Muscatine High School - Auroran Yearbook (Muscatine, IA)

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Administration Principal Fred G. Messenger showed Mrs. Downing and Mr. Parks a young iv1usky's idea of a good excuse for absence. cc 9, fi l

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lvl. l-l. S. acTiviTies naTurally divided inTo Tour secTions: adminisTraTion, by which The TaculTy exercised supervision over The sTudenTsq clas- ses, where individuals perhaps learned Their lessons: organizaTions, in which lvlusldes spenT Their spare Time proTiTablyq and sporTs, in which sTudenTs made use oT exTra energy. F. Gr. Messenger and lvlrs. lvlarie RuThenberg, assisTed by The oTTice sTaTT, worked ouT semesTer class schedules. BoTh chemisTry sTudenTs and building visiTors Tound lab experimenTs inTeresT- ing as well as educaTional. The parenTs and sTaTT members pic- Tured were perusing a weelcly Auroran as The camera clicked. Bob Kinnan, basl4eTball coach, dia- grammed a diTTiculT play Tor The par- enTs, sTudenTs, and oTher coaches.

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Parent Guests Visit Ottices Ot M. H. S. Administration Student executives ably assisted the powers that be in managing school attairs during the i939-40 school year. ln the upper picture, F. G. Messenger, principal, discussed plans tor an all-school party with the Student Council otticers. From lett to right are Curt Deems, vice-president, Syd- ney Thomas, president, and Jean Downing, secretary-treasurer. ln the second picture trom the top, Mar- inus Jensen, assistant principal, explained the many advantages ot such enterprises as the activity ticket, cateteria, and athletic program to Mr. Parlcs, George, Jean, and Mrs. Downing. Upon Jens tell the responsi- bility ot supervising these various undertak- ings. ln the illustration third trom the top, Miss Eula Downer, dean ot girls and sponsor ot l-li-Tri club, advised Ruth Weiersheuser and Marian Thomas concerning the type ot pro- gram which is interesting and entertaining tor the organization's members. Marian was president ot the club the tirst semester, and Ruth, the second. Bob Kinnan and Miss Louisa Jericho, in the lower picture, showed the parents the taculty bulletin board, where the adminis- trators posted announcements ot interest to the teachers. The bulletin which claimed the attention ot the group was a pamphlet advertising the annual play series presented by dramatists at the University ot Iowa.