Onarga Township High School - Onarquois Yearbook (Onarga, IL)

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Board of Education LEFT TO RIGHT: Mrs. Grace Cultra. Mrs. Mabel Hockersmith. Mr. C. A. Talbert. Mr. A. L. Fisher. Mr. Lloyd Orr. Mr. LeRoy Frobish. and Mr. Byron Blotcky Mr. A. L. Fisher is president of the board and has served in this capacity for two years. Mr. Fisher’s occupation is a landscaper. Mr. Byron Blotcky is the secretary and has served on the board for five years. Mr. Blotcky is one of our local merchants. Mrs. Grace Cultra has been a member of the board for eleven years. She is the wife of Mr. A. J. Cultra of the Onarga Nursery Company. Mr. Lloyd Orr, a farmer, has served as a member of the board for five years. Mrs. Mabel Hockersmith is the wife of Mr. Harry Hockersmith who is a farmer too. Mrs. Hockersmith has been on the board for two years. Mr. Clyde Talbert, also a farmer, has served on the board for one year. Mr. LeRoy Frobish is a photographer, and has also been on the board for one year. 6

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Board and Faculty Charleen Stephens 5

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Administration M. E. Goodwin W. E. Seaney M. E. GOODWIN Mr. Goodwin is principal, and teaches Freshman English. He attended the University of Michigan and later transferred to Northwestern University, where he received his B. S. degree. His majors were English and Science. In 1934, Northwestern granted Mr. Goodwin his M. S. degree. Mr. Goodwin has been engaged in school administration for 28 years. He served as grade school principal for 12 years and for the last 16 years has been a high school principal. Onarga secured his services for the school year, 1938-’39. Previous to that time he had been administrator of the high school in Lowell, Indiana. In addition to the duties already mentioned, Mr. Goodwin keeps a study hall, sponsors the Senior Class, and runs the movie projector. He is an enthusiast for the use of audio-visual aids in teaching. W. E. SEANEY Mr. Seaney is assistant principal and teaches General Science, Biology, and Physics. He received his B. S. degree from McKendree College in 1932 with a major in Chemistry. Since then he has completed considerable credit toward his Master’s degree by attending the State University of Iowa and the University of Illinois. For four years following his graduation from college, Mr. Seaney taught in the Clarke Grade School at Flat Rock, Illinois. He came to Onarga for the school year 1943-’44. He is kept busy, when not in class, by keeping a study hall, sponsoring the Junior Class and managing the Carnival. Mr. Seaney’s ability as a shrewd business man is proven by his efficient management of the Junior Class concessions and the profit from the Carnival. 7