Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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OUR FACULTY Are teachers human? Getting the answer to this question was the assign- ment given our roving reporter. The many-sided views of various members of the faculty that the reporter brought back confirms a suspicion that we have long had. The teachers are human. The facts about them, both in and out of the classroom, are presented in our Keyhole Column. Page 18

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Miss Duguid Miss Dawson Miss Haywood Mr. Young Mrs. DeBaun Miss Armstrong FACULTY LANGUAGES AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION MISS GLADYS DUGUID A.B. — English and French Indiana University University of Michigan Columbia University University of Southern California MISS CAROL DAWSON A.B. — Latin and Senior English Tri-State College Indiana University University of Chicago University of Southern California MISS BETTY HAYWOOD English and Public Speaking DePauw University MR. CECIL YOUNG A.B., M.S. — Physical Education University of Wisconsin DePauw University University of Michigan Indiana University MRS. MILDRED DeBAUN B.S. — English and Physical Education Ball State Teachers ' College MISS MAUDE ARMSTRONG A.B.— English Michigan State Normal College Syracuse University war, also spoke to us. Everyone was amused and at the same time inspired by Mbonu Ojike, a prince from Nigeria, Africa. In addition to the special convocations, the faculty made it possible for students to see movies in the evenings. These were films that had been made several years ago, therefore most of the students enjoyed them for the first time here. To a basic group of films of well- known classics that involved French, English and early American history, a few comedies and musicals were added. School dances have been fairly well attend- ed this year, especially those held after basket- ball games. The Y has opened its doors to youth on several occasions. The dances held there were spiced with floor shows consisting of local talent. The Home Economics Club spon- sored a Victory Hop which featured entertain- ment by the faculty. The P.T.A. has continued to carry on its much needed work. As usual, many of its beneficial projects were conducted without publicity. It has supplied milk to the schools in an effort to boost the health of the students. Members made a house-to-house canvass in the recent Red Cross campaign. The officers for this year were: Mrs. Frank Weathers, president; Mrs. H. E. Bolley, first vice pres- ident; Mr. Lloyd Miller, second vice president; Mrs. Francis Shugart, secretary; Mrs. Robert Wiley, treasurer; Mrs. Maynard Timbrook, council representa- tive. Page 17

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KEYHOLE COLUMN Memos from the office clerk: Two of our teachers, Mrs. Christy and Mr. Hornaday, work the year round because of their summer activities in 4-H. . . . Wonder who will be the first veteran of World War II on our faculty? We have three from World War I, Mr. Horna- day, Mr. Schooley, and Mr. Weathers. . . . Several of our faculty were active in the civilian defense program. In addition to those serving as wardens, fire watchers, and auxil- iary firemen, Mr. Miller was chief of instruc- tion, Mr. Weathers served as instructor, and Mr. Schooley was commander, all in the Au- burn Defense organization. . . . Miss Buckley says she welcomes a relief from teaching both day and night, which was her program in a business school in Chicago before coming to our fair city. Incidentally, Miss Buckley once ran an employment agency. . . . Anyone wishing to see records of the past Garrett- Auburn games, see Mr. Cosper. He has com- plete files in his little black book. Anything else of interest in there, Ike ? . . . Two fac- ulty members, Miss Dawson and Mrs. Weiler, are graduates of Auburn High themselves. . . Of the classroom teachers, Miss Armstrong has been in A. H. S. the longest. Miss Reeve is the newest addition, joining the faculty just the week before last Thanksgiving. Mr. Cosper has taught in high school longer than any other of the men and has been in the school system a total of 34 years. Mr. Sho- walter is the baby of the men who are still with us. Summer jobs (and some are not): War pro- duction was speeded up considerably when several teachers stepped into war jobs last summer — notably Mr. Young, Mr. Kottlowski, and Mr. Weathers at Warner Gear, Mr. Cos- per at Rieke ' s, and Mr. Gumpp at Auburn Manufacturing. Mr. Schooley started out as a moulder at the Foundry, but wasn ' t man enough, so resumed his lighter work at with the electric utility force of the city. Miss Sell- ers, our former art teacher, took a war job in Indianapolis and the school lost her perma- nently to industry. . . . Miss Armstrong usual- ly spends her summers in her mountain home near Lake Placid, New York. She is quite in- terested in a bird colony there. ... As a side- line to his teaching and coaching, Mr. Sho- walter owns and operates a filling station in the southern end of town. His motto is Serv- ice with a smile. (Hi, Smiley.) . . . Miss Dawson and her mother bought and oversaw the remodeling of a new home last summer. . . . We have four Bronx cheer leaders as Young, Coar, Miller and Showalter officiate in basketball or football. Did you know that Mr. McKenney used to referee on the hard- wood? . . . Mr. Coar farmed about forty acres last summer. The success in his production was reflected in the cut in ration points on pork this winter. Sayings of the sages: Mr. Miller — How a- bout that back work? . . . Miss Duguid — How wonderful! . . . Mr. Gumpp — Tran- scribe this. . . . Mr. Schooley — Short answer test tomorrow. . . . Front office — No! . . . Miss Haywood — Don ' t call me ' Red ' . . . . Pop Weathers — Every mother ' s son and daughter. — Let ' s take a half sheet of paper — Ready, first question. . . . Miss Dawson — Prim and precise. . . . Miss Reeve — More or less. . . . Miss Armstrong — You can ' t was a fly. . . . Mr. Hornaday — Get your leaves and bugs in or you ' ll be working next spring. Faculty chaff: Did you know that one of our teachers was an expert salad-maker at the Sargent Hotel at Lake Wawasee several sum- mers ago? (Note: see Miss Dawson.) . . . While Weathers and Young generally get all the publicity as the Isaac Waltons of the A. H. S. faculty, one of the canniest fishermen of all is our superintendent, Mr. McKenney. He also draws a mean bead on duck and pheasant. Another expert with the rod and reel is Mr. Cosper. . . . Rumor has it that one of our gentler pedagogues thumbed her way across several states on a thousand-mile sum- mer tour with two girl friends several years ago. (Miss Duguid, no less.) . . . And how many know that records show that our digni- fied administrators, both the principal and the superintendent, have served as coaches of high school girls ' basketball teams? . . . And why would a certain shop instructor grow a moustache after all these years? . . . Redheads must not be incompatible, because Mrs. Christy and Miss Haywood share the same apartment. ... By the way. Miss Hay- wood, remember the time when the ice in the middle of Main Street was too much for you? (Any bones broken?) . . . Remember the days when Mr. Miller played with the Ashley Aces? . . . Mrs. Christy still believes that Mr. Horna- day took that can of oil home to set fire to his trees in order to melt off the ice. . . . Miss Dawson knows she can ' t be a Spar because rough water makes her seasick (contact Miss Duguid for a true report of the Alaskan trip). Page 19