Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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Mrs. Kirkland Mrs. Russell Miss Weber Miss Mendenhall Miss Steindorf Another head ranger of commercial subjects, Mrs. Robert Kirkland, is also secretary in the junior high office where she is aided by a corps of efficient office assistants. Future Lumberjill home makers can thank Mrs. Helen Russell, head of the home economics department, for their knowl- edge of sewing and cooking. Miss Lou K. Weber, art teacher of the lumber camp, encourages any potential Rembrandts in our midst. Under her excellent guidance, art students win much praise and many awards. Stopping in twice a week, Miss Gertrude Mendenhall guides the future art- ists of the junior high tree farm in drawing and painting. Miss Margaret Steindorf is head librar- ian in the forestry of books where the best in Lumberjack literature can be found. She also in- structs the eighth grade Loggers in English. Oakwood students planning to tour South America after the war receive Spanish instruction from Iohn M. Martin who has also had a very successful year supervising the eighth grade foot- ball team and the public speaking department which brought in more than the usual amount of awards this year. Earl Marsh's many math classes don't fill up all of his time, for he also coaches the varsity basketball team and the ninth grade football team. Familiar to all are Mr. Marsh's subtle remarks to unprepared for- esters. ln addition to teaching history and English to Oakwood Woodchoppers, William L. Sanders each night presents a roundup of the day's news for radio station WHIO. Carlos Crum's science- minded Loggers when not studying for a daily quiz, perform experiments in chemistry and physics under their teacher's able guidance. There have been no casualties-yet! George McClellan's system for keeping his math and science pupils alert will be well remembered by those who disobeyed Ranger McClellan only to find their homework assignment doubled or tripled! Mr. Martin Mr. Marsh Mr. Sanders Mr. Crum Mr. McClellan

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-M ...Q Miss Helen Stilwell, whose personality de- velopment classes have brought out the great charm of Oakwood's Lumberjacks, teaches am- bitious Loggers to speak French in the best Parisian tradition. Miss Iosephine Auld's talents do not end with her Latin I and English classes, for this well-liked newcomer to the Oakwood faculty coaches the junior high Lumberjill hockey team as well. Keeping the woodsmen well in hand in her Latin classes, Miss Georgia Baker often holds some timely and educational pow- wows which vie with Caesar and Virgil for first place in the minds of thoughtful Lumberjacks. Mrs. Richard Latham directs the commercial de- partment. Loggers completing a typing course under her supervision have left the two fingered hunt-and-peck system far behind. Deep-voiced Edmund L. Bigelow who teaches history and science is well-known in the Lumber-- jack sports' world as coach of the baseball team. Towering over the younger Lumberjacks in the Miss Stilwell Miss Auld Miss Baker Mrs. Latham junior high is Stanley McGowan who, besides instructing them in math, keeps order in the junior high trails. Supervising the printing department and teaching mechanical drawing and algebra occupy A. M. Hoffman's Oakwood hours. An expert in the world of history is William D. Kuhns. who keeps his classes in social science and his- tory on their toes with his famous surprise quizzes and oversize maps. Good-natured Iohn W. Dougherty heads the manual arts department and teaches math to the seventh grade green- horns. In the junior high forest Charles Moore's history, science, and biology students leave his classes with a thorough knowledge of these sub- jects. Famous for his inspiring pep talks and humorous comments to dreamy-eyed students in his history classes, Oliver N. Iohnson guides the seventh grade football squad on to victory. Ralph Hartzell, head of the music department. lends his excellent advice to the Woodchoppers' band, orchestra, and chorus. Mr. Bigelow Mr. Dougherty Mr. McGowan Mr. Hoffman Mr. Kuhns Mr. Moore Mr. Iohnson Mr. Hartzell

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Miss Stewart Mrs. Kyle Miss Nadine Stewart, secretary to the super- intendent, has a Wide variety of duties. She makes out the daily absence lists, handles tele- phone calls, keeps records, and does many other smaller tasks. She is assisted by an industrious group of Lumberjacks who serve capably and efficiently. Mrs. Charles Kyle keeps careful accounts of Lumberjack financial affairs. Her duties include making out and distributing faculty payroll, com- puting the school income tax, and paying bills. Dr. Lautenschlager HUD A friendly haven to all Loggers is the Lum- berjack clinic Where expert medical service is dispensed free of charge to ailing Woodchoppers who have lost control of their sharp axes or fallen ill from overlong exposure to icy forest blasts. In the morning Dr. Harry W. Lautenschlager comes to prescribe for the sick. Mrs. Robert Brum- baugh, school nurse, is present all day to assist Dr. Lautenschlager and to carry on when he is gone. Mrs. Brumhaugh