Edison High School - Edisonian Yearbook (Lake Station, IN)

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Mary E. Mason and Mr. Paul Steele we re added to the faculty, and the East Gary School had added Home Economics and In- dustrial Arts. The 7th and 8th grades were returned to the Central Building in the fall of 1935-34 and the first Senior class in the history of the school very proudly laid down tradi- tion for future graduating classes. Mr. Virgil Bailey succeeded Mr. A. E. Steele as principal in 1933-34, and per- haps the most important thing that happened during the year was the addition of Mr. Reeder Stroube to the faculty as science teacher and coach of girl ' s physical education and basketball. Mr. Stroube succeeded Mr. Bailey as principal of the high school in 1935-36 and has served in that capacity since. Miss Hazel Hartley joined the faculty in the middle of the year 1934-35, while Mr. Doyle D. Baliff, Josephine Chapman, and Hilda Woollard were also new members. Mr. Baliff became the coach the next year and has done much to give Edison a favorable position in athletics in this part of the state. Miss Hartley has developed the commercial de- partment until at present it is almost double its size in 1934-35. The commercial department does excellent work and many girls and a few boys have received valuable training in this field. Alfred Schara, dynamic toacher of shop and coach of track joined the East Gary faculty at the second semester of 1935-36; Elizabeth Mills v as also a faculty mem- ber in that year, and Miss Carol Nuss succeeded Miss Woollard, and Miss Chrystelle Hoar became music superivisor. Miss Viola C. Englehardt came in 1937-58. Mr. Wenger did much to im- prove the English department and did especially fine work in public speaking and dramatics. Harold F. Weber, Louise Pemberton and Bruce Brubaker became members in 1938-39. Mr. Weber has done some fine work in the wood shop, and Miss Pemberton’s work in Art has been outstanding. The progress of band work in East Gary has been remarkable under the able guidance of Mr. Brubaker, who had to start without even the nucleus of a band when he came. The band has been very solidly supported by the community through the Band Boosters organization. Miss Dorcas Anderson and Miss Thelma Carr came to East Gary in 1939-40, Miss Carr’s work in girl’s physical education has been very good. In 1940-41 a school library was organized and Mrs. Dana Brown became our first Librarian. Mrs. Brown was not new to the East Gary system, but was transferred to Edison from Columbus school where for many years she had been a success- ful teacher. Miss Evelyn Leberer is our most recent addition to the faculty, having succeeded Miss Car r who resigned to accept a position in Niles, Michigan. The progress of some of our departments has been gradual but very sure. The policy of the Board of Trustees has had to be one of conservation because of lack of finance. How- ever, the woodshop is now in very good shape, having several