Galesburg Augusta High School - Rambler Yearbook (Galesburg, MI)

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It is the wish of the Class of 1952 to honor the mothers and fathers whose help and guidance have surrounded us through the years. It is but a small return for all the big and little things they have done for us, and to them we dedicate this book of “Old Memor ies. Hie ‘dedication

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' fate waul Every high school year book has as its purpose the collection and presentation of pictures and news about the people and interesting happenings of the year. The staff has collected the pictures, searched out and prepared thousands of words of copy, and at last the book is finished. We, the undersigned, hope you like it. ' First row: Carolyn Smith, Rosemary Holbrook, Sally Sinclair, Mary Jane Behan, Patricia Blessing- ton, Martha Brown. Second row: Miss Reynolds, Barbara Shirley, Nancy Eldridge, Norma Pohl, Eleanor Rogers, Marian Pervine, Estelle Wortinger. Third row; Tom Cates, Ralph Smith, Ron Ball, Don Rutherford, Duane Bresson. Those Absent: Evelyn Inman, Elaine Carson.

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Every student in school is influenced in some way by the training and person¬ ality of those who teach him. The State of Michigan carefully regulates and su¬ pervises the training and certification of all teachers in order to make sure that only fully qualified instructors be in every class room. Let us introduce our faculty members. Mr. Stanley Benjamin, Superintendent, is a graduate of Albion College, A.B., and of the University of Michigan, M.A. Due to increased responsibilities, Mr. Benjamin has had to give up his classroom teaching. Mr. Wesley Burrell, High School Principal, Michigan State Normal, A.B., and the University of Michigan, M.A., teaches classes in ' American History and English Literature. Mrs. Louise Barnaby, Western Michigan College of Education, B.S., who has for the past two years been Smith-Hughes instructor in Home Economics, will re¬ main at home when this year has ended. Mrs. Ruth Burrell, Western Michigan College, A.B., and the University of Michigan, M.A., has filled the posts of Li¬ brarian, Physical Education, and Junior Class Advisor. Mrs. Thelma Edwards, Hillsdale College A.B., teaches all commercial subjects. Band, chorus, and instrumental music are supervised by Mr. Willard Hahnenberg, Western Michigan College, B.M. Grade music, French, Latin, and Civics are in charge of Mrs. Edna Hilliard, A.B., Earlham College. Miss Doris Reynolds, Kalamazoo College, A.B., is instructor in English and Speech. Mr. Charles Ross, Western Michigan College, A.B., teaches history and coach¬ es all the major sports. He is assisted by Mr. Virgil Weaver who also teaches sixth grade. The science and math fields are in charge of Mr. John Wagar, West¬ ern Michigan College, B.S., and Mr. John Smith, Western Michigan College, B.S. Mr. Smith also supervises the agricultural activities carried on in our school. Mr. Donald Gray, Junior High School instructor, has also taught classes in American Government and Sociology. He graduated from Western Michigan Col¬ lege with a Bachelor of Arts degree. r lUt faculty