East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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26 THE CHALK LINE June 6, 1930 THE TEACHERS COLLEGE MUSEUM (Continued from page 24) in the manufacture of shoes in the home; and many other articles, too numerous to mention. These are a never failing source of interest to, not only new students and visitors, but to old students as well. The collection is outgrowing the small case made for it,, and when the new library building is completed, the entire fourth floor will be given over to the museum. Contributions will be gladly accepted and carefully preserved and through the help and cooperation of the people; the school is endeavoring to build up a museum which will be a credit to East Tennessee; and will be of very great value to oncoming generations. —L. D. D. ALUMNI OF OUR COLLEGE The State Teachers College Alumni Association was reorganized in 1926; when the college became a degree granting institution. It now numbers approxi¬ mately two hundred fifty members. The association holds a reunion each fall in connection with the East Tennessee Educational Association; meeting in Knox¬ ville. The annual business meeting and luncheon are held in June on commencement day at the college. The officers of the association for the present year are as follows: President—Frank Alexander. Vice-President—Claude Mitchell. Secretary—Miss Vilma Cloyd. Treasurer—Miss Margaret Lusk. The luncheon this year will be held in the training school cafeteria immediately following the convocation; Friday, June 6th. The members of the Class of 1930 will be guests of the association. One of the purposes of the Alumni Association is to keep in touch with all the Alumni of our college; and to obtain a report of their work for each year. Al¬ though there is no report from every member of the association for the past year; most of them report suc¬ cessful years—whether in school work on some other profession. Mr. S. A. Bertram; who graduated in 1927; has had a successful year at Robbins ' High School; Robbins; Tenn v teaching Science and Modern History. In the Knoxville High School. Mr. C. S. Mont¬ gomery; of the class of ' 28; taught History and Civics. He also coached debating this year. Miss Chassie Myrtle Pate who graduated in 1928; was principal of a consolidated school during past year. She taught in the upper grades at the Harmony Grove School near Greeneville; Tennessee. Miss Mintha Newman; also of the class of ' 28; has been teaching the Fourth and Fifth grades in Apison, Tenn. Mr. Otis Whaley has been teaching Mathematics in the Durham High School; Durham; N. C.; for the past year. Mr. Whaley graduated in 1928. Miss Bonnie Matthews of the class of ’29; has been teaching in Jeraldstown for the past year. Miss Mat¬ thews taught English, History and Mathematics. In addition to her school work; Miss Matthews was Secre¬ tary and Treasurer of the P. T. A.; and also coached plays. Miss Trula Staten of Johnson City, of the class of ' 29; reports a successful year of teaching in Horse Creek High School; near Kingsport; Tenn. Miss Staten taught English and Home Economics in the High School. Also of the class of ’29 is Mr. Hugh Yoakum of LaFollette, Tenn.; wh o taught Industrial Arts very suc¬ cessfully in the Copper Hill High School; Copper Hill; Tenn.; during the past year. During the past year; Mr. C. H. Cabbage; who graduated in 1929; taught Mathematics in the Elizabeth- ton High School; Elizabethton; Tenn. Miss Mary Sue Forrest of Niota, Tennessee; class of ’27; taught Home Economics and English at Bolivar; Tenn. Mr. Fred Clifford Knight of Winchester; Tenn.; taught Geometry in the High School in his home town this year. Mr. Knight graduated in 1926. Miss Sarah Ellen Mullenix of the class of ’28; taught English in Central High School of Chattanooga; Tenn.; during the past year. Miss Mullenix is from McDonald; Tenn. Mrs. Norali