United Township High School - Skyline Yearbook (East Moline, IL)

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Posed in the choral room were Mr. Laddy Barron, Mr. Harold Smith, both of the music de- partmentg Mr. Ray Holmes, ol' the physical education depart- ment, Miss Helen Buresh ol the science departmentg and sit' ting, Miss Martha Boley, of the home economics department. In addition to their regular duties, all ot' these teachers carried many extracurricular activities, Mr. Baron directed the Cfhoir, the Girls' Glee Club, the Melo- dettes, and the Six Teens. Mr. Smith directed the L'.T.H.S. Band. Mr. Holmes was athletic director. Miss Buresh sponsored the F.N.A. and Miss Boley coached the cheerleaders. Mr. Ernie Kivisto pointed out one of the schools many athletic awards to Mrs. Elaine Rubcrg, Mrs. Anita Murrens, and Mr. john Wrenn. Mr. Kivisto and Mrs. Murrens both taught in the English de- partment. Mr. Kivisto coached the varsity basket- ball five to an excellent record of eighteen wins and live losses. He was also co-sponsor of the Lettermans Club. Mrs. Murrens, in addition to teaching several classes of English, spent many, many hours sponsoring the Sky line. Mrs. Ruberg taught in the physical education department and helped sponsor the G.A.A. intra- mural bowling tournament. Mr. jocko XVrenn taught history, coached the varsity football team to a five-four record and also coached our varsity wrestlers. 1 1 fi

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L fwwh Pictured in Mrs. Ryans' ottice were: Mr. Keith Bare, Mr. Steve hlorgan, Mrs. Ryan, and Mrs. Jessie Fredrick. Both Mr. Bare and Mr. Morgan teach in the business department. Mr. Bare coached Freshman football, Sophomore basketball and varsity track. Mr. Morgan supervised the distributive education program. Mrs. Ryan, the registrar, made sure that the students xyere where they should be. Mrs. liredrick, who teaches English, coached our excellent declamation teams. f I? 7 7L'M f-54 'S . Caught in the doorway just before they left for home were Mr. Harold Collins, Mr. Paul Oliver, Miss Mar, ian Dean, Mr. Roy Gilbert and Miss Elizabeth Cornell. In addition to teaching general science and being A. Freshman sponsor. Mr. Collins coached Sophomore football and , xarsity tennis. Mr. Oliver and Mr. Gilbert both are in the yotational education department. Mr. Olixer taught woodworking and sponsorcd 5 the Ritie Club. Mr. Gilbert tauglit auto shop. Miss Dean was kept busy teaching world history and sponsoring the Pep Club. Miss Cornell taught beginning and ad- vanced mathematics and sponsored F.T.A. it O In l R. s 14 A iff'

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Two of the teachers from the vocational arts department, Mr. Lester Vines and Mr. John Cavanaugh explain the workings of a lathe to Mrs. Evelyn Miller, Mrs. Patricia Felts, and Mr, Bill Campbell Mr Vines, head ot' the vocational arts department. taught a three hour class in shop practices. Mr. Cavanaugh taughtt advanced drafting and sponsored Tri-Mic. In addition to teaching English and Spanish Mrs Miller sponsored the Spanish Cllub. Mrs. Felts taught home economics and sponsored F.l-I.A. Mr. Camp bell taught physics and sponsored the 3:5O Club. That was detention, remember? Mr. Alexander Xvasson, Miss Ida Burleigh, Mr. Millard Pratt. Mr. A. R. Volk, and Mrs. Helen Pedersen relaxed in the newly redecorated model apartment in the home eco- nomics department. Mr. XY'asson taught American history and balanced the books for boys athletics. Miss Burleigh taught ling- lish and journalism and was advisor for the Kea. Mr. Pratt taught general science, had charge ol' audio-visual education. and sponsored both the Camera Club and Bio-Chem-lcs. Mr. Volk taught algebra and trigonometry. Mrs. Pedersen taught home economics and advised F.H.A. activities. r Hc ? 4 Q, X., AX? .Q X c as Q. My wi 31 ' li af -.0 A'