Horace Mann High School - Horace Manual Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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MRS. EMMA SCHIESS is well known in the Gary schools, having been a member of the teaching staff for ten years. Four years ago she came to Horace Mann from Emerson and has mothered our English department since that time. She has a B. A. degree from Ripon College and has taken extension work in the Gary classes of the University of In¬ diana. For four years she has sponsored the newspaper staff. In addition she has been sponsor of the Junior Class for two different years and has managed the Junior Prom. MRS. ALBERTA ROUSE EKWALL has her B. S. degree from the Missouri State Teachers’ College. She has taught in Gary for six years, five of which have been at Horace Mann. MISS DORA MAE HILL received an A. B. degree from the University of Missouri and an A. M. degree from the University of Chi¬ cago. She has taught at our school for four years, having come here from Okmulgee, Ok¬ lahoma. Miss Hill teaches Junior and Senior English. MISS IRENE JENNINGS holds an A. B. degree from the University of Wisconsin and has done graduate study at the University of Chicago. She has assisted on the Horace Manual during the current year, and on the Senior Honor Society committee for two MISS EVELYN PARNELL has com¬ pleted her first year at Horace Mann and is well known among the freshmen. She has an A. B. degree from De Pauw. MISS MARY HEYBURN is a new-comer to Horace Mann this year, having taught at Emerson for three years. She holds an A. B. degree from the University of Missouri. MISS ELSIE EARLANDSON has been associated with the English and Spanish de¬ partments for four years. She received her Ph. B. degree from the University of Chicago. She is sponsor of the Senior Honor Society and has been active in aiding students to re¬ ceive schol arships from the University of Chicago. MISS NELLE LEACHMANN has an A. B. degree from De Pauw University. Two years ago she came to us from Emerson School. She is a member of the Junior Honor Society committee. MISS VELMA R. SHAFFER is the li¬ brarian. During the last two years she has organized and presided over the Senior library. In addition she supervises the Junior library. She received her B. A. degree from the Uni¬ versity of Wisconsin. Page Nineteen Ini

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OFFICE GIRLS MISS DAPHNE WILLIAMS is the head of the attendance department. She is a gradu¬ ate of the Worthington High School at Worthington, Indiana. For eight years she has been associated with this department in the Gary schools; in 1925 she came to Horace Mann. MISS HELEN KEPSHIRE is secretary to Mr. Lutz. She is a graduate of the Froebel High School, where she was an active mem¬ ber on the hockey team. She has been at Horace Mann for eight years. MRS. ELSIE SHREVE has been registrar in Horace Mann for three years. She has charge of the life history cards, monthly records, and the semester honor rolls. She is a graduate of Emerson High School. MISS MARJORIE GREATREX was a member of the 1929 graduating class at Horace Mann. She has charge of the book rental. She also is in charge of general in¬ formation and telephone service. MISS MARION OLIVER came to Horace Mann last year. She assists Miss Williams in the attendance department. She prepares the daily “absentee list” supplied to the teachers. She graduated from Emerson in 1929. MISS MARGUERITE WIESE has been at Horace Mann for three years. She is in charge of all the lockers and the mimeo¬ graphed material prepared for the teachers and various committees in the school. She is a graduate of 1928 Emerson Senior Class. MISS VERONE SOKOL graduated from Froebel High School in 1928. She has charge of all the grade school records and report cards. MISS MAE BOERG graduated from the Froebel High School in 1928. She has been at Horace Mann since the time of her gradu¬ ation. She takes charge of requisitioning supplies and books.

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HISTORY AND LANGUAGE MISS DOROTHY NEVON SHERRICK received a B. A. degree from Mount Morris College. She has also done graduate work at the University of Michigan, and Berkeley, California Drama School. She spent last summer studying French at La Sorbonne. Paris. MISS CLARA F. KELLER has taught in the Gary schools for six years. She received her A. B. from Transylvania College and has done graduate work at the Universities of Wisconsin and Chicago and the National Uni¬ versity of Mexico. MR. HENRY L. M’HARGUE graduated from Indiana University with distinction and received his A. B. degree. He has also done graduate work at Indiana University. MR. WILSON H. MASTERS, of the his¬ tory department, holds a B. S. degree from the Southeastern Missouri State Teachers’ Col¬ lege. He has also done graduate work at the University of Chicago. He is a member of the Senior Honor Society Committee. MRS. EVA UNZICKER. also of the his¬ tory department, received an A. B. degree from Indiana State Teachers’ College. MISS MILDRED POLAK, of the history department, graduated with an A. B. degree from De Pauw University. She is a member of the Senior Honor Society committee and has aided in the securing of scholarships at De Pauw. MRS. LULU E. PICKARD is a pioneer on the teaching staff of the Gary public schools, having been associated with the work here for thirteen years. Three years ago she came to Horace Mann from Emerson, where she had taught Spanish and Latin and spon¬ sored Junior and Senior classes. She has directed the work of the Latin department in Horace Mann and sponsored the Horace Manual from the beginning. Her generous interest and diligent efforts have furnished inspiration to each annual staff. She received her A. B. and A. M. degrees from Indiana University. MISS HELEN KENNEDY received her B. S. degree from the University of Minne¬ sota. She has also done graduate work at the University of California, at Berkeley and at the University of Chicago. MR. GEORGE A. FOWBLE has been an active member of the Gary School System for ten years. He holds an A. B. degree from Earlham College and has done graduate work at the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin. Since the beginning of Horace Mann High School he has worked faithfully as sponsor of the Student Council. MISS CLARA STEPHENS has an A. B. degree from the Vincennes University. She has also done graduate work at Columbia University. She has been an active member of the Gary School System for twelve years. For two years she has sponsored the Junior Honor Society. MISS GAIL H. SNOWDEN has been at Horace Mann for four years. She graduated from Ball State Teachers’ College with an A. B. degree. She is a member of the history department.