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

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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.

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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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MISS MARGUERITE LAUGMAN Miss Laugman, the teacher that corresponded with more service boys than almost anyone, has also a few other hobbies, among which is collecting stamps and Indian lore. Miss Laugman attended Iowa um- versity, University of New Mexico and received her BA at St. Olaf college, at Northfield, Minnesota, and master's degree at University of Southern California, at Los An- geles. Gardening is her chief pas- time in the summer months, al- though this summer she will be found attending sessions at the University of Chicago. Miss Laug- man teaches English I and English II. MR. CHARLES LECKRONE The Stein Song might very well be Mr. Leckrone's theme song. for he has a secret ambition to collect steins, a hobby which would have to be secondary to a four-months- old son in the Leckrone family. And here we might mention that his pet peeve is Leckrone with an h instead of a Uk . Mr. Leckrone, who teaches agriculture and gen- eral science here at OHS, received his BS in education at Warrensburg Teachers' college in Missouri and is now working on his MA from the University of Chicago during the summer months. MISS MARY R. LEMAY Sooner or later we all become ac- quainted with Miss Mary LeMay, whether because of schedules or ad- vanced mathematics. Miss LeMay attended Blackburn Junior college. Carlinville, Illinois, and received her B.S. from Illinois Wesleyan, Bloom- ington, and her M.S. from the Uni- versity of Illinois. She intends to take a refresher course at Purdue this' summer. so those planning for four years of math had better study. Later this summer many of us will sec her at Walter's, on the payroll staff. MISS BERTHA LEWIS Having attended Long Beach Junior college, Chadron State Teachers' col- lege, and the University of Wiscon- sin, Miss Bertha Lewis earned her B.A. and M.A. in English, and now teaches freshman English at OHS. Before coming to Ottawa she was principal in the high school at Har- risburg, Nebraska. Miss Lewis, who is a member of the American Asso- ciation of University Women, likes the great outdoors and school sports. MISS GLADYS LIVELY Miss Gladys Lively, who is making Ottawa her home town, learned how to be a librarian-and a good one-f at Indiana Central college and the University of Illinois. Being secre- tary of the Finley Hunt group and collecting watermarks occupy her leisure time. MR. GILBERT LOVE Head basketball coach this year, Mr. Love is an athlete from the start. From Griggsville, Indiana, Mr. Love came to OHS two years ago, having previously taught at Morris, Illinois. He attended Western State college, and was once an athletic rival of Coach Hankenson, who was a Car- thage student. MISS MARY JANE MESS Oh, wait, I must buy that pitcher , is very frequently heard from Miss Mary Jane Mess, teacher of French and Spanish, because collecting miniature pitchers is her hobby. Having received her A.B. and M.A. at Northwestern university, Miss Mess has traveled and studied in Mexico. The American Association of University Women also claims her as one of its members. MISS MILDRED MORGAN Science club, young peoples' organi- zations, and hiking occupy the extra time of Miss Mildred Morgan. sci- ence teacher. To obtain her BE and Ph.M., Miss Morgan attended White- water State Teachers' college and the University of Wisconsin. During the summer she does guidance work at Purdue university and visual aid at the University of Wisconsin. MRS. STELLA MCDERMOTT One year old in OHS history, Mrs. McDermott is leaving Ottawa to look after her husband returned from Army service. However, a second honeymoon is being delayed until the end of the summer, while Mrs. Mac reports to the Univer- sity of Illinois for the eight weeks' summer course, which will complete her work on her MA. She already has her BA from the U. of I. Mrs. McDermott was formerly in the WAVES. Her hometown is Onarga, Illinois. MR. ROBERT R. McKAY Mr. Robert McKay stayed long enough to welcome us and arrived in time to kick us out, but the other three years found him traveling for Uncle Sam in the U. S. Navy, with his family at his heels. He received his B.S. at the University of Illinois. If y'.u're nice to him. he'll probably give you a ride to the beach on the fender of the Ford. MRS. FRANCES MAC MILLAN Do you like to watch the trains go through? That is one of Mrs. Fran- ces MacMiIlan's special hobbies! along with listening to the radio, studying theological books, and raising dogs. Mrs. MacMillan has attended several colleges, including Emporia, Kansas, State Teachers' col- lege, Peabody college, in Nashville, Tennessee, where she received her BS. and the University of Minne- sota. She graduated in nursing at the Wesley hospital. Before coming to OHS, she was a college nurse at Florence, Alabama, State