Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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-r- Q . r ,L , M ' ,fa f4 -l l i MISS HELEN FULLERTON, Counselor t All Scholarship auyoiie? Xliss l ullerton, guitl- :tncc flirt-ctor atttl girls' atlxtiser, is the one to sec. ller fluties are many, antl her biggest problem is lintling' time In tlo ctcrytltitig. Hy biggest time consttntt-r, antl also my most pleasant iob, is thc interviews l have with I rllltlvllls about their eilttcational plans rluring . antl atitcr high school. rcmarkerl Nliss Fuller- ltitt. She has been very helpful to sturleuts who were floing ttiisatisliactt-ry work, in supplying teachers with int'ot'matioit about stutlents anal in having' vocational conferences with stu- flents. For the tmrlecitletl seniors. Nliss Fullerton helps them Iv plan their future bv arranging stutlent meetings with college repireseittatives :mtl by infornting' them of available scholar- ships. XX'ith Xliss lfullertonis well-supplietl library anfl her experience with high school people. the problems of Klason City lligh School SILI- clents are sure to be solvetl. MR. JOHN R. PENNEY Advised Students Xlr. l'enney. vice principal, has a firm ttnrlerstanrling' anrl swlltlfl judgment in act- ing as boys' aflviser. ,Xiiother of his rlutics is being the truant officer to absent anfl tarrly' Nturleuts. XYe get a variety of excuses, tnusefl Mr. Penney. Step right up anrl get' your tickets from Nlr. l'euuey. lle has charge of ticket sales for activities, also. The sttirlcnts' problems are my problems, saifl Nlr. l'eimcy. Une of the biggest projects cluring the year is interviewing' boys about their scheclules. .Xiiy problems the boys have are the flirect concern wi- Mr. l'eimey. I eit- joy working with sturlt-nts, sairl Mr, l'enney. Most of them are cooperative antl sincere. During the year he interviews senior boys to help them with vocational or college plans following high school. lt's a large respon- sibility to help plan futures: and Mr, Penney has been the tlecirling influence in many young lives in choosing colleges, vocations anrl most of all in urging' stuclents In finish high school. ff!-

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MR. PERLEY O. BRUNSVOLD, Guide to Teachers and Students gi ON THE AIR - Mr. Brunsvold waits for the high sign before making a general announcement over the HA. system. XYhen the students have left, the teachers must still work. Faculty and departmental meetings are in process until 5:00, when Mr. Brunsvold closes shop and goes home. Throughout his busy day he has had to answer for all of us. He is the niainspring to the smooth running schedule of Nason City Hi-fh School. D ln the course of the year Mr. Brunsvold finds all of his initiative taxed in planning a program that will be challenging and give students the educational training they desire. llis strong interest in the development of young' people has been proven through the success of the educational system of Mason City lligh School. Our thanks go to Mr. Brunsvold for a wonderful school where it is possible to develop talents in every way from a schol- arly standpoint to arts, journalism, good sportsmanship, and just learning how to get along with classmates and teachersg an important lesson for later life. This ambitious person is at school at 7:00. No, classes do not begin at that hour of slumber for most students, but a busy day does for P. O. Brunsvold, principal of a busy school. On the way to school he stops to pick up the school mail. A tight schedule follows for the rest of the day. From 7:20 to 8:10 he has numerous teacher and pupil conferences, Time from 8:10 to ll 230 is taken up with principals' meetings, and supervisory and administrative work. A school full of hungry students help to make lunchroom supervision a big job from 11:30 to 1:00. The school afternoon is filled with class- room visitation, records and reports, and con- terences with parents. Somedays Mr. Brunsvold is called upon to take over the class of an absent teacher. He enjoys this but would enjoy it even more if he didn't have many other things to occupy his mind while conducting a class.

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'af Teachers Encouraged Students f tofu K WJ: ... f wi fs' 'F 255 ,- 5' 'gl 1 1 'at ,F if I . 55 4'-' y. If Q F 54 t gg, 41 Q .fi 1 3 F 3 x STUDENT TEACHER Robert Sharp discusses the events of the day with Mervin Aspenson, auto mechanics. VOTING is a serious matter for young Americans and Mr. Benton is showing Victor Collins and Gordon Hall how to make their votes Count. Qk 0 x l K-1. X if A .AETQ 9 ' I TT' Q-.ut el Q 15 . 5 '-,., MERVIN E. ASPENSON: Automotive me- chanics: BIQ Platteville State College. JOHN R. BANNING: Modern problems: BA Upper Iowa University, MS Iowa State College: sopohomore basketball coach, ass't. football coach: boys' counselorg Pep Club and student council. HOWARD T. BARKER: Biologyl Bli St. Cloud Teachers College, MA Columbia Cniversityg wrestling and tennis coach. PAUL W. BEHM: Bandg l'hB Creighton, MS University of Southern California. ROBERT D. BENTON: linglish IUQ BA, MA Iowa State Teachers College: Masonian. HENRY H. BOYCE: Chemistry: AB, MA University of Nebraska. MARGARET C. BRAKEL: Shorthand and typing: BA Iowa State Teachers College, graduate work University of Iowa and Uni- versity of Southern California. PERLEY O BRUNSVOLD: Principal: BA Luther Col- lege, MA University of Minnesota, graduate work University of Iowa and University of Southern California. WILLIAM F. BUR- NETT: Driver Educationg BA Iowa State Teachers College. WILLIAM J. CAMERON: English llg BA Iowa State Teachers College, advanced work Iowa State College: Interpretive reading and dramatics. DAVID M. COCKRUM: Wood- workingg BA Iowa State Teachers College, MA University of Iowa. JOHN W. CON- NOR: English ll and dramaticsg BS Creigh- ton, University of VVashington, University of North Carolinag dramatics and speech.