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

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19 The hattlefcries of friendly enemies are heard as the physical education classes carry on their wcllfrounded program. Wezik hodies are not conducive to strong minds, so the gym classes provide relaxation from the academic program hy furnishing the exercises and com' petitive games so greatly enjoyed hy everyone. The girls enthusiastically enter the many activities carried on under the direction of Miss lVlacDonald and Miss Vander Brock hecause they know that each sport henefits them in some way. Ping pong develops a quick eye and a quicker hand. Volley hall and haskethall afford healthful exertion, while poise and grace are attained through rhythm dancing. Since so many activif ties cannot he crowded into the husy seven periods of ALLEY OOP ! the school day, afterfschool practice is carried on four days a week. The seniors were victorious in the winter hasket- hall tournament. Helen Wzllter, a junior, won the girls' ping pong tournament. In the city meet at junior College, the Union girls came in second. The hoys' classes, under the ahle supervision of Mr. Liskey, also engaged in many stimulating tussles during the school year. Baskethall, with most of the hoys, holds the position of favorite gym sport. Indoor, highfjumping and linefsoccer also rate high. In addition to the pleasure derived from sports, gym activities cultivate a spirit of play, muscular and mental coordination, and cooperation. First row: Madura, Danko, Johnson MR' LISKEY Second rnw: Heeme, De Weerd, Vander Veen, Drake, Nadolsik, Shaw ' MISS MAC DONALD, MISS VANDER BROEK BALL HHADHD FOR WALL ? Joswick, Schoen

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M, MR. BERTON KEMP L18 A WOMAN'S WORLD: Carlson, Glass MISS MARIE McDERMO'l 1', Skotupskn MR. FORREST BARR MISS EDNA MAXSON MISS EDITH LE HEW MISS IDA WILLISON ' ' ci. 8 Practices of the past always give way to changes of the present, thus paving the way for a better life in the future. Keeping in step with the times is the commercial department here at Union. In past years, the usual commercial subjects were typing, shorthand, and bookeeping. Now, since the trend is toward mechanization of office work, commercial teachers, although they still consider the aforementioned subjects necessary, have also taken to teaching their pupils filing and to giving them pointers on how to secure and keep positions. Among the office machines in use here are the dictaphone and ediphone. Another type of machine is the mimeograph through which a maximum number of letters, bulletins, and other brief notices can be run off with a minimum effort. Some Union students go to Davis Tech to learn how to use a comptometer. The retail selling classes, under the direction of Miss Le Hew, still have only one end in view: to prepare pupils for work in stores. During rush seasons, worthy disciples of clerking receive recommendations from their teachf er, with these in hand they apply for positions in downftown shops. In spite of the trend of change in the commerf cial department, the fact that good grades help the student to obtain a job and eventually to ORRES1 LP-W achieve success remains unaltered. -ARTHUR MR, F J. AVERY

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i201 MR. KEITH KENNEDY MR. LEMUEL HOLBROOK After thirtyfnine years of teaching at Union, Mr. Keith Kennedy, a helpful friend to all Union students, plans to leave with the Class of '41. A Born in Monroe, Michigan, he attended both the University of Toronto and the University of Michigan, where he received his degree. Mr. Kennedy came to teach at Union High School in 1902 when Mr. Jennings was principal. For several years he served as treasurer of the Athletic Association and is now the adviser of a newly organized Chemistry Club which has been of great help to all students of chemistry. His spare hours, which are few, are devoted to gardening. He spends summers at his cottage at Hess Lake. It is with great regret that Union students and facf ulty members see Mr. Kennedy leave. They will all miss his kindly face and gentle, patient manner. 7a .faafal quench who .feaue aulifn zz... elm of 1941 Mr. Lemuel Holbrook, teacher of science and mathematics, is leaving Union after nineteen years' service. Born in St. Johns, Michigan, Mr. Holbrook at- tended high school there until he entered the University of Michigan, where he received his bachelor's degree. He then taught at Des Moines, Iowa, Michigan State College, and Syracuse University. He has taught physics and mathematics here at Union. For the last two years he has also conducted classes in seventhfgrade geography and science. He spends much of his spare time on his farm at St. Johns, Michigan, where his interest is in the raising of peppermint. Mr. Holbrook says he has enjoyed his science classes very much and that he meets his former students everywhere. It is a soure of satisfation to him that many of them have continued studying and have be' come outstanding in the field of science. Upon Mr. Holbrook's departure in June, Union will be losing one of its most highly respected and learned teachers.