St John Township High School - Echo Yearbook (Dyer, IN)

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f A Strong Mind Needs a Strong Body Whether teaching Latin or health, MRS. RUTH HOFFMAN is quietly efficient. A long time teacher of girls’ phys ed, she has had the unusual experience this year of straight classroom work, the phys ed classes having been postponed until next year when the new gym will be completed. MR. GAINEY DAVIDSON, who has a master’s degree in science from Indiana University, is new to Dyer this year. He teaches classes in health and physical science, but is best known to the community as the hard driving football coach. The students in his classes respect his knowledge and his low pressure discipline. The aim of the health course, according to Mrs. Hoffman, is to teach the girls how the body is put together and how it functions, how to develop strong minds and bodies, and how to get along with people. The classes use workbooks and notebooks as well as textbooks and, if the picture above is a fair example, appear to enjoy the entire procedure. - 7 -

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Administrators An active mind, a lively sense of humor, and a firm hand are characteristic of MR. FRED •JONES, high school principal. He gives advice oftener than penalties, and has earned the respect of the entire student body. MRS. LELA HOWELL has completed her third year as the efficient school secretary, and is known to all students for her friendly smile and general helpfulness. Because of her twice daily communiques, her voice is as well-known to the school as that of any TV or radio announcer. To utilize more fully the talents of an extremely able administrator, a new position was created for MR. GEORGE BIBICH. Formerly the high school principal, he is now supervising principal of all township schools, in which capacity he is effecting remarkable improvements in the school system. A ready smile and unfailing co-operation are characteristic of MRS. KAY TRAPP, school treasurer. With an affinity for figures and a passion for accuracy, she keeps track of all school accounts, first taking the money in and then paying it out. If an award were to be given to the best township trustee in the land, it would undoubtedly go to MR. DON MORIARTY. It would take several pages to list the things he has accomplished, and the entire school community will be forever grateful to him. When Mrs. Voreacos was given a leave of absence because of illness, MRS. DOROTHY AINSLEY took over her position as dean of girls. Mrs. Ain-sley also teaches government, and sponsors the yearbook and the Senior Drama Club. - 6 -

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Homemaking Can Be Fun A new teacher, MRS. BARBARA DALTON, has come to Dyer from Shepardsville, Kentucky, where she taught last year. She is a graduate of West Kentucky State, where she received her B. S. degree. Mrs. Dalton’s home economics classes include courses in good grooming, nutrition, and sewing. MRS. MARY ORR is back in the homemaking department this year, teaching classes, supervising the cafeteria, sponsoring the Pep and Home Economics Clubs, sitting on the Faculty Review Board, and never running out of cheerful energy. In the second year homemaking course, the 1st semester is devoted to advanced foods and nutrition, while the 2nd semester takes up child development and home care of the sick, plus a short sewing project. During the period devoted to foods, the girls study meal patterns, and plan meals that are pretty, delicious, and fun to prepare. In the picture above, Terry Miller, Clara Roe, Barbara Robinson, and Sandy Tewell enjoy the cinnamon twists they have made during the study of quick breads. - 8 -