Marion High School - Cactus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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Xxx?-. X X STUDENTS LEARN DE ANDESTRAL GLDRIES, STUDY ALSD TIMELY WDRlD Z, EVENTS AND GDVERNMENT UNDER THESE 'X Strongly influential in creating student interest in world and nation- al events, as Well as stimulating a lieen sense of governmental appreciation, the history department of Marion high school is undoubtedly a guiding force in the curriculum. Offering a wide field of subject matter, the courses offered are: ancient and modern history, American history, civics and social problems, the latter course not being essentially of historical nature, but rather one which reviews and discloses problems of social importance within our own boundaries. Tfni' fzlflllf-Y, in brief XIERL V. SMITH . . . Qupper leftj . . . received normal training at North Manchester college . . . A.B. degree, Indiana university . . . maj- ored history and social science . . . taught in W.1basli county . . . 1918-military service . . . taught at Roann high school for year . . . served as principal of the high school in Milan. In- diana, . . . teaches mathematics and history. IVIARTHA DuBois . . . fupper rightj . . . spent earlier years in Marion city seliools . . . early ambition-to be a lawyer . . . in later years, switched ideas-decided to be teacher . . . Pur- due, majored in history and English . . . A.B. degree . . . started teaching history in Marion high school in 1935 . . . faculty advisor of Grant County junior Historical Society. DIELL.-X XVALL . . . reenter lefty . . . born in Grant county, east of Marion . . . attended township schools ...A g raduated from Marion high school . . . A.B. degree in history from Indiana university . . . extension work at Uni- versity of Chicago. ALVIN G. ALLEN . . . Qcenter rightj . . . his- tory and social problems . . . born in XVashing- ton township, where he received earlier school training . . . Marion college . . . majored in history and English . . . A.B. degree . . . exten- sion work, I.U .... began teaching in the village schools, then advanced to Horace Mann school . . . has taught at Marion high school for the past quarter of a century. ETFIEL RENBARGLR . . . flower lefty . . . born and schooled in county . . . ambition-to be a dress designer . . . Indiana university . . . A.B. degree . . . University of Chicago, Clark uni- versity, and Cornell . . . favorite pastime, reading . . . before coming to Marion high school in 1920, taught at Martin Boots junior high school . . . sponsor, Zonta Girl Reserves. MARY INKITDDLLTON . . . flower rightj . . . born in Marion, Indiana . . . upon graduation from high school enrolled in Oxford college, Oxford, Ohio . . . majored in history and languages . . . A.B. degree . . . Columbia university . . . A.M. degree . . . had no intention of being a teacher . . . sponsor of the Zonta Girl Reserves.

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55 GLADYS NEAL Thoroughly efficient in her double capacity of Latin instructor and girls, adviser in Marion high school is Miss Gladys Neal. She was born on a farm in Grant county. At the age of twelve she moved to Jonesboro, where she at- tended and graduated from high school. She graduated from Earlham College, ob- tained her Master's Degree from Colum- bia university, and has taken additional graduate work at the Universities of Col- orado and Chicago. After coming to Marion high school as a faculty member, she has at intervals since then assisted in the edit- ting of the Cactus and Survey, also she has acted as chief sponsor of the Girl Reserve clubg and even more recently has been instrumental in guiding the GLAIJYS NEAL, DEAN UF GIRLS UFFIIIIATES AS AIJVISER AND IIUUNSELUR FUR M. H. S. GIRLS . . . guiding fbenz in seleciion of pro- per Zll7il'C'l'Sifj' . . . and in pressing ajfairs mm' problems . . . Easter Parade floor show to its present high level. Her present advisory work includes: locating positions for girls seek- ing to earn money, giving help on prob- lems confronting them concerning school or otherwise, helping choose vocations or future courses in college or business work, assisting in the arrangement of high school programs, managing each girl's selection of the most beneficial club work and other social contacts, admin- istering first aidg in general, helping indi- vidual girls make adjustments and build personalities by frank interviews and conferences. The school sincerely ap- preciates the tireless, generous efforts of Miss Neal as a successful aid to the char- acter building of girl students in M.H.S.

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