Central High School - Centralian / Sagas Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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faculty Retiring Claude V. Robinson, who is retir- ing' this year, was born at Heilman, Indiana in Warrick County. He at- tended Heilman grade school and graduated from Selvin High School. After graduation, Mr. Robinson went. to Central Normal College for three years and then entered Iivansvillc College for his A.B. de-4 gree. He was in the first graduating class in 1922. From there he went to I.Il. to receive the M..-X. degree. Mr. Robinson came to Central in September of 1926, teaching math and managing' the athletic depart- ment. He became head of the math department in 19363 at this time he resigned as athletic manager, and latcr was assistant principal from 19259 to 121-15. Leaving: Central, Mr. Robinson became principal of Me- chanic Arts from 1945 to 1956, the year he returned to Central. Other teaching' experiences of Mr. Robin- son's include Selvin High School, New Winchester, Elberfeld, and Reitz High School. He is a member of the N.E.A., the Optimist Club, and Phi Delta Kappa. Alter retiring, Mr. Robin- son plans to sell securities part Page 2 time and spend a great deal of his time traveling. He has visited many places in the U.S. and Canada. This fall he plans to see the VVorld Series. W'hile athletic manager at Central tfor ten yearsj he developed many friends over the state. I shall leave Central with fond memories of the fine faculty and student body, Mr. Robinson said. Central's faculty. above, are shown at a Christmas party listening to Sophomore Hilda Sparks Cnot picturedj sing. The pianist is .Iunior .loan Copeland. The faculty for 1957-1958 is as follows: ADMINISTRATION-Principal, Lawrence Page: Assistant Principal and Dean of Boys, Alfred Roseg Dean of Girls, Mrs. Mildred Thompson. Counselor, Warren Fauquherg Attendance-Counselor, Miss Virginia Fly: Secretary to Principal, Mrs. Venetta Longg Secretary to Deans, Mrs. Bonnie Ruff: Secretary to Athletic Business Manager, Mrs. Barbara Janice Funk. ENGLISH-Miss Louise Osborn Cllept. Headj, Norman Beach, Miss Elizabeth Grimsley. Eugene Hensley, Miss JoAnn Clioesterj Wilson. Mrs. Mary Alana Lahr, Miss Olema Mote, Mrs. Ruth Presley, William T. Pritchett, Mrs. .lune Purcell. Lester Reynolds, Ralph Thyng, Miss Joyce VVarrick. and Miss Mabel VVeiss. MUSIC-Brad Chaffin tVocalJ and Cantrell Craddock CBand and Orchestra Directorj. ART-Miss Nelle McGee and Robert Osborne. LANGUAGE-Miss Elizabeth Grimsley tFrenchJ, Miss Mary Louise Heger tSpanishJ, Charles Stieler CGermanJ, Norman Beach CLatinD, and Lester Reynolds CLatinJ. SOCIAL STUDIES-Walter Wahnsiedler, David Kardokus, Raymond Kendall, Warren Klein, Miss Myrtle McK0wn, James Myers, Mrs. Luise Schnakenburg, Irvin Springer, Charles Stieler, and Paul Thompson. MATHEMATICS-Edwin Oing, Victor Fisher, IrVilliam David Killion, Robert McGannon, Henry Meyer, Robert Osborne, C. C. Robinson, and Robert Max Spear. ' SCIENCE-Robert Silber, Robert Becker, Mrs. Carolyn Conrad. Edmund Higgs, Robert McGannon, and Ralph Rothert.

