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

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For Stud nt Planning Big Futures The Red Pony picture signifies pleasant MR. LEONARD MEYERING'S talent not merely for improving grammar but for en- couraging genuine literary interests. His classes are run ' well organized manner. . Glancing through one of the many accum- ulative record books is MISS OLGA PERSCHBACHER, cheerful and capable English teacher. She is also chairman of the English Department at Union. Always use smooth, even strokes, is the advice given by well-liked MISS VALORA QUINLAN, seventh-grade penmanship teacher. Her specialty is starting seventh graders oif on the right foot. I M Tall, slender, vivacious MISS JUNE English is fun when it is taught by gay SPAMEN takes spirited hold of her English MISS MARIAN WRAY. Literature and classes in teaching them the essential facts. grammar are no problems to her enthusi- Her help extends further, as she is a Y-Teen astic students when they are presented so sponsor. brightly. 23 Soul of the age, The applause, de- light, the wonder of our stage, My Shakespeare, rise! quotes MISS OLGA PERSCHBACHER in her English VIII class where the sprightly seniors are lis- tening to the amazing play of Macbeth Miss Perschbacher, who practically knows the play by heart, is adding her usual witty comments.

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Literary Knowledge ls a Basic ee r 1 To MR. STANLEY ALBERS, genial speech instructor, the gavel is a friend indeed. He is distinguished for his con- Among her students, MISS RUTH CAR- PENTER is well-liked because of her sin- cere and pleasant personality. She has sig- sistently superior work producing cham- nificant ability in teaching young Unionites pionship debate teams at Union. the important aspects of written English. ,'i!salU N Busy as a bee describes MISS MARY FENNEL, who is always on the job pro- moting knowledge in the fields of English and Latin. She is also an active sponsor of the Drill Corps. With yearbook in hand you see MISS MYRTLE' HESELTINE, pleasing and effi- cient English and journalism teacher. She is the inspirational adviser of the publica- tion stalfs of the school. Group discussion and class criticism is the most satisfactory method used when it comes to the grading of theme- papersu thinks prominent English teach- er, MR. LEONARD MEYERING. He also believes that the students have a bet- ter opportunity to realize their mistakes when they are pointed out to them in a friendly, quiet ner. . Grading papers before you is MRS. BEULAH KROMER, lively English teacher. Because of her sweet. and friendly disposi tion she has many friends among the stu- dents and faculty. Holding on for dear life to her much- used Thorndike Dictionary is the charming new English teacher MISS BERICE LAN- GIN. Her cheery smiles have won her many friends in the short period she has been here. 22

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Student Study Yarns of Yesterday With a far away look in her eyes, MISS LUCILLE DUNN talks about world affairs with an interest which arouses much discussion among her students. Humorous good nature is her recipe for winning their friendship. MR. MAYNARD ELLINGSON, commonly known as Doc, has many a friend because of his excellent methods of teaching history and his successful record at Union for his basketball and baseball teams. The United States map is not a new article to MR. EDWARD GALANT, one of the most popular history teachers at Union. His classes are always alive and interesting. A man who is respected highly at Union is the debonair MR. EDWARD HENRY, teacher of United States history and coach of the second team for basketball. Tall tale telling often enlivens his class work. Proudly pointing to the region where his students have just asked about, and proving he knows his history is MR, KEI N, ni rand-mischieviously handsome history teacher. Among the new history books you see MRS. ESTHER KNIESLEY, charming and wise social science teacher. Many young students are fond of her because of her gracious personality. 24