Taylorville High School - Drift Yearbook (Taylorville, IL)

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1935 THE DRIFT MUSIC It is largely due to Eugene Kemp Asbury, head of the Music Department, that Mr. Harding of the University of Illinois was able to say, '6The Taylorville High School Band has made more progress in the last six years than any other in this statef' Mr. Asbury was brought up in Terre Haute, Indiana. He at- tended Rose Polytechnic, Wabash College, Indiana State Teacher's College, and Syracuse University. He holds the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science in public school music degrees. Eight years at Taylorville High School com- prise his teaching experience. Mr. Asbury's favorite hobbies are fishing, read- ing, and music. He specializes in the French horn and plays this instrument in the Springfield Civic Orchestra. In the past he has been a professional mu- sician, stenographer, purchasing clerk, and a soldier in the army during the war. His home is in the faculty apartments. The music students are aided in private instruction by Turner Nearing of Decatur, an experienced cornet specialist, who is not a member of the faculty. Mr. Nearing has played in a number of professional, traveling bands: Ewing's Zouave Boy's Band, 1908-19133 Bradshaw Players, 1906, Kryl's Band of Chicago. 1916g Cimera's Band of Chicago, 1916, Mikado Opera Company, 19173 Royal Scotch Highlanders, 1918-1927. Since 1927 Mr. Nearing has been engaged in theatre playing and private instruction. He has trained two national soloist champions: Charles Spooner of Charleston, cornet, and Stevens of Arcola, baritone. If your instrument has an ailment, take it to Turner Nearing. COMMERCE Mr. S. A. Dorris, whose place of birth is Sharon Grove, Kentucky, never at- tended high school. Nevertheless, he has had a broad training, having studied two years in the elementary schools of Isabel, Illinois, four summers in the Edgar County Normal School, one year in the Central Normal College of Danville, one year at Valpariso University, four years at the Eastern Illinois State Teach- ers' College, one year at Greer College, Gregg College, and five summers at the University of Illinois. He received the B.S. degree from Eastern Illinois State Teachers' College and has had two summers of graduate work. Mr. Dorris taught for eighteen years before coming to T. T. H. S.: seven years in the country and villages of Central Illinois, five and one half years at Greer College, three and one half years at the Champaign High School, and three years at the Clin- ton High School. He has been here seventeen years and: is one of three high school teachers of commercial work in the state who have attended the state teachers institute for twenty-one consecutive years. Mr. Dorris is very interested in shorthand and shorthand systems. His former vocations are farming and office work. Miss Zethel Eaton was born in Lucas County, Iowa, and educated at Chari- ton. She received the B. S. degree and attended Northeastern Missouri State Teacher's College, State Teacheris College of Wisconsin, and Gregg College, Chicago. Miss Eaton had positions for two and one half years before coming here ten and one-half years ago: Wyaconda. Missouri, Jefferson, Iowa, one quarter in college. Her summer home is in Mexico, Missouri. T ty i

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. X ' .xl IJ A A It THE DRIFT 1935 VOCATIONAL SCIENCE Mr. A. D. Clausen was born at Cortland, Illinois, going to the DeKalb High School. He holds the B. S. degree from the University of Illinois and also at- tended the University of Yvisconsin. While at the U. of I. Mr. Clausen became a Major in B. 0. T. C. He is a member of the Reserve Officers Association. For ten years Mr. Clausen has been the faculty manager of The Drift. To re- ward his services the annual was dedicated to I1in1 last year. Early in the spring Mr. Clausen feels the urge to make garden. He is deeply interested in the numer- ous angles of his work in agriculture. Mr. Harold L. Card was brought up in Valparaiso, Indiana. He received his Ph. C. from Valparaiso University, also attending Northern Military Acad- emy and Bradley Institute. Mr. Card taught for one year at Glenwood, Illi- nois, before coming to Taylorville High School. He has been here fifteen years. M1'. Card is active in American Legion affairs, being past local commander. His hobby is boys and boys' work, and his home is in Taylorville. Mr. Card's vocational subject as a teacher is manual training. Miss Ellen Orr was born at Maysvillc, Oklahoma, attending the Griggsville Community High School in Illinois. She holds the B. S. from MacMurray Col- lege and lives in Griggsville during the summer. Besides teaching domestic science Miss Orr coaches our junior play and has much to do with the Junior- Senior Prom. Her favorite hobby is handiwork of various kinds. Miss Orr is quite popular among the teachers, as she occasionally serves them good things to eat after school. She came to T. T. H. S. with the class of '35. STUDENTS T. T. H. S. has a total enrollment of 734 students-the Freshmen having the largest class, numbering 215 strong. The Sophomores, second in line with 180, are not far ahead of the Juniors, who have 175. There will be 134 Seniors graduated the latter part of May. In addition to the regular student body, there are 30 people taking post graduate work. The requirements for graduation are now two majors and two minors. A major consists of three years of the same subject, while a minor consists of only two. English must be counted as one major. There are five courses offered-College Preparatory, Commercial, Home Economics, Manual Arts, and Agricultural. Very often one of the latter courses is mixed with the College Preparatory to enable the student to secure the proper college entrance credits but yet have the advantages of vocational work. T. T, H. S. has a very outstanding Music Department, featuring both instrumental and vocal music. . I11 1933-34 it cost the tax payers exactly 35101.57 per student for the operation of the High school. In 1921-22 the per capita cost was 25173. There has been a steady decrease since that time. T. T. H. S. ranks high among the high schools of its size in the state. Tw--nly-eight - Q , . ..-Iva - . .un