Elwood Community High School - Crescent Yearbook (Elwood, IN)

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ARTHUR W. KONOLD—Supt. Arthur Konold was born at Branch-ville, Perry County, Indiana. On completion of his course, he graduated from common school and began teaching in a district school, October, 1896. He entered Central Normal College at Danville, Ind., April, 1898. At the close of three years he graduated from the classic course. The following six years were spent in government service. In 1908 he accepted a position in the Greenfield High School, where he taught two years. He graduated from Winona College in 1911 with an A. B. degree. Then he very creditably filled the position of teacher of History and Psy-cology and Dean of Winona College, from 1911 to 1916. In the fall of this year he took up his work as superintendent of the Elwood schools, which position he still very ably retains. In addition to his duties in the schools he attended the summer sessions of the University of Chicago, as a graduate student, in 1917. WILLIAM F. SMITH, Principal. W. F. Smith was born in Johnson County, Indiana, near Franklin. He attended grade and High School; after graduation he attended Hanover College; he taught country school and later was principal of a Township High School. He graduated from Indiana University in 1906 with A. B degree. In 1906 he accepted position as teacher of Science in Bloomington, Indiana High School. He taught in Anderson ’07-’09; Decatur, 111. ’09-’ll In summer, 1910, he did graduate work in Chicago University. From ’11-18 he was a representative of D. C. Heath Co. In 1918 he became teacher of Chemistry and Physics in the Elwood High School. The following year he received and accepted the offer of Principal of Elwood High School.

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THE CRESCENT Raleigh L. Phillips Indiana State Normal. Illinois University Teacher of Mechanical Drawing. Athletic Director. Miss Mary E Wade A. B. Do Fanvv University, 1916. Teacher of English. Miss Clara Corns A, B. Indiana University.' Major English, Minor Education. Teacher of English and Mathematics. Ellis B. Hargrave A. B. Indiana University. Major Botany, Minor Mathematics. Teacher of Botany and Mathematics. v J Elmer H. McCleary B. S. Valparaiso University, 1909. A. B. Winona College, 1917- Teacher of Mathematics Miss F. Aurelia St. Clair A. B. Des Moines College. 1906. A. M. Uuiversity of Chicago, i9o8. Teacher of Latin. Miss Ethel E Parsons A. B. Indiana Univer-sty. 1918. Major English, Minor Sociology. Teacher of English. Harry House Illinois Polytechnic, 1916. Teacher of Manual Training. 1921