Neoga High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Neoga, IL)

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Highlight the Year for Neoga High Faculty Neoga's deep-tanned faculty began that first hot day of school year 65-66 last August with quite a few novel situa- tions. We had a Scot biology teacher whose place back in Edinburgh had been taken by Mr. Louthan, a new agriculture teacher most recently from Colorado, and - new in the curriculum - speech correction, bringing a teacher shared by the Neoga and Stewardson - Strasburg districts. Shirley Wright, pictured upper left, couples copi- ous grammar work in Spanish and Latin. The more ex- posure to the language, the better. This idea, Miss Wright, sophomore co-sponsor, carries out in her English II class. In her first year at Neoga, Carol Fuller, speech correctionist, has made both students and parents more aware of the best methods to counter speech problems. Miss Fuller is pictured upper right. Lower lefr amid the fury of a timed writing is Joan Morton, promoter of the quick and accurate in typing and the canny and tactful in general business. As high school librarian Mrs. Morton has forwarded a more efficient and better balanced reference area. It is often that J. Lee McTeer, lower right, has his American history students relating such contemporary topics as the draft or racial problems to their past his- torical links. Mr. McTeer, in addition to teaching geography and history is the ail-sports assistant coach. 17

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Her students in biology and chemistry seem to concur with Margaret Reid's rigorous ap- proach to classwork, for they've averaged well in tests comparable to the National ones given in Scotland each school year. After half the summer spent in travel, it's back to Edinburgh for Miss Reid, who is co-sponsor of the freshmen. John Luallen's classes in civics and speech often point out practical problems and approaches to solutions. In November and April, Mr. Luallen, also co-sponsor of the freshman class, directs the class plays. English III and IV are taught by Duane Lawson, co-sponsor of the seniors and advisor to the yearbook. 16

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Ruth Darnell is the person responsible for developing the many talents of tomorrow's home- makers. In addition to teaching home-ec and general science, Miss Darnell is co-sponsor of the juniors. Is it straight, is it plumb, have you done enough sanding? Rex Lind ley, teacher of industrial arts and co- sponsor of the seniors, makes sure his craftsmen can answer to the affirmative before he'll say O. K. All the fac- attention of Brae Students say that Mrs. Shanholtzer, upper picture, can explain any math problem so that they can understand it. She teaches math and algebra. In her sixth year at Neoga, Mary Lou Strain, lower picture, has made girls' P. E. a class with more than just sports. The girls learn both rule and theory behind the athletic activities. GAA, spon- sored by Mrs. Strain, has become a top-notch chapter in its competitive district. Upperclassmen in business get a daily work- out in Stan Albin's business classes. Mr. Albin, who is the guidance counselor, teaches bookkeeping, shorthand, and vocational business.