Jefferson Township High School - Criterion Yearbook (New Paris, OH)

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MRS. IORA D. CLISE Mrs, Clise attended Ohio University at Athens, Ohio. She has had sixteen years of teaching experience, however, this is her first year at Jefferson, She has the responsibility of teaching the first grade. We feel that she is capable of doing her duty excellently and we wish to let her know how much we appreciate her being at our school. We hope that she will continue her work here. ' Whenever you see her she is smiling and she always has a cheerful word to say. MRS, RUTH GEA MILLER Mrs. Miller attended Miami University and Wittenberg College. She has had 15 years of teaching experience, 11 of which havegbeen in jefferson, teaching the second grade. Mrs. Miller is responsible for a very large class. However, the pupils show that they are well-trained because they are well-behaved. She is eager to teach them all that she can so that they will be ready to take a larger step next year. MISS MARTHA JANE BOWSER Miss Bowser was born at Portsmouth, Ohio and later moved to Winchester, Indiana where she attended and graduated from Winches- ter High School. Her college days were spent at Ball State Teacherfs College at Muncie, Indiana. She is now teaching the third grade at our school. This is her first year of teaching but she is doing a very fine job. MISS GERTRUDE BARNEY Miss Barney attended Ball State Teacher's College at Muncie, Indiana and graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, She has taught here for 8 years. She is now teaching the fourth grade. We find that Miss Barney has a pleasing personality and is a big favorite among the students at jefferson School, She is an excell- ant piano player and is quite willing to play any time she is needed.

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MISS CLARA F. HARRIS Miss Harris graduated from Richmond High School and attend- ed Ball State Teachers' College in Muncie, Indiana. She began -her teaching in a rural school south of Centerville, Indiana and 'then she taught the fourth grade at Hagerstown, Indiana. She joined our faculty in 1929 and has been here ever since then, During the last eighteen years she has taught the third, fourth and fifth grades here. Miss Harris is one of the best-liked teachers that we have. We are proud that she has liked jefferson well enough to have remained for the length of time that she has been here. MISS MAGGIE HOLSINGER Miss Holsinger graduated from the Eldorado High School and attended Ohio University at Athens, Ohio. She began her teaching career in Darke County and then she taught in the Monroe High Sch- ool. Twenty six years ago she joined our faculty where she now teaches the sixth grade. We are glad that Miss Holsinger has chosen to remain with us for the last 26 years. It is a very unusual sight indeed to come to school in the morning and not see her little black Ford coupe parked out in back. MISS WOODICE E. ELIASON , Miss Eliason graduated from the Centerville High School and then attended the Cincinnati Bible Seminary for two years. This is her first year of teaching and she is responsible for the Commercial Department and for a Geography. class. i Injefferson she serves as the sponsor for the seventh grade and we sometirnes wonder how she keeps them so quiet, Everyone likes this quiet little woman who does her job so capably. EVALOU STAUFFER Miss Stauffer graduated from Brookville High School and Otter- bein College. This is her first year of teaching and in jefferson she is the Home Economics and Physical Education teacher, She is also the sponsor of the Eighth grade. We think that she will turn out some pretty good homemakers.