Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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With Respect You Came With Truth You Taught Giving Without Taking MINNIE TEMPLE Be diligent in preparation of your lesson each day. This is the advice Minnie Temple gives to students. Minnie Temple was a 1910 graduate of Sparta High. She returned to Sparta Township High School to teach social stud- ies for 23 years from 1920 to 1943. Many present students may not know Mrs. Temple but they certainly know her grand- daughter, Mrs. Karen Kohne, business teacher at SHS. 10 GENEVA HEITMAN What you will be you are now becoming. A teacher for fifteen years, Mrs. Geneva Heitman gradu- ated from Sparta High School in 1925. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Muskingum Col- lege, New Concord. Ohio. Mrs. Heilman considers her pan in the progress of the Bulldog Barker and Speech Club, both of which she sponsored, her most worthwhile contributions in her field. The best piece of advice that was given to her and applies to everyone is As a person thinketh so is he. Think straight. JAMES BIRCHLER Mr. James A. Birchler is well known at Sparta High, because, even though he did not attend high school here, he was a teacher for twenty-eight years. He received his Bachelor of Education degree from Southern Illinois University and considers the organizing and super- vising of the Sparta Science Club his most worthwhile contribution in the field of science. Mr. Birchler's favorite quote is, Worry is like a rocking chair. It keeps you busy but gets you nowhere. PHYLLIS HOOD Phyllis Hood attended Sparta High from 1916 to 1920. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois and has a deep appreciation of good books. Her favorite quote is from Thoreau: What a different aspect will cour- age put upon the face of things. The best piece of advice she has ever received is the fact a person will get out of life what he puts into it. Having taught at SHS for twenty years, she gives this advice to stu- dents, The secret of happiness is working hard at something you enjoy doing. VOLA MILLER To thine own self be true and it must follow, as the night the day, thou can'st not then be false to any man. This is the favorite quote of Vola Miller who attended Sparta High from 1920 to 1924 and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Linden wood College, St. Charles, Missouri. She taught for thirty-four years. Her advice for young people today is To be a suc- cess in life you must take advantage of opportunities; refuse to admit defeat; overcome handicaps; broaden contacts; and exert drive and enthusiasm. JOHN FULLERTON Make good use of your time. Do not be so busy doing nothing that as a consequence you do not have time to do anything. Therefore, learn well and let learn so that you may benefit yourself and also your fellow man. This good advice to all young people today comes from Mr. John T. Fullerton, a teacher at SHS for twenty-nine years. Mr. Fuller- ton is probably best remembered by the students as an outstanding math teacher. He graduated from Sparta in 1926 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Southern Illinois University. JEAN BEATTIE Jean Beattie attended Sparta High from 1908 to 1912. She obtained Bachelor of Science degrees in three fields: English, biology, and physi- cal education. For forty-one years she taught at SHS, and often stu- dents see her at Sparta High School substitute leaching. She considers her most worthwhile contribution in her field to be the classification and description of the common wild- flowers. insects, and trees of the Sparta area. The one piece of advice that she follows is Don’t let your mind go to sleep.

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a © $5 C 31 33 2 I a SOXG BOOK. mmmmmmmmmr FRANK TORRENCE (1889-1952) Monuments are seldom erected to the memory of teachers. For Frank Torrence, none is needed because his impeccable reputation is monument enough. During the first seven years of classes at Sparta High, Mr. Torrence taught science. After the resignation of Professor E. O. Bottenfield, Mr. Torrence became principal, a position he held for 28 years. Never resigning as a teacher, he believed in an active teacher-student relationship which was pan of his success. Through hard work and discipline, Frank Torrence gained a respect he has never lost. Change Is Built in the Past Occurs in the Present With Hope for a New Tomorrow ANTONIO ROMANO Mr. Antonio Romano has been a principal seventeen years of the twenty-five years ne has been in education, three of which he has spent at Sparta High. Mr. Romano, influenced by two of his teachers to become a princi- pal, especially likes the chal- lenge nis position presents. Mr. Romano has the rare abil- ity to get everyone - students, teachers, and administration - working together. This, along with his foresight, leadership, patience, perseverance, and ability to accept criticism, has proven him to be an excellent principal whom Sparta High is fortunate to have on its side. f. PROFESSORS. B. HOOD (1834-1914) Most of Professor S. B. Hood’s edu- cational career was spent in or near Sparta. He attended the old Union Academy of Sparta, and taught as an assistant during his last year of attend- ance. When Civil War broke out, Pro- fessor Hood was teaching at Eden. In the war he served from 1861 to 1864. After his discharge Mr. Hood returned to Sparta and was appointed Superin- tendent of Sparta schools, an office he held for forty years. Well respected among his colleagues, he helped Sparta High gain a strong reputation in education.

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GENEVA HEITMAN VOLA MILLER