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

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T II E (' K E SC E N T , 19 2 :l !) lor his .5:1.) English and Algebra classes. .Miss Regine Grosswegc has the position of overseeting the trembling freshies and teaching them to mind their X's and Y's, as well as P’s and Q’s. (Ini. Oui, ( est mademoiselle Bertha Powell, who can always he found in the company of Mademoisella Stockberger, Qui anssi parle Francais. Although there are always two sides to an account we always count Arinin Amos, our commercial teacher a credit to the E. II. S. R. L. Phillips, our athletic director does not believe that might makes right, rather does he try to show the boys the right and help them to attain and support it. Mrs. Esher Newton Jenks believes that “music has charms to calm the savage breast” and so prepares for life in darkest Africa. If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, then our girls will owe much of their success in matrimony to Miss Margaret Cornell. A. C. Norris has the important task of teaching the boys that it is profitable to stay “down on the farm.” If Elmer Emig, our excuse slip writer, should ever turn from teaching English to writing fiction, he would have plenty of material close at hand. If her girls only fulfill the proverb “Beauty i sas beauty does,” Miss Helen Benedict has done much to add to the prestige of our school in her instruction in art. Honk! Hank! Albert Briar is coming with his cohort of boys, ambitious to learn how Fords and automobiles are made and repaider.

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THE CRESCENT, 1923 8 intricacies of geometry. .Miss Mary E. Cox, whose nickname we won’t give, takes as her sacred obligation the instruction of Seniors in IT. S. Jlistory and Civics. Fred E. Brengle also essays to disseminate the knowledge of ancient and modern life; incidentally he is efficient sponsor of the Debating Club. Contrary to his name C. C. Harsh is mild and pleasant. Although he teaches a dead language, he is about the liveliest member of the faciulty. Miss Lena M. Foote is the little lady who explains the campaigns of Caesar and helps us appreciate the eloquence of Cicero and the beauty of Vergil. The way in which Miss Gertrude Stockberger teaches English so as to inspire the pupils to write about him would call forth the commendation of Sir Roger undoubtedly. Leland C. Shaw who teaches English to jolly Juniors and serious Seniors, lays principal claim to fame as a successful coach of dramatics. When you learn to know W. F. Kratli so that you are not frightened by his superior knowledge of Chemistry and Physics, you can appreciate his genuine humor. “A stitch in time saves nine,” is the motto of Miss Esther Koons who teaches the Freshie girls how to sew on buttons. Even a French professor would grow green with envy should he hear Miss Mary Logan explain the “Langue D’Oil.” When not teaching the boys how to use their hands Harry L. House can be found either in the office, talking to the girls of the annual stafaf or at the Coffee Rrancii. Although he is a very good sport. Carl Richman is well known

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