Hermiston High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Hermiston, OR)

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ff ff Hllllllll if r Reading upper left to lower righti Supt. W. G. Kersbergen, Maurine Sutton, secretary, Miss Lavina May Lynch, Mr. G. C. Humphreys, Miss Eleanor Brunquist, Mrs. Clara Burrell, Mr. Frank Davison, Mrs. Wanda Bracher, Mrs. Ethel Clark, Mr. W. A. Mac- Arthur, Miss Audrey Hall, and Miss Helen Thomas: also Mrs. Georgea Sutch and Mrs. Ollie Kerr whose pictures do not appear. 'kiri' The faculty consists of the staff of teachers headed by Superin- tendent W. G. Kersbergen. Mrs. Wanda Bracher, who graduated from the Normal schools at Monmouth and La Grande, has been a member of the faculty for three years. This year she taught U. S. history and was study hall teacher. She was an adviser of the senior class and Pep Club. Miss Eleanor Brunquist is a graduate of Oregon State College, where she earned her B. S. degree. This was her first year in this school. She taught social problems, home economics I and II. U. S. history, Latin I and world history. She was a junior class adviser and sponsor of the Home Ec. Club. Mrs. Clara Burrell has attended the Oregon Normal and Univers- ity of Oregon. This year she managed the cafeteria which she organized seven years ago under the direction of Mr. Kersbergen. Mrs. Ethel Clark received her B. A. degree from the University of .Washington, and attended the University of California. She has been here for three years. This last year she taught English I and II, general mathematics, and Latin I. She was one of the freshman advisers and also one of the Girls' League sponsors. Frank Davison, a graduate of Montana Normal, from which he received his B. E. degree, came to Hermiston High School this year. He taught algebra, geometry and boys' physical education, and also coached football, basketball, tennis, track and baseball. He was one of the sophomore advisers, and sponsor of the Letter- men's Club.

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ff r lHlllllY ff f Miss Audrey Hall came to us two years ago from Douglas county. She attended the University of Oregon and received her B. A. de- gree. She also did two years of graduate work at the University of Oregon. Miss Hall taught biology, chemistry, physics, and gen- eral science, was a sophomore adviser and director of the junior play The Scarecrow Creeps. She was also one of the Pep Club advisers. Mr. G. C. Humphreys was a former member of both Pryor's band and Sousa's band. He has a B. M. degree and has attended Mc- Alister College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and also Dayo Conserva- tory in Brooklyn, New York. He has for the past seven years, directed the high school band. He also directed the glee club, the grade school orchestra and gave individual lessons. He directed four musical programs this year. Members of his band played for all the football and basketball games this year. Mrs. Ollie Kerr became a member of the faculty at the second six weeks of the second semester. She received her B. A. degree from Whitman college. She has had one year of graduate work at the University of Oregon, and has also studied at the University of Southern California. Mrs. Kerr taught social problems and Eng- lish II and III, and was a freshman adviser. Mr. W. G. Kersbergen, superintendent of Hermiston Union High School for the past eight years, is a graduate of Stanford Univers- ity, from which he received his B. A. and M. A. degrees, and has attended the University of Oregon. In addition to his administra- tive duties, Mr. Kersbergen was faculty adviser for student coun- cil, and one of the advisers for the Bulldog. Miss Lavina May Lynch is a graduate of the Potomac State Col- lege, Keyser, West Virginia, and of Whitman College and has a B. A. degree. She taught English III and IV, speech, journalism, and girls' physical education. This year Miss Lynch was one of the faculty advisers for the Bulldog, the senior class, and director of the annual P.E.X. She also directed the senior play Best Foot Forward and the all-school play Regatta, and a number of one-acts for assemblies.