Neenah High School - Rocket Yearbook (Neenah, WI)

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IN MEMORIAM MR. RIERLIN L. RIDGEXVAY June 29, 1950, marked the passing of a loyal friend of Neenah High School and a faith- ful member of the Board of Education. Mr. Merlin L. Ridgeway came to Neenah in 1937 from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to join the staff of the Equitable Reserve Association. A year later he became assistant secretary, and in another year took over the actuarial duties. In April of 1943, Mr. Ridgeway be- came secretary, the position he held until his untimely death. On july 1, 1950, he would have become vice-president, an office to which he had been elected twenty days pre- viously. Mr. Ridgeway, born at Plymouth, Iowa, November 4, 1894, a graduate of Coe College, served in the United States Army in France during VVorld War I. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Neenah Ro- tary Club, a Thirty-Second Degree Mason, and a member of the Board of Education for six years. Although Mr. Ridgeway was not well known to some Neenah High School students, his influence was felt through his work on the Board of Education, and his loss to the com- munity has been greatly felt by all who knew him. Board of Education MR. MOLZOVV, MR. EPPS, DR. QUADE, MR. SUND, President MR. IIRUBECKY, MR. IIOCIIIIOLZER, M. MORTENSEN

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Administration 2 is MR. HAROLD B. MENNES Superintendent of Schools MR. BoncEN, Mn. CHRISTOPH, As in the past, Neenah High School has en- joyed the untiring efforts of an able and hard-Working administration. The responsibility of supervising Neenahis entire educational program from the grades through high school falls on the school board and Mr. Mennes, our Superintendent of Schools, who also acts as executive officer of the board. Mr. Borgen, Principal, directs and advises both students and teachers, decides upon general school policies, and advises the Stu- dent Council. This year, he also served as an executive member of the State Secondary School Principals' Association. Checking the attendance of the boys, direct- Miss CRIFFITHS, MR. STONE ing the parking of bikes and cars, and super- vising the hall monitors are the duties of our Dean of Boys, Mr. Christoph. Miss Griffiths has given Neenah High School cause to boast of a distinguished faculty, for she received an invitation to the President's White House Conference on welfare which was held in Washington, D. C., in December, Miss Griffiths has shown through her work as Dean of Girlsi, through her counseling, and as advisor to the Girls' Senate that this dis- tinction is well-deserved. Mr. Stone, a newcomer this year, has capably performed his duties as Guidance Director, advisor to the Psychometry Club, and as freshman football coach.