Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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JAMES McKAY President IRA C. TILTON Secretary C. W. WHARTON Treasurer BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL BOARD Representing various walks of life, the Valparaiso School Board consists of a busi- ness man, a lawyer, and a minister. Mr. McKay, Mr. Tilton, and the Rev- erend Mr. Wharton have served unselfishly upon this executive board for a number of years. Liberal and constructive, their admin- istration has seen the school grow in size and improve in facilities year after year. PRINCIPAL Principal Homer M. Jessee is here seen in a characteristic pose, that of guiding and counseling one of the many students he comes in contact with daily. Dynamic, energetic, efficient, his inten- sity is tempered by a keen sense of humor. His twenty-five years of service have made him the living personification of our high school, a true Hoosier School Master. MR. HOMER M. JESSEE, Principal Homer M. Jessee — Mathematics, Valpa- raiso University, B. S.; Indiana State Teachers ' College, A. B.; University of Chi- cago. NIn

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Roy B. Julian — State Teachers ' Col- lege; Butler University, A. B.; Indi- ana University, A. M.; Graduate work. University of Chicago. MR. ROY B. JULIAN, Snperintcndcnl MRS. GRACE HELMER, Clerk SUPERINTENDENT This picture shows Mr. Juhan, superintendent, in conference with his secretary, Mrs. Grace Helmer. Mr. Juhan has made an enviable record since his coming to Valparaiso in the fall of 1930, and through his activities of the last seven years has made himself indispensable. Interested, democratic, kind- ly, he is a truly modern educator standing high in the esteem of the faculty and student body. Eight

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Faculty of Valpai Margaret Bartholomew Emma R. Foor John Koch Joseph B. Brown Mary Jo Hollars Irene McCoy Hazel L. Butler Dessa Mae Hudson Clare McGlllicuddy Burton L. Conkling William R. Kendall Mary Stevens Myers Margaret Bartholomew — Home Economics; DePauw University; Valparaiso University; University of Chicago; Columbia University. Supervises vending of home-made delicacies. Teaches age-worn ad- age — the way to a man ' s heart de- tours through his main organ of digestion. Joseph B. Brown — Industrial Arts; Indiana University, A. B.; University of Illinois, A. M. Dem- onstrates efficiency with the hickory in the spring. Teaches tumblers. Carries out proverb, All the world loves a rotund man. Hazel L. Butler — Mathematics; Indiana University, A. B.; Gradu- ate work. University of Chicago; Colorado University. Burton L. Conkling — English, Public Speaking, Dramatic Art; State University of Iowa, A. B.; Winona College; Manchester Col- lege. Takes paternal interest in all his students. Smooths grease- paint of Footlight Masqueraders. Emma R. Foor — English, Journal- ism; Earlham College, A. B; Graduate work. University of Chi- cago; University of Minnesota. Consistently wins high honors an- nually with her Vaipost and Valen- ia n . Mary Jo Hollars — Physical Edu- cation; Indiana University; Indi- ana State Teachers ' College, B. S. ; University of Wisconsin, Graduate work. Teaches rhythmic convolu- tions. Keeps girlish figures girl- ish. Dessa Mae Hudson — Commercial; Valparaiso University, B. C. S.; University of Chicago, Ph. B. Sings -lustily and keeps interest alive in the Commercial Club. Drives shorthand, typing, and jun- ior business into heads of V. H. S. students. William R. Kendall — Science, History, Health Education; But- ler University; Indiana State Teachers ' College, B. S.; Graduate work, Indiana University. Still dotes on Readers ' Digest. Mentors debaters. Wardens bees, bugs, snakes. John Koch — German; Indiana State Teachers ' College, A. B.; University of Michigan, A. M. Reminiscent of proverbial postman on holiday, id est, sponsors German Club. Irene McCoy— English, Latin; De- Pauw University, A. B.; Univer- sity of Iowa. Co-sponsors club of the pulchritudinous sex, namely, freshman-sophomore Girl R e - serves. Attributes— soft voice, fair skin, surprising slimness. Clare McGillicuddy— Mathemat- ics; Valparaiso University, A. B.; University of Chicago; Columbia University. Geometrical genius. Sponsors adolescent part of Girl Reserves. Operates interurban bus — less franchise. Mary Stevens Myers — Music; Indiana State Teachers ' College, B. S.; Metropolitan Conservatory of Music; Columbia University; Chicago Consei-vatory of Music. Girls ' teacher of euphonies. Her octettes sing immeasurably well. Produces operettas and presents musical score of annual Christmas Pageant.