. Miss Eunice Shanaberger, now serving in the Red Cross, was girls' physical ed. director. Mrs. Kathryn Shuey, Kent State, science and social studies. Mrs. Joy Stearns, Kent State, English, home economics. Mrs. Betty Sullivan resigned the second semester. Donald Vance, Heidelberg and Ohio University, physical ed. and senior science. V. M. Watkins, Kent State, is di- rector of music. Miss Christine Westlake, social studies, and Girl Reserve advis- er, Ohio State. C. D. Zumbro, shop and mechan- ical drawing, faculty manager of athletics, Ohio Univeristy. Faculty members not pictured: Mrs. Maxine Salladay, Kent State, music. Miss Eva Montigney, nurse, grad- uate of White Hospital. Miss Elizabeth Gorlich, Kent State, physical education. l

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Administration l MR. BROWN lt seems to me is a familiar phrase drifting out of the office in the lower corridor labeled Superintend- ent. These words, which inevitably precede wc-ll thought out and common sense discussion, come from our own H. I.. Brown, head of Ravenna city schools. Mr. Brown's interest in improving educational fa- cilities and methods has made his I9 years within our walls pleasant and varied. An advocate of athletics, dating back to his coach- ing days, Mr. Brown was elected this year president of the state high school athletic board of control, of which he has been a past member. He favors athletic training that stresses the importance and value of com- petitive sportsmanship rather than going all out to win repeatedly. Superintendent Brown has contributed much to the war effort as a member of the local selective service board in addition to innumerable other community serv- ices. He is a graduate of Mt. Union college and Colum- bia university. The Board of Education MR. WATTERS Principal Watters is his title, and he might well be called adviser or counselor, for so he has served Zn the four years since he first became principal of Raven- na high. Previously he taught history, English and speech. Now his time is filled with arranging schedules, pro- moting the general welfare of the school and all the students. Multitudinous details of all descriptions have to be handled through his office to keep Ravenna high operating smoothly. Look beyond the next two or three years, it will pay to make long range planning, is his word to all theiseniors. The future will be as important then as the present is now. A word to the wise is sufficient might supple- ment Mr. Watters' statement and his not infrequent bits of valuable advice are a part of the tradition of Ra- venna high school itself. Mr. Watters received his A. B. degree from Hiram and his M. A. from Kent State university. Five board members, meeting once a month, are responsible for keeping the wheels of Ravenna's education- al system running smoothly. Headed by John R. Byers, the board of education includes Clyde A. Heisler, vice presi- dent, Henry Jones, Dr. Paul H. Zinkhan, and Mrs. S. U. Sivon. Present clerk of the board is Logan Case, but the clerical duties will be assumed on July l by Miss Mary Moncey. ' Stretching the budget to run the school system efficiently, provid- ing facilities such as books, furni- ture, laboratory equipment, setting up requirements for the various courses for graduation, appointing trained teachers, are but a few of the problems that confront the board members. Election of members by popu- lar vote is held every fourth year in November. Meetings are held the first Monday in every month. Much credit is given by our students to the board for its splen- did work in setting up and maintain- ing high standards for Ravenna's schools. Page 6

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Seniors Take Over On Tuesday, March 2, Jack Bower reigned as su- perintendent of schools when the seniors accepted the duties of the faculty. Eric Casson acted as Mr. Wat- ters, and Ann Calanni as Miss Armitage. Mary Arviz- zigno taught the chemistry classes of Mr. Bates, while Jerry Long taught his physics and general science classes and Peter DeSimio, his aeronautics class. Ann Maimone and Kathryn Romano served as Mrs. Becker. Gretchen Dussel and Peter DeSimio taught Miss Collin's classes. Mrs. Crowley's classes were divided, with Louanna Adams teaching Spanish, Jean Ellen Hawkins, English 8, and Violet Hartley, French. Mr. Howe's salesmanship and history classes were tagght by Ralph Byers. Evelyn Long taught the classes of Miss Juve and Donna Montgomery those of Miss lePrevost. Caroline Ruffin served as Miss Moncey, Mary Jane Conelly os Miss Montecalvo, Pauline Foster as Miss McClean, Bob Damicone as Mr. Miller, Gertrude Grif- fiths as Mr. Pearce, Kathryn