Dyer Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Dyer, IN)

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and student advisor GUIDANCE Looking for success stories? Dyer has them. One is about a hometown boy who went away to college and returned to become, after eleven years, the head counselor of Dyer Central’s guidance de¬ partment. The man; Glenn Eberly. What then of Mr. Lon Lawson? Sen¬ ior students can remember his days as math teacher. Never before, it can be said, has so much come to change in such a short time. On his side, Mr. Lawson had the close understanding of communicating with his students in the classroom be¬ sides textbooks in the university. At the onset of the year, a new member was added to the Guidance De¬ partment. Mr. Samuel Mayhugh of the Science Department took on the duties of instructing freshmen biology classes and chairman of the Science Department besides being a counselor. In February, Mr. Mayhugh absolved his positions to accept that of instructor in the Division of Teaching at Indiana State College. Samuel Mayhugh, A.B., Olivet Naza- rene, Purdue, University of Chicago; biology, counselor, junior class spon¬ sor; Hometown: Princeton, Indiana. Lon Lawson, B.S., M.S., Oakland City, Indiana State, Purdue University; Counselor, ticket manager, athletic photographer; Hometown: Spurgeon, Indiana. ing link to the public through the P.T.A., to the administration through Mr. Bi- bich, to the teachers through his position of educator and intercessor: to the stu¬ dent body through student relationships. Assisting in the office are (L. to R.) B. Wells, W. Kerns, P. Hanrath, P. Keil- man, S. Fitzpatrick, C. Crid¬ er, P. Main, V. Wachter, J. Bremmer, S. Austgen, (seated) C. Kellar, Mrs. Howell, and J. Hedrick. 29

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the office: faculty center Mr. Eberly, Mr. Duffie, Mrs. Trapp, and Mr. George Bibich, Mr. Fred Jones, Mrs. Moriarity take time out to chat during Supervising Principal Principal the course of a busy day. Mrs. Barbara Purdy, treasurer Mrs. Lela Howell, business secretary Mrs. Kay Trapp, bookkeeper, accountant ADMINISTRATION Early in 1964, plans were begun for a new high school. This is only one of the tax expenditures acted upon by the elected township officials. When the new school is complet¬ ed it will be through the diligent efforts of such men as Burt Ratcliff, Nicholas Kuhn, and Bernie Jostes of the Advisory Board, and Mr. Louis Cinko, the Trustee of St. John Town¬ ship. There is within the administration co-operation and the close-knit aiding of one comrade to the other. One instance that typifies this unity exists in the issuing of teachers’ cre¬ dentials. Coming through the office of County Superinten¬ dent Mr. W. Purcell, to Mr. Cinko who then designates Supervising Principal George Bibich to work with Mr. Pur¬ cell in coordinating personnel. Even this is only the smallest example of organization. From these men the job of conducting and directing the school becomes the obligation of Principal Fred Jones and the teachers in the school. Mr. Jones serves as the connect- Discussing plans for the proposed school are Township Trustee L. Cinko, A. Keiper, and W. Manchak. 28

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importance of english and Mr. Roscoe Protsman, Ph. B., Univer¬ sity of Chicago; English, literature, visual aids, bus supervision; Home¬ town: Morocco, Indiana. Mrs. Wanda Christenson, A.B. Mar¬ ion College; English, literature; Home¬ town: Marion, Indiana. Miss Susan Benner, A.B. Hanover College; English, literature, Thespian Society, Jr. Class Sponsor; Home¬ town: Logansport, Indiana. What? Shakespeare again? Some may jump for joy, but many will cringe with despair. However, if stu¬ dents finally resign themselves to analyzing this great man’s work, the characters become alive and respond to human loves and hates. But literature doesn’t begin and end with William Shakespeare (thank heaven!). Other classical authors such as Hawthorne, Eliot, Hardy, and Dickens are also studied. Mr. Protsman is explaining an item of interest to his Eng- Cheryl Boiler, Tom Benedict, and Greg Stone diagram a “difficult” lish class. sentence on the board. 30