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entralian staff, First semester ame in ln .lanuary 1958, new members re added to the .lournalism staff. Shown in this picture are, seated, t to right: Diane Knapp, Ann utter, Pat Sirkle, rl Virginia .lones. ,v, standing, left iriannc Becker, Not shown in the rnon Peters. onne Westerfield, .lack Galloway, yllis Kronemeyer, and Patsy Gist. above picture is Pictured at left are members of the first semester Fentralian staff. Left to right, standing, are: Sandy Stephens, Ledra Skomp, Arnoldis Salyer, Steve Engel, .ludi Taylor, Bonnie Jones and Sandy Swango. Seated are: Margie Cissell, Larry Culley, .loan Moss, Larry Lawrence and Karen Peters. second semester Avis Bissinger, In the second to right, are: Parole Gass, First semester editor-in-chief was Margie Cissell. Karen Peters, Arnoldis Salyer and Lendra Skomp were associate editorsg Steve Engel, sports editor, Joan Moss, Senior Edition editor, Bonnie Jones, advertising managerg Sandra Stephens, bookkeeperg and Ralph Thyng was sponsor. Reporters were: Judi Taylor, Larry Culley, Nancy Cannon, Larry Lawrence, Sandy Swango and Joan Moss. Second semester editor-in-chief was Steve Engel. Arnoldis Salyer, Virginia Jones and Marianne Becker were associate editorsg Larry Lawrence, sports editor, Vernon Peters, advertising manager. New reporters were: Barbara Browne, Pat Sirkle, Ken Carson, Shirley Duncan, Carole Gass, Patsy Gist, Jim Hollingsworth, Phyllis Kronemeyer, Yvonne Westerfield, Ann Reutter, Diane Knapp, George Morris, Avis Bissinger and Jack Gallo- way. Margie Cissell, Sandy Swango and Larry Culley left the staff at the end of the first semester. Page l

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faculty on BUSINESS EIJllf'A'l'ION-Daniel Eggleston, Mrs. Winifred Breene, Mrs. Margaret llurkert, Miss Anne Fromwell, Miss Thelma Gruver, Il. 0. Iloward, Miss Mary Ituth Oakley. Alson Watson, and Warren Wilhelm. INDUS'I'ItIAL AICTS-George Deffendahl, Aner Adye, .lames Em- miek, Rudolph Ilappel, Sam I'ritehett, and .lohn Wolford. IIOMEMAKING-Mrs. Ruth Presley, Mrs. Mathilda Pugh, and Miss Dorothy Shaw. l'IIYSlt'AL Elll't'A'I'ION-Thomas Walker Turner, Lowell Galloway, Marion Graham, I'k:ly.!ar Iiatterhenry, Robert MeGannon, Ivor Morrison, Vharles flag, Miss Irma .lean Rodgers, Harold Stubbs, and Miss Gladys Weinsheimer. LIIRRAIKIAN-Miss Margaret M1-Leish. NI'RSE-'l'EAt'IIEIR-Mrs. Lola Winters. t'AI E'I'EItIA-Mrs. Marie Loehrlein CManagerJ, Mrs. Jeanette Al- ford, George llerryman, Mrs. Muriel Calvert, Mrs. Mabel Geraeh, Mrs. Lillian Ilicks, Mrs. Irene Lenn, Mrs. Leona Mefarty, Mrs. Iiessie Itiepc. Mrs. Esther Stamler, Mrs. Mildred Staples, Mrs. Minnie Switzer, Mrs. Gertrude Thompson, Mrs. Glendala Wagner, and Henry Weatherford. lIl'll,llING SEItYlt'E-Ilead Custodian, Neal Kuhng Assistant Cus- todian, Tillman Iioardg Matron, Mrs. Edna Iioernerg Matron, Mrs. Mattie Iiuchanang Matron, Mrs. Pauline Craigg Matron, Mrs. Bessie Igleheartg Matron, Mrs. Evelyn Marksg Matron, Mrs. Essie Mastisong Engineer. William Seibg Assistant Custodian. Andrew Staigerg Matron, Mrs. Irma l'tley,' Assistant Vustodian, Edward Wambachg and Matron, Mrs. Eileen Wingfield. Retiring David Kardokus, born in Free- landville, Indiana, came to t'entral High in the fall of 153223. He previ- ously attended rural schools in Knox County and completed grade school at iBeknell, Indiana. Upon graduat- ing from Bicknell High School, in a class of two boys and seven girls, he went to Indiana State Teachers' College. It was at this time that Nlr. Kardokus signed a pledge to devote his life to the profession of teaching. After serving: in the mili- tary in World War I, he received his B.S. degree in Education at ISTC. He did graduate Work at the Uni- itil versity of Chicago and the Univer- sity of Southern California, and was awarded his M.S. degree by the School of Education at Indiana Uni- versity. Thirty-five years ago he lzagan his teaching here at Ventral in room 109. During' those thirty-five years, Mr. Kardokus was elected president of the Schoolmen's Vinh, president of the Board of Vontrol, and chair- man of the Honor A Vommittec. During' the time he was president of the Board of Fontrol, the lloard began ill the present procedure of record keeping, 421 placing' com- bined deposits of clubs into llank Savings Account, and till lllI4lj.l'l'llllj,f funds for Scholarship IC and other such worthy functions. As chairman of I-Ionor A t'onnnitlee, he de- veloped the procedure of home room cumulative scholarship reports for office administration. Mr. Kardokus niet his wife here at f'entral. She was a teacher and previously a graduate of Vcntral, then called Evansville lIig'h School. Mr. and Mrs. Kardokus have two daughters and a son. During vaca- tion time they have visited many places in the U.S. Their most am- bitious trip, however, was in 121523 when Mr. Kardokus and his family flew to Germany to visit his son continued on page 30 Page 3