Memorial High School - Talon Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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gg E tr- , , .... fwfr -11-1 .,, Cooks, custodians . . . As another year started for Memorial, cooks and custodians kept the school run- ning smoothly. Maintenance of the building and prepara- tion of food occupied their time. The typical student-initiated jokes about cafeteria food sometimes bothered the cooks but they liked working conditions and hours and being around Me- morial young people. The cooks welcomed any student or faculty member interested in breakfasting in the MHS dining room from 8:15 to 9 a.m. Students asked said they were pleased with the food this year. A popular reason for bringing one's own lunch was to save money. Students felt the cooks were good-natured but some thought cooks would be more polite if students were more polite. Scrubbing and waxing floors and regulating tem- perature in about 90 rooms were some of the more dif- ficult tasks posed for custodians. Older parts of Memorial, dating back to 1917, were no problem for the maintenance crew because soap and water will clean anything! Janitors thought MHS students were very nice but did wish they would put waste paper, candy and gum in the trash can and not in the desks. 4 1 5 , , ' lg. 'lu ' - --.2 1:51:32 lit 311- ff-' ,,..-ff --

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Mrs. JoAnn Dale Library Aide Mrs. Jolene Holman Librarian Mrs. Lorraine Johnson Library Aide Mrs. Margaret Payne Study Hall Library and Study Hall . . . Located near guidance offices, the library was easily accessible to all students. According to most of those polled, the library was a neccesary academ- ic aid. Spaciousness, modern de- sign and paintings on the walls made it a pleasant refuge. Seventy-nine magazines, five newspapers and about 16,900 books served for both reference and pleasure. Records also were offered but most students were unaware of this service. According to most of those ques- tioned, study hall was a good place to study and get homework out of the way. As a freshman girl said of the hour, lt's quiet and you're alone with your own thoughts. Other comments about study halls were that it was too hard to get a pass to go to the library, the rooms were too cold in winter and lack of windows caused claustro- phobia. Some suggested music to study by. Asked if coeducational study halls would be preferred, a junior girl replied, It seems ridicu- lous to place us in separate 'dorms'! Why don't they just put us all to- gether? CATCHING UP on the latest news iupper Ieftj were Gary Challberg, David Nichols and Randy Headings. Mrs. Holman ifar leftl took time to catch up on her reading. Study took on various forms in boys' study hall ileftj. Cindy Roper concentrated on her studies while Judy Robbins slept.