Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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'1. Miss Hemdon . . . her shrill ristle was followed up with 'all right, ls- give the officers your attention' . this favorite among Red Jackets rk was worse than her bite.' 2. Mrs. Somerville . . . this jack-of- -trades, interests in the school ranged mm attic to basement' . . . hardly a ldent left A. H. S. without having had is versatile English teacher. 3. Mrs. Malik . . . young and beau- ul Czech teacher . . . was one of the endliest in school . . . luck failed us ys because some fellow was quicker she was married. and so now I would like to pass L to you a hit of realization that me to me. Treat themright, id they will meet you more than Llf wayg they are really quite :man . . ' aff N flag' ,iq . if 6.7 :kk - so-11 V VZVQJWQ A, . A MMWW 'A K3 N wa- 7 f f . f I V ' t 5 3 1 .Q 5 4 0 I 1 v -Q . - ii. MM

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1. Miss Adams . . . manager of the lunchroom . . . and her assistant . . . Mrs. Bishop planned the inexpensive meals whose odors made our minds wander from classes to the lunchroom. 2. Mrs. Child . . . three weeks to finals and we didn't know our algebra . . . she was a 'lifesaver' beyond comparison in this untimely situation . . . we thought she was a 'swell person' although she seemed reserved at first. 3. Mr. I. F. Martin . . . a good-natured fellow with an engaging grin . . . was constantly amid gushin girls and industrious boys . . . post grad- uate agvisor and friend of veterans. 4. Mr. Tolbert . . . boys took to him like ducks take to water . . . they considered this friendly sports fan a 'buddy' at all times. 5. Mr. Burger . . . played dual role of being head coach of baseball and basketball . . . his inspiring pep talks backed up his teams and kept them full of spiritf,

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ul. Mrs. Mayne . . . Give yourself a greater mar- gin of time, would peal simultaneously with the tardy bell as the late stragglers came in . . . emphasized powers of Concentration in every way in the classrom. 2. Miss Walker . . . a cloud of anything from lay- outs and write-ups to English III themes always fol- lowed at her busy heels . . . formed the backbone of our Comet staff as she energetically supported our feeble efforts . . . believed ardently in good literature and a bountiful vocabulary. 3. Miss Iunkin . . . 'Ohl Oh! a late bookl' . . . this quiet dark-haired lady in her efficient way added her sizable bit to the welfare of our Library . . . worked with all kinds of people and books . . . enjoyed it thoroughly. 4. Mrs. Edwards . . . she taught science, lived science, loved science . . . Spirogyra was her pet, we believed, as she always delved deeper into that phase of botanyf'