Mount Vernon High School - Hoop Pole Yearbook (Mount Vernon, IN)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 £ I OPENING SECTIONS CLASSES................ SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN ADMINISTRATION FACULTY SPORTS CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTIONS 4 32 32 54 66 . 76 .88 .92 100 120 150 2 Table Of Content

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DEDICA 77CW On June 30, 1978, George Ashworth retired as superinten- dent of schools of the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon. A native of Mt. Vernon and a graduate of Mt. Vernon Senior High, he attended Centre College for one year-, then received his B.S. Degree from Indiana State College in 1935; and his Master’s Degree from Indiana State in 1948. His teach- ing areas are English and physical education. In high school he was captain of both football and basketball both his junior and senior year. Also, he was president of his graduation senior class. Beginning in 1936, Ashworth taught and coached football in Mt. Vernon High School for seven years. He was at Wash- ington East Chicago for one year, at Wiley Terre Haute from 1945-1949, at his college alma mater for two years, and at Streator Township High School. Illinois, for the 1943 to 1944 school year and then from 1951 to 1962. In 1962 he returned to Mt. Vernon as a teacher and athletic director; became an assistant to the superintendent in 1963 and was named super- intendent in 1968. In his tenure as superintendent of schools, West Elementary School was expanded, the Mt. Vernon Junior High was remodeled. Memorial Field was constructed, the Mt. Vernon Senior High gymnasium roof was replaced, and the Athletic Park was renovated into an outstanding baseball fa- cility. Also, put into use were the relocatable classrooms and a driving simulator. His civic and religious activities have in- cluded two terms as president of United Way of Posey Coun- ty, president of the Board of Trustees of the Trustees of the Alexandrian Free Public Library and the Posey-Vanderburg chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He is also a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, American Association of School Ad- ministrators, Southern Indiana School Superintendents Club, by election to the executive committee of the Indiana Associ- ation of Public School Superintendents and has served as a member of several other committees. Mr. Ashworth was in- ducted to the Indiana Football Hall of Fame on November 30, 1979. He is married to the former Helen Lackey; has two sons, Mike and Bob, and two grandsons. Jason and Mark. Mr. George Ashworth 4 Dedication