Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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Herbert Benson BS, ME Charles Turner Gus Constantine We give vocational training. Supervisor of the vocational school, Herbert Benson coordinated the work of the department and taught classes in mechanics. Charles Turner was in charge of auto mechanics instruction and Gus Constantine had classes in machine shop. In the afternoons. Roy Dexter taught a class in radio maintenance. Sincerely concerned with the success of his on-the-job students, Arthur Harms taught and counseled the seniors who took distributive education. He also had classes in business training, was freshman class sponsor, and a representative on the teachers’ executive council. Directing another aspect of shop centered around the manual arts were Charles Haywood and John Speight. Mr. Speight also directed the Tiger Courtesy Patrol, and Mr. Haywood helped sponsor the sophomore class. Both men joined the teaching staff the past year and have already done much to build up their department. Roy L. Dexter Charles Haywood BA, MA John Speight BA Page 15

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Euaene Hansen ' BA, MA We supervise physical education, office, and library. Harriet Keigley With the thought of building sound bodies as well as strong minds, Eugene Hansen directed the junior-senior athletic program. As head basketball and baseball coach and assistant football coach, he varied his duties with the sponsorship of G Club. Assisting him with the program, Bill McGraw taught gym to all junior high and freshman boys, coached junior varsity football and basketball, and aided Coach Ed Whalley with track. Teaching all the freshmarf girls gym classes, Miss Lillian Runyon also sponsored the Girls' Athletic Association. Efficiently, Mrs. Harriet Keigley served as secretary in the high school office. Capturing all with her charm, Mrs. Keigley remained unperturbed in the midst of the busy routine of writing letters, keeping records, answering requests, signing blue permits, and supervising office girls. Hushed voices, pussy-foot tread, and softly rustling pages characterized the library under the watchful eye of Miss Hazel Ela. Assisting her were Mrs. Mary Benson, who also supervised a study hall, and Miss Ina Dyer, co-sponsor of IRC and study hall teacher. Ina Dyer BA Mary Benson BS, MS Hazel Ela BA Page 14

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Gladys Glendenning BA Virginia Klippert BA Jeanne Schellenberg RN Ruth Higgins BA, MA We offer home economics, journalism, and fine arts. With a background of broad experience in the home economics field, Miss Gladys Glendenning worked in close cooperation with Miss Virginia Klippert to coordinate the work in the department. Both taught classes in first- and second-year homemaking and co-sponsored the Future Homemakers of America. Miss Glendenning also had a third-year and a senior class with Miss Klippert teaching junior high courses. Mrs. Jeanne Schellenberg, who served as school nurse, also taught home nursing and health units in homemaking. Helping students to express themselves creatively through various mediums of artistic expression, Miss Ruth Higgins taught classes in Art I, II, and III. Often she supervised the making of posters or special decorations for school events. With the patience and understanding required of a journalism teacher, Miss Lillian Larson served as publications director and teacher of English. Other than teaching first- and second-year journalism and two classes in English III. she was adviser for the yearbook, paper, handbook, and Quill and Scroll. With Mrs. Grace Ritchie directing vocal music groups and Marion L. Jacobs leading the instrumental divisions, the duo were largely responsible for the success of the musical activities and classes in the high school. Besides leading the Girls' and Mixed Choruses. Mrs. Ritchie was grade school music supervisor. Mr. Jacobs directed the band and orchestra and gave instrumental lessons in the grades. Page 16