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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,U ! ff! X I la. Lfiyfrilll CUURSES WHICH TRAIN HRNU AS V il, WELL AS MINU MUST BE PRUVIIJEU TU CREATE WELL-RUUNUED CURRICULUM This group of subjects is instrumental in teaching definite lines of work-these being printing, agriculture, drafting and homemaking. In each of these vocations experience is better than facts from textbooks alone. Examples of their work are seen everywhere. The Szzrzfey, Signal, tickets, pro- OTIS CRANE . . . Qlower rightj . . . agriculture . . . born in Boone county. Indiana . . . graduat- ed from Lebanon high school . . . spent two years at Indiana State normal . . , graduated from Columbia school of poultry culture . . . came to Marion high school in 1920 . . . teaches Archery to 4-I-I clubs in summer. grams, and many other jobs are pro- duced by the printing classes, drafting classes make blueprints and drawings, agriculture classes have eight acres of land with which to experiment, the homemaking classes make dresses, and the aroma of their cooking often fills the building. These instances indicate that vocational classes do teach students how to follow certain lines of work by experience. The ftlflllfy, in brief FLoRENcE Heck . . . Qupper lefty . . . home- making department . . . born in Marion, Indi- ana . . . graduated Marion high school . . . in 1921 obtained A.B. degree from Ball State teachers' college . . . M.S. from University of Wfisconsin . . . also studied textiles at University of Chicago . . . taught four years in Ohio . . . thence to Marion high school . . . active as sponsor of Sophomore class and Girl Reserves. XVILLIAM M. BALLARD . . . Qupper rightj . . . head of drafting department . . . born in Kan- sas City. Kansas . . . graduated from Manual Training high school, Indianapolis . . . B.S. in M.E. from Purdue . . . attended Butler summer school . . . army from May 2, 1917 to July 2, 1919 . . . field artillery, regular army, fourth division . . . saw service in three offensives . . . drawing board work at Midwest Engine Co., Delco-Remy, Anaconda, and Indiana Truck . . . came to Marion high school . . . has been here since 1925. B. H. PENROD . . . Qlower Ieftj . . . printing classes . . . started life near Piqua, Ohio, Buck- eyel' by birth and Hoosier by choice . . . jefferson township schools and Mathews high school . . . Indiana university, Marion normal institute, and U.T.A. school of printing . . . taught first school in Nebraska . . . came back to teach in Jefferson township schools . . . after teaching there seven years, came to Marion high school . . . has been here for nineteen years . . . holds important oflice as director of publica- tions for The Cactus and Surzfcy . . . proud of attendance record at home athletic events . . . has missed only two games in all of these years.