Edison High School - Wizard Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Nellie M. Alm Chief Clerk, Belle Chandonnet Frances Claussen Grace M. Garvey Assistant Librarian Lunchroom Cafeteria Class Imobll D. GtORci Ruth R. Lebowits Secretary to Miss Cole Attendance Clerk, I.KIL.A Render nick Robert S. Stewart librarian Chief Engineer Alberta Zrust Boo kroom BUILDING ADMINISTRATION COMPRISING the office staff this term arc Mrs. Aim, chief clerk and secretary to Mr. Cook, Miss Lebowits, attendance clerk, Mrs. George, secretary to Miss Cole, and Miss Zrust, in charge of the bookroom. The work of this small, efficient group is vastly important; the smoothness of a day’s routine depends a good deal on their efforts. Mrs. Rcndernick, in charge of the library, is assisted by Miss Chandonnet. The management of the lunchroom is the responsibility of Mrs. Claussen. She is aided by a group of women, two girls, a janitor, and the members of Miss Garvey’s cafeteria classes. Mr. Stewart, chief engineer, is at the head of a crew of competent janitors. Together these people make up a small group of vastly responsible persons; their entire day is given to the service of others — to the administrations, to the faculty, and to the students. They have proved themselves to he highly reliable; we admire and respect them for the effective way in which they perform their respective duties in our school. A characteristic of each department, the office, the library, and the cafeteria, is the corporative method they use in their work. Each is a helpmate to the other, and all devote the majority of their time to the students. C 183

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R U T H F I T C H COLE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 7 N assistant principulship is a much more important position than we sometimes realize. The person who (ills an office of this kind must have a great deal of patience, pcrscvcrcnce, efficiency, and understanding. In our assistant principal, Miss Cole, we have a person with such qualities. She has so well taken the responsibilities that have been hers that she has ever held the respect and high esteem of Edison students and faculty members. Among Miss Cole’s various duties are several of which we arc often unaware. She aids generally in the regulation of the school, checks absentees, and plans each semester a satisfactory program for each student. Miss Cole has always been an interested, real friend and counselor to the students, and we appreciate the efforts she has made to improve, aid, and benefit our school. The informal picture of Miss Cole given above is one not unfamiliar to Edison students, all of whom have come into contact with her at some time. It is a pleasant reminder of the genial atmosphere of her office. cm

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Ralph J. Ahlstrom B. S.. Uni certify of Minnesota Laura Baksi.s B. A., University of Minnesota Sophie Albinson B. A., University of Minnesota Ole A. Anderson M. E., University of Minnesota Stella Ballou B. S.. University of Minnesota Emma Marik Bikkmaii k H. S., College of St. Catherine M. A.. University of Minnesota B. M., Chicago Musical College Florence R. Benner Jkeekrson S. Benni.r Birdi i n Birki land B. S., University B. S., University B. S.. University of Minnesota of Minnesota of Minnesota FACULTY DECAUSE many studeius have expressed an interest in knowing to which colleges our faculty members have gone, the names of those schools at which the teachers have done the majority of their work are given in this section. Several changes were made in our teaching staff this term. At the beginning of the fall semester Miss Birkmaicr, Miss Leland. Mr. Porter, and Mr. Guzy began teaching at Edison. Miss Leland t x k over the classes of Mrs. ingebretson, who is no longer with the physical education department. Added to the faculty the second semester were Miss McCullough and Mr. Hume, of the English and commercial departments respectively. Miss Ber, who taught German in Edison for a number of years, is in Hawaii this year as an exchange teacher. The informal faculty snapshots at the end of this section hear strong evidence to the fact that our instructors, besides managing their teaching duties and oftentimes advising some school club, still find time to develop many-sided personalities. Some of them, with a leaning toward the more practical things of life, devote their spare moments to vegetable gardens or bee farms; others of the active type spend their leisure time in golfing, playing tennis, and horseback riding; while still others prefer traveling to any other form of amusement. When the students realize what a wide range of interests and abilities their instructors possess, they have a much better opportunity of establishing personal and pleasant relationships with them. C19]