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

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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

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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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To Ul'lI'6VZl PTOBIZITIS of TOI'l1OI'l'0W MR. ELMER LISKEY, well-liked civics teacher, is one of the busiest faculty members at Union High. Always with pencil and paper in hand, he acts as manager for athletics, supervising and scheduling all sports contests. MR. RICHARD MAROUSEK reveals his ability as a teacher by acting as social science head and making sure that students get the most out of life, in his classes as well as homeroom. A sweet voice, smile, and personality describes MRS. ESTHER WISSE, social science teacher. Representing the faculty at the students' football, basketball games, and dances is her major extra-curricular service. To guide the younger students toward better citizenship and to help them understand just how science works is the well-performed job of efficient MR. OREN STIEHL. Besides teaching, he acts as head of a large homeroom. Attractive MISS GERTRUDE C'Trudy J YOUNG is popular among the students for her soft-voiced wit. She displays this trait in her history classes as well as with the girls' bowling teams, which she sponsors. Gentle-mannered MISS EMMA ZUR MUEHLEN is appreciated by all her students for the top-notch quality of her history teaching and her firm stand for superior citizen- ship on the part of her students. 25