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

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Carpenter Fehr Frobish White MARY LOUISE CARPENTER Miss Carpenter attended the University of Illinois and received her B. S. degree in 1946. She majored in Music and French. Miss Carpenter began her teaching career here at Onarga in the capacity of voice instructor. The groups under her direction are: Boys Chorus, Girls Chorus, Mixed Chorus, Octet, Sextet, and Quartet. She also gives individual voice lessons and keeps a study hall. During the first part of the year, she taught girls Physical Education and was sponsor of the Girls Athletic Association. J. FRED FEHR Mr. Fehr has studied music extensively by attending North Central College, Columbia Conservatory, and the American Violin School. He majored in Violin and Band Instruments. In addition to being a Chautauqua Violnist, he has taught in the Olivia High School at Olivia, Minnesota. Mr. Fehr has a wide margin of seniority at Onarga, for he came to O. T. H. S. in January 1927. He divides his time between Onarga and Reddick, teaching instrumental music. In addition to directing the Band, he gives individual instruental lessons to students from both the grade and high school. BETTY BARBER FROBISH Mrs. Frobish attended Western Illinois State Teachers College and received her B. Ed. degree in 1944. Her major was Latin. Following her graduation, she taught in the Grand Ridge High School. This is the second year at Onarga for Mrs. Frobish. She teaches five periods of Latin and English. Besides her teaching, she keeps a study hall, is assistant sponsor of the Sophomore Class, and sponsor of the Thespians and Library Club. Her dramatic work includes the direction of the Junior and Senior Plays as well as the Thespian production. HELEN WHITE Miss White attended Monmouth College and majored in French. She received her B. A. degree in 1944. She has also attended the University of Mexico and the University or Wisconsin. Miss White has been at Onarga for three and one half years, coming at the midterm of 1943-’44. She teaches three periods of Spanish, History, and Civics and Sociology. She keeps two study halls, is assistant sponsor of the Senior Class, directs one-act prays, and is in charge of contest speech work. 9