Hillsboro High School - Hiltop Yearbook (Hillsboro, IL)

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F aculty gngfidfz Busy is the word for her, teaching English I, advising freshmen, and directing the noisy Freshman-Soph- omore Girls' Chorus-that's Miss Beckemeyer. The sophomore boys all swooned when they saw their new English teacher, Miss Lemons. She is shy, yet very capable. Miss Bennett, a versatile teacher, knows her speech as well as English III, and what would the library be without her? Miss Manning gives to the juniors and seniors a keen knowledge of English, and her senior class play is always a hit. Whitten, Adams .fanguaged The efficient Mrs. Wingler certainly can teach the freshmen something new and differ- ent-Latin. She also has a second year class. Plus these, she takes charge of the Girls, Phy- sical Education classes and first hour study hall. To replace German, a new and more popu- lar language, Spanish, has been added to our curriculum this year. Mrs. McCall, who has studied extensively and taught a number of years elsewhere, makes a very competent teacher. 141 THE 1945 HILTOP Beckemeyer, Lemons, Manning Bennett A46-zkelftijiya Teaching plane and solid geometry, aero- nautics, trigonometry, being Hiltop ad- visor, assistant principal, and school treas- urer, Mr. Adams couldn't be guilty of loafing even if he wanted to. His students think a lot of him because he still remem- bers when he was a boy. Having taught in England for one year and having toured much of the continent of Europe, Miss Whitten has many intre- esting stories to tell. Besides teaching ele- mentary and advanced algebra, she is also dean of girls. Wingler, McCall

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THE 1945 HILTOP Borad of Education ezmza aww, Mr. Charles Attebery has had many years of experience as a member of the board of education, as he has been a member of District 157 since its beginning. He has two sons and a daughter, his daughter is teaching Home Economics in our school. His oldest son is in the army, the other, a member of the grade schools. famed Gam Mr. James Cress, who has been a prominent member of our board for several years, has two sons, Lt. fj.g.D James Cress, and Lt. Bob Cress, both former students of H.C.H.S, who have seen active service abroad. His two daughters, Marion and Louise, are both married, their husbands also being in the service. Mr. Cress has served as sec- retary of the board for many years. Girhard, Pierson, Cress, Schindler, Attebery, Anderson 13

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THE 1945 HILTOP ant! Gaim Little Miss Horner sits in her corner-and gives forth voluminous epics in American his- tory. Not only history of the past, but also the present and future. Mighty discussions take place in her classes. Students look for- ward to the days when they can participate in some of these royal discussions. Her civics class isn't left out either. Keeping busy isn't difiicult for Miss Horner because, besides these classes, she directs Junior-Senior Chorus on Monday. To keep those noisy girls quiet is quite an undertaking in itself. Then, too, she always has charge of the operetta in the spring of the year. Class, I do wish you would learn the diff- erence between Louis XIV and Magellan. I've explained them over and over, but listen againf' Sounds familiar, doesn't it? Mrs. McCall has taken over the modern, medie- val, and ancient history classes this year. Her history classes are quite large and they get a little wild at times, but she man- ages them somehow. Don't ask us how, though! Faculty 9 1421251 As We enter the class of industrial arts, we hear the familiar voice of Mr. Mey replying, Get back to your benches, and let's have it a little more quiet in here. Mr Mey, the first to teach the skill of mechanical drawing and carpentry in our community high school, has added his knowledge to the faculty for four consecutive years. He attended Milli- kin University at Decatur for five years where he obtained his B.S. degree. After leaving college, he obtained a job as an in- structor of industrial arts in a high school in West Virginia. He took the job here as in- structor of 'wood mechanics in 1941. Mr. Mey instructs his Hrst year students to draw and read blue prints for the Hrst semester, the second semester they start learning the trade of wood work. His second year stud- ents work on more skilled woodwork. Be- sides instructing classes, Mr. Mey contributes his skill to the high school by making many handy articles for general use in the school. His hobby is making violins, and he has been very successful in this. His first violin was displayed at the Chicago World's Fair. He has made two bass violins, one of which is in Paul Whiteman,s orchestra, the other in Benny Goodmanis orchestra. Lenich, Athey, Horner Mey I 15