Boone Fields of the class of ’29; has been teaching in the Model School of Sue Bennett Col¬ lege; London; Ky. Mrs. Fields reports a very suc¬ cessful year. Mr. James M. Benson; who graduated in 1929; taught Science successfully in the Spring City High School; Spring City, Tenn. Mr. Benson is from Day- ton, Tenn. Mr. P. L. Stiles of the class of ’26, was principal of Horse Creek High School, near Kingsport, during the past year. Mr. Stiles taught Mathematics, Geog¬ raphy, Civics and Economics. Miss Essie Louise Gee of the class of ’27 has been teaching Foods and Nutrition in Ellisville, Mississippi. Miss Gee is from Cleveland, Tenn. Miss Grace Jeroline Ketchem of Harriman, Tenn., has been teaching Dietetics in the Mossop School. Miss Ketchem graduated in 1929. Miss Otho Burn, who graduated in 1928, has been studying Voice in the Nashville Conservatory of Music, Nashville, Tenn. Miss Florence Baum of Johnson City, taught the Third grade in the Keystone School in Johnson City during the past year. Miss Baum graduated in 1929. Miss Mary Elsie White, class of ’26, taught Litera¬ ture in the Junior High School of Johnson City, Tenn., during the past year. Miss Pearl Elizabeth Tindell of the class of ’28, also of Johnson City, has been teaching Latin and Home Economics in the Mary Hughes High School. Mr. Walter C. Berry, who graduated in 1926, is not teaching at present. Mr. Berry is concrete inspect¬ or for the Highway Department. His home address is Jonesboro. Miss Thelma Walker of Johnson City, taught school near Greenville, South Carolina the past year. Miss Walker is a graduate of last year. Miss Amy Irene Kitzmiller, of Jonesboro, taught History in the Mary Hughes High School of Piney Flats last year. Miss Kitzmiller graduated in 1927. Miss Sibyl Lucille Cloyd of Bluff City, Tennessee, class of ’27, taught Mathematics and Science in the Bluff City High School during the past year. Mr. Carl P. Archer of the class of ’27 is not teach-

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June 6, 1930 THE CHALK LINE 27 ing this year. He has a position as Chemist. Mr. Archer’s home address is Johnson City. Miss Mary Ferguson of Sweetwater, Tenn., is teaching Home Economics, History, and English in Hi- wassee College. Miss Ferguson graduated in 1928. Miss Ruth Moser of Johnson City, class of ’29, taught Chemistry, French, and History in the Blount- ville High School, Blountville, Tenn. Miss Moser re¬ ports a very successful year. Mr. K. P. Banks, who graduated in 1929, is now Superintendent of Schools, Carter County. Mr. Rollin Kennerly of Jonesboro, taught Manual Training in the Hall Fletcher Junior High School, Ashe¬ ville, N. C. Mr. Kennerly graduated in 1929. Miss Ruth Louise Vines of the class of ’27, lias been teaching the first grade in the Woodbine School, Nashville, Tenn. Her home address is Johnson City, Tenn. Miss Grace Beatrice Bradshaw of Coal Creek, Tennessee, has been teaching Civics in the Junior High School of Johnson City. Miss Bradshaw also gradu¬ ated in 1927. Mr. N. E. Hyder of Roan Mountain, Tenn., has been successfully teaching Mathematics and English in the Cloudland High School. Mr. Hyder also directed the boys’ athletics. He graduated in 1927. Miss Genora Elizabeth Morrison, class of ’28, was principal of Waynesboro Elementary School, Waynes¬ boro, Tenn., last year. Miss Morrison also coached girls’ athletics. Her home address is Covington, Okla. Mr. C. N. Swan of Johnson City, class of ’27, has been principal of a grammar school near Cleveland, Tenn. He has also been teaching the Ninth and Tenth grades. Mr. B. E. Mason of Morristown, Tenn., is head of the Mathematics Department in the Morristown High School. Mr. Mason is also Treasurer of the Athletic association. He graduated in 1926. Mr. Olson Pemberton of Huntsville, Tenn., class of ’27, has been Principal and teacher of History and Eng¬ lish in the Robbins’ High School, Robbins, Tenn. Mrs. Glenna