Neoga High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Neoga, IL)

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ets of vocational agriculture garner the Lacey, who is also co-sponsor of the juniors. With band and choral director Ray Springs is accompanist Judy Wilson. Under Mr. Springs' direction the band's concerts come up always with the original and the well done. Head coach in all sports, driver training in- structor, and boys' P. E. instructor, Tom Alexander works for excellence on court and road alike. Instruction on English with its thorny participles and direction of the newspaper with its inverted pyra- mids occupy the able hands of Agnes Voris. A man with the wry sense of humor, the co-spon- sorship of the sophomores, and an amazing knowledge of math, geometry, and physics problems, Phil Zimmer frequently poses some questions in his classes that still have students wondering--to wit: How can you prove that the earth is moving around the sun? 19

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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.

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Cooks Golda Beals and Marie Morgan aren't al- ways serving up food. First, comes the washing, then the cooking. Not Pictured is Virginia Peters. Maintenance Mr. Steger sees that the Prom leftovers are all neatly shoveled in for the incinerator. Not Pictured is Custodian Elmer May. Bus Drivers In charge of the many miles of careful service is James J. Toops and his fleet of bus drivers. They are: Stan Albin, Rex Lindley, Joe O'Dell, Dallas Gilbert, La Don Louthan with her assistant Betty Jean, Joseph Keck, Harold Ken worthy, Robert Burgess, and Guy Douglas. 20