ROWVA High School - Rovan Yearbook (Oneida, IL)

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Cheery Faculty Takes Time to Smile LEFT--Miss Jo Ellen Steinberg teaches girls' physical education classes in the Junior and Senior High schools. She handles classes in games, dancing, acrobatics, sponsors G.A.A. activities and is the cheerleading advisor. BELOW--Vocational education is Mr. William Spicer's and Mr. James Case's department. Mr. Spicer teaches agriculture and Mr. Case has charge of all industrial arts classes. Mr. Case is junior class and IIEC advisor and Mr. Spicer sponsors FFA and the senior class. ABOVE--Mr. William DeVore, ROVA's band director for twelve years,this year has also assumed the position of choral director. He has classes in high school band and chorus, teaches instrumental music in the grades, teaches music appreciation and theory courses, and sponsors all vocal and instrumental ensembles. 10

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ROVA Faculty Caught in the Act of Daily Duties ABOVE—Mr. G. Roger Dowell teaches freshmen and sophomore students all about general science and biology, presiding over pulleys, levers, weather maps and dissecting pans. He and Mr. Anderson make up the ROVA science department. Mr. Dowell also teaches driver training and is freshman class advisor. RIGHT—Mrs. Alice Upson has charge of all commercial subjects, teaching classes in typing, shorthand, bookkeeping and secretarial practice. She is a junior class advisor and sponsors the HI-CRIER, our monthly newspaper. RIGHT—Mrs. Bernice McKibben represents our language department and teaches two years of Latin to sophomore, junior and senior students. She is also assistant librarian and sponsors Latin Week activities. 9

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for Rovan Cameraman ABOVE—Social studies classes are under the jurisdiction of Mr. Austin Schraudenbach and Mr. Merton Messmore. Mr. Schraudenbach teaches American history, American problems and geography while Mr. Messmore has classes in world history. Mr. Mess-more also teaches boys' physical education and coaches basketball and baseball. Mr. Schraudenbach is the National Honor Society sponsor and Mr. Messmore is an advisor to the sophomore class. RIGHT—Teaching girls how to sew, cook and manage a home is Mrs. Norma Anderson's job. The home economics department plans and prepares the athletic banquet while Mrs. Anderson also sponsors all FHA activities and is a junior class advisor. 11