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Dedicated to Cur Retiring Teachers Mrs. Gladys Bevers Retiring from Cent1'al this year, 'rs. Gladys Bevers does not ex- act to find time heavy on her mds. Art, travel, books, watching er young grandson grow up are few of the diversions in which le will be engaged. Mrs. Bevers was born in Grant, linois. She obtained her college agree at Indiana State Teachers' allege in Terre Haute. Then she :gan her art studies in Chicago id later took courses in Columbia niversity, after which she made tour of Europe, visiting the lead- g alt galleries abroad. Mrs. evers began teaching art in Au- ira, Indiana, in the high school om which she had graduated. ien she taught in Oklahoma for ree years and at Lake Erie Col- ge in Painesville, Ohio, for a ear. From Lake Erie she went to iicago, where she taught eight ears. After the death of her hus- md, James M. Bevers, Mrs. avers returned to teaching and .me to Central from Mt. Vernon, diana. Her son, James M. Bevers, '., graduated from Central. Last January Mrs. Bevers was riously injured when struck by car but has almost recovered uw and is beginning to walk with er customary swing and stride. er absence has led us to think what she has meant to Central :ring her eight years here. For hundred ofpersons her ex- bits of art work done in her asses have made crossing 'fthe idge a pleasant experience. The iginality and variety of the work many students, all of it exempli- ing a particular technique or edium or mood, have emphasized rs. Bevers' skill as a teacher. er students say that she demand- , originality and knew just what anges to suggest for improve- ent of their studies. Her ability explain processes and her rea- nable but strict requirements ought out talent where no tal- t had been known to exist and spired the desire for creative pression in form and color. She .s encouraged many to exhibit in Ial, state, and national competi- ms, in which a number have won stinction. All her students have velopcd much greater apprecia- mn of beauty. Mrs. Bevers' inter- ting personality, even temper, aciousness, fairness, and lively nse of humor account for the 'eat affection, respect, and ad- Iration which students and teach- s alike feel for her. We shall iss her keenly but wish for her any satisfactions in the activi- es in which she will be engaging ien she leaves Central. by Dr. LOUISE OSBORN Miss Shelley Mae Harris When school closes at the end of this week, it will mark the end of a long career for a teacher who has probably taught classes in more different rooms in Central than any other teacher. When Miss Shelley Mae Harris began teaching at Central in 1920, her home room and classes were held in Room 129-the room now used for the Attendance Office. Since then she has had classes or home rooms in Rooms 230, 232, 233, 132, 133, 227, 229, 237, and 151. This, she feels, is a record. Before coming to Central, Miss Harris taught at Uniontown and Marion, Kentucky, and Jellico, Tennessee. It was while at Jellico that she had as a pupil Grace Moore, the famous opera singer who was killed a few years ago in an airplane crash. During her first years at Cen- tral. she taught Commercial Arith- metic and Bookkeeping with out- standing success. For three con- secutive years, her bookkeeping pupils won first place in the state commerical contests. This was a remarkable achievement. In 1933, Miss Harris began teaching typing and as she says, I liked it so well that I stayed with it. Many of us will remember Miss Harris for the beautiful flowers that she grew in her garden and used to decorate her room and also shared with other teachers to beautify their rooms. She has for a number of years been chairman of the faculty flower committee. Students will long be grateful for the kind and efficient manner in which reservations for tickets for various productions at Central have been made by Miss Har1'is and her committee. Her educational, cultural, and social activities have included high school graduation at Corydon, Kentucky, B. S. degree from Ev- ansville College, cum laude, busi- ness training at Bowling Green Business University and LaSalle Extension University, membership in Pi Gamma Mu fNational So- cial Science Fraternityl, the Athenaeum Club, Musicians Club, Trinity Methodist Church, and Wesleyan Service Guild. She num- bers among her hobbies such ac- tivities as gardening, tatting, needlepoint, coin collecting, Samba, and touring-especially visiting old homes and national shrines. Miss Harris states, I have loved my work at Central and think we have as fine a student body as can be found anywhere. I consider it a great privilege to be a teacher at Central High School. Our best wishes go with Miss Harris. by MR. DANIEL EGGLESTON Mr. Henry W. Wehr Henry W. Wehr came to Central to teach in 1915, at a time when our schools were faced with a crisis. The program of industrial education had been expanded so suddenly that the need for teach- ers far exceeded the supply. Hav- ing been a teacher of regular grade subjects in Mount Vernon for four years, and having pre- pared himself by courses at State Teachers College, he was unusual- ly well qualified for such a posi- tion. After a year at Central, the need for such teachers in the grades was so urgent that he was sent to several elementary schools on a schedule of alternating days. In 1918, he moved to Columbia School on a full-time basis, and in 1920 he returned to Central to teach mechanical drawing, which has been his subject to the present year. Many of his pupils found employment in drafting because of the very thorough training they received from Mr. Wehr. Not only the boys, but also Mr. Wehr's fellow-teachers will miss his services. His old-time col- leagues of his elementary school days well remember his willing- ness to repair practically anything which was out of order. At Cen- tral. we remember especially his facility at making signs and post- ers for every possible purpose. He advised and helped stage crews at putting pieces of scenery together. His most recent contribution was a set of blue-prints for the new lunch periods. In extra-curricular lines, the old- timers remember Mr. Wehr's en- thusiasm for amateur skits and plays. He really enjoyed perform- ing on the stage, and his clowning always added much to the act.. We remember his lusty singing in the men's quartet on special occasions. And of course we will never forget his excellent imitation of the late Will Rogers, when he tousled his hair and began, All I know's what I read in the papers. He CVGH grinned in such a manner as to look strikingly like the popular entertainer. All these activities helped to keep his enthusiasm for his work and his school at a high pitch. It will not seem quite the same when we no longer see Henry W. Wehr's short. stocky figure with his white thatch moving briskly about the building, and when we no longer hear his voice in faculty meeting calling us back to our common sense when some ill-con- sidered proposal is made. Next year there will be a successor for Mr. Wehr in room 90: but no suc- cessor can quite replace his unique personality. by MR. HENRY A. MEYER Page l M rs. Bevers Miss Harris Mr. Wehr
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