South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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THE TOTEM 1937 THE TECHNICIANS As The Magnificent Procession moves on we see a group, made notice- able because of their understanding look and dignity of step. Once these faculty members were thought of as super-human beingsf, living in an in- tellectual world and thinking only in terms of the fourth dimension, but this is no longer the case. Faculty mem- bers now march along with the students in the parade of learning, and are looked upon by students as older, wiser brothers to whom they may go for advice. Daily they must listen to the many, many excuses and requests offered by a group of almost two thousand stu- dents and in spite of all this come up smiling and ready to continue to co- operate with the student body. Twenty of these teachers have been working with our students since the founding of South Side. These teach- ers are the Misses Martha Pittenger, Elizabeth Demaree, Adelaide Fiedler, Rowena Harvey, Hazel Miller, Mary Helen Ley, Crissie Mott, Beulah Rine- hart, and Nlable Thorne, and the Messrs. H. Chappell, W. O. Gilbert, Elna Gould, Louis Hull, Earl March, Maurice Murphy, Benjamin Null, Deli- van Parks, Martin Rothert, Herbert Voorhees, and Lloyd Whelan. The faculty has almost doubled since 1922. There are now thirty-one man and thirty-nine woman teachers. This group contains seven teachers of science, sixteen of English, eight of so- cial science, two of art, six of foreign language, four of manual training, three of home economics, six commer- cial, four physical education, eight mathematics, one journalism, one pub- lic speaking, and one music. ln the fall of 1926 Mr. R. Nelson Snider came from James H. Smart School to serve as principal of South Side. He attended Ball State Teach- ers College at Muncie and received his M.A. degree at Columbia University. Mr. Snider is in general charge of the whole school and is responsible for scheduling all classes. Miss Martha Pittenger has acted as dean of girls at South Side since its origin. Miss Pittenger, who received 16 BylRUTH GARRISON First Row: Mr. Verne Flint, Miss Martha Pittenger. Second Row: Mr. Maurice Murphy, Miss Emma Shoup. Third Row: Nlisses Mary and Edith Crowe, Miss Hazel Miller

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her AB. degree from Indiana Univer- sity and took advanced work at Colum- bia University, takes charge of extra- curricular activities, organizes the health work for the school doctor, and advises students concerning their problems. Recently several new teachers have been added to our faculty. Mr. Ern- est Walker came to our commercial de- partment from Celina, Ohio. Miss Nlable Fortney taught at Foster Park Grade School before she took the place of Miss Mary Paxton, now retired, in our mathematics department. Miss Mary Pocock, who entered our Eng- lish department last year, has been gone for about two months on a leave of absence to continue her studies. Miss Pocock is a graduate of South Side. During last year Mr. Stuart Monroe was added to the manual train- ing department. Mr. H. McClure was succeeded as basketball coach by Mr. Burl Friddle, former coach at Washington High School at Washing- ton, lndiana, for ten years. Mr. Maur- ice Tudor, former teacher at Harri- son Hill grade school, also became one of the sixty-niners. Mr. Tudor takes care of athletic supplies. From the very first, South Side's students have been interested in extra- curricular activities until today we have thirty-eight clubs. Recognizing their value, the faculty immediately offered its fullest co-operation. In their fifteen years on the gridiron, our football teams have won eight citv series championships. Lundy Welborii acts as the Archer mentor. The music department gives valuable service to the whole school. It is di- rected by Mr. Jack Wainwright. This parade would not be complete without the office staff. Miss Dorothy Alderdice came to South Side in 1930 after graduating from Central High School and working two years at Hoag- land School. She takes care of the files and records, rents caps and gowns, sells invitations, takes care of locker distribution, holds money for clubs, is- sues school passes, and does general oHice work. Nliss Virginia Montgomery was grad- uated from our portals in 1930 and started to work here in 1931. She has charge of the study hall and acts as attendance officer. THE TOTEM 1937 First Row: Mr. Elna Gould, Mr. Herman Makey, Mr. Ward Gilbert, Second Row: Miss Emma Kiefer, Miss Dorothy Magley, Miss Susen Peck Miss Amanda Hemmer, Miss Aida Jane Woodward, Miss Olive Perkins, Mr Maurice Tudor. 7