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

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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.

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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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COMMERCIAL, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE MISS TRESSA SHARPE has received an A. B. degree from Ball State Teachers’ College. She has also done graduate work at the Columbia University. RUSSELL O. BOHN has received his B. S. degree from the Indiana State Teachers ' College and has done graduate work at Illinois State Teachers’ College. MISS IZELIA M’WILLIAMS has been in Horace Mann for seven years. For the last four years she has taught mathematics. She has a B. S. degree from the Ball State Teachers’ College. C. C. WHITEMAN, of the science depart¬ ment, received a B. A. degree from the Val¬ paraiso University, an A. B. degree from the Indiana University, and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago and The Armour Institute. He has been in the Gary schools for 14 years. He was sponsor of the Senior class in 1928, 1929 and 1930, and is a member of the Senior Honor Society com- MISS VENA BRATTON, of the math¬ ematics department, has an A. B. degree from the Indiana State Teachers’ College. For three successive years she has been sponsor of the Freshman class. FLOVD FLINN, of the science depart¬ ment. has received his B. S. degree from the Indiana State Teachers’ College. MISS ANNADELL GRIDER, of the mathematics department, received her B. S. degree from the Indiana State Teachers’ Col¬ lege. She has taught at Horace Mann for three years. MRS. VIOLET WOOD SULEY has her Ph. B. degree from the University of Wiscon¬ sin. She has been a member of the Gary School System for seven years. MISS DOROTHY DICK holds an A. B. degree and A. M. degree from the Colorado State Teachers’ College. For the past year she has been active sponsor of the T. J. C. Club. RAY G. PRICE has a B. S. degree from the Indiana State Teachers’ College. He has acted as sponsor of the Junior class of 1930 and sponsor of the present Senior class. WILMA SHAFFER FLEWELLING re¬ ceived her A. B. degree from Columbia Uni¬ versity. She has been a member of the Gary schools for seven years. For four years she has taught mathematics at Horace Mann. She was sponsor of the Junior class in 1929. MISS ADELE GWINN, of the commer¬ cial department, has received an A. B. de¬ gree from Indiana State University. Page Twenty-one