Tell City High School - Sagittarius Yearbook (Tell City, IN)

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Ivan Sprinkle is shown accepting the 'Outstanding teacher of the year' award, pre- sented by the Tell City Jaycees. Itself by Giving Light to Others.’’ ARLIN McRAE Tell City High School's famous art instructor, Mr. Arlin McRae, better known as 'Mac' to students, faculty and friends, has been with us for 7 years. A native of New Harmony, Indiana, he graduated from Griffin High School, attended Evansville College, Florida Southern College, Indiana State Teacher's College, and Indiana University. 'Mac' and his wife, Georgia Lee, reside at 703 1 2 Twelfth Street, Tell City. During the school year he taught half of each day in the high school, and the remainder at Franklin and Newman. One night a week, he con- ducted an evening art class for adults. During the summers, he conducts the arts and crafts program for the small fry of our city. IVAN SPRINKLE A familiar, well known, and universally liked person is Ivan Sprinkle, a native of Perry County, a veteran of 37 years of teaching, 21 of which have been in Tell City. He has attended Indiana State Teacher's College, Oakland City College, Butler University, Central Normal College, and Indiana University. Ivan and his wife, Edith, reside at 834 Tenth Street. They have two children, Doris and Sue, and four grandchildren. Mr. Sprinkle teaches citizenship at T.C.H.S., and is an ardent sports fan. During his spare time, he is a top-notch automobile salesman.

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MARIANNA LOWE Another of our teachers is Marianna Lowe. Bom at Madison, Indiana, she attended Madison High. After completing her high school education, she went on to college at Indiana State Teacher's College where she received her B.S. degree. She has now been teaching in theT.C.H.S. home economics de- partment for three years. Mrs. Lowe and her husband, Eugene, and children, Ralph and Joyce, reside at 402 Fourteenth Street. During her spare time she enjoys sewing, cooking, and trying to catch bigger fish than Mr. Lowe. Through summer months, Mrs. Lowe has a full-time job of being a mother and housewife. JULIA COLE Spending her first year of teaching at Tell City High, is Miss Julia Cole formerly of Cadiz, Kentucky. She attended Benton High School of Benton, Kentucky and Murray State College, where she has earned her B.S. degree in home economics. Miss Cole resides at 921 Ninth Street in Tell City. Her hobbies are swimming, fishing, sewing and cats, and driving her yellow Plymouth. A Teacher Is Like a Candle It Consumes VICTOR C. WALK Vic, now in his second year at Tell City High School, is our class advisor and also teaches typing and algebra. Mr. Walk was bom in Troy, Indiana, attended high school there where he also taught for 18 years and was principal two years before coming to Tell City. He attended Indiana University where he has there earned his A.B. and M.S. degrees. Mr. Mrs. Walk and their eight children live on Highway 66, near Troy, Indiana. His summer months are spent loafing in Florida. 10

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JACK A. HAMILTON Our handsome choral director at T.C.H.S. is Jack Blacky Hamilton. He and his wife, Ruby, and their daughter, Shiela, reside at 1722 Thirteenth Street. f-le has been teaching here for two years. Bom at Maceo, Kentucky he attended high school at Owens- boro Senior High. He continued his education at Kentucky Weslyan College, where he received his B.A. degree. He is an ardent sports fan and can be found at all types of ball games and track meets. During the summer months, he worked as a milkman. PAUL W. SILKE Paul W. Silke, the director of the famous Tell City Marching Marksmen was bom in Elberfield, Indiana, and attended high school there. Mr. Silke and his wife, Martha, and their two children, reside at 115-11th Street. For the past fourteen years, Silke has been the conductor of the instrumental music department. He received his A.B. and M.A. degrees from Evansville College and Indiana State Teacher's College. He has had a practice teacher with him this past year, Don Robertson. During his many years here, his band has become nationally famous, toe spends his spare hours working up new routines and songs. He also wrote the music for the Centennial Song and is choir director of the Methodist Church. During the summer, he is in charge of the Instrumental Music Program. DON ROBERTSON A new face was added to the Music Department this year; it was Mr. Robertson, better known to all as Don. Mr. Robertson was bom in Fairfield,Illinois, but spent all of his school days in Huntingburg, Indiana. He is now a senior at Indiana State, where he belongs to many clubs and associations. He did his student teaching under Mr. Silke and was a real example to all up and coming teachers. 12