Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Mr. C. Addington and Mr. B. Hawker watch critically . . . cause of tha broken window ? A girl ' gym class rocaiva at Mi G. Scott preparas to swing . . . could that bo tho instruction . . . that thay'll use later on tho fairways. Mr. Hawker . . . adopted father of every senior class . . . and dancer extraordinary of the Butterfly . . . track coach . . . and referee of modern problems classes . . . somehow he finds time to golf . . . and drink chocolate malts. Miss Scott holds court in the upper regions . . . where she trains our future stenographers . . . crisp, curly hair . . . she rides the streetcar in the morning ... to check up on her girls. Mr. Addington . . . that young, up-and-coming lawyer of the third floor . . . tells us of jury trials and Henry VIII ... his Flattop, Gravel Gertie cases are famous . . . with Mr. Addington himself playing the role of Flattop . . . proves his ability as a golfer by coaching the Central putters. Miss Slocum ... a former drill sergeant with the Wacs . . . any Central girl will testify to that . . . and also tell you that first aid tests aren't the easiest things in school . . . if that same Miss Slocum is giving them . . . a sportswoman, likes skiing and golf . . . plays the accordion too. Mr. Johnson ... a ski-jumping Norwegian . . . learned early to hold his own . . . against our more juvenile faculty members . . . they tore his room apart once . . . that was enough. Miss H. Slocum And Mr. L. Johnson . . . ready to take off in search of a snowy hill ... to try out thoir hickories and poles. II

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Thoy usually use a river . . . but the camoraman came in H. Rohde fish in the lunchroom, winter ... so Mr. O. Kuenster, Mr. L. Thoroson, and Mr. Mr. Kuenster ... a Central tradition . . . cautions you not to confuse the teachers' colleges and insane asylums . . . likes fishing, cooking, finding people out . . . and giving tricky tests. Mr. Thoreson . . . Whitey to us . . . another fishing enthusiast . . . makes us wonder if he takes a trig book along . . . to compute the size of the ones that get away. Mr. Rohde . . . hears all our troubles . . . and laughs at them . . . lounges behind his desk . . . with a toothpick in his mouth . . . dreaming of scholarships and brilliant futures for all Central alumni. You’d never expect it of a school teacher . . . but Mr. Jadinak plays with toy trains . . . his little boy's . . . when he's tired of that he hunts and fishes . . . and of course does some baton waving too. Mr. Peck . . . efficiency personified . . . intrigues us with his plaster head that comes apart . . . well, not really his” . . . likes fishing and hunting . . . collects money for football tickets . . . scouts for new jerseys. Mr. Nagle . . . the man from Buffalo . . . should have a coonskin coat and a pennant . . . has a startling note of authority in his voice . . . puts the boys through their paces . . . learns a few extra tricks from Joe. Mr. R. Peck. Mr. E. Nagel, and Mr. N. Jadinak . . . chock their guns boforo they aim. Central Pionoors . , . Mr. W. Machula. Mr. E. Hakarinen. Mr. N. Jadinak, and Mr. C. Blumc ... hit the high notes tor us. 10

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Mr. J. Mulligan happened by the cooking room . . . end ceme in to taste. Mitt L. Grotx end Mitt R. Wilton offer him cookies . . . they claim they made them themselvet. Molecular equations . . . graphic formulas . . . electronic theories . . . Miss Wilson must dream of these . . . after a day of trying to make her classes understand them . . . she tells us to put our fingers into a liquid ... to see if it's sulfuric acid . . . becomes a practical physicist at home . . . making household gadgets. Mr. Mulligan . . . tall, distinguished-looking . . . presides over the News room . . . doesn't claim a hobby . . . but what better one could he have . . . than to put out the News every week for 26 years. Our producer, director. and critic . . . Miss Grosz . . . handles es- sayists and dramatists equally well . . . there’s a well worn path between her door and the stage . . . her plays are the talk of the town . . . standing nomination for one of the finest persons at Central. Miss Bell is the underclassmen's friend in need . . . but just because we're seniors doesn’t mean we forget her . . . she collects pottery . . . travels .. . and likes school so well she even goes in the summer. The Busiest Person at Central award goes to Mrs. Sellers . . . with speech, radio, and Shakespeare classes. Spanish classes enjoy the pictures on the bulletin board . . . and Min E. litkey's »mile. Mr . M. Sellers it having the history of these pottery pieces explained to her ... by one who knows . . . Miss C. Bell. 12