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

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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.

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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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4 H 'X- ' 1 l '55, '-QU, C 1,4 , Q 5 l . lla sl f' f, .. 1' I me 'QV 5 I ' I 1,1 I 1 X I i I V 1- ', 1 S f TOP ROW - Miss Danni, Miss Dickinson, Mr. BOTTOM ROW - Miss Forster, Mr. Fosse, Mis liilmen, Xliss lflynn, Nlr. lfonkert. Faculty Required ARLINE C. DAUM: Iinglish I0 and English department heacl: IZA State University of Iowa. amlvancetl work Cniversity of VViscon- sin, Drake University: l'ep Cluli. MARIAN P. DICKINSON: lfoocls: Ii.-X Iowa State Teachers College: Future Nurses. RAY- MOND E, EIBEN: General science: depart- ment heatl: ll.X Iowa State Teachers College: .Xss't. lmasketlwall coach. FLORENCE E. FLYNN: l.atin: ll.X Iowa State Teachers Col- lege, XIX Columlnia Cniversity. JOHN M. FONKERT: Speech: Il.-X Central College aclvancerl work State Cniversity of Iowa' Speech, clelmate, cleclamation. v SMELLS GOOD - linjoying a tnill-morning coffee lwreak in the teachers' lounge are ,lolin Conner, :Ira- n1atics,an4l Helen llouser, linglisli. DISCUSSION -7 ,Iohn Ili-nney, vice principal. talks about lvaselvall with a speaker who presentefl a pay assenilwly on this topic. Fullerton, Mr. Heston, Mr. Hoffman. Quality Work FRANCES E. FORSTER: Spanish and French: .X.X W'illiatn XVoocls, ISA Cniversity of XYisconsin, Nl.-X Cniversity of Iowa, acl- vancefl work Drake Cniversity, Iowa State College, Cniversity of Caracas, University of Mexico, Sorlmonne University of I'aris. IVAN S. FOSSE: II. S. llistory: BA North Dakota State Teachers College, MK DePaul Univer- sity. HELEN P. FULLERTON: Girls' acl- viser: l'1.X Iowa State Teachers College, M.-X Cniversity of Chicago, graduate work Drake Cnirersity. Cniversity of Southern California: -lunior Reel Cross. ROBERT L. HESTON: AIOIICVII prolmlems: Ii.-X llarsons College: .Nth- letic rlireetor, lleacl footlmall coach. FRANK W. HOFFMAN: Ilookkeeping. law: HSC. NIA State Cniversitv of Iowa. S