Gray as Mrs. Salladay. The biology classes of Mr. Montecalvo were instructed by Ed Gaski and the general science classes by Dick Pfeil. Mrs. Montigney's office girls acted as her substitutes. Gretchen Dussel and Louanna Adams taught the Latin classes of Miss Pangburn while Jean Ellen Hawkins taught her English 9 classes. Miss Shanaberger's duties were assumed by Bar- bara Haiflich, Mrs. Shuey's by Norman Northcott, Mrs. Francies' by Cecilia Mendiola, Miss WestIake's by Bar- bara Enders, Mr. Vance's by Edmund Graber, Mr. Hu- gilI's by Nick Mendiola. Mr. Seiss's science classes were taught by Oliver Schneider while his mechanical drawing classes were taken by Paul Milbee, Dominic DeSimio and Oliver Schneider served as Mr. Wat- kins, Dominic directing band and Oliver, choir, Wanda Hoskins taught the home economics classes of Mrs. Stearns, and Vita Cacioppo taught her English classes. Shop classes of Mr. Zumbro were taught by Elwood Pittman and Leonard Griffin taught his mechan- ical drawing classes. Ann Troy taught for Mrs. Chapman, Leo Held and Leonard Griffin for Mr. Hostetler, Jean Keefer for Miss Rood. Audrey Dawson served as Mr. Watters' secretary. Faculty Aides Under the direction of Miss Armitage is the secre- tarial practice group, serving as office assistants for Mr. Watters, Mrs. Montigney, and Miss Moncey. This group is taking commercial work, and the extensive training each one receives in the different offices gives her valuable experience towards bcoming a secretary. Some of the duties performed include, filing mate- rial, checking attendance and tardies, compiling the missing lists, typing announcements and letters, running errands, using permanent record cards, and doing gen- eral office work. For their services, the girls receive one credit and are excused from H. P. E. Workingin the principal's office are: Ann Troy and Christine Brett, first period, Sarah Pandolfi and Ann Calanni, second period, Pat Miller and Nancy Quillen, third, Barbara Enders, Jean Ellen Hawkins, and Louanna Adams, fourth, Pauline Foster and Audrey Dawson, fifth, Mary Massari and Barbara Haiflich, sixth. Teachers' Traits Mrs. Becker digging up references for us in the library. Mrs. Chapman, moulder of our fundamental Eng- lish and arithmetic. Enioying those imaginary trips around the world with Miss Rood. And Miss Westlake trying to be strict with students but finally starting to laugh. Mr. Seiss's coaching our star Reserves. Miss Shanaberger and Miss Gorlich's exercises to make us reduce, which only gave us stiff muscles. Miss Montecalvo teaching the girls how to make clothes and decorate their homes. Mrs. Stearns' ability to have those delicious aromas float through the hall at the end of third period. Miss Collins busy sending High-Times to our boys in service. Mr. Zumbro standing at the stadium gate. Thinking of Mr. Hugill and his staff when we re- member our school and how the lawns, flowers, and building were always kept up. Miss Juve keeping track of our debt on her board -51.35 plus .35 equals 52.35 owed. Mrs. Crowley teaching Spanish in the French class and vice-versa. Mr. Vance always eager to collect the money in home room. Miss Pangburn teaching students that there are other words in the Latin language besides Ego amo te. The way Mr. Howe started the bow tie fad in our school. ' Miss 'McClean helping us to eliminate such words as ain't and yea from our vocabulary. Mr. Pearce making great speakers out of some of our members and trying to help us get over stage fright. Mr. Montecalvo making our boys look like Charles Atlas. Mr. Bates watching us in chemistry and just hoping we wouldn't blow the school off the map. Miss lePrevost's art class contributions brightening up our hallways. Mr. Watkins trying to get the band to play as a concert band should, instead of playing like H. James. Mrs. Shuey teaching us that the middle of the earth is not a big flaming cavern where Gremlins live. Miss Armitage clicking a typewriter. A bank window with Mr. Hostetler behind it. Mrs. Montigney always busy with students in trouble, tardies, hooky players, and absentees. last but not least our thoughts wander back to the times we were in trouble or we needed counsel and were called into Mr. Brown's or Mr. Walters' office, used to shake with fear but were so relieved when we walked out. Many times we came out with smiles on our faces. Mrs. Montigney's assistants are: Elizabeth Delin, Josephine Forte Alise Woolf, Anna Hahn, Frieda Wymer, and Betty Pemberton. Josephine Chionchio, Caroline Ruffin, and Frances Maimone serve as helpers for Miss Moncey. Each Thursday these girls meet the third period with Miss Armitage for their class work. Q Page 8