Ottawa Township High School - Senior Yearbook (Ottawa, IL)

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MR. H. D. ANDERSON The principal of the thing for four- teen years now has a BE from West- ern State Teachers' college at Ma- comb, and a bachelor of law and an ME from the University of Illinois. Outdoor camping is his favorite pas- time. A word to the wise should be sufficientg Mr. Anderson's pet peeve is to have an individual attempt to justify his wrong-doing by covering it up with another's. And just think of all such characters he must run up against in an average school day ! MR. CHARLES ALIKONIS Jay-Vee coach and biology teacher, Mr. Charles Alikonis comes from Johnston City, Illinois. Star in football, basketball, and track at Illinois Wesleyan, CJA taught at Sterling before coming to Ottawa High. He likes hunting and gar- dening 1he's got a big one, garden, that isj. He spends most of his spare time keeping track of Pat this sonl, who is always getting into mischief. MISS ANITA BALDWIN Miss Anita Baldwin, of Paris-Paris, Illinois, you dopes, not Paris, France -is a graduate of the University of Illinois, and one of the best known teachers of OHS. She enjoys music and gardening in her spare time, and the word guy and chewing gum are her pet peeves, This is just a word to the wise to those who have not yet taken civics or United States history. MR. R. P. BOHANNON Mr. R. P. Bohannon, more familiar- ly known to his fans as R. Parking- ton B.. teaches the budding scien- tists of OHS the Finer points of chemistry and physics. Mr. Bohan- non is of old Ottawa stock, but left the fair city to- attend Eureka col- lege, Illinois State Normal, Western Illinois State Teachers' college, Uni- versity of Illinois, and State Uuni- versiy of Iowa, earning his B.A. and M.S. Besides sponsoring the senior class, he likes to remodel houses and sing in the choir of the Baptist church. His favorite sub- ject is to relate his experiences while working at Seneca du Pont-as his students will vouch. MISS JOSEPHINE BRIGHENTI One of the oddest pet peeves in the school is that of the cafeteria mana- ger, who dislikes having people comb their hair in her kitchen. Miss Brighenti attended Central State Teachers' college at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, the University of Wis- consin, and the University of Chi- cago. coming out of all that with a BS degree. Before coming to OHS Miss Brighenti was at Billings hos- pital at the University of Chicago. Music, collecting wood carvings, and amateur photography are her hobbies. MR. MERLE BURKE Author and Teacher-that's Mr. Merle Burke, World history teacher at OHS. Every one in this institu- tion of learning is familiar with his new book, 'tLadde'r of History , writ- ten in collaboration with Upton Close. Along with teaching, Mr. Burke is secretary of the Rotary club. His hobby is photography. He earned his A.B. degree at Illinois Wesleyan. MISS DOROTHY CARPENTER All the way from her home town in Ashland, Ohio, comes Dorothy Car- penter to teach math at Ottawa High. Before coming here she taught at South Bend and at the Army program at Cornell university. Miss Carpenter received her B.A. from Ashland college in Ohio, and her M.A. from the University of Michi- gan. Her hobbies are spectator sports, collecting images of penguins and attending school activities. MISS MAURA CONLISK Miss Maura Conlisk, gym teacher at OHS, loves horseback riding and reading, but hates dirt and unclean- ness. So, remember, kiddies, wear clean gym socks. Having attended La Crosse State Teachers' college, University of California, and C0- lumbia Teachers' college, in New York city, she received her BS at Columbia. Even though Miss Con- lisk's hometown is in Kewanee, she doesn't want to spend her vacation there. She plans to attend Columbia if she can get a roomg otherwise she will take a trip somewhere. 10 MISS RUTH CORLEY Miss Ruth Corley, English teacher for two years at OHS, hails from Shelbyville, Illinois-southern Illi- nois, for you who didn't know- and finds people who are acting funny when they should be serious her most pronounced peeve. Sum- mer time she likes to be traveling in the West, and all time she likes to collect toy elephants and practice photography. She earned her B.A. in education at Eastern Illinois State Teachers' college at Charles- ton and her M.A. at Ohio university. MISS PHYLLIS DOTY Miss Phyllis!Doty takes the honors for the teacher having the most un- usual hobby-trying to get the an- nual out on time. Miss Doty gradu- ated from the University of Wiscon- sin's school of journalism in Janu- ary, 1944, and came to Ottawa the next fall. When she is not working on the Buccaneer she likes to putter around her apartment-she says the apartment suffers-read, and receive and send mail. Yes, spelled m-a-i-l. MISS EVELYN DURHAM A jack of all pastimes is Miss Dur- ham, who likes to swim, play golf, bowl in the winter, knit and sew, and play the piano. Miss D., who is a graduate of Illinois State Norm- al university and the University of Illinois, teaches salesmanship, busi- ness science and organization, physi- cal education, and has night classes in typing and shorthand. She's tall, slim, has reddish hair and an infec- tious grin, and wears her clothes Very well. MISS ESTELLA FAILING Miss Estella Failing, OHS teacher of stencgraphy I and II, typing II, claims Ottawa as her home town. She attended University of Wiscon- sin, University of Denver, Gregg college and White Water State Teachers' college. Her hobbies are riding and knitting. For her out- side activities she belongs to the Ottawa Boat club and a bridge club, and her summers are spent as the office manager of a dude ranch.

