Omaha North High School - Norseman Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Mrs, Barbara Barlow attended North igh and Omaha University. She teaches in the social science department. Her main interest outside of school is her husband. She enjoys housekeeping and sewing, both of which help to keep her busy at home. She also likes to read and to listen to records in her small bit of spare time. Her rnost exciting activity recently has been learning how to drive. Mrs. Barlow serves on the Patriotism com- mittee and is faculty co-sponsor of the Y-Teens. fig BARBARA BARLOW MISS THELA BARNES Miss Thela Barnes teaches everything from social science to American History l and ll. Since receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Omaha, she has spent two years in the WAVES as a preflight instructor and two summers at the University of Colorado. Miss Barnes serves on the Senior Banquet and Patriotic committees. She also is co-sponsor of S.T.S. When her unusually dark eyes flash it is a signal that the foolishness had better cease and the work begin. MISS RUTH BARRETT Miss Ruth Barrett claims the most in- teresting time she has had in recent years was the year she spent as an exchange teacher in Honolulu. She has her Master of Arts degree in history from Omaha Uni- versity, and her Bachelor's from Grinnell. In her spare time she is interested in read- ing, bowling, and occasionally can be per- suaded to do the hula. Miss Barrett says, l live alone and like it, but I don't eat very much as I hate to cook. As for school committees, she serves on the Board of Control and is the permanent senior class sponsor. MISS LOUISE BARSTOW Miss Louise Barstow can always be found after school in Room l26 until 3:45 p.m. as she has charge of office ninth hours. It was she who originated the school annual, then called the Polar Log, and was the staff advisor for the first ten years for the North Star. Miss Barstow attended Doane College as well as Co- lumbia University in New York where she received her Master of Arts degree. Her classes include algebra, geometry, and se- nior arithmetic. MISS RUTH BETTS Miss Ruth Betts, who teaches physical education and dancing classes, is one of the busiest teachers on the campus. She sponsors Gold and Blue Polars, Cheer Leaders, Rifle Team, G. A. A., and all girls' sports events. Besides this she takes an active part as a faculty advisor for the Aurora, Best Show, and Military Ball. Her vibrant personality makes her well- loved by all the girls who have had her in class. She has attended Omaha Univer- sity, Columbia, and the University of South Carolina. LEONARD BOND Leonard Bond is at North for the sec- ond time. He graduated from North and played basketball here before entering the Navy during World War ll. Now he is back as a teacher and coach. He coaches second team basketball and freshman foot- ball, and also teaches in the social science department. Mr. Bond enjoys spending his small amount of spare time reading. His classes are well-liked because of the lively discussions which keep student in- terest high. He has attended Omaha University and Cornell College. MISS MARY E. BOOKMEYER Miss Mary E. Bookmeyer received her Bachelor of Arts degree trom Nebraska University and has comp.eted seventy hours of post graduate work. Before teaching biology she was a home making teacher. During her career she has writ- ten many articles for newspapers anJ leading magazines and a book called Candy and Candy Making. She was on the radio for five years, and has also done research work in flour mills. She serves on the Landscaping committee and is chairman of the Art, Building and Deco- ration committee. MISS CLEO BUTLER Miss Cleo Butler is interested in all pha- ses of homemaking. She enjoys sewing, and she helps keep house at her home. Social problems and politics interest her very much, and she has read widely on both subjects. During the summers she travels and has been in over half of the states. Miss Butler teaches vocational homemaking and acts as counselor to the girls in these classes. She has been active on the curriculum committee and is in- terested in developing a good program. She has attended Nebraska University and Columbia Teacher's College. CAPTAIN WILLIAM T. CALLERY Captain William T. Callery served in the Army until 1946. During this period he was in the Twenty-ninth Division of the Rifle Corps. After this he worked on the personnel staff at the University of Penn- sylvania, his alma mater, and on the office staff of the New Jersey Telephone Com- pany. He is interested in photography and enjoys baseball. He says that he has not yet tired of the Army life. Captain Cal- lery is a native New Yorker and began teaching R.O.T.C. this year, when he was called to service from the reserves. MISS CLARE CAREY Miss Clare Carey, who teaches Spanish and American History received her Master of Science degree from Creighton University justllast summer. She has visited many scenic spots throughout the United States. Miss Carey is a sponsor of Red Cross, S.T.S., and the Chess Club. She also serves on the P.