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

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H lHElIllY ff Walter A. MacArthur is a graduate of Linfield College with a B. A. degree. After completing his work at Linfield, he took three years graduate study at Garrett Biblical Institute on the campus of Northwestern University where he received an advanced de- gree of B.D. He is the minister of the Hermiston Methodist Church and gladly substituted on the faculty during the first semester, teaching New World Geography, Business Training, and Mathematics I. He was also adviser to the Annual Staff and assisted in the officiating at athletic events. Mrs. Georgea F. Sutch is a graduate of University of Illinois with an A. B. degree in Home Economics. Because replacement could not immediately be found for the position held by Mr. MacArthur, she gladly assisted for seven weeks in the second semester, teach- ing Economic geography, English II and III, Social problems, and Business Training. Miss Helen Thomas has taught in Hermiston High School for three years. She is a graduate of Wayne State Teachers' College, Wayne, Nebraska, and is working on a Master's Degree in Com- mercial Education at Oregon State. She taught bookkeeping, shorthand I, typing I and II, and office practice. Miss Thomas was a junior class adviser, adviser of Torch Honor Society, and a Girls' League sponsor. 'kit 'k'k'k'k

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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.

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