Teachers' college. Her pet peeve is having people chew gum in her ear. MR. MICHAEL J. O'CONNELL The school bugaboo is Mr. O'Connell, officially known as Truant Officer, who can be seen starting out at eight in the morning in a vain at- tempt to get a head start on the missing links. He's still going strong at 5:30, and has even been known to make evening visitations. In ad- dition to his bloodhound duties, Mr. O'C. has his difficulties at home try- ing to keep his red-headed daughter in line and the family pooch from digging holes in his well-kept lawn. During the summer this product of Eire catches up on his insurance business. MR. BEN PARK As soon as school is out Mr. Ben Park is leaving for a fishing trip to Squaw Lake, Minnesota. Shooting, pinochle. and guns are among his other hobbies. After serving in the last war for three years, he gradu- ated from the University of Wis- consin with a BA. The blights of his life are loud talking and coarse laughing. Before school you will find him at the ride range, instruct- ing the future experts of America. MR. HERBERT PROPPS Here, indeed, is an unusual man- Mr. Propps has no pet peeve! He returned to OHS to teach English after serving three years in the Army. He attended the University of Illinois and Northwestern, earn- ing his BA and MA degrees. He collects records and books, and can be glimpsed almost every seventh hour concentrating on a chess board, MR. BEN J. ROTTER General metals and vocational shop are under the direction of Mr. Ben J. Rotter, who is making Ottawa's south side his home. Shopwork and fishing are his hobbies. After at- tending the State University of Iowa, Coal college. Colorado State Teachers' college, and the Univer- sity of Illinois, Mr. Rotter earned his BA. He has taught at OHS for three years. MRS. DOROTHY ROTTER Mrs. Dorothy Rotter, senior English teacher, comes from Iowa, where, at Grinnell college, she earned her B.A. Northwestern University called her for her M.A., and she has been in Ottawa for three years. She likes to spend her spare time enjoying music and good books, but with a five-year- old son she does not have too much of that time. MISS ISABELLA SANDERS Many seniors worried whether or not they'd ever get Burke's Con- ciliation and the juniors worried over Lorna Doone , and Miss S. worried about her juniors and sen- iors receiving English credits. Miss Sanders received her BA at Vassar and ber MA at Columbia university and Oxford, England. One of her favorite pastimes is painting. This summer you'll find her waging her own personal war against the crab grass in her garden. MISS VIRGINIA WARNE From-the great metropolis of Elburn, Illinois, comes Miss Virginia Warne, MaJoring in economics, history, and civics, she obtained her B.A. and M.A. at the University of Illinois. She loves to travel, even on foot. but prefers a train. Last summer this world history teacher of ours spent her vacation on the west coast, and plans to attend UCLA this summer, unless she breaks a leg. MRS. HAZEL WICKLIFFE Roll call is a familiar phrase heard by the girls in Mrs. Hazel Wick- llf'fe's gym classes. She received her B.E. at Western Illinois State Teach- ers' college, and claims her hobbies are outside activities, reading, and her husband. OHS has claimed her as a teacher for a year and a half. MR. GEORGE R. WILLY Genial Mr. Willy, woodshop in- structor and Civic Council adviser, is a native of Nebraska. He is from Carleton, Nebraska, and at- tended Peru State Teachers' college in Peru, Nebraska, and the Univer- sity of Nebraska, at Lincoln, where he earned his BA and MA degrees. He enJ0ys fishing, picnicking, and traveling. And did you know that he used to be a football coach? MISS GLORVINA WILSON Miss Glorvina Wilson, sponsor of the Pep Squad and junior class ad- viser, makes her home in good ol' Ottawa. Having gotten her B.L. and M.A., Miss Wilson teaches sopho- more and Junior English and fresh- man algebra. Her hobbies are gar- dening and taking care of the house. MISS ESTHER WIRICK Miss Esther, tempus fugit , Sprechen Sie deutsch Wirick, as you can guess, teaches Latin and German. She hails from Lewistown. Illinois, and taught three years at Monmouth High school before com- ing to this institution. Disappoint- ing California, she went to Florida last summer, having lots of fun playing in the sand. She likes mu- sic, jewelry, sports and reading. THE WOODS A newcomer to the office staff this year was Mr. Paul Wood, who is a gardening enthusiast. He says, I have to eat. But those beautiful fiowers that are sometimes seen on the counter in the office are not for eating. His sister, Miss Oledine Wood, studied music at Oberlin con- servatory. MR. HAROLD ZUEGE You must get your work in on time. That is a familiar cry in 502. Mr. Z. encourages his students to keep up with their early work so that extra work won't have to be put in at the end of the semester. But drawings must be neat, not sloppy and carelessly done. Mr. Zuege received his BS in manual arts at Oshkosh State Teachers' col- lege. His plans for the summer are indefinite.