-T.A. board. Her main duty in- cludes acting as co-ordinator between the Student Activities and the P.-T.A. activi- ties. Recently acquired this year is a beau- tiful new car, which will probably take her to distant places this summer. FLOYD CHASE Floyd .Chase is active in many phases of community service. He has served in vari- ous positions of the Boy Scouts including the chairman of the North District. He is also active in church work and serves as a Sunday School superintendent. During the summer Mr. Chase is an adjustor for a hail insurance company working among farmers outstate. He teaches shop, is ten- nis coach, and is chairman of the Handling of Crowds committee. His degrees were received from Peru State Teacher's College and the University of Missouri. MRS. MARY UHL COLLINS Mrs. Mary Uhl Collins received her M.A. degree from Omaha University and is also a graduate of Gregg College in Chicago. Now at the head of the business educa- tion department, Mrs. Collins teaches all shorthand and transcription classes and a 7:40 corrective type class. This woman whose brown, eyes the years have never changed, is in charge of student employ- ment and serves on the Aurora Advertis- ing and Program committee. cc l7

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HELEN E. ROBINSON HENRY C. MEENTS KENNETH BURKHOLDER Faculty Corps of Sixty Cooperates in Administration Conscious of the four year time limit which they must meet in preparing high school stu- dents for adult life, the administrative offi- cers and teaching staff of North High School devote their energy and time to making every minute of those four years worthwhile. The hours Henry C. Meents spends as principal planning and promoting the curriculum and activities of the school can not be counted. Nor can a record be made of the time he gives to the students, the teachers, and the parents as their friend and counselor. Assisting Mr. Meents in directing the af- fairs of the school are Kenneth Burkholder and Miss Helen E. Robinson. Mr. Burkholder's time is completely used up with the duties and responsibilities of three offices-assistant principal, dean of boys, and athletic director. Despite the demands made upon his time, Mr. Burkholder is never too busy to lend his sup- port to any student activity. Dean Teaches Moth Miss Robinson takes one period each day to teach a mathematics class in order to be- come better acquainted with more of the stu- dent body. As dean of girls her contacts are limited to the girls, yet she has an active and real interest in the boys, too. Her services in promoting extra-curricular activities or se- curing scholarships are in constant demand. As assistant dean of girls, Miss Lucy Harte, helps to ease the load on Miss Robinson's shoulders. If students have either personal or program problems which require immediate assistance, counselors are available for the boys and girls in each class. This year the counselors were: Miss Robinson and Mr. Burkholder, seniors, Miss Maude Poley and Mrs. Ruth Forbes, jun- iors, Mrs. Louise Sutton and Nathan Mohar, sophomores, and Martin Ekberg and Miss Harte, freshmen. Barrett Supervises Seniors When Miss Ruth Barrett is free from her history classes, her time is filled with plans and activities which she supervises for the seniors each year. She is the permanent se- nior class sponsor, but each year receives as- sistance from other teachers in carrying out the busy senior activity schedule. Every teacher has some duty or responsi- bility which requires her attention after school hours. Every club meeting, every program, every athletic event, means that one or more teachers are giving their time for a student activity beyond the demands of their class- room and preparation periods. The teachers willingly give their time when it benefits North High School and its student body.

