Edison High School - Wizard Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Top left: Homer Pile. Middle: J. Selmer Drago. Mil- dred Burr, Mary Hamsun. Jefferson Benner. Right: Lewis Barrett. Ethel Pohlson. Charles Loin, Elhel Mellem. Bottom left: Boniamln Liemohn, Genevieve Hoi-kcovtg, Celia Tomey, Loulso Ramswlck. Middle: Christopher Hamrln. Laura Barnes, Eddis Janos. Right: Maudo Case. Science Teachers Mr. Barrott quiet, unobtrusivo. ho has endeared hlmsolf In our hearts In the short time he has been here ... ho Is another great collector—this time of Insects and plant Hie . . . writes naturo articles ... is an ardent crusader for the development of hobbles—not lust one, but several . . . plays tonnis and volleyball. Mr. Benner :olly guardian of the green-house ... is Interested in pottery and helps Mrs. Benner make it . . is interested in new sconery . . . took a trip last summer through the West. Mrs. Burr has a great enthusiasm for living, which she carries over into her teaching . . . her vivacity and zeal fire the imagination of her students . . . she gots fun out of caring for hor home . . . dancing . . . reading. Mr. Drage his scientific leanings have won for him his master's degree ... is advisor cf the Inventor's club ... his interest In telescopes led to the manufacture of one by the club . . . is chief oporator of the penny movies being shown during the lunch period ... for his outdoor recreation he hunts and flshos. Miss Harroun -has the woll-oarnod roputatlon of being tho best chomlsiry teacher-in the northwest . . . and wo defy any challengers . . . sho rides horseback ... not all the time, howover. fer sho walks a lot . . . keeps up with hor French and music by outside studying. Mr. Lein business adviser of RECORD, he also finds timo to advise the Chess Club . . . likes to play chess and bridgo . . . enjoys reading . . . also the sport of hunting. Miss Mellem can tell a pelargonulm from a orchidaceae by virtue of her position as teacher of botany . . . her Interost Is so deep that she cannot lose it, even during her leisure hours . . . she spends sparo time searching for odd flowers ... is geologically minded too. for sho enjoys finding odd shaped or markod rocks . . . she is adviser of the Carl Llnneaus Club, and is the originator of many of their joyous moments. Mr. Pile his wit makes the physics course all the more interesting ... a person whose auditorium speeches we like . . . enjoys a good rousing game of baseball or volleyball . . . reserves contract bridge for his more contemplative moods. Mrs. PoMson initiates us into the mysteries cf photosynthesis and humis clouds . . . pursues the house-wifely tasks of knitting and sewing ... is quite a reader . . . has a yon for modem novels, travol stories, and science articles . . . takes time off to hike now and then. [ [ 1 [ [ Page 18 L L

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Social Science Teachers ] ] Mr. Erickson-- lives in the past during school hours by teaching history ... but helps solve present day problems by doing welfare work . . . has a marvelous command of foreign languages . . . has studied ten. reads six. and can speak four ... in his spare timo goes down into his basomont to work in his work shop. Mr. Gusy -combines history and coaching football during school hours . . . and is very successful in both . . . after business ho golfs and bowls lust for the sport of it . . . also totes a bat for his baseball nine. J J J J J J Mr. Hendricks his pedagogical That will be sufficient' is well known to many a loquacious stu dent . . . enjoys a good cigar and visits with old friends . . . also rainy woather. because he dislikes the parched countrysido . . . reads good magazines, articles on politics and history . . . plays chess and tennis. Miss Peterson gives us the inside Information on tho causes and results of the World War . . . has a penchant for reading historical novols and books of travel . . . besides listening to good music, she occasionally puts her hand to an oar . . . rowing is one of her chief delights. Mies M. Simmons boing a sociology teacher she naturally reads up on her subiect . . . however this is not her only reading material; fiction, biography, and travel books occupy her time . . . when she is not traveling sho may bo found working in her flowor gardon. Mrs. Tlllotson friendly confidante . . . greatly intorestod in her own famllly . . . spends all of lolsure time with two children . . . thinks cooking is tho most important domestic task . . . knits (or relaxation . . . reads and goes to lectures whon sho finds tim». Page 17

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Working with compass, theorems, corollaries . . . burners, test tubes, and ioramlas . . . microscope , plants, and experiments subjects so different . . but so closely related students unite ] ] ] ] ] ] J J J 1 Mathematic Teachers Mrs. Barnes uhe slings a mean triangle from the end of her chalk . . . but geomotric figuros have no place In her home life . . . hor family engrosses her . . . together with her husband, she hikes and climbs hills at every opportunity and upon the slightest provocation. Miss Case - sole lady on the horizon in hor advanced algebra classes . travels much, but usually returns to her cabin at Lake of tho Woods . . . her absorbing study is bird lifo . . . and she doesn't resort to books alone . . . many birds, especially warblers, havo nested noar her cabin . . . she usos them for matorlal In her study. Mr. Hamrln spends time in school teaching math, so becomes outdoor folia in sparo time . . pretty good at fishing for pike especially . . . during tho summer ho acts as a guide and also runs a fishing boat . . . used lo play handball and tennis before ho got so old ... in quieter moments he plays cards. Miss Holkesvig radiates friondlinoss . . . likos reading blographios and the newest fiction . . . onloys a spin In her (old faithful) car . . . has travoled rcrthor extensively . . . keeps a garden . . . likos most everything . . . pleasing personality ... an all-around pa) Mr. lanes besides his solid geometry classes he has to struggle with senior advisory . . . also has been chosen the head of Edison's Youth Administration . . . finds time to spend with his family and‘on his hobby, collecting beautiful and odd stones . . . sports of all kinds, especially those Edison participates in Interest him. Mr. Liemohn serious and versatile, he handles physics and algebra with equal ease ... he is also numerically inclined in his spare time . . . spends it in trying to reduce that aU-lmpcrtant golf score . . . can also be interested In a game of contract brldgo . . . goes in seriously for hunting ... is an outstanding member of the faculty volleyball squad. Miss Ramswick queen of the angles—we mean geometric figures ... is seldom seen without a book tucked under her arm for she loves her reading . . . shows her interest in young people by serving as adviser of Silver Triangle . . . riding horsoback is her favorite outdoor sport. Miss Toney— a hundred and one cross word puzzles' . . . yes. that's her idea of a good timo . . . but you can get her to drop the puzzles by mentioning dancing ... for the rost. she will read a good book any time or go for a walk. Pag» 19