Festus High School - Piper Yearbook (Festus, MO)

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Miss Georgia Marie Jones, commercial instructor, has a 13. S. from Southwest Missouri State Teachers College. She has Gone graduate work at Bowling Green University, University of Colorado, and Gregg College. Mr. Sidney LaKose, office secretary, attended Missouri Eusiness School, Colorado State College of Education, University of Viashington, and Washington University. Miss Helen Manley, instructor of vocational home economics, studied at Southeast Missouri otate Teachers College and Missouri University. She holds a B. S. from Missouri University. She has done graduate work at Iowa State University and the Uni-versity of Colorado. Mr. Wayne Nicholson, who instructs science, graduated from Central College with an A. B. and has done graduate work at Ohio State University. Miss Alyca Pearcy, eighth grade teacher, holds an A. B. from Washington University in art. She also teaches in the lower grades. Mr. H. P. Rosensten'el, instructor of manual training and building trades, attended Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, Plat River Junior College, the University of Missouri, and Washington University. Mr. Melville Skoog, coach in athletics and instructor of social science and physical education, holds an A. B. from Gustavus Adolphus College. He has also done graduate work at the University of Missouri and the University of Nebraska. Miss Margaret Ray Vinyard instructs English and Latin. She has a B. S. from George Peabody College for Teachers. She has also done graduate work at Peabody.

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Mr. V . L. Pulliam, Superintendent of Festus Schools, teaches algebra and physical education. He studied at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College where he received his 1 . S. lie did graduate work at Washington University and George Peabody College, and received his M. . from Peabody in 1939. Mr. J. H. Ulbricht, Principal, and teacher of social science and physical education, received his P. S. from Missouri University. He also did graduate work at Illinois University and Missouri University where he received his .. . A. in 1937, Mr. Gordon S. Baillie, librarian, received his . b. from 'Washington University in 1935 and also his M. A. in English in 1939. He attended Hiram College in Ohio two years before he entered 'Washington University. Miss Genevieve Beech, who teaches eighth-grade arithmetic, algebra, general mathematics and citizenship, has her B. 5. from Central Missouri State Teachers College. Mr. Walter P. Been, director of music, has a B. U. from Woltner Conservatory of Music in St.Louis and an A. B. from William Jowoll College. Ho has done graduate work at Missouri University. fr. Melvin Eesand, instructor of science and mathematics, ha.s a B. S. from Southeast Missouri State Teachers College. Hiss Elizabeth Gamel, instructor of English and journalism, received a D. S. from Southeast Missouri State Teachers College. She has also dono graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. Miss E. Fern Green, instructor of English and dramatics, studied at Southwest Missouri State Teachers College and holds a B. S. from Missouri University. She has done graduate work at Northwestern University, Missouri University, and Goorgo Peabody Collogo for Teachers.

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Mr. George Bennett, president of the Board of Education, has been a member of the board since 1921. Mr. Bennett is a foreman in the ware room of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Mr. Louis Bequette was elected vice-president of the board in 1939, although he has been a member for three years. Mr. Bequette is an agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He recently celebrated his 20th anniversary with the company. Mrs. Wallace Hayes was appointed secretary of the board in 1936 to succeed I.'r. P. S. Terry. She formerly worked in his office. Mr. H. E. Vaughn has been treasurer of the school board for over 25 years. Mr. Vaughn has an insurance agency in Festus. Hr. Herman Posch was elected as a member of the school board in 1939. Mr. Posch and his brother are owners of the Bon Franklin Variety Store in Festus. Mr. E. W, Rose was elected to the board three years ago. He is in the purchasing and receiving department of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Mr. Harold McCormack has been on the school board since 1929. Mr. McCormack has a bread route and also is a distributor for a soda water company.