Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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GENEVA HEITMAN VOLA MILLER

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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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Walter Hunter. John Hunter, Johnny Mack Brown. Irene Hunter, Kenneth Hunter, Albert Hunter. HUNTER BROTHERS Sparta Aviation began with the Hunter Brothers, John, Albert, Kenneth, and Walter. Friends of Charles Lindbergh, the brothers gained world wide recognition when they set an endurance record of 553 hours. 41 minutes, and 30 seconds at Sky Harbor field in Chicago on June 29, 1930. Hunter Field is a memorial to the aviation daredevils. 12 RANDY ALBRECHT One of the youngest gradu- ates of Sparta High to reach fame is Randy Albrecht. In basketball, Randy was named to the all-conference teams and was also selected to the Associated Press All-State squad while he was a junior and senior. This training laid a basis for his career as a bas- ketball coach. During the 1971-72 season, Randy coached St. Louis University's only undefeated Freshman team. In 1974, he was named the youngest head coach in SLU's history. The Billikens, named the ninth most improved team in the country for the 1974-75 season, is still coached by Randy Albrecht. JACOB MARK LASHLY (1882-1967) A graduate of the class of 1900 from Sparta High School, Mr. Lashly received an A.B. from St. Louis University in 1903 and an L.L.B. from Wash- ington University, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1907. He was admitted to the Mis- souri Bar in 1906. His law career was distinguished by serving as president of the St. Louis Bar Association, the American Bar Association in 1940, and American Bar Association Endowment. He was a winner of the American Bar Association Medal. Active in St. Louis' civil, cultural, and business commu- nities, Mr. Lashly served as president and honorary life director of the Munic- ipal Opera Association and Chairman of Board of Directors of the St. Louis Public Library, and Chairman of Board of the St. Louis Chamber of Com- merce. For his outstanding service he was recipient of the Alumni Citation from both St. Louis and Washington Universities.