Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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IDIEAINI GIF G IRLS GUIIIDAINICIE IDIIIRECTOR HAZEL PAYNE ROY DOLL PATTI HEININGER, RUTH KUEHL A familiar face around school is that of Miss Hazel Payne. She has had a very colorful teaching career cov- ering a period of twenty-eight years. She has been a member of the faculty of MHS for twelve years. Her teaching has been largely confined to the English depart- ment, however, one year she taught two classes of world history. Miss Payne has been our Dean of Girls for the past eight years. As Guidance Director, she has charge of the school's testing program. She has proved indispen- sable counseling seniors each year and helping them make plans for the future. This past year she assisted, as class adviser, with the freshmen. CDIFIFIICIE PIEIRSQINIINIIEIL cial instructor at MHS, teaching shorthand eye on him and made him a part of themselves without them. Mr. Roy Doll takes care of the business end of MHS affairs. For the last two years he has held the position of Business Manager and has capably performed all the duties that his title suggests. Before that time, he was a commer- typing, and bookkeeping. Evidently he was too good at bookkeeping, for the office had their Take a letter, please. May I have a late slip? These are familiar phrases our patient and ever-smiling office girls hear. Miss Patti Heininger and Mrs. Ruth Kuehl are our very necessary office secretaries. We don't know what the office, faculty, or students would do

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MHS LOSES IITS system. Some of these are the addition of the cafeteria, the athletic field, the new Lincoln school, the high school gymnasium, the new Blackstone school, our guidance program at high school, our enlarged curriculum, the in- troduction of the Diversified Occupations course, and many, many more. Mr. Steele's objective has been to give every student the best chance for educational advancement pos- sible. Superintendent Steele has been an active member of educational groups since his first teaching job in Edwards County. He is a past president of the Illinois Division of the Illinois State Teachers Association, and has been president of the Illinois City Superintendents Association. Aside from his educational work, Mr. Steele has found time for fraternal and civic activities including interest in child welfare. He has been awarded the Silver Beaver, the highest honor that can be given a civilian in Boy Scout work. He is also a past president of the Mendota Kiwanis Club and a member of the Elks as well as several state and national organiza- tions. He holds an honorary membership in the Horace Mann League of America. He has been listed in Who's Who for many years. Mr. Steele has indeed fulfilled his life am- bition to help youth, as hundreds of graduates, past and present, can personally testify. Sadly we say, Good-bye, Mr. Steele, God bless you. 4444 44 Reluctant good-byes are also in order to our second gentleman from Indiana , Mr. Maun- tel, who is retiring this year after twenty-five years of teaching in Mendota. First as instruc- tor and then as assistant principal, Mr. Mauntel has carried a heavy burden throughout his years here. He has taken care of disciplinary problems, was Dean of Boys, was overseer in the cafeteria, and sponsored the noon candy sales. As an administrator, he helped organize schedules of classes and assigned their duties to the faculty. He was a senior adviser and was always ready with helpful advice and constructive suggestions. In fact, whether at a game, a party, or just every day in the halls, Mr. Mauntel was always on the job to see that things went right. Mr. Mauntel received his primary and sec- ondary education in Indiana. He did his col- lege work at Purdue University, the University of Indiana, the University of Michigan, the American University of Washington, D.C., and Oakland City College. In addition to his A.B. degree, he holds the degree of M.S. in Educa- tion from the University of Indiana. TWG TOP MEN Before coming to Mendota, Mr. Mauntel was principal in Winslow, Indiana, for three years. He was in the army during the First World War, and in the Second World War he was a Field Director of the American Red Cross. His travels in Europe and Africa gave him a rich background for his work as a social studies teacher. Besides his busy schedule at school, Mr. Mauntel has many outside interests. He has been active in local Boy Scout and Red Cross work. He participated in the activities of the American Legion, he was a counselor in Boys' State and very much interested in that work. Mr. Mauntel has hobbies of geology, miner- alogy, and photography. He collects books and stamps. He owns and manages a farm in Hol- land, Indiana, where he will live after leaving Mendota. Mr. Mauntel has taught many students, and he says he has enjoyed his work immensely. He leave with this closing thought: I have enjoyed my work in the past twenty- five years and will always have a feeling of interest for Mendota High School. I wish the students to uphold the principles set forth byw the school in the future as they have in the past, for some day they will look back to their high school days with respect and admiration. We are sure every student, past and present, will remember Mr. Mauntel with respect and admiration. His smile and helpful guidance will be missed greatly in the coming years, but we wish him the best of luck in the futuref 2 HARRY W. MAUNTEL Assistant Principal Dean of Boys

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SIEINIIICCDIRS WELL IRIEMIEM IEIR CCDURSIES THEY TCCJDQK AIN! TIHIIE IIINISTIRUCTQIRS WHO TAUGIHIT TIHIIEM Although We all know a school could not function Without the administration depart- ment, We realize that the faculty plays just as important a part. Neither the office nor the faculty could be a success Without the other. Mendota High School has been gifted With a fine administrative department and an equally fine faculty. The teaching staff at MHS has grown stead- ily larger in recent years and has increased since last year. There are now twenty-eight instructors teaching a curriculum that is varied and that has been rated as one of the best in the state. In addition to his teaching duties, each teacher has at least one extra-curricular activity to sponsor. STEPHEN WARREN lournalisrn, English III, Hi- Light Adviser, Iunior Ad- viser NANCY GREGORY Typing l, Bookkeeping, Business Training, Senior Adviser IAMES HEMENWAY World History, Social Sci- ence, English l, Freshman Adviser, Book Store IOHN DAVIES US. History, World History, Athletic Equipment, Stu- dent Council Adviser, Sen- ior Adviser