Manlius High School - Mirror Devil Yearbook (Manlius, IL)

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THE FACULTY OF MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL o There are eight teachers this year at Manlius, five men and three women. All have done iheir very best to impart a little knowledge to the students of Manlius high school. This is an informal introduction to our teachers. Mr. Keist is the principal of the high school and superintendent of the Unit District. Mr. Keist has both Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees. He has been with us for four years. This year he is coach of football and assistant coach of basketball and track. Besides all his other duties he teaches algebra and geometry. So it is easy to see why he always (?) wears that serious look. Who wouldn’t if they had a load like that on their shoulders? Especially if they did their job as thoroughly as Mr. Keist. Mr. Rice is another member of the faculty who has been with us for a number of years. He teaches agriculture. Mr. Rice came to Manlius from Illiopolis, Illinois. He received his Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Illinois. The farm boys all enjoy working with Mr. Rice and refer to him as “Doc.” Mr. Veach came to Manlius last year and served as assistant coach of football and coach of basketball and track. He still holds the same position and teaches biology and world history. Mr. Veach comes from Quincy, Illinois, and received his B.Ed. degree at Illinois State Normal University and is at present taking graduate work at the University of Illinois. Last fall Mr. Veach acquired a broken ankle via some muscle-bound football player, but he is back on both feet again. Mr. John R. Davidson is a newcomer to Manlius this year. He teaches bookkeeping, typing and shorthand. Mr. Davidson attended Evanston township high school and received his B. S. degree and M. A. degree at the University of Illinois. For five years he taught commercial subjects and was coach at New Holland high school. For another five years he was principal at Hennepin, but because of ill health he had to give up that job and get one less strenuous. Mr. Faye is head of the music department, lie attended Wheaton college, Columbia School of Music, and Chicago Conservatory. He has a Bachelor of Music degree. Mr. Faye has improved the band and has taught several of the students how to manipulate musical instruments. He took five girls from the girls’ chorus to the spring festival at Spring Valley and he also took several students of music to the district contest. Awards were won by nearly all who attended and one soloist received a medal for first place. Mr. Faye has charge of music for the grade schools in the unit. He has done his job well. Mr. N. A. Johnson is the janitor and has been for several years. It is his duty to keep the school house clean and to keep the lawn tidy. He is the fellow who puts up the staging for plays, sets out seats for programs, graduation, etc., and various other jobs to help the students in their activities. He always hums or whistles as he walks down the corridors with a broom in hand; but he can raise the roof if anyone uses his tools and fails to return them. He enjoys a good joke as well as the next person and we all appreciate his good work.