Emporia High School - Re Echo Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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T, 4 Miss SHIRLEY THOMSON, who teaches English, received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the College of Emporia. She did graduate work at the Univer- sity of Colorado, Columbia University in New York and the University of California. Her favorite pastime is reading. She also likes to refinish fur- niture and collect antiques. Miss KATHRYN ZENOR, who teaches geometry and algebra, was new in our school system this year. She has her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas. Miss Zenor is fond of sports, especially swimming, and also enjoys cooking. Miss LILLIAN VALENTINE, who teaches sopho- more English, has studied at the University of Kan- sas, where she received her Bachelor of Science de- gree, Stanford University, the University of Colo- rado, and the Kansas State Teachers College. Miss Valentine likes to fish and collects inspirational books, poems and sayings. MR. FLOYD MCCUNE, who formerly taught senior social studies here, has been called to serve his country in the United States Army. Mr. Mc- Cune, who has his Bachelor of Science degree from the Emporia State Teachers College and his Masters degree from the University of Colorado, was well- liked by all the students. Another newcomer to our school this year is Miss MILDRED WELLS, teacher of girls' gym and hygiene. Miss Wells holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas and, as might be guessed, is fond of sports, especially badminton and basketball. Vocational agriculture, a subject of interest to many of the boys, is taught by MR. J. W. TAYLOR. Mr. Taylor is a graduate of the Kansas State College at Manhattan from which he has his Bachelor of Science degree. He enjoys his work with the Future Farmers of America club and likes to repair farm machinery and work out new ideas for it. Miss MARY Jo WILLIAMS, who teaches art, was new in our school system this year. She has at- tended Bethany College at Lindsborg, Kansas, where she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, South- western College at Winfield, and the University of Southern California, and has studied crafts under Margaret Craver at Wichita. In her spare time. Miss Williams enjoys painting, drawing, reading, and sewing. MR. JOHN R. WIILLIAMS is a teacher of sopho- more science, economic geography and business arithmetic. His Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees are from the Kansas State Teachers Collegeg he has done graduate work at Kansas State College at Manhattan, Kansas, and at Peabody College, at Nashville, Tennessee. His interest are in camera work, gardening, and squirrel hunting and agricul- ture. A

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Miss ,IFNNIE P. DoUcsLAss, who teaches Latin, received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the College of Emporia and her Master of Science degree at the Emporia State Teachers College. She did graduate work at the University of Kansas, the University of Chicago and Columbia University. Miss Douglass enjoys working with flowers Cher room is always full of themj, needlepoint, and braiding rugs. One of our busiest teachers is MR. GEORGE LODLE, who has classes in mechanical drawing, archi- tecural drawing, bench work, wood-turning, cabinet- making, and carpentry. Mr. Lodle has attended Stout University at Mennomee, Wisconsin, the Kan- sas State Teachers College at Pittsburg, Kansas Qwhere he received his Bachelor of Science degreej and the Emporia State Teachers College. In addi- tion to his regular classes, Mr. Lodle has been teach- ing night classes for adults. His hobbies are gar- dening, raising chickens and stage craft. Miss SOPHIE RODEWALD, who was in charge of the Study Hall, is now taking care of the library periods at the Junior High. She has her Bachelor of Science degree from the Kansas State Teachers College and has done graduate work at the Univer- sity of Kansas. In her spare time Miss Rodewald likes to read or sew and enjoys canning. Miss ELLEN ICE received her Bachelor of Arts and Masters degrees from the University of Kansas and has also attended Columbia University and the University of Chicago. Miss Ice, who teaches American History and senior social studies, enjoys being with people and discussing current happenings. She is also fond of crocheting and gardening. MR. ORMOND PARKER was favorite with many band and orchestra students, is now serving his country in the navy. In his civilian life, off-duty hours usually found Mr. Parker hunting, fishing, bowling, playing golf or directing the Emporia Municipal band. He is a graduate of the College of Emporia and the Kansas State Teachers College. We will all miss his cheerful smile and spontaneous humor while he is gone. There is always something unusual to see in Miss ELEANOR SIRPLESS, room. Miss Sirpless teaches sophomore English and biology. She has her Bachelor of Arts and Masters degree from the Uni- versity of Kansas and has attended the University of Colorado. Her hobbies are collecting flowers and insects from unusual places, and she also enjoys traveling. Miss MARY ALICE STEELSMIT1-1, our instructor in vocal music, received her degree of Bachelor of Science at Emporia State Teachers College. She is working on her Master of Science degree at North- western University, Evanston, Illinois. Miss Steel- smith's favorite pastime is playing the organ. MR. EDWARD PRICE is the one who teaches physics, and chemistry to aspiring scientists, as well as having a class in algebra and in motor mechanics. He is a graduate of Emporia High, has Bachelor of Science degree from the Kansas State Teachers Col- lege and a Masters degree from the University of Illinois. His hobbies are hunting, shooting, and farming. E91

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Our coach, MR. ALFRED SMITH, attended the Kansas State Teachers College, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree, the University of Kan- sas, from which he has a Masters degree, Huntington College at Huntington, Indiana, and Wisconsin University. Coach Smith is intersted in all athletic contests and is a ping-pong fan. He says he hopes to be good enough some day to beat his son in ping-pong. Our home economics teacher, Miss MAY HAN- COCK, is a graduate of the Kansas State Teachers College, from which she has a Bachelor of Science degree, and has attended Chicago University, Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa, and the Kansas State College at Manhattan. Miss Hancock is fond of traveling and says her main weakness is collecting beautiful pottery and chinaware and unusual cook- books. Miss MARIAN HOWARD teaches Spanish and French and is well equipped for her job as she studied in Madrid, Spain, and traveled through Mexico, after receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree at Kansas University and her Masters degree at Columbia University in New York. She enjoys knitting, horseback riding and, as she puts it, play- ing at golf. It is the responsibility of MR. F. JAY SOUTH to see that we get our Echos and Re-Echos on time, as he is our instructor in printing. Mr. South re- ceived his Bachelor of Science degree at Emporia State Teachers College and has done graduate work there as well as at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Chicago. Gardening, stone work, and stamp collecting are his favorite hobbies. In preparation for his teaching career, MR. HERBERT JAMES attended the Parsons Junior College and the Kansas State Teachers College at Pittsburg. where he received his degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. Mr. James has classes in Iinglish and in American History. He likes reading, arguing, traveling fjust anywherej, and says his favorite pastime is eating between meals. Miss MAUDE JACKSON, who has taken over the job of Librarian, received her Bachelor of Arts de- gree at the College of McPherson and her Master of Science degree at the Kansas State Teachers Col- lege. She has done graduate work at the University of Colorado, and the University of Kansas. When time allows Miss Jackson likes to do fancy work, she also enjoys reading and cooking, Much of the work of getting out the Echo,' every week falls upon the shoulders of MRS. Lois JAQUITH. A teacher of English and journalism, Mrs. Jaquith has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Emporia and has done graduate work at the Kansas State Teachers College. In her spare minutes, which are few, she likes being with her friends or reading. Our typing and business exploration teacher, Miss LORETTO LANGLEY received her degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce at the Kansas State Teachers College and later took a commercial course at the University of Colorado. Horesback riding is her favorite sport and in more quiet moments Miss Langley enjoys reading.