McKinley High School - Nugget Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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THE CARNATION -'wif 5 THE FACULTY

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' euzulil HE faculty of McKinley High School IS one which is not only well versed in the methods of education, but it is . f?iilIi ' ' - lim a group of men and women who are willing to co operate in all the student undertakings. ,They may truly be said to pos- sess the McKinley spirit. In every department at McKinley the student is assured not only of excellent instruction, but even more important training--that of good citizenship. We, the students of McKinley, are proud to acknowledge our faculty and cannot too sincerely express our appreciation of their efforts for our success. I Armand R. Miller. . ......... Principal Maynard M. Hart .......... Assistant Principal THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Riley, W. E. Runge, Florence L. Smith, Eudora Theisen, Eva C. Whitelaw, Helen Battle, Anita T. Blodgett, Gertrude Castleman, HL Dockery, Margaret Duffett, Helen E. ' Hoffsten, Ernest G. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Bennett, G. S. Hospes, Cecilia L. Bristol, Eloise Lindsay, George C. Comfort, Marian C. Rothman, Marie De Ia Roche, G. L. THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Crosby, Clifford Ludwig, W. A. Ewers, Lou Parrott, L. M. Katterhenry, H. S. Wilson, M. C. Koehler, B. THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT Connor, Sarah A. Kammerer, Edward C Craig, Gladys L. Lewis, ' MATHEMATICS Ammerman, Charles Williams, Susannah Comack, M. A. Zeis, H. C. Grocott, N. H. THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Carlson, Lee R. Smith, S. C. Crowder, Edna Solfronk, Laura B. Hammond, Edith Spaulding, A. E. Johnston, Edith M. Whitbeck, Jennie A. THE ART DEPARTMENT Barbee, Louise S. Place, Anna L. Brown, Margaretta G. MANUAL TRAINING Card, Edward F. Gammeter, W. Davis, Neal C. Reynolds, Ernest G. Findley, D. L. Tarling, Julius E. DOMESTIC SCIENCE Gilmore, Jennie W. Mier, M. E. SOCIAL SCIENCE Neibert, Hildah Simon, Esther R. Schlutius, Milerna GYMNASIUM Grueb, P. Voss, Fred C. Varian, Marian K. Watt, Anna MUSIC DEPARTMENT Maginn, H. B. OFFICE Rule, Maude Ramsay, Effie C. 1 I f

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...gf 6 jg... THE 0.41-:NATION AN APPRECIATION li ', if ITHOUT wishing to become sentimental, l believe that it is not out of place for me to state that, as a faculty, we are decidedly a happy family. Smiles and kind words for one another are certainly the rule. Personally, l have ample reason to value most highly the loyalty and kindly attitude of the teachers. l do not believe that one could get together a group of sixty persons who would be more willing to serve whenever help is needed or who would be a better example of co-operation and team-work. In a big school like ours there is a vast amount of work to be done outside of the regular teaching and, while the principal cannot escape responsibility to his superiors for the success of all of it, it is a wonderful thing to have willing and capable teachers who possess the initiative and dependability needed for assuming charge of the various phases of the work. Thus, one is moderator of the Student Council as a whole, others of the various standing committees, still others of the societies or clubsg others have charge of the library, the Carnation, the Crimson, the funds of student organizations, the Savings Bank, the making of the school program, the examination of pupils from outside schools, the advisory groups, the senior classes, graduation credits, tardiness, books, supplies, the coaching of plays and entertainments, office work, assisting in the conduct of athletics, debating, study rooms, making graphs of teacher's grades, supervision of dances, etc.- it is difficult to even enumerate them all. lt goes without saying that all of this work requires a large amount of time and energy and unselfish devotion. Teaching itself is considerable of a nervous strain, and it would be much easier to rest during a vacant period and to leave school promptly at dismissal. lt may be truly said that all of these responsibilities are a part of our job, but it surely is gratifying to have the assign- ments taken so willingly and cheerfully and performed so faith- fully. ARMAND R. MILLER. y Bic BUSINESS fi , E are engaged in the greatest of business enterprises and our capital is unlimited. Even in the early days of recorded events it was recognized that the foundation of every State was the education of its youth. The history of any individual or nation must be a sad one and a failure if at any time the training of the mind or spirit ceases to receive adequate attention. And this training should continue throughout life. Personally, I am feeling more and more the responsibility that rests upon my shoulders as one who endeavors to contribute his share-however slight-to the education of boys and girls who will some day assist in directing the thought and destinies of this country. Of late years there has been a change in the emphasis placed upon the chief objective of our work. For too long a period those most interested stressed the imparting of mere information and the amassing of facts-preparatory to the living of a life at some time inthe future. Now we are realizing that our most important duty is to develop right attitudes toward efficient and worth-while citizenship for the ever-present. No longer is the bookworm or winner of prizes, scholarships and high grades rec- ognized as a fully educated person unless he has other qualities of mind and heart which will contribute to the main purpose in life. This statement must not be construed as belittling the value of knowledge on its own account or gained from books. Far from it! Never before has there been need for a proper perspec- tive of the present in the light of the accumulated knowledge and wisdom of the past. We must hold fast to the good and ever keep an open mind for the truth, as we may see it from every angle. Those who are busy in the task of cultivating the head, hand and heart of the youthful citizenship of the land at the most plastic and impressionable time of life are surely engaged in very real and very great business. And this is our task. We are, then, a privileged class. M, M. H.