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MISS TWILA COWMAN Miss Twila Cowman is very interested in the research in music history. She has her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Dakota where she mi- nored in music and then changed to- North- western to major in it. She is on instruc- tor at the University of Omaha during the summer, and last year, was a member of Fred Waring's Work Shop.' She is the co- author of Course of Study in Public Schools in South Dakota. This attractive music in- structor has o large collection of records. Miss AMY CRABBE Miss Amy Crabbe received her M.A. at the Sorbonne, Paris and is the only DGTSOYW teaching French at North. Her actual ex- periences in France make this course most interesting. She sponsors Le Cercle Fran- cais, the French club. Miss. Crabbe enjoys cooking and planning varied menus fOr herself and her friends. Housekeeping and caring for her car keep her busy, too. ln school hours she also teC1Cl1eS 1-Oflfl and is in charge of issuing padlocks and lockers. MISS ALICE B. C-ROCKER Miss Alice B, Crocker is well known among students and faculty for her quick wit. Miss Crocker said, l would have been a doctor it l were not a woman. She is now teaching First Aid and Phy- siology and Health. She attended Nebraska University ond the University of Chicago where she received her Master of Science degree. She is activity program chairman and Student Council sponsor., She is al- ways es ec' Ily busy assigning Student qnis Zzsutigs on registration days, HAROLD L. DALLY Harold L. Dolly, who teaches physics and general science, decided to study science as a result of meeting a Dr. Brow- nell whom he admired very much. Mr. Dolly received his Bachelor of Science at Nebraska University. Later he taught one year at a country school and another in his home town of Utica, Nebraska. In the summer, Mr. Dolly works at an indus- trial laboratory where he makes protein analyses. He likes to travel, and has visit- ed Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. Yordwork, reading and hunting take up the rest of his leisure time. J. H. DORSEY J. H. Dorsey, head of the science depart- ment, was reared ond received all his training here in Nebraska. He attended Peru State Teachers' College and Nebraska University. He was superintendent of schools at Peru before coming to North. He now teaches physical science and chem- istry, but his main job is to see that ex- plosions are kept at a minimum in labora- tory periods. After school hours, Mr. Dor- sey is frequently seen taking tickets at athletic events. M. J. EKBERG M. J. Ekberg, after leaving the University of Nebraska, obtained a job as superin- tendent of schools at Elkhorn. While hold- ing this position he taught four subjects and coached the basketball team. He has his Master of Arts degree and was a certi- fied public accountant for four years, ln his free time he likes to read and do woodworking. He has made several pieces of furniture for his home. Mr. Ekberg has traveled throughout the Northwest. His classes include general business and type. l8v VERNON EKFELT Vernon Ekfelt coached the state wrest- ling championship team this year, but his first big thrill in wrestling was receiving the Big Ten wrestling championship in l936 while attending Iowa University. He also played first team baseball in university. Mr. Ekfelt now counts gardening as a favorite past time, He is working for his Master's degree. ln school he keeps busy teaching biology and history subjects and coaching second team football and base- ball. He served on the Citizenship and Fire Patrol committees. E. E. ERWIN E. E. Erwin is concerned with everything in school stage productions except the act- ing. His pride and joy are his baton twirlers, and his artistic talents range from framed landscapes to backdrops for the stage. Mr. Erwin received his A.B. from Omaha University. Here he is teaching bookkeeping, accounting, and business law, He originated the BEST Show, directs the stage crew, and is on the Aurora committee. He has been elected Omaha commander of the National Baton Twirling Association. MRS. RUTH FORBES Mrs. Ruth Forbes teaches beginning Latin as well as all the advanced Latin classes, Some years she has taught German. Sh sponsors the Junior Classical League, the Latin club, and Aquila Aquiloriis, its pa- per. She received her Bachelor's degree from Iowa Wesleyan and has done graduat work at Omaha University. This year she has been busy acting as counselor for junior girls, and she was chairman of the faculty Courtesy committee. Her clear explanatio of such things as declensions and coniuga tions help many an underclassman struggle through beginning Latin. CAROL GAST Carol Gast is associated by most people more with a football field than a class- room. He does his shore of both by teach- ing social science, world history, and phy- sical education classes, and by coaching football, baseball, and basketball teams. He sponsors Boys O Club and serves as a faculty member ot Fire Patrol and Visual Education committees. Coach Gast attend- ed Wayne Teachers College and Creigh- ton University where he received his Mas- ter of Arts degree. MISS MARY ELIZABETH HAMILTON Miss Mary E. Hamilton's greatest achievement as a debate coach was reach- ed two years ogo when she received her diamond key. This pin signifies the highest number of points a coach can earn. Miss Hamilton received her training in several universities but received her Master's de- gree from the University of Chicago. She teaches English and sponsors B. S. O, and N. F. L. She enjoys anything in the ath- letic or cultural fields. SERGEANT ROY HARDWICK Sergeant Roy Hardwick joined the Army immediately after high school graduation and has made it his career. He had many exciting experiences in Germany during World War ll. A member of the ninth division, his unit was captured behind ene- my lines during the Battle of the Bulge, but he and fifty or sixty other men escaped. During his career he has received decora- tions such as the Bronze Star, Good Con- duct Medal, and Philippian Presidential Unit Citation Medal.