Waterloo High School - Rosebud Yearbook (Waterloo, IN)

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Page 8 OTTO SHUMAN GNADIS, Ink Ieee CHARLES MAYNE The Waterloo-Grant Township School Board, composed of three members, operate a First Class Commissioned School. Under this commission the school must offer as a minimum a curiculum in four distinct fields of education. The Waterloo High School offers an academic course designed to prepare students for college work. Also a commercial or business course is offered. Through this course many students obtain enough skill and information to carry on office work. For girls interested in the domestic arts, the school gives a home economics course. This department has been established and supervised by the State Home Economics Department. The boys who are interested in agriculture are given the opportunity to study animal husbandry, soils and crops, horticulture and farm shop. This department also has the direct supervision of State officials. The Waterloo High School has been accepted as a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This associa- tion is an accrediting organization extending over twenty states and has a membership of 3,000 colleges and high schools. Membership is restricted to high schools meeting an exacting standard.

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Taught to the tune of the hickory stick. Page 7

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ALVIN J. SMITH CHARLES OVERMEYER MR. CHARLES OVERMEY ER University of Chicago PheBy. MA. Mr. Overmeyer is the administrator of the school. Most of his time is consumed in co-ordinating the various departments as well as acting as business agent for the Board of Trustees. In this connection he purchases supplies, supervises their use, and is responsible for the maintenance of the building and grounds. His teaching time is limited to the supervision of the Freshman Guidance Classes. These classes are organized to assist students to select the correct courses of study to fit their needs, both educational and social. MR. ALVIN J. SMITH Valparaiso University A.B. Purdue University B.S. in Agriculture Mr. Smith teaches Vocational Agriculture and Science. He has the Freshmen boys in Biology and in Crops and Soils; Sophomore boys in Crops and Soils and Junior and Senior boys in Farm Shop and Horticulture. He also teaches a class in Physics to boys and girls who elect to take the work. As dean of boys he takes care of excuses for boys who have been tardy or absent. He is sponsor for the Waterloo Chapter of Future Farmers of America, and has charge of boys 4-H Clubs during the summer months. Page 9