Demotte High School - Keen Keener Yearbook (Demotte, IN)

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Natalia Gidley Attended Purdue, Indiana, and Ball State Teacher’s College; mem- ber of Kappa Alpha Theta; taught in Lafayette City Schools for five years, Hebron High School two years, and at DeMotte four years; now teaching Sixth Grade and acting as school librarian. Mary Kessinger Attended I. S. N. S. at Terre Haute, Ball State and Valparaiso University; taught five years in Union Township, and thirteen years in DeMotte; Fifth Grade teacher. Zella Magee Attended Teacher’s College of Indianapolis, Valparaiso Univer- sity and Indiana University; has a life license; has taught twelve years in five different school systems before coming to DeMotte. Erna M. Pringle Received degree at Ball State Teacher’s College; extension course from Indiana State Teacher’s College, and has begun work on Master’s degree in Education at University of Michigan; teacher of Third Grade. Beulah Hission Attended Valparaiso University and Indiana State Teacher’s Col- lege; member of Alpha Xi Epsilon sorority; has life license in primary teaching; taught seventeen years in Jasper County; thir- teen years in DeMotte; teacher of Second Grade. Gladys Hammerton Ewart Attended Valparaiso University and Indiana State Teacher’s Col- lege; member of Alpha Xi Epsilon sorority and Elementary Teach- ers’ Club; holds first grade life primary license; has taught sixteen years in DeMotte, and six years in other corporations; First Grade teacher. The entire faculty are members of the National Education Association and the Indiana State Teachers Association The splendid co-operation of the faculty has helped make this year a success

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Paul Stangle Received degree from Indiana University, taught in both grade and high schools and did athletic coaching before taking up ad- ministrative work; recently appointed to the executive committee of the State Principals’ Association; is a member of the Indiana Schoolman’s Club; is serving for ihe second year on the Board of Control of the Indiana High School Athletic Association; locally active in Church and civic affairs. Dessie Beanblossom Received B.S. degree from Indiana State Teacher’s College, Presi- dent and Chairman of Jasper County Home Ec. Teachers group; taught in Harrison County before coming to Jasper County; taught in DeMotte two years; sponsor of Booster’s Club and the Seventh Grade. Betty J. Gundy Received degree from Indiana State Teacher’s College; taught in DeMotte four years; Treasurer of the school; Junior Class sponsor; director of Junior Class play; advisor of newspaper. John Hission Received degree from Indiana University; Mathematics and Sci- ence instructor in Marshall County schools for three years and in DeMotte three years; member of Signal Intelligence Service, U. S. Army three years; member of National Association of Mathe- matics and Science Teachers; Department of Visual Education of N. E. A.; Sponsor for Sophomore Class. Bruce Stucker Received degree from Purdue University; member of Kappa Delta Pi and National Honor Society in Education; taught social studies and coached at Mt. Ayr before coming to DeMotte. Mary E. Rolling Received degree from College of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois; re- ceived Players Pin Dramatic Award; had all of her teaching ex- perience at DeMotte; is Senior Class sponsor; Director of Class plays; supervisor of the annual. Carolyn Fanning Moody Received degree at Indiana University; while attending College played first choir trombone in the Indiana University Band, and sang in the First Church Choir and Senior Acapella Choir, is a member of the Alpha Mu Omega music sorority. Oral Wilson Received B.S. degree from Indiana State Teacher’s College; taught in Vigo County as Elementary teacher, Elementary Principal and Supervisor of Elementary teachers; taught as Elementary Princi- pal in Green and LaPorte Counties; taught in high schools in Cass, Porter and Jasper Counties; sponsor of 8th Grade class.

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GRADE SCHOOL fACULiy NATALIA GIDLEY Sixth Grade ZELLA MAGEE Fourth Grade BEULAH HISSION Second Grade MARY KESSINGER Fifth Grade ERNA M. PINGLE, B.S. Third Grade GLADYS HAMMERTON EWART First Grade