Rogers High School - Rogerian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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MR. WARREN BOUDINOT, B.A., M.A. Rogers' chorus director, Mr. Warren Boudinot is in his first year at RHS. His first big duty came when he directed the fall musical comedy, Get Up and Go. Three colleges claim this music-lover as a past student. They are: North- western University, Colorado College, and Columbia Uni- versity. Interested in some of the finer things of life, Mr. Boudinot enjoys oil painting, the theater, and ballet. He has appeared in ballets sponsored by the Toledo Ballet Association. MR. CLIFFORD MYERS, B.S., M.A. The man responsible for all the delightful music at Rogers is none other than the band and orchestra teacher Mr. Clifford Myers. Besides directing the band he has also taught the hu- manities course for the past two years. The simple ioys of life for this musician include fishing, hunting and reading. While preparing for his career he attended Morris Harvey College, West Virginia, Ohio State University, and Rio Grande College, Ohio. One of Rogers' first teachers, he has built the foundation to make possible many years of excellent bands, Other classes MISS DENIE DENNISTON, B.A. Who forgot to put away her gymsuit?, shouts Miss Denie Denniston in a moment of frustration. In her third year as girls' physical education teacher, Miss Denniston quite natu- rally has her moments. She attended Iowa State College, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles State, Long Beach State and Indiana University. She is currently writing a thesis on swimming for her masters degree, Being adviser for GAA keeps her busy, however, Miss Denniston does find time to enioy her favorite sports, skiing and hunting. Her passion for travel has led her to former teaching positions in Iowa, Cali- fornia and Cuba. MR A member of the in 'I956 and 1960, sity of Toledo. In RICHARD WILSON, B.E. United States Olympic wrestling team Mr. Dick Wilson attended the Univer- his first year at Rogers, Mr. Wilson teaches boys' physical education, advises the riding club and coaches the Rogers wrestling team. Mr. Wilson brings to Rogers a fine scholastic record as well as many out- standing achievements in athletics. Due to his skill as a wrestler, he has traveled the globe, toured Europe and Russia on a good will mission, and participated in the world wrestling championship in Yokohama, Japan.

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MRS. VIRGINIA VALO, B.S. H.E. MR. CLIFFORD NELSON, B.S., B.A. Typewriters are familiar ground for Mr. Clifford Nelson. Throughout the day, Mr. Nelson instructs both Typing l and II, as well as law, and salesmanship. A Bowling Green State University and University of Toledo graduate, Mr. Nelson often spends time fishing and hunting. Mr. Nelson named woodworking and model making as two of his favorite hobbies. students for post-gra MR. WILBUR C. FLAUGHER, B.S. QW Frazier, Mr. Ray Lusher, Mr. Wilbur lnconsiderate drivers is the pet peeve of Mr. Wilbur Flaugher, the industrial arts teacher. Aside from his regular auto mechanics and radio and elec- tronics classes, Mr. Flaugher is often seen working in the of- fice. Fishing, boating and danc- ing are the favorite pastimes for this graduate of Bowling Green State University. MR. GEORGE HARRUFF, B.S. Another of Rogers' four in- dustrial arts teachers, Mr. Har- rulf teaches first year and second year machine shop, pat- ternmaking, and foundry. He spent his undergraduate days at Bowling Green State Univer- sity. Mr. Harrutf spends his free time in a way well liked by many other faculty members: hunting and fishing. 21 MR. CHARLES R. ALEXANDER, B.S. Mr. Charles Alexander's jovial face is familiar to many Rogerites. Besides his business courses of Bookkeeping l and II, Mr. Alexander also teaches geometry. Mr. Alex- ander listed the College of Wooster, Ohio State Univer- sity, and the University of Toledo as former alma maters. Adviser of the chess club, Mr. Alexander lists chess as one of his favorite hobbies. duation li in Mrs. Valo is one of our two home economics teachers. She also teaches general science to scientific-minded sopho- mores. She received her education at Valparaiso Univer- sity, Purdue University, and the University of Toledo. For exercise, Mrs. Valo enioys a good game of golf. For more quiet relaxation, she enioys sewing and playing the piano.

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MR. WILLIAM ARNER, B.A. Mr. Arner, who teaches the Special Education section at Rogers, has attended both Ohio State and Toledo Universities. He en- ioys many sports, among them horseback riding, football, and both water and snow skiing. The Civil War, its legends, stories, and history provide Mr. Arner with an interesting hobby and an abundance of reading material. As a veteran jet fighter pilot in the Air Force, Mr. Arner finds teaching a bit more relaxing. MR. DON EATON, B.S. ln addition to teaching Art I, ll, Ill, IV, and art history, Mr. Eaton does considerable art work on his own time. He may be found drawing caricatures at art shows or engrossed in a do- it-yourself project, While at Bowling Green, Mr. Eaton drew a cartoon strip for the campus newspaper. Mr. Eaton lives by this bit of philosophy: You've got to learn to use the knowledge you have to create new ideas. round out the students' education MRS. MARY MAC FRANKLIN, B.S., B.S.L.S. In charge of the library is Mrs. Mary Mac Franklin. New ta Rogers this year, Mrs. Franklin lists reading, hooking rugs, cooking, and archaeology among her many interests. Earning her degrees at Columbia University and the Uni- versity of Tennessee, the librarian gives her Upettest peeve as being boorish drivers of cars, Hers is a family of Li- brarians, since her husband is the Director of the Toledo Public Library. The personal philosophy of our librarian goes something like this : It's bound ta be worse than I expect. She has introduced many new systems into our library. This year, under the direction of the new librarian, Mrs. Franklin, the Sarah M. Perry Library has undergone some changes. The books have been re-shelved in more logical order, and paper-back books have been placed on the shelvxes with the hard-bound ones. Although many students were confused with this new system, they soon became familiar with it. Mrs. Franklin painted division numbers on Uvzzl the spines of the books to enable them to be found more easily. These changes have helped our library to become I ,'l- I more efficient and better liked by the students. 23