Peoria High School - Crest Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Their Ability to Guide Szepessy, Marjorie: B.A. Eureka; Girls’ Choir; Freshman Chorus Traylor, Sharon L.: B.S. Eastern Illinois; Short- hand; Typing VanDeventer, J. B.: M.S. Indiana University; Al- gebra Wallace, Leverett K.: B.S. Monmouth; Physical Education; Civics; Ticket Publicity Wallin, Swen: M.S. Illinois University; Swim Coach; Football; Baseball Webster, Gretchen: B.S. Bradley; Sociology; Eng- lish; Assistant to Student Council; Senior Sponsor Westhoff, W. F.: B.S. Bradley; Woodshop Whitaker, Dick: M.A. Colorado; U. S. History; Civics; Football; Basketball; Track; Sponsor Let- terman’s Club and Senior Class Whitaker, Harry: M.S. Bradley; English; Coun- selor; Basketball Coach; Student Council Wood, Camilla: M.A. Illinois; U. S. History; Modern History; A. F. S. Director oN Wyeth, Jerry D.: M.B. Ed. Colorado; Typing; Business Advisor for the Opinion Yingst, Marguerite: M.S. Illinois State Normal; Sight Conservation; Y-Teens Yuhause, Joseph: M.A. Iowa; U. S. History Ziegler, Charlotte: M.A. Michigan; German; German Club; Senior National Honor Society Ziegler, Lilly: Bookkeeper; Treasurer | 2 ( }

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Knowledge Unfolds Through Martin, John E.: M.A. Bradley; Mechanical Draw- ing; Key Club O'Toole, Eugene E.: B.S. Drake; Algebra; Testing; Counselor Parker, Leona: Attendance Clerk Peterson, Muriel: M.A. Bradley; English; Senior National Honor Society Pocklington, Loretta: B.S. Bradley; Coordinator of Office Occupations; Coop. Club; Junior Sponsor Rice, Emily E.: B.A. Michigan University; Eng- lish; Policy and Planning Committee; Freshman Sponsor Robertson, William: B.S. Bradley; Physical Educa- tion; Football; Baseball Runkle, Lewis C.: B.E. Colorado; Vocational Auto Mechanics Serup, Donald K.: B.S. Bradley; Vocational Auto Mechanics; Hi-Y Club Sommer, Joseph B.: M.S. Michigan University; Biology; Counselor; Senior Sponsor Spickard, Elma: B.A. Bradley; Speech; Dramatics; Cheerleading; Jusendra; Senior Class Play Stanger, Eugene J.: B.S.L.S. Minnesota; Libra- rian; Library Club; Freshman Sponsor Stepaitis, Grazina: M.A. Illinois; Spanish; Spanish Club; Junior Sponsor; Junior National Honor So- ciety Stepping, Henry: M.S. Eastern Illinois; Biology; Chess Club; Ticket Committee Stoskopf, Herbert: M.M. Northwestern; Band; Coquettes Suffield, Lyle: B.S. Bradley; Art; Art Guild Swisher, Glyda: M.A. Northwestern; Latin; Latin Club Szepessy, J. Elmer: M.A. Iowa; Orchestra

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- ae table phrase, “Half sheet of paper and a pencil please!” Page 24 ROBERTA HUFF LOOKS resignedly at Miss Wood, who “pops” the inevi- CIVICS TEACHES DENNIS Belcher and Margie Keller about the various functions of the state. Literature and History Provide The English and social science departments share similar goals—awakening the students’ in- terest in the world. History courses enable them to follow the development of society. Social stud- ies majors discuss causes and effects of war, from tribal misunderstandings to World War II. The study of great men’s lives and philosophies brings the ancient world closer to our own. Students of economics and civics learn the basic principles beneath the United States’ monetary and political systems. Debate, knowledge in action, develops young vigorous minds into those of clear-thinking adults. When a student must reinforce his views with facts, he soon learns to express himself succinctly. The debater is a student alert to world problems. Through the study of grammar, the students learn to appreciate the skill with which good liter- ature is written. a {i LA