Decorah High School - Viking Yearbook (Decorah, IA)

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'l'no1uAs R. ROBERTS Nuprrin fflldtfllf VLAKA Mct'oNATY S?l'l'f'fCll'y YOUTlI-ll'S LEADERS As students ot' Decorah High School, we owe a great deal of our success and achieve- ments to our superintendent, Mr, 'l'homas ll. lloherts. Among his many administra- tive duties is the arrangement of our highly successful activities program. 'l'hrough his capable supervision. ll. H. S. offers excep- tional opportunities in the field of music, athletics, forensics and other extra-curricu- lar activities as well as the regular scholastic program. Mr. Roberts has also gained con- siderable recognition as coach of highly successful dehate teams. Ile is a great lover ot' the out-ot'-doors and spends a part of every summer vacation on the lakes in northern Minnesota. 'l'o Miss Clara Mt-Uonaty, efficient secre- tary to the superintendent. must go a great deal ol' credit for the running of our school. ln addition to the innumerable tasks whicl1 she performs in the superintendents otiice, she acts as secretary to the School Board. J 1f114'l-'nm' A. l'14:'r1a1csoN Mr. .leltrey A. Peterson is the person who makes the wheels go '1'0llllllH in high school. Although he has possibly gained much ot' his fame as the one who hands out the white, yellow, or red slips, this is just one of the many duties which he so eapably performs as principal of D. H. S. Une ot' the more important ways i11 which he has served as a leader of youth is by acting as a member of the Home lloom Steering Committee. Every year his Latin classes rank high among the scholastic leaders in the Every Pupil llrain Derby. People who know him well say that he also leads in outdoor fields. since fishermen for miles around tell of his ability to lure the tinny creatures. Miss Ethel llinger served as secretary to Mr. Peterson for thc greater part ol' the first semester. and she was succeeded by a graduate of last year, Miss Arleen Griebel. u E'1'n1f1L IJINGIQR w . ,I'I'IIf'l'1lfI1 M il BZEJJI N1'f'l'I'fllI'.l1 o

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KEEPERS OF THE KEYS As the youth of Ilecorah, high suliool stnalents owe inueh of the efficient lllLlll2lg1'0- ment ot' their school to the l502i1'Ql ot' Eillllfil- tion. lxl0lllllPl'S ol' tl1e hoard for l939-1940 were Mrs. I1, li. liniglit, Mr. YV. P. Knowl- ton. Dr. llowlanfl, Mr, Nelson and Dr. Uhellis Evanson. Mr, E. li. Haines acted als tI't'ElSllI'0l' and Miss Ularzi Meifonaty was sevret 21 ry. Ninee Mrs, Knigrlit, who haul served a nieinher iitll' twelve years, was not a can- 4li1lz1te for l't'-t'lt'l'flUll. Mrs. liustizni 'l'o1'vik was els-eteil 21 4lll'l'l'l0l' at the spring' school eleetion. 'l'he new president, chosen by the inelnhers. is Mr. Knowlton. N. t'. N111,soN Ilirwdur ll. -I. Ilowmxn l,l'I'f'l'flIl' IC. ll. llixlxiis Tr: uxurr r M us. l.1:ox lXNlHll'l' Pr: sulwnl V, N. lixxxxsox 1 l,l'I'I'l'fUl' W. l'. lixowixrox l,1.I'I'l'fUl' EVi'I'y0llf' knows that the ilnty ot' the hozircl is to keep the sehool operzitingj sne- 1-essfnlly, hnt few students llllll9l'Stilllll ull that this group nloes every year. They have the tliftic-ull l2lSliUfS0l0kftlllQ1' fl'0lll inziny aip- pliezints the IIIHSY capable team-l1e1's for Ile- eo1'z1l1's i.2ll'lllfj'. They silpervise the 1-are ot' the l7lliilllllQl'S and property. keeping the gri-oiimls well 1-aired iltll' and planting: trees, grmss :intl Slll'lllllJOI'y to add to the lwilllly ol' their ill1lN'2iI'iillCl'. They lllillit' sure that flll2llll'4'N :ire kept on 21 sound basis. Ill othel' worcls. they do the countless things that are nevesszwy it' pupils are to enjoy 21 snnoothly UIN'l'2lflllg1' school system. lt is in zippreuizition of their work for l,t'4'4lI'2lll'S youth that this page is tledieuted lo the lloznwl ol' Enlnezition.

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THEY HELP US C'hildren's rhythm games, tap-dancing, basket- halle these till Miss Ellie Nielson's days as she capably teaches physical education to the grade children and to the high school girls. Her con- trilmtions to IJ. II. S. extra-curricular life in- clude acting as tl. A. A. sponsor and directing a colorful May fete. Mrs. Marjorie McLean, Decorah's cheerful, etlicient school nurse, spends her time protecting the health ol' Decorah students. She likes to read when she has time but not the excuses people bring. written in three or four different hand- writings for the same.namel Miss Grace Peck is one of the busiest teachers on the faculty. She teaches American and Eng- lish literature, helps sponsor the sophomore class and assists with declamatory. NVe might mention that Miss Peck often enlivens class by telling about her unusually interesting ancestors and relatives a11d her trip to England. Miss Lillian Granneman works patiently all day long teaching freshman English students to distinguish a phrase from a clause and to ap- preciate good literature. She is kept busy in the extra-curricular field by assisting in declamatory work. Nlr. llaucer, Mr. lluckton, Mr, Kjolne Miss Bancroft Miss Peck Nl iss Nielson, Mrs. Mclican - Miss Schooler Miss tlranin I l'opnlar coach ot' the Viking second-place con- ference winning football team is Mr. L. W. Buckton. Ilis other duties include coachin track and teaching manual training. l ootb players who are late l'or football practice e- l cause they have to make up time in the libr- '- are l3nck's pet peeve. Since he detinitely dislikes both nois ' gum, the two c mbined in a noisy gum cle 11' make M . . Hancer swing into 'L on. liett r l' n l'or his ability to Ullillflv ske ball ' ack and teach geometry, alifl 'a ami a ' ll- metic, .Xl's liking t'or hnnti g audi ' ling prompted a pheasant tal mor abi lim as well as about another ll. l. S. outt o s 1. Mr. George Kjome, fat 1 for his l' ely class discussions, teaches geo' phy, eco 'cs. civics and physical education le is as. .tan 'ootball coach and toots the time-o ' orn at all the basketball gamer ' org:- ii, kes people that stay home on the s ot' testsg has for his hobby a stamp eollectioi containing five stamps! Miss Eleanor Schoolg is a busy teacher, too. liesides teaching second year l rench. second 'ear liatin and second year English, she serves as sponsor ol' that very important senior class. Although Miss Schooler's pet hate is people who are late with work or in keeping appointments, everyone knows it's fun working with and for her. She likes to make her own clothes. Miss Vivian Bancroft, new in IJ. H. S. this year. is a teacher who has very few extra min- utes. Besides her speech classes, she teaches grammar and sophomore English. ln extra- curricular activities, sl1e takes her place as coach of a successful state declamatory contestant and as competent director of the class plays and speech class plays. Students who have worked for her will remember that she is another who likes to have people be on time. Since Miss Genevieve Henry teaches freshman and advanced cooking and junior high school sewing, sl1e has had the responsibility of plan- ning and supervising the serving of delicious hot