Avon High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Avon, IL)

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EARL L. OLSON Mr. Earl L. Olson graduated from high school at Sycamore, Illinois. He worked a year in Chicago, and then attended N. I. S. T. C. at DeKalb for two years. There he was the captain of the basketball squad in 1923 and 1924. He continued his education at the University of Wisconsin. After teaching 116 years at Woodstock, Illinois, he re- turned to the University of Wisconsin in 1928, where he received his Ph. B. degree. There he was pledged to the Phi Sigma Phi, honorary physics fraternity. In 1934 he received his Ph. M. degree, as a result of his summer study. Before he came to Avon in the fall of 1943, he taught at Libertyville and Barrington. Besides being our prin- cipal, he teaches general science and physics. His hobby is contract bridge. BARBARA BULL Miss Barbara Bull graduated from A.C.H.S. in 1942. For her advanced schooling she went to Western Illinois State Teachers College at Macomb, Illinois. She received her B. S. degree in Education there but before returning to Avon this year, she did practice teaching in the Bardolph High School and the Macomb Academy. Here in Avon, she teaches bookkeeping, shorthand, typing I, and typing II. Her pastimes are reading, dancing and traveling. She is head sponsor of the Freshman Class and faculty advisor for the Boomerang Staff. MARTHA DAVIS Mrs. Martha fWelshJ Davis graduated from A.C.H.S. in 1938 and received her B. A. degree in 1942 from Knox College in Galesburg. She taught in Media school for two years, and then returned to Avon in the fall of 1944 to teach English-I, II, III, IV. She-is the only faculty sponsor of the Senior Class. Her hobby is reading. ROYCE DAVIS Mr. Royce Davis graduated from A.C.H.S. in 1938. He then attended Knox College in Galesburg, where he majored in Music Education, and graduated from there in 1942. For four years he was solo cornetist in the Knox band, and he was a tenor in the choir for three years. Also, he was Secretary and Treasurer of the Phi Sigma Kappa. He then attended R. O. T. C. for three years. This is his second year of direct- ing the band, yet he has directed the summer band in Avon for several years. Tinkerin' is his hobby. RUBY DUFFY Mrs. Ruby 4Wileyl Duffy attended Irving High School and Hillsboro High School where she graduated in 1921. She received her college training at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois, from where she graduated in 1925. In 1931 jand 1936 she took summer courses there. In the fall of 1944 she came to A. C. H. Sfand she teaches biology, solid geometry, advanced algebra, social geography, trigonometry, Latin I, and Latin Il. 'She is also director of the class plays, faculty sponsor of the Librarian's Club, and hezfd sponsor of the Junior Class. Teaching is her job, housekeeping is her pastime. Nine

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FACULTY EARL L. OLSON, Principal Barbara Bull Martha Davis Royce Davis Ruby Duffy E lt Wi

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