Washington High School - Anvil Yearbook (East Chicago, IN)

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WOMEN TEACHERS Top Row Mlss Szllagyl Miss Gray Mlss Hart, Mass Hmelane Mlss Frye Miss Jablonskl Miss Wolf Second Row Mnss Gnffm Mass Br Il Mass Lucas Mlss McDonald Mlss Overpeck Miss Skrentny Miss Spector Bottom Row Mlss Sufana Miss Mclnto Miss Fllnn Mass Pew, Miss Gaber Miss Shearer Miss Kozaclk MEN TEACHERS Top Row Mr Rogers Mr Rlten our Mr Mintz Mr Brunswlc Mr Zltko Mr Frankenhauser, Mr Rencerberger Mr Saboff Bottom Row Mr Reeves Mr Pratt, Mr Kellam Nlr Robinson Mr' Walley Mr Clark Mr Matthews 10 WOMEN TEACHERS Top Row Miss Johnston Miss So werby Miss Dutton Mlss Boomer Miss Ollar Second Row MxssMcCulIough Miss Moriarty Miss Bell Miss John n Mss J Kung Nllss Lo n qulst Miss Mills Thlrd Row Mass Lean Mlss C Kung Miss Swlndell Mlss Lam gor Miss Daugherty Miss Drstad Mnss Boyd MEN TEACHERS Top Row Mr Fnsher Mr Smith lVlr Souter Mr Altenderfer Second Row Mr Pack Mr Palmer Tullls Mr Kendall, Mr Mc Coy Mr Johnson Mr Schweln gr-uber Bottom Row Mr Gaumer Mr Fos r M P u Mr Dickes, r Fauber, Mr Asbury, Mr Geddes :. . ., . I r v 1 ' . .Z ' .'-' 1 lv 1. 1 , 1 sh' . .y L De 9 A 1 Y 1' ,I - v 1 , : . Y. v v ' SO, I . , I1- , . : ' , ' . v 1 ' lv 1 1 : . , . - , . k, . . , . . I - 1 ' ' v ' 1 ' , . , . . : 'l 1 ' il ' x ' . .Z . , . , Mr. , . l . v - , . '- I . Y , . te, r. al, .' M.

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Washington High School is one of the most prominent high schools in the school system of East Chicago. ln l934 when Mr. Feik became the superintendent of schools Mr. Russell F. Rob- inson was elected by the Board of Education to succeed him as principal of Washington. Among the many duties which the principal is responsible for are making out the program of studies for the school ordering supplies for the school prepar ing the financial reports for the various departments making recommendations for the employment of graduates and pre paring transcripts of credits for the higher branches of learning A great many problems some little others of great import ance must be faced by the principal Because one man cannot personally carry out all of the important duties Mr Robinson has had as his assistants Mr C E Kellam and Mr H E Walley Mr Kellam serves as the dean of boys and chairman of the ath letic and the social committees Mr Walley has complete charge of the daily attendance and also plans all of the assembly pro grams and other school productions Miss Kate DePew is tne dean of girls The health of the students is another important factor in the school and a clinic is provided for the students of Washington High School with a school doctor and nurse who give examina tions to all of the students participating in physical education and varsity sports Tile nurse administers first aid to students who need such service and also confirms excuses of pupils due to sickness Dr Vore the school physician is the medical advisor for all of the public schools in the Twin City Dr Vore has been employed by the Board of Education since the fall of l9Z7 and has very effectively kept the students in the best of health Miss J Skafish is the school nurse ln addition to keeping close check on the health of the high school students she has similar duties in the elementary building The office staff also aids the principal in many ways They take charge of all records clerical work and other important duties relating to the schools affairs and business The office staff includes Miss Mary Muir registrar and chief of staff and the assistants are Miss Donna Mcl-laley and Miss Ruth Walthers D IVIcHALEY M MUIR R WALTHERS J SKAFISH Nurse R F ROBINSON Principal 5 v 5 H E WALLEY Administrative Vice Principal Y C E KELLAM Executive Vice Principal Obs K DE PE Dean of Girls 9 . I - I . - f . . I - - C1 . I I - , . . . . . , . . -cfm V A , 1, . . . , 1 -lr' K A ' . . . , Q, gf- . 4 I f ' . , , 5, . I' ' I . 4 ,I 1 . - 1 . , , , , , W . . ' V f . , I I lm . . 5 . Z . I I L - . A +6 wr ' 9 A N., - 4 ,. . ogg- ! 5 , WY 'Y' . iiiE,1v'1 , 5 ' ' K l I 'a 1 '.' . , . , . . . W

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Students and faculty members ot Washington Hugh School mourn the loss ot a dear truend and wuse teacher un the passung away of Miss Emma Bloomcuuust on Aug ust 28 l942 Founder of the student club system at Washington l-lugh School and leader of the gurl counselor move ment she also organized the stud nt club grand uury Miss Bloomquust received her Bachelor ot Arts degree from the Iowa Wesleyan College attended the Uni versuty ot Chucago and later obtained her Masters degree from Columbia Unuversuty Comung to Wash ungton Hugh School from Fargo Hugh School ot Fargo North Dakota Muss Bloomquust wa a pioneer un guud ance and counseling work un the Unuted States Perhaps her best known duty was that of dean Ot gurls at Washington Hugh School As a teacher Miss Bloomquust was loved by all tor her expression ot worth whule udeals Miss Bloomquust us likened to a kindly shepherd who never grew angry at the waywardness ot his flock but always straightened their path on the highway ot lite with a pleasant word and wise philosophy. EMMA BLOOMQUIST ll lllllllulllll