Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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Lamont Hultgren finds each day filled with new and challenging tasks as he serves his sixth year as Moline High School principal. Under him, from 8 a.m. to 3:20 p.m., 1,900 students and faculty operated, for the first time, on a seven-period day. With the trial of this new system, Mr. Hultgren and the class counselors were often faced with unexpected problems. Meeting with school personnel, arranging assemblies, and organizing the monthly calendars are a tew of Mr. Hult- gren s many jobs. As the year progresses, numerous events branch out and succeed in filling his daily schedule. Handling these various tasks involved in directing MHS, Mr. Hultgren continues to win the respect of all students and faculty. Individual questions and problems of students are chan- neled into the offices of the respective class counselors. Planning daily schedules, returning aptitude test scores, and guiding students in future plans, the counselors assist Mr. Hultgren in supervising the many aspects of MHS life. To keep in close contact with interested parents, Mr. Hultgren finds the telephone a daily necessity. Branches of MHS Adjusting countless numbers of class schedules is one task of Jay Schaff, MHS assistant principal. This year program cards were again run through IBM by way of Mr. Schaffs office, but grade reports were marked personally by each class room teacher. In addition to this responsibility, he helps Mr. Hultgren and the office personnel in overseeing the smooth functioning of the school. Contributing to this successful operation is Norman Ziebell, activity director. All arrangements for the use of classrooms, the auditorium, and the school corridors have to pass through his office. With athletic activities under his supervision also, he is responsible for plan- ning the annual Homecoming parade in conjunction with the Lettermen’s Club. Counselors Sophomore Class Junior Class Senior Class BARBARA GARST HAROLD GRIFFITH FRIEDA SCHNOWSKE RALPH McMINN HELEN ANDERSEN JACK CODER 17

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With a warm friendly greeting and a welcoming smile, Dr. Dwight M. Davis greets all who come to him. Now serving his seventh year as the superintendent of Moline schools, Dr. Davis tirelessly performs his many duties and continually takes an active interest in all branches of school life. His major tasks concern presiding over Board meetings, working with school personnel, preparing the school budget, and recommending plans to the School Board for the improvement of the educational system. Sharing Dr. Davis ' interest in the welfare of the school system is the Board of Education which meets once a month at Allendale, the educational administration building. Estab- lishing and setting up the policies of the school is their responsibility. From their periodic visits to the schools, the Board of Supervisors offer helpful suggestions at their monthly meet- ings during the school year. In fulfilling his numerous duties. Dr. Davis finds the dictaphone an essential piece of office equipment. Administration Guides Ever-Widening Seated, ready to begin their monthly meeting, are the Moline School Board members Theodore Kirkpatrick; R. V. Shrader; Dr. Dwight Davis, superintendent of schools; Merritt W. Faust; Melvin Reynolds; Stoddard J. Small; John D. Morgan; and Ralph R. Johnson. Members of the supervisory staff are FRONT ROW: Marie Ringquist, art education ; Roberta Wallerman, audio-visual education ; Philip Ma- honey, special services. BACK ROW: Ray Smith, physical education , health and safety; Marlin Baxter, director of elementary educa- tion; and Frederick Swanson, music. 16

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JOHN ADAM English “M” DORIS BRILEY English Dramatics “I think you’ll enjoy this,” remarks Mrs. Ellison to Dennis Watts and Trevor Tunni- cliff, as she distributes the classic novel Tale of Two Cities. In all the vividness of the French Revolution, this novel is required reading for sophomores. OPAL CARSON KATHLEEN CURRY English Librarian Library Club Scope of Language Department Widens To meet the demands of increased enrollment, the MHS English and foreign language department is growing and improving continually to provide more classroom opportunities. Sophmores study English consisting of grammar, com- position, and literature. Reading the classics Tale of Two Cities and Silas Marner , the sophomores in the general, as well as the new college preparatory classes, learn to ana- lyze the plot, historical value, and characters of these novels Prose and poetry of prominent American authors are emphasized in the junior program of study. This includes general American literature; journalism, which gives stu- dents the opportunity to do newspaper writing in addition to their regular work; and honors, which speeds up the class schedule for a limited number of students. Required of many of the junior classes is one day of oral English a week. English Literature and composition are elective for seniors. Studied a full year, the literature covers the works of English authors from Anglo-Saxon to modem times; composition gives extensive practice in grammar by writing a theme each week. Practice is also the key in the field of modem foreign languages, as students strive to grasp the unfamiliar accents and sounds of French and Spanish. Sophomores, as well as upperclassmen, may study these languages as Molines program keeps pace with the times. Three years of high school Latin makes possible a thorough study of the civili- zation, language, and philosophy or the ancient Roman world. MARILYN EKDAHL JENNIE ELLISON JUDITH FUNK Latin English English Forensics BARBARA GARST HAROLD GRIFFITH DOROTHY LARKIN English Dept. Head English English “Imp” 18