Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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llc... OUR PRINCIPAL Mr. Bolt's career has been one ot continuous school work, as student, teacher, and principal. He attended Grand Haven schools for twelve years, and upon graduation, entered the Uni- versity of Michigan. During the summers he has continued his work at Ann Arbor and at the University of Wisconsin. At the close of the summer session oi August, 1928, he was awarded a Master's Degree in Economics by the University of Michigan. His first teaching experience was at Houghton in the Upper Peninsula, in mathe- matics and science. After one year, he became principal of the high school at Bismarck, North 15 Dakota. Mr. Bolt came to Muskegon Heights High School in the tall oi 1921. He enjoys high school and college athletic contests and much prefers them to the profes- sional games. He also likes to read biography, travel, and books on economic problems. We all respect Mr. Bolt as a principal and an adviser. He helps us when we seek his advice and it is his aim to give every student a fair chance while at school. His is the task ol assisting us each year to begin life in this world, and to succeed in it.

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Mrs. Mikol Miss Johnson Miss Cramer MAIN OFFICE OF BOARD OF EDUCATION As we peek in at the main office of the Board of Education located in the Central Junior High School building at the corner of Peck Street and Sherman Boulevard. we find the ever alert employes, Mrs. Mikol. Miss Bessie Cramer. and Miss Gertrude Johnson. Mrs. Mikol was born in Muskegon. Michigan. She was graduated from Muskegon Heights High school in 1930. She is now employed in the office as Child Accounting Clerk. Her work includes the annual school census, records, and marks of all students who have ever attended school. She also is an assistant in the book store. Mrs. Mikol is very fond ol shopping: in fact she spends a great deal of her time doing so. She enjoys traveling to distant places. At pres- ent she is taking camera shots of interesting pictures for a collection for the library. In her spare time she plays the newest game craze. Badminton, Miss Bessie Cramer was born in Muskegon. Michigan, was graduated from Muskegon High School in 1919, and is now employed as book- keeper in the office. Her work is that of taking care of the teachers' payroll, statistical reports, and bills for payment with the necessary approv- al. Miss Cramer enjoys hiking and a great deal of her spare time is spent in sewing fancy work. She is also fond of Badminton Miss Gertrude Iohnson was born in Muskegon, Michigan. She attended Muskegon Heights High School and was graduated with the class of 1924. She is now employed as secretary to Mr. W. R. Booker, Superintendent of Schools. Her work includes all correspondence which has been received or sent, orders for supplies, taking the minutes of the Board of Education meetings, and granting permits for school buildings. Miss John- son also spends a great deal of her time playing Badminton, shopping. and traveling. Miss Iohnson is also working on an amateur photogra- phy collection for the library. 14

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MR. M. A VERSATILE It is Mr. Rudd's duty to check attendance every day, teach commercial law, take charge of study hall at certain hours, and to be on hall duty in the afternoon. Whenever Mr. Bolt, prin- cipal, is called out of town to a meeting, Mr. Rudd has charge of the principaI's duties. ln other words. Mr. Rudd is a versatile young man. To prove that, may we add that when he came to Muskegon Heights High School to teach. in 1921. he was given the chemistry and physics assignment. He later was made assistant principal, until the depression came along. At that time many changes were made in school E. RUDD YOUNG MAN organization. In addition to his regular duties. Mr. Rudd has served as senior class adviser since the had a difficult time remembering back that farll about 1925 or 1926. He is a director oi the Michigan Education Association. Born in West Chicago, Illinois, in 1901 lat last we know his age!J, he later attended West Chicago High School and the University of Illinois. He also attended the University of Chicago. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in the field of education, from the Uni- versity of Illinois. His hobbies are billiards. fishing. amateur radio. He does those things well, too. Miss vmcmm Mlxsn A BUSY SECRETARY HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL! Yes, you are right. It is the pleasant voice of Miss Virginia Mixer, ready for action. Miss Mixer has been employed in the office at High School for the past two years. Her work includes typewriting, selling school supplies, writing receipts, book- keeping, handing out locker keys and answering a thousand and one oi our silly questions of where, when, and why. Born in Muskegon Heights. Virginia attended Muskegon Heights High School, and was gradu- ated in 1933. She enjoys outdoor sports and travel. She is very fond of shopping: in fact. it the truth were known, she spends a great deal of her time in the well-known fashion shops. She does not like to be interviewed lof course, we don't mind that because few people enjoy it, eitherll. yet she is always willing to answer questions. She is a friendly, cheerful helper. shown above, one may surmise are manifold. If it is not a some paper or pencils, then it which commands her attention. of her work is included in the In the picture that her duties student wanting is the telephone Then, too, much secretarial duties attendant upon Mr. Bolt's office. It is her job to see that all school correspondence from the office is properly written and mailed. How does she do it? Ask her and find out. 16