Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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CONSTRUCTION CREW

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Democracy In Action Historians In The Making Speaking At The Lectern Training For Society History, in the college preparatory category, with American history required for graduation, was led by Miss Marcia Guilford giving the fresh- men a start on their high school career. Miss Elberta Leisure helped the sophomores with the aid of Miss Mabel Brown, and Harvey Thompson coached the American history class. Closely re- lated to history is Lloyd Smith ' s class of civics, also required for graduation, which is a study of America through a political eye. A class in dis- covering how the individual is related to his community and the government is social science under the eagle eye of Miss Marcia Guilford. This was a ninth grade class but many upper classmen were performers. Gerald Roys prepared students for future economic problems with his economics class. Forensic speakers got their start in Harvey Thompson ' s speech class in which one day per week was dedicated to oral work. The study of interpretive reading stole the show the rest of the week.

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GERALD ROYS — Mr. Roys who teaches shorthand, typing, commercial law, and eco- nomics, holds a B.S. degree from Western. This genial member of the teaching staff also attended Ferris Institute and Gregg college. He taught in Saranac for seven years before coming to Ionia. Mr. Roys enjoys reading during his unoccupied hours when he isn ' t busy totaling stamp sales. ELNA MARY PRITCHARD — Miss Pritch- ard. a holder of a B.S. degree, is a graduate of Jackson high school and junior college, Western, and the University of Colorado. She was the instructor of business arithmetic, ju- nior business training, typing and shorthand. Miss Pritchard is a member of the Alpha Iota and Alpha Beta Epsilon. She is also an ac- comphshed pianist. DONALD MOORE — Mr. Moore, the in- dustrial arts teacher, is the stimulus that makes many of the vocational students suc- ceed. He attended Western and Central and has an A.B. degree. Hunting, fishing, and playing golf are his favorite pastimes. His home town is Dowagiac. CLIFFORD G. HASLICK — After Brown City high school, Mr. Haslick furthered his education at M.S.C., where he received his B.S. degree. A good-humored, well-liked in- structor of agriculture and biology and sponsor of the F.F.A., he is also a member of the Alpha Zeta, a national honorary fraternity in agriculture. His hobbies are flowers and gar- dening. Foremen MARGARET E. SNOW — Red-haired Miss Snow was the head of the home ec. depart- ment. After graduating from Roosevelt high school at Wyandotte, Michigan, she attended Michigan State Normal college and earned her B.S. degree there. Miss Snow sponsored the Junior Red Cross and was adviser for the home ec. club. The humming of the buzz-saw in shop, trying to get the required number of words down in shorthand and typing, and planning a meal in home ec. were some of the numerous memories of days in the voca- tional department. Besides the subjects mentioned above, many took agriculture, general metals, mechanical drawing, and commercial law courses. After graduating from the vocational department many turn to dif- ferent fields in life. Some apply home ec. in homes of their own. Various others are farmers, office workers, or blueprint draftsmen in war factories. Whatever vocation students choose, this department is sure to provide excellent training for their jobs in the future.