Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Emm’s Son, Mr. S]miilriinij Yes, indeed! Emers’ son—Emers’ oldest son—and rightly so. Mr. Spaulding has been principal of Emer¬ son for thirty-six years. If that record doesn’t war¬ rant the title nothing else will. During this span of years think of all the younger sons he has seen come and go. No one will ever know the number of boys and girls who have come out of Mr. Spaulding’s office with new ambitions because of a talk with him, but everyone knows that without this man of under¬ standing, Emerson would be a pretty dismal place. Doctor Lee Gilbert, another promising son of Emer, has been assistant-principal of the high school for two years. He is also principal of the grade school and as such suffers his many headaches. In his two years at Emerson, Dr. Gilbert has shown an eagerness to help and to make improvements when necessary. Mr. Thornton Hooper was initiated to Emerson this year. His work has been new to the students and maybe some of them were a little leary of him at first. Mr. Hooper soon calmed their fears of him, though, and lost no time in acquainting himself with the students and faculty. His official title is Guidance Counselor; main job—informing students of jobs, offering advice on vocations, schools, personal prob¬ lems, or in general, assisting students in any way possible. The two office staffs have the jobs of checking and filing the school’s records and taking care of the secretarial needs of the principals. They carry out the business transactions of the school with all the expected characteristics—cheerfulness, briskness, friendliness, and thoroughness. In the high school office are Miss Maurine Link and Miss Eleanor Ellefson, who lately replaced Mrs. Dorothy Nichols. Miss Esther Shabaz and Mrs. Min¬ erva Short are the capable assistants in the grade school office. Left picture, top to bottom: Left bottom, seated: Miss Mr. E. A. Spaulding, Principal; Maurine Link. Dr. L. R. Gilbert, Assistant Standing: Mrs. Dorothy Nichols Principal; Mr. T. H. Hooper, Right bottom, seated: Mrs. Counselor. Minerva Short. Standing: Miss Esther Shabaz.

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Top picture: Mr. Spaulding and students entertain visitors during Education Week. Bottom picture: Mrs. Agnes Fonville, home visitor, and Miss Adeline Colkowski, nurse, give a student a hearing test. Mrs. Fonville has been Emerson’s Child Welfare Department rep¬ resentative for two years, while Miss Colkowski is new to Emerson this year. 12

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Top picture, left to right: Mrs. Clara Reyher, Miss Crace Benscoter, Mrs. Cladys Pierce, Miss Roma Ander¬ son, Mrs. Elizabeth Baughn, Mr. Lawrence DeLeurere, Mrs. Irma Plum. Bottom picture, left to right: Miss Alma Lortz, Miss Marietta Monahan, Miss Hazel Crieger, Mr. James Clary, Miss Jessie Phillips, Miss Henrietta Newton, Mr. Aaron Carlberg. Em nr, Fiiunt nf LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT—Mrs. Clara Reyher: teaches Spanish, Freshman Eng¬ lish; sponsors Spanish Club, Freshman Class. Miss Crace Benscoter: teaches Freshman and Senior English; sponors Freshman Class. Mrs. Cladys Pierce: teaches Junior English; sponsors Freshman Class. Miss Roma Anderson: teaches Sophomore English; sponsors Sophomore Class Mrs. Elizabeth Baughn: Junior Library; Reg¬ ister 42; sponsors Projectors Club. Mr. Law¬ rence DeLeurere: Sophomore Class; sponsors Latin Club; teaches Latin, English. Mrs. Irma Plum: Senior Library; sponsors Freshman Class. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT — Miss Alma Lortz: teaches Social Living; Register 43. Miss Marietta Monahan: teaches Social Living; Register 46. Miss Hazel Creiger: teaches Social Living; Register 51. Mr. James Clary: teaches Social Living; sponsors patrol boys. Miss Jessie Phillips: teaches Social Liv¬ ing; Register 38. Miss Henrietta Newton: teaches U. S. History, Civics; sponsors Senior Honor Society, Junior Class. Mr. Aaron Carl¬ berg; teaches Economics, U. S. History; spon¬ sors Senior Class, Board of Control. 14