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HE theme of this book is The Circus . To ancient Romans this word meant an arena, or oval t1'ack, where great crowds could see feats of horsemanship at the chariot races, could watch gladiators strike their opponents to the ground, and savage beasts tear Christian prisoners to bits. These exhibits trained the soldiers and tempered the citizenry for the life of that day. To us the word suggests a great tent, animals, freaks, music, noise, daring acts, and fun. The circus program runs the scale of human feelings. Frivolity is there, gruesomeness is displayed, skills of the highest order and feats of courage are exhibited. Some laugh, some scream, others refuse to look at the too- daring. So it is with life, some will laugh, some scream, others will run away when they see the task before them. To this extent life and school are like a circus. The analogy must not be carried too far. You cannot expect every- thing to be set in place for you, with seats and a midway just around each corner. You must become a performer and accept the responsibility for what is to come. The circus of life today finds man at another crossroad. One road leads to an undreamed era of comfort, achievement, and peace, the other to strife and destruction so characteristic of the Roman amusement. The school has endeavored to have you see today life in its realities, and to lift before you a vision of service and peace for all mankind. You must be willing to work for this achievement. You must know and act on truth and not be confused by the shrewd propaganda of the greedy and the selfish. Whether we have the democracy and free society we vision depends upon each individualis integrity and willingness to sacrifice and to share comforts with others. Your eagerness to make democracy work is important. Being a good citizen is not paying your admission at the entrance to the tent and taking in all you can see or get. You must give more than cash. You must give yourself. Horace Mann suggested that one should be ashamed to die until he has made a contribution to his com- munity and to humanity. I have faith that you will be good performers. H. D. ANDERSON. EJ

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MISS EDNA FELLHAUER 'Way from Blytheville, Arkansas, comes Miss Edna Fellhauer, to teach English and history and sponsor the Horizon club. Before she came to Ottawa, though, she stopped at Blackburn, Webster, and the Uni- versity of Arkansas to earn her B.A. and M.A. degrees. She enjoys her- self most in the great outdoors. MISS VERA HAM Miss Ham entered school late last fall, due to her a western trip. have heard Miss ably guess that but how many lected stamps? Miss Ham is a around. delayed return from Those of you who Ham sing can prob- her hobby is music, knew that she col- All in all, we think nice person to have MR. HOMER HANKENSON In his two sons Hank , as he is nicknamed by the student body, has the beginnings of a couple of good football players. Although Mr. H. has'n't been at Ottawa very long, he has produced some fine athletes and some good teams. In addition to his athletic and coaching ability, on which he put the final touches in competi- tion at Carthage college, he looks pretty good on a dance floor, too. He doesn't smile much, but he has a hearty chuckle once you get him started. MISS VIRGINIA HEIDINGER After attending Mary Washington college, Grinell, and the University of Illinois, Miss Virginia Heidinger earned her BA, and now teaches Latin I and English I at OHS. Miss Heidinger, who comes from Al- gonquin, Illinois, is now sponsor of Horizon club, and a member of AAUW. Swimming, riding, read- ing, and spectator sports top her list of hobbies. MISS MARGUERITE HEMPEN Miss Marguerite Hempen, teacher of modern history and Our Life Today. received her B.A. and M.A. at the University of Illinois. Her hobbies are sports and camping-she works as a. camp director for the city of Decatur, Illinois. She didn't admit her pet peeve, but we imagine it could be some of the boys in her history classesihi, Don! MR. ARTHUR C. HENTRICH Art, as he is affectionately known by members of the band and drum corps, as well as the student body in general, is an example of the hometown boy that really made good. Mr. H. always has a smile and a cheery greeting for everyone, and some of his puns are incorrigible. We think he would make a good candidate for Busiest Man Around School , as he is in the band room at all hours of the day, and some- times even at night, giving lessons and rehearsing and planning. MRS. ARTHUR C. HENTRICH Mrs. Arthur C. Hentrich, whose home town is the thriving industrial city of Ottawa, teaches personalized and first-year typing, after attending the University of Wisconsin. She is a member of the Amateur Musical club, and is a soloist at the First Baptist church. Her hobby? You've guessed it, music. MISS GEORGINE HESS We have a mathematician in our midst! Miss Hess likes to work math problems as a pastime. She earned her BA at Clark college, and her MA at the University of Illinois. She dislikes people who make a lot of noise without thought. This sum- mer she plans to take short trips with Galena as her base. 11 MISS MARCELLA HILL Miss' Hill is an alumna of our own OHS, and is now secretary to Mr. Anderson. She didn't relate her pet peeves, but considering that she Writes quite a few tardy excuses, we can leave you to your own con- clusions. During summer vacations she can be found at Winnemac Girl Scout camp in Indiana. She also didn't tell us her hobby, but with that many girls to keep track of, she wouldn't have to have one. MR. JOHN HOFF Composer of Pep , director of glee clubs and orchestra, teacher of ge- ometry and music appreciation? that's Mr. John Hoff, familiar OHS teacher, who makes good music popular around the school. He has to admit music is his greatest en- joyment. but summertime he likes to do a lot of gardening, in between his private tutoring. Mr. Hoff attended the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago, where he earned his degree. MRS. RIVA HOFF Mrs. Riva Hoff, who has taught at OHS cvcr since she attended the Chicago Art institute, is one of Ot- tawa's own teachers, having lived in Ottawa all her life. Her hobbies are collecting stamps and postmarks, but her biggest isfyou've guessed it --art. Having people talk out of turn and chewing gum are her pet peeves. She says she hopes to go on a vacation this summer-if Mr. Hoff ever gets through teaching summer school. MR. ROBERT KASLING Click!! That was the camera bc- longing to Mr. Kasling. He claims that the good pictures are due only to his own ability. Hunting is also one of his spare time users. Mr. Kasling has attended numerous col- leges, including Park college, Mis- souri: Colorado State college, Syra- cuse university, Rice Institute, of Harvard. He obtained his BA de- gree at the University of Wisconsin and his MS degree at Chicago uni- versity. Mr. Kasling teaches physi- ography, economics and English II. Salida, Colorado, is his home town.