Cloyd Proper has been substitute teacher in the schools of Washington Co., Pa. Mrs. Proper graduated in 1926. Miss Ruth Madlin McNiell of Johnson City, class of 27, is now teaching Mathematics in the Johnson City Junior High School. Miss Una Violet Harris, class of ’27, has been teaching History in the McMinn County High School. Miss Harris was also Librarian at the city library of Athens, Tenn. Her home address is Bulls Gap, Tenn. Mr. J. R. Jeffers, class of ’25, has been principal of the Norma School, New River, Tenn. Mr. Jeffers plans to return to the same place this year. Miss Mary Haire of Johnson City, class of ’29, has been teaching History and Home Economics in the Bulls Gap High School, Bulls Gap, Tenn. Miss Minnie Cecil Read of Russellville. Tenn., did not teach during the past year. Miss Read graduated in 1928. Miss Maude Tomlinson of Johnson City, class of ’27, is head of the Home Economics Department in the Whithaven High School, Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Hubbard E. Wallace, class of ’26, is now in the Beverly Hills Sanitorium, Knoxville, Tenn., but hopes to be well in 1931. Miss Margaret Edna McDonald, class of ’28, is not teaching, but has a good position as Home Service Di¬ rector for Washington County Gas Company. Miss Grace Williams of Johnson City, class of ’29, has been teaching Home Economics in the Elizabeth- ton High School, Elizabethton, Tenn. Miss Williams was also director of Physical Education. Mr. T. W. Whaley has been teaching Physics, Manual Training, and Geometry in the Maury High School, Dandridge, Tenn. Mr. Whaley also coached basketball. Mr. Murray Daniel Thornburg, class of ’27, dur¬ ing the past year has taught Manual Training in the Burlington High School, Burlington, N. C. Mr. Thorn¬ burg was also sponsor of three clubs. Mr. Jess Humphreys, class of ’29, taught Physics, English, and Economics in the Rhea Central High School of Dayton, Tenn. Mr. Ross Donnelly Fritts of Mountain City, is now County Superintendent of Johnson County. Miss Louise Ogden, clas of ’28, taught Science and Mathematics in the Monroe County Central High School, Madisonville, Tenn. Miss Odgen also coached basketball and school plays. Mr. Curtis Donahue, taught the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh grades near Sharps Chapel, Tenn. Mr. L. I. Sisk is now Physics instructor in the Science Hill High School, Johnson City, Tenn. Mr. Sisk received his B. S. Degree in 1929. Mr. J. B. Robinson, class of ’28, during the past year was teacher of Literature in the Alcoa High School, Alcoa, Tenn. Mr. Robinson was principal of the school. Miss Martha Baxter has been teaching Home Eco¬ nomics in the Jonesboro High School, Jonesboro, Tenn. Miss Baxter graduated in 1927. Mr. Trent Huff, class of ’28, is now Count} 7 Su¬ perintendent of Schools, Copper Hill, Tenn. Mr. S. L. Beaty, of Georgetown, Tenn,., has been principal of the Old Fort School, Old Fort, Tenn. Mr. Beaty received his degree in 1927. Miss Blanche Victoria Shoun, class of ’28, is teach¬ ing English and History in the Virginia High School, Bristol, Va. Miss Shoun’s home address is Mounta in City, Tenn. Miss Grace Muse of Johnson City, class of ’28, taught Geography in the Junior High School of John¬ son City, Tenn. Mr. J. T. Gray has been teaching Mathematics in the Bradley High School of Cleveland, Tenn. Mr. Gray graduated in 1927. Miss Anna Elizabeth Atchley of Knoxville, has been teaching Home Economics in the Sevier County High School at Sevierville, Tenn. Miss Atchley gradu¬ ated in 1927. Mr. J. R. Ritchie, class of ’26, is Principal of the Elizabethton High School, Elizabethton, Tenn. Miss Carolyn McQueen Rhea, class of ’27, is teach¬ ing Literature in the Junior High School of Johnson City, Tenn. Miss Anna Laura Gresham, of Jonesboro, Tenn., is not teaching. She has a position as Home Economist and stenographer at the Tennessee Eastern Electric