Mechanic Arts High School - M Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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The Machine Shop. the Wood Shop, and the Mechanical Drawing department collaborate in keeping alive the good old Cogwheel spirit. These pictures will suggest to the reader some of the chores connected with teach- ing. Delbert Wood and Leonard Torwick, coaches of basketball and football, relax after a seven-period day before begin- ning a strenuous after-school workout. Mr. Torwick, Doc, --has a humorous flair for oratoryg but doesn't choose his words when his cagers are messing things up. Buck Wood teaches history when he isn't demonstrating winning tactics on the football field. Stageman Ralph Smalley sets the stage at school. In the center of the Cogwheei is Mr. Wright, machinist, who coaches swimming and skiing. Profs Robbins and Sitzer really belong in the woodshops, but took time out to help build this float for the Winter Car- nival. Mr. Shirck, inventor as well as electrician, teaches the always-popular auto-elec., and safe driving. Those pictured on this page comprise about a third of the twenty-one men teachers. They teach in basement shops or climb the ninety-three steps to the fourth floor. They offer courses in sub- jects as widely differentiated as the cir- culation of the human blood stream and the intricate mechanism of the transmis- sion of an automobile. Caught near the gym, between the showers, around the corner in their hideoutl On five or six broken chairs Buck Wood and Doc Torwick relax and relate their ideas on the perfect play. Safety first is a good motto for the Auto Electricity class. Mr Shirck Being treasurer for ihG School is no Snap when One demonstrates the testing of a drivers reactions, ',. teaches bookkeeping, too. But Mr. Nobis has a good time keeping the school in figures.

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Candid camera action catches a representation of the faculty in various character poses. ln the upper left picture Mr. Critchet, a history instructor, and Mi. Bothe, German teacher, are busy tallying programs in preparation for the new semester, ln the upper right corner, Mrs, Dugas, unmolested by student throngs who constantly fill the library, catalogs another new book, Mr, McKee pauses to enicy a free moment after a strenuous day ot guidance work. ln the lower center pose, Mr. Wolcott questions his physics pupils, Case number 777 goes on file as Miss Scully obligingly supplies the data for our distracted adviser- -Miss Tschida. Miss Steftanus is patiently waiting to discuss with the clean of girls the problems ofa new freshman, ln every department there are wellfprepared and conscientious men and women inspiring young people. Artistic, jovial Mr. Raymond consistently turns out the best high school choir in the city. Miss Prendergast, small and wellf informed, glories in the ancient Latin department, worries over the destiny of the coming generation. Miss Billings rules studies with firm but benevolent hand, otherwise orders the conjugation of Spanish verbs. Miss Heal spots a hatted boy at 300 paces, hears a girl's whisper across the assembly hall. Friendly Miss lohnson teaches one of the most popular English courses in school and Miss Turnbull proffers an understandable English that gets results. These with some fifty-six others comprise the faculty, submit to the leader- ship of Mr. Lange and Mr. Hillard, who rule with iron hand in velvet glove,

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Bookkeeping teachers are disturbed tor cr rnomeni by the M Representatives of three departments Miss Christopher, who keeps surneruiricin. Miss Blcrse and Mr, Duncan, who always wears things straight in Meth as well as in study hcill, and Miss Bring Q tlower in his huixonhole, center concerning J set of books 'Em Brick Alive Kellerhcrls, Zoology teacher, relax cr tow mm- inr the rieprrrtrnerit in preparation for cr new semester, ments to lock ni cm Elizabethan marie-l made in Miss Tiirnhulls Enqlish Vll Class. Teachers are human. too they have tc eat. Members ot M. A. icrculty Carry 'heir own iiciys irita one corner of the burn-like cafeteria partitioned Qtr' tri give the turulty coiiipczrrrxive peace rind privsrrfy during their Qtlfrninute lunch period, f, wi., i- . , ,K 'gi fm-is