University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Faculty A favorite for many years at U. High, Mr. Virgil Walker will long be remembered for his private phrases, ' mel-of-a-hess and cuss-ed thing. In addition to teaching mathematics he is adviser of the Senate. Originator of the steam engine yell and possessor of a genuine southern drawl, Mrs. Lois N. Turner is a math teacher supreme and a hard working co-adviser of the senior class. Mr. Wilton Gundlach is a teacher of sines and cosines, bisectors and trisectors. He shares with Miss Handlan the job of advising the junior class. Home Economics instructor Miss Eunice Hendrickson teaches the future housewives of U. High in addition to assisting the girls in putting on their Mothers' Teas. Manual Training at U. High is under the direction of Mr. Raymond Larson who replaced Mr. Micheels in the shop. The defense job of building model airplanes for Uncle Sam is under his direction. Mr. Duard Laging. art teacher, had a big job on his hands as the admiral of the Carnival Board s ship, S.S. Gopher. The Beaux Arts club which he advises may be thanked for the posters in the halls. Music teacher, Mr. H. M. Silverthorne, directs all of U. High s operettas and chorus programs. Rumor has it that he will soon enter the army. In addition to teaching English to all of U. High's Juniors, Miss Bertha Handlan helps them to plan their J. S. and other activities as coadviser of their class. Miss Handlan's other duties include acting as faculty member of the assembly committee and co-sponsor of Acme. Mr. Gerald Voelker teaches the sophomores about pronouns, antecedents, case, and number and further helps the tenth grade as class adviser. A welcome addition to U. High's faculty this year is Miss Mildred Schmidt who teaches English. Miss Schmidt also trains future journalists and advises the Campus Breeze, school newspaper. Mrs. Harold Bergman teaches speech, advises the Dramatic and Speech Clubs, and directs all of the school's dramatic productions. Her main diversion and pet weakness is receiving letters from that handsome, blonde husband who is in the army. Mr. Raymond Kehl has a big job on his hands teaching senior English and advising the senior class in planning parties. Baccalaureate and Commencement. He also guides the creative writing group in their interesting hobby. MATH: Walker. Turner, Gundlach. SHOP: Lauon. HOME EC.: Hendnckion, ART: Laging, MUSIC: Silverthorne. ENGLISH: STANDING: Kehl. Voelker. Schmidt. SEATED: Bergman. Handlan. Page Nine

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Faculty Teaching Latin and advising the Latin Club are the activities of magistra Romana, Miss Eleanor Marlowe. Her students enjoy the programs and parties in her classes, and the whole school looks forward to the masterpiece she bakes for the carnival each year. Future senors and senoritas, and messieurs and mademoiselles are the proteges of Miss Mary Jo Walker, for her classes include both French and Spanish students. The Romance Club's gay parties and programs are planned with her helpful advice. If Sie sprechen Deutch it will please Miss Irene Taeuber, for she is the German teacher and also advises the German Club. At present Fraulein is busy working on her Ph.D. Beginning and second year French classes are in the hands of Mr. Channing MacFadon. His students become acquainted with the work of famous French writers and the elements of French grammar. Mr. MacFadons financial ability is shown by his role as school ticket agent. Mr. Edwin Carr seems to enjoy United States history, for he not only teaches it in his classes, but he also is writing a thesis on early Minnesota. When he has time he likes to get down to earth to do a little gardening. In the midst of teaching economics in his social science and history classes, Mr. Donald Castleberry effectively demonstrated how to knock down the income tax by getting married. A member of a family of history teachers, Mrs. Claude Merideth presides in modern history classes. In addition, as typing instructor, she keeps many flying fingers busy at the keys. Last but not least she advises the Bisbila. Mr. Clark Gill goes through many ages of time in his classes, for he teaches both social science and development of civilization. He believes that the faculty and student cooperation at U. High has been highly successful. In Mr. A. S. Hubin’s biology classes the students not only study about tsetse flys and parasites, but they also have started to raise a family of guinea pigs. Mr. Hubin filled the vacancy created when Mr. Mason Boudrye left the department. Mr. Shailer Peterson teaches chemistry. His pet peeve is the question that people always ask: Does acid burn? He usually answers, Try it and see. That’s how I found out. Science classes are made entertaining by his famous cartoons. Through the application and practice of what he teaches in his physics classes. Dr. F. J. Schultz, who replaced Mr. Franz Vaurio in the science de- Eartment. has succeeded in keeping his golf score w. Page Eight LANGUAGE: Teeuber, Marlowe, Walker. MacFadon. HISTORY: Gill, Carr. Caitlcbcrry, Merideth. SCIENCE: Schulti. Hub-n, Peteuon.

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Faculty Miss Mabel Jackman has faithfully given her services in the library. She not only helps the students find references and interesting reading material, but also instructs the Library Board members in their various duties. A school librarian. Miss Alice Domier, acts as an aid to all of us, explaining the use of the readers' guide or card catalogue. She has charge of a study hall and tries to make work as pleasant for the students as she can. A real friend and kindly adviser. Mr. Willis Dugan of the personnel department, is a very much sought after man, for whether it is a question of school grades or a vocational problem he always seems to find a way out of student difficulties. Miss Gladys Koepke has her hands full sponsoring the National Honor Society. Acme, and Girls' Club. In addition to these activities she is a friendly adviser to all of the girls in their various school problems. When he joined the personnel staff at U. High, Mr. William Craig brought much life and spirit with him. He spends his spare time coaching the Little Gopher golf team and also enjoys riding in the clouds, for he has his own pilot license. Volleyball, swimming, archery, and other sports are all a cinch to Miss Beatrice Baird and Miss Eloise Jaeger. Under their direction U. High girls in Physical Education classes become proficient in various athletics. Miss Judith Davies, school nurse cares for and bandages cuts, bruises and skinned knees of injured U. Hi-ites. A great share of her time this year was spent in making Health Service appointments for the students and recording the results of various Schick and Mantoux tests. Several years from now when you see star athletes on U. High's football field and basketball floor, you will have Mr. David Bartelma to thank, for he is coaching the younger boys in athletics of all kinds. A steady stream of inquiring parents, information-seeking students, and general nuisances pours into Miss Harriet Horr’s office daily. Her cheerful answers and calm and collected manner after a hard day of office work make her a favorite with students and teachers. Dictation, typing and all the other tasks that go along with an office position, are carefully carried out by Miss Mary Solether in addition to the job of taking care of the school's financial records. LIBRARIANS: Jackman. Domier. PERSONNEL: Craig. Dugan. Koepke. GIRLS PHY. ED.: Ba.rd, Jaeger. NURSE: David. BOYS PHy. ED.. Bartelma. OFFICE FORCE: Solether, Horr. Pasc Ten