South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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The services of the custodians, cafeteria workers, and pressroom workers are most important to the running of our school. Long hours after we have gone home in the evening, they remain to prepare South Side for another day. Top left: The pressroom workers: Maurice Forkert, Elmer Harkenrider, Gerald Romary, Verne Ireland, and Robert Hershberger. Lower left: The night custodian john Kowal, and the firemen, Kenneth Buckmaster and Clarence Hartman. Top right: The custodians: Dessie Spears, Dick Arney, engineer, Russell Seltenright, head custodian, Esther Bowers, Archie James, Earl Downey, Gene Royer, Dwight Williams, and James Eloph. Lower right: The cafeteria workers: Leota Trautman, Edna Hunter, Marguerite Hoffman, Rose Sellers, Mabel Billiard, and Alice Koehler. 23

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MYRTLE GRIMSHAW: Hiram College, AB., Western Reserve, M.A.g English. Came in 1956. KAREN KEEPER! Indiana University, BA., English. Came in 1956. VIRGINIA KINSEY: University of Cincinnati, B.S., Wil- mington Universityg art. Came in 1956. RAYMOND QUANCE: Purdue University, B.S.g industrial Top: An artistic atmosphere inspires Mrs. Kinsey's art students in their work. Middle: Buzz . . Buzz . . . is a familiar sound in Miss Re- horst's home economics class as the sewing machines whirl around. Bottom: Miss Ayers gets quite a charge out of the next question she's about to spring on her innocent commercial geography pupils. arts. Came in 1956. DONNA JEAN ROEBEL: Michigan State University, B.A., English. Came in 1956. BRUCE TONE: Indiana University, A.B.g English and journalism. Came in 1956. MARGARET MACKAY: Came in 1956. Wellesley College, B.A., Latin. I .... ..,.,. , V Zq.. ..-:-1 A ........ .,..., . --- - I :.. :--. .., Aysss t :,, '::-:z-vL E55 gg 3? Miss GERTRUDE OPPELT South Side High School has lost a careful student, a skilled teacher, a firm friend, and a pleasant companion. Miss Oppeltis contribution to scholarship and orderliness has left many lives enriched and happier, said Mr. R. Nelson Snider, principal. Wfe, as the student body of South Side, in the death of Miss Gertrude Oppelt, have lost a line friend and an excellent teacher. Her ability to make her subject live in the minds of her students exemplified her as a teacher dedicated to her task of educating. 22

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Top left: This is the way that I teach, explains Mrs. Spray to a group of parents on 'lBack To School Night. Mltlclle left: Mrs. Luse, Mrs. Baird, Miss Osborne, and Miss Fortney explore their mail boxes to find out just what's new. Bottom left: Posing for the champions picture is our tenth string basketball team consisting of first row: Messrs. Morey, Feasel, and Hostetlerg second row: Messrs. Petty, Quance, Weber, Stebing, and Collyer, third row: Mr. Gernand and Mr. Havens, and fourth row: Mr. Baas and Mr. Geyer. 24 Top right: The Pause That Refreshesu is taken by Mr. Knigge, Miss Maloney, Mr. Morey, Mr. Billiard, and Mr. Tone between second and third period. Thermos jugs come in very handy in providing coffee for their break Mizltlle fight: The most enjoyable period of the day, lunch. At least Mr. Geyer, Mr. Yoder, Mr. McClain, and Mr. Weber seem to think so. Bottom right: The annual june breakfast for the faculty is being enjoyed by Mr. Snider, Miss Miller, Miss Van Gorder, Mr. Becker, and Miss Stobaugh.