Herbert Hoover High School - Scroll Yearbook (Glendale, CA)

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equips us for future positions. Working in the school offices are, left to right, Edith Sadler, Helen E. Gould, Chester S. Bryan, and Margaret L. Grunawalt. Our financial status was recorded by Miss Gould, Student Body Accountant. Mr. Bryan, as Registrar, kept track of grades and academic standings. Mrs. Grunawalt ordered all supplies and textbooks and took charge of our public address system. Mrs. Sadler, our school nurse, treated our aches and pains. Hoover's maintenance staff did a splendid job all year keep- ing Hoover clean and tidy. Pictured in the front row, left to right are Carl Pope, Frank Knieriemcn, Peter Stepka, Lester Slowey, and C. W. Cayson. In the second row, left to right, are Roy Downey, Charles DuPree (head custodian), Art Ncwburg, Glenn Burns, Junius Milbourn, and Elmer Wagner. In the third row, left to right, are George Decker, Herbert Huntsman, Willard Riemersmo, John Elliott, Bob Reeder, and Bud Beck. Always ready to answer questions and busy keeping records for the school are Hoover’s clerks, left to right, Sylvia C. Williams, Mabel H. Persson, Gladys H. Woolard, and Audrey L. Ericksen. Mrs. Williams and Miss Ericksen kept track of all ab- sences for the year. Mrs. Persson worked the switchboard, and Mrs. Woolard acted as personal secretary to Mr. Sprague. The cafeteria staff, headed by Betty Stahlberg, prepared the food for our lunches in the cafeteria and also the fine food for our school banquets and teas. Pictured in the front row, left to right, are Ann Conte, Pat Witherspoon, Evelyn Trow- bridge, Esther Hodges, Cleo Price, and Ethel Lord. In the second row, left to right, are Mabel Johnson, Vuna Wetherbee, Betty Stahlberg, and Dorothy Hunter. 23

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Instruction in Richard J. Schieberl and Kenneth H. Wilson, from the left, listen as Dave Pratt plays an arrange- ment for the orchestra. The band, orchestra and music appreciation classes were under the direc- tion of Mr. Schieberl, and Mr. Wilson led the Jun- ior-Senior Girls' Glee, Concert Girls' Glee, Concert Choir, and the Sophomore Girls' Glee. Will it ever run? Three hot-rodders from the Mechanical Arts Department discuss possibilities for this automobile engine. Left to right, William A. Roemer, Harold L. Morehead, and Donald F. Matthews give close scrutiny. Mr. Roemer taught Auto Shop, Driver Training, and Welding; Mr. Morehead taught Mechanical Drawing and Wood Shop; Mr. Matthews taught General Metal and Mechanical Drawing. Art Department teachers admire a vase made by a Hoover student. Pictured left to right are Gladys D. Merrick, Marian E. Grey, and Bertha K. Foster, head of the department. Mrs. Merrick taught Design, Ceramics, and Interior Decoration; Miss Grey taught Design, Figure Sketching, Commercial Art, and Stagecraft; Mrs. Foster taught Painting, Costume, and Design. This department trained students for art futures in varied fields. The final copy goes to press and Fred C. Wilson, Charles W. Collom, H. Lynn Hostetter, and James E. Higgins, start the presses rolling. The Mechanical Arts Department, headed by Mr. Higgins, taught a variety of shop courses. Machine Shop was taught by Mr. Higgins, Mr. Wilson taught Drivers' Train- ing and Auto Shop, Mr. Hostetter instructed the Mechanical and Architectural Drawing Classes and was Visual Aid Co- ordinator for the school. Mr. Collom and his printing classes printed all editions of the Purple Press. 22

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Our classes lay a varied Sophomore Council I—upper left—The first semester Sophomore Council worked with Dove Goon, class presi- dent, and Mr, Parker, class sponsor, to discuss business and remedy problems of class interest. Sophomore Coun- cil II—upper right—The second semester Sophomore Council, under the same leadership as during the first semester, carried on the fine work. Assembly Committee I —center left—Under the fine direction of Sue Kelly, the assembly committee put in a lot of hard work acquiring our wonderful first semester assemblies. Assembly Com- mittee II—center right—Gail Koehler worked with her committee to locate the fine assemblies of the second semester. Drama Class—lower left— Hamming” for the camera are drama students. Sewing Class—lower right —Girls in Miss Aitchison’s class made pretty clothes while learning new skills. 24