McCook College - Chieftain Yearbook (McCook, NE)

Page 16 text:

TEA FOR FOUR. Mrs. Gwen McKenzie serves Miss Anna Bearg and Mrs. R. G. Brooks at the Nebraska Junior College Conference reception at the high school. THE LINEUP. McCook College faculty mem- bers prepare to receive new students at the first social event of the year. The annual party was held in the auditorium. OFFICE HELP. Mr. Floyd Hamler, school cus- todian, hands a lost book to Miss Twila Richter as office secretary Mrs. Helen Lebsack types out a notice. LET ' S SET A DATE. Social committee mem- bers Mrs. Elliot, Mr. Erickson and Miss Storms meet to plan one of the social activities for the faculty. MMMM . . . GOOD! Delegates to the Nebraska Junior College Conference fill up on the de- licious food served at the smorgasboard dinner. Having trouble deciding which to take?

Page 15 text:

HURTZ, SHIRLEY. Head of the music department at McCook, Miss Hurtz directs chorus and teaches piano and voice. She also teaches elementary music. Miss Hurtz majored in music at the University of Nebraska where she received her B.M.E. PEPPER, JEANNIE. Miss Pepper teaches French at McCook. She was absent with leave first semester but will teach second semester. She has her A.B. degree from Colorado State Teachers College and an M.A. from Columbia University. HUTT, HUBERT. Sponsoring the College Senate is Mr. Hutt ' s busy work. He teaches physics and chemis- try. Mr. Hutt earned his B. Sc. at the University of ebraska and his M.A. at the Colorado State College of Education at Greeley. KUPER, A. W. Mr. Kuper sponsors the Veteran ' s club. He received his B. Sc. degree at the University of Nebraska where he has also done graduate work. He teaches agriculture at the College doing quite a bit of field work. PULLEN, ROBERT. Mr. Pullen received his B.A. de- gree at Chadron State Teachers College. He also has an M.A. degree from Colorado State College. He spon- sors Men ' s Organization. Mr. Pullen teaches English one and education. McKENZIE. GWENDOLYN. Sponsor of the senior class and Phi Theta Kappa is Mrs. McKenzie. She teaches debate and mathematics. She attended Stephens College and was graduated from the University of Nebraska with B. Sc. and M.M. degrees. She has done graduate work at Chicago and Colorado. STORMS, HELEN. Miss Storms sponsors Waconda Council. She teaches American history, current history, and political science. Miss Storms received her A.B. and M.A. degrees from the University of Nebraska. She has done graduate work at the University of Mary- land and the University of Virginia. NANNI, FRED. This is Mr. Nanni ' s first year at Mc- Cook. He coac hes basketball and assists with football. He received his A.B. at Denver University, where he played football. He was a Skyline conference tackle. He was on the Los Angeles Rams ' 1952-53 squad. WRIGHT, CLARENCE F. Mr. Wright teaches English literature, children ' s literature, American literature, and English composition. He is adviser for the Chieftain and the Thunderbird. He has a B. Sc. from Nebraska and an M.A. from Wisconsin. Wr. Wright has done further graduate work at Nebraska and Colorado.

Page 17 text:

CHAHMED, I ' M SURE! E. P. and Mrs. Baruth, and Dean and Mrs. Loomis introduce them- selves to new students at the annual student- faculty reception last fall. AT YOUR SERVICE. Mr. Erickson, Mrs. Pat Shepard and Mr. and Mrs. Hutt are served by Darwin Voss at the annual Faculty Christmas Party. A good time was had by all. RINGER. Coaches E. P. Baruth, Fred Nanni and Merle Confer pitch horseshoes at the Masonic Picnic Grounds. The occasion was a faculty picnic last fall. KEEPING THINGS STRAIGHT. Dean of Men E. P. Baruth, Dean of Women Flora Dutcher and office secretary Twila Richter check the student registration records in the office. PICNIC TIME. One of the most successful social events was the McCook Faculty Club pic- nic, held in Weiland Field, last fall. It provided a good start for the school year.