Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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Mr. Lewis Iohn N. Lewis not only serves as principal of the senior high school, but also instructs the sophomores in the practical application of the Pythagoran theory and holds his famous corrective class for truants and general law- breakers after 3:16. Mr. Lewis this year has further supervised the senior commencement. He also aids the students by attending to matters of college application and writing favorable recommenda- tions. Probably the most colorful figure at Oak- Wood is I. Mack Hummon. Besides being assistant principal of the junior high school and head of the math department, he is our extremely energetic football coach: and under his direction the tennis team has been very successful. But even more than for these ac- tivities, Mr. Hummon is famous for his sense of humor that makes even such frightening subjects as plane geometry and algebra seem interesting. As commander-in-chief of the junior high, Mr. Allan Zook is always ready and willing to lend a hand to his four hundred wards. In ll Mr. Hummon addition Mr. Zook further baffles his students with exponents, coefficients and the unknown mysteries of x. After three years of supervision his proteges are prepared to enter the domains of the senior high school where they practice the valuable knowledge learned in the junior high. Mr. Zook

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Mr. Delbert Woodford Surveying the situation In Ianuary of this year Mr. Delbert Wood- ford of Columbus, Ohio, came to our city to take over his important duties as superin- tendent of the Oakwood Schools. Mr. Woodford has had widely-varied ex- perience in the field of education. Upon his graduation from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1922, Mr. Woodford became an elementary school teacher and principal in Warren Town- ship. Five years later he accepted the position of superintendent of schools at Yorkville, Ohio, which he held for nine years. From 1925 to 1931, he also served as a member and clerk of the board of education at Mt. Pleasant. In 1933 Mr. Woodford became county superintend- ent of schools at Steubenville, Ohio. He re- mained in this office for eight years and in 1941 was made assistant state superintendent of public instruction, a position which he held until he came to our school. Mr. Woodford received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Kent State University in 1931, and his Master of Arts degree from Ohio State University in 1944. ln 1945 he taught a summer quarter in graduate school at Ohio State. During his leisure time Mr. Woodford turns to golf and fishing for recreation. He likes to read historical fiction, and enjoys movies, es- pecially those with historical backgrounds. Miss Campbell 19

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Mr. McGowan: Mr. Hoffman: Mr. Iohnson Stanley McGowan is the tower of strength. both physically and mentally, in the junior and senior high schools. From his vantage point of six feet four inches above the ground, he instructs his pupils in social science, Ameri- can history, and automobile training. He also swings a mean club as the golf coach, and he is the head of the curriculum committee shap- ing next year's school schedule. Even though A. M. Hoffman's favorite ex- pression seems to be, Let's just erase the whole thing and start over, he is well liked by all students to whom he teaches algebra, geometry, mechanical drawing and printing. His ability to pick out errors in drawings at ten feet and his trick of waiting till a student is through before pointing out a mistake, make the boys and girls wonder at times, but they still swear by him more than at him. Mr. Oliver Iohnson has just joined the ranks of sport coat wearers this year adding a couple of classy numbers to his wardrobe. Mr. Iohn- son furthers the knowledge of Oakwood stu- dents by teaching them the fundamentals of American and ancient history, and social science. After school Mr. Iohnson is seen either in the industrial training room running a lathe or out on the hockey field where he alone constitutes the whole crowd. We are guessing that one teacher of Oak- wood is haunted at night by an incessant click-click and instead of counting sheep she counts typewriters to end her insomnia. You have guessed it-Miss Helen Kimmel. Besides her numerous typing classes, Miss Kimmel also has classes in bookkeeping and stenog- raphy and furthermore, she stencils and prints the Oakleaflet. Miss Kimmel is looking for a rocket ship to carry her from Miamisburg into Oakwood to alter her early-morning rising. Miss Pauline Bowman is another newcomer to Oakwood this year. After a year in her French courses her students are able to say savoir faire and parlez-vous francais when they travel in Paris or Calais. Highpoint of the year for her French students is a two thousand word theme to be correctly written in French. Besides Miss Bowman also teaches eighth grade English and during the noon hour she is seen strolling about the school grounds, admiring the green growth. Miss Margaret Steindorf, librarian, is always ready to help students look up references and details to complete research themes before the deadline. She is responsible for several junior homeroom parties to celebrate the yule- tide and other holidays. Miss Steindorf aids the junior high students in library instruction, including knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System: this instruction will be invaluable to them in their future college days. To a willing and amiable helper we say thanks. Miss Kimmel: Miss Bowman: Miss Steindorf 12