Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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STANLEY ALBERS Northwestern University, Sz-hool'of Dra- matics and Oratory, Hope College. Bachelor of Arts Dramatics, Debating and Oratory Dramatics Club Adviser MABEL E. ALLEN University nf .Uichigan Bachelor of Arts English Session Room P. J. ANDREWS Printing NELLE ATVVOOD University of Michigan Bachelor of Arts Mathematics Session Room Junior Class Adviser ARTHUR J. AVERY Western Stale Normal College Bookkeeping . Head of Commercial Department Banking Supervisor Business Adviser for Unionite , An- rora , Senior Class and Other Student Organizations 61.51 LUCELIA BADGLEY University of Michigan Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts History Session Room FRED BAILEY University of Michigan, Weslern Stole Teachers' College, Michigan Stole Teachers' College Bachelor of Science Science Mathematics FORREST E. BARR Albion College, Graduate Work at Ann Arbor Bachelor of Arts Bookkeeping and Typewriting CLAYTON W. BAZUIN Hope College Bachelor of Arts Zoology Schoo Store Boy Scouts MADELINE L. BECKER .Vorthwestern University Master of Arts History 17

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' 'T' , N f A. 1 . .. I 5 ' ' 1-.Xa i 1' A,,.,q,,. .1 - Adminis tra tion NION High School during the 1928-29 school year sought to encourage better citizenship and scholastic proficiency. Special emphasis was placed upon the students, conduct in school, and every effort was put forth to secure better cooperation among the students in their scholastic and social activities. The total enrollment at Union in March, 1929 was 1,825 students. This was an increase of 100 students over March, 1928. The junior high had an attendance of 881, and the senior high an attendance of 944 in the current year. A new method for grading students was instituted this year. In addition to the regular marks of A, B, C, D, and E, citizenship marks were also given, these being represented by the figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, the figure 1 representing excellent citizenship, that is very best effort, 2, good citizenship or effort in right direction, 3, fair citizenship or need for improvement, and 4, poor citizenship, definite lack of interest. Miss Marie Neuman, supervisor of the lunch room, was granted leave of absence for study at the University of Chicago. Miss Olga Pershbacker was also given leave of absence for study at Columbia University. Miss Elizabeth Perrin re- turned the second semester after spending the first semester in study at Columbia University. Mrs. Jeannette Brumbaugh was transferred from Union to Vocational and Technical High School. Miss Elsa Schreiber resigned to accept a position in the English department at Hillyard High School, Spokane, VVashington. Mr. Lambert Neimeyer also resigned. Miss Dorothy Jane Farr was given leave of absence the second semester for study at the University of Michigan. New teachers for the year were as follows: Miss Doris Bishop, English, Miss Esther Eby, English, Mr. Fred Bailey, science, Miss Elizabeth DeJonge, English, Mr. Sherman Serfli, manual arts, Miss Neva Lewis, household arts, Mr. Richard L. Marousek, English, Miss Lucille Dunn, English. Miss Lois Richards returned and resumed her duties as instructor in music in the junior high school. Union High School held the year's record in the number of assemblies given by the high schools of the city. Many prominent speakers spoke before the students during the year. Among those were the following: the late Captain Charles E. Belknap, Edward James Cattell, Dr. Hilton Ira Jones, Dean Charles E. Jackson, Ross E. Farra, Paul Goebel, Charles Paddock of Olympic renown, Ralph P. Robinson, Dr. Wm. R. Vis, Walter Hastings, Ben East, Lemuel Hillman, Harry Kelly, Mr. Alahibaksh, E. E. Ebersole, E. C. Walcott, Dr. Stanley Krebs, and Lieutenant Donald E. Keyhoe, who accompanied Colonel Charles Lindbergh on his good will tour. Harvey Andree, ,29 16.

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DORIS BISHOP Olivet College, Grenoble Unimvsity Bachelor of Arts English FLORENCE BEST Ferry Hall, Lake Forest, Illinois, Northwestern U niversily Music Choral Organizations ADDIE E. BETTES Unirersilll Qf Chicago Bachelor of Philosophy English Head of English Department English Art Club Adviser Chairman Scholarshi Committee of Women's University Ciiuh DOROTHY S. BLAKE Oberlin College Bachelor of Arts Latin Latin Club Adviser GERTRUDE BRUMMELER University of Michigan Bachelor Arts History Camp Fire Adviser MARION CAMPBELL Western State Normal A. B. Degree Physical Education RUTH CARPENTER University of Michigan Master of Arts ' S anish Eli Club Espanol Adviser MAY F. CONLON University of Michigan Bachelor of Arts History President Elwood F. Demmon Scholar- ship Association M. ELIZABETH COVELL University of Michigan Bachelor of Arts English Girl Reserve Adviser ELIZABETH B. CROTSER Western State Normal, University of Michigan Shorthand Audubon Cluh Adviser 18