Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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BETTY ROSEBERG English RUTH ROSEBERG Librarian DeWAYNE ROUSH English Head of Dramatics LUCY SHAWGO English Debate PHYLITA SHINNEMAN RUTH VERTREES English Maroonettes English D.E. Club IN MEMORIAM Mr. Mace Gordon served for sixteen years as a devoted Spanish teacher in the Moline school system. His years at MHS won him the respect of hundreds of students as he guided them to a bet- ter understanding of the Spanish lan- guage and traditions. MACE GORDON 1899-1961 MARIE WALLER English MARY YOUNGDAHL English Line O’ Type BILLIE LEE Spanish Spanish Club RALPH McMINN HELEN PIEHL FERN SLUSHER Latin French Latin JCL French Club JCL, FTA “Re ' pete ' , Bob,” directs Mrs. Piehl, French instructor, to Bob Hvitfeldt as he and Donna Fargo practice an introduction in their first year French class. Clever cartoon sketches help students to learn this polite procedure. 19

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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

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Through Newton, Numbers, and Nations “The microscope is the key to an unseen world— the key to knowledge and a better understanding of life.” Charles Steinbrink and Margaret Marsiglio explore the microscopic world of plant cells as Miss Spencer, biology instructor, guides them in lab procedure. FRITZ BOOM SAM DRAKE Mathematics Mathematics DARRELL GOAR ORVILLE HARKEY Physics Mathematics Rocket Club JOHN HEINEKE GEORGE HENDERSON PAUL HOLM Biology Math Dept. Head Chemistry Football Rifle Club DOLORES HULSE VIVIAN JONES EDWARD LEMON Chemistry Mathematics Science Athletic Manager Benefitting from several changes, the MHS science and math departments continue to offer students a ariety of challenging elective courses. Biology and chemistry maintain their basic labora- tory practices, while the physics department initiates a new course prescribed by the Physical Science Study Committee. Offered to one senior class, this subject ap- plies an entirely new concept in the teaching of physics; it stresses primarily the practical application of advanced scientific principles. Expanding its program to make advanced algebra as well as plane geometry available to sophomores, the math department, in addition to these courses, provides trigonometry and solid geometry to upperclassmen; while the senior honors group studies college analytical geome- try, a new addition to the MHS curriculum. LAVERN SINCLAIR RUTH SPENCER WILLIAM WOOD Biology Biology Mathematics Swimming Science Dept. Head Intramurals 20