Westerville High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Westerville, OH)

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FACULTY MRS. GRACE ARTHUR has the ambitious task of instmaing interested home ' economics stu- dents in the techniques of sewing in basic and advanced clothing classes. Caught up in the whirl of bound buttonholes, plackets, and hem- ming, she obtained her B.S. in home economics as well as elementary education. Mrs. Arthur feels that she teaches a subject of universal impor- tance, for, A good homemaker is the nucleus of every family. She is an avid sports fan and enjoys watching the WHS teams in action. MRS. GRACE ARTHUR MR. ROBERT AUGSPURGER MR. WALTER BAHOREK MR. ROBERT AUGSPURGER, a graduate of Ohio State Universit) ' , began teaching here last year at the beginning of the second semester. He is blessed with the job of guiding unsuspect- ing biology students along the line of incision of a wiggling earthworm or a formaldehyde- soaked frog. He also offers a steady hand when one of his students becomes a little dizzy during a blood-typing experiment. During the summer, Mr. Augspurger combines his interest in namre with teaching and counseling in an Outward Bound school, part of a national camping pro- gram for boys and girls. MR. WALTER BAHOREK can often be seen walking down the halls of school being greeted by both faculty and students. Mr. Bahorek has found Westerville High students very courteous and interested in scholarship, but he is disap- pointed in the lack of school spirit. He teaches industrial arts and in the summer, drivers ' educa- tion. There haven ' t been many accidents in drivers ' ed., but Mr. Bahorek hopes that when the sign says stop here on red, the students will some day stop instead of looking for red. MRS. JUDY BARBOUR MR. JOHN BECK MRS. JUDY BARBOUR, teacher of sophomore English, graduated from Ohio State University with both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. She and her husband enjoy camping and making certain that their cat is considerate of their tropical fish. MR. JOHN BECK teaches four classes of physics and one class of first yc-ar algebra. Few students are aware that Mr. Beck is also a special agent, not the James Bond type on assignment from the government, but a special agent for the Pru- dential Insurance Company. Dropping his pep rally alias of Tex Beck behind him, he leaves school to go home to his wife and two daughters. Micelle and Annette. Mr. Beck ' s interests are many and varied. As a folk song enthusiast, he is probably best remembered for leading the scnior band bus in a few choruses of Michael, Row the Boat Ashore . 22

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ADMINISTRATION MISS ELIZABETH PASSMORE really keeps her mind on the books for a good reason. As the WHS hbrarian, she takes care of the approx- imately 9000 volumes housed in the library. Al- though this year ' s reduction of the number of study halls has cut down library use for some students, Miss Passmore hopes that in the future more students will want to use the library as a good place to work. Through gifts to two memor- ial funds and appropriated moneys. Miss Pass- more is assured that her no gum chewing, no conversations, get-down-to-business domain will continue its expansion as a much needed part of student school life. MRS. MARION FULLER MISS ELIZABETH PASSMORE MRS. MARIAN FULLER, R.N., has the privilege of caring for all the .11 and injured students of WHS. She works at the high school three days a week and is on call when she works at the junior high the other two days. Before coming to WHS last fall, she worked part time in a hospital. When she isn ' t catering to the needs of students or her four sons, Mrs. Fuller enjoys bowling, swimming, and playing bridge. MISS ZORA YOUMANS has spent 31 years at WHS as secretary. She was graduated from Otterbein College and attended Bliss Business College. She is the first to admit that working in the main office of a busy school and being close to students all day is an education in itself. In her position as secretary, she performs a variety of duties including typing teachers ' tests, running the mimeograph machine, writing checks, and straightening up the messy bookkeeping of various organizational treasurers. Home from the office Miss Youmans delights in teaching new words to her parakeet Pete. MISS ZORA YOUMANS MRS. BETTY HALL MRS. RUTH ZIMMERMAN MRS. BETTY HALL, s ecretary- of WHS, came here after working at the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company. She is kept busy by the normal sec- retarial duties, but once in a while she has to break up the social gatherings the office girls like to hold in the main office. Says Mrs. Hall, Who has time for hobbies with housework and three children? True, enjoying — and picking up after — Jill, Rick, and Mark do keep her more than occupied in her hours at home, but she does find time to participate in the activities of the Eastern Star. — -- .i . J MRS. RUTH ZIMMERMAN, or as she is more often called, the lady in the little office, is chiefly occupied as the secretary to the guidance counselors. On a regular day, she writes two dozen passes, types up an untold number of transcripts and recommendations, and, if the nurse is not in, she places ice bags on bruised heads and bandages chemistry accident victims. A Girl Scout leader for ten years, Mrs. Zimmer- man now spends her spare time caring for her family and pet dog and cat Booker and Homer. 21

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FACULTY MR. FORREST BECKER MR. FORREST BECKER direas the school or- chestra and red and white concert bands, and also spends a great deal of time preparing the Marching 99 for its performances at football games and parades. In addition to being a fine director, Mr. B is probably one of the greatest cheerleaders that speaators have ever seen. Before a crucial football play, he always initiates a rous- ing go! go! go! with a wave of his hat, or bursts out with his own special cheers at pep rallies. For pastimes, other than promoting Joy to the World as the best Christmas carol, he enjoys golfing, and prides himself in coddling the earliest blooming roses on Walnut Street. MRS. REBECCA BERRY, chairman of the Eng- lish Department, teaches sophomores the correct usage of the English language. She sees WHS as becoming a big city school, rather than the suburban school it once was; but nevertheless, she still believes it is a good school in which to teach. Believe it or not, teen-agers are her favorite age group, and she especially chooses to teach the sophomores since they are at such a chal- lenging age level. In class, she expects students to think for themselves and not to beat around the bush when answering questions. MR. REGIS BIRCKBICHLER is the man to see if you want to know which battle was fought where, which President was elected when, or if you want to leave the cafeteria at noon for any reason. Ask any junior what the hardest job in American history is, and he ' ll tell you it ' s learning to spell Birchbichler. Mr. Birckbichler enjoys keeping up on current events and wishes his students did too; the biggest current event for him this year was his wedding. There are many memories of Westerville in Mr. Birchbichler ' s mind: his own school days, his teaching career, and his chaperoning of the eighth grade trip to Washington D.C. MR. FRANK BLACK, economics and American government teacher, is one instructor, his students generally agree, who really knows his subject. He should since he received his bachelor ' s degree at Princeton and his master ' s at Northwestern, both considered excellent universities. Mr. Black ' s chief CKCupation outside of teaching is managing to stay young. Although he enjoys tennis, chess, and rooting for the Cleveland Browns, his first love is skiing. Last winter he initiated a ski program for WHS students at Clear Fork Ski Resort, of which he was a former manager. MR. WILLIAM BROWN MR. REGIS BIRCKBICHLER MRS. LOUISE BUNCE MRS. REBECCA BERRY MR. FRANK BLACK MR. WILLIAM BROWN, teacher of vocational horticulture, has a new toy to play with this year — the greenhouse. Classwork in the green- house got off to a late start this year, but Mr. Brown hopes that next year honiculture students will be able to start off in September with the aspects of commercial production. He attended Marietta College, graduated from Ohio State, and came to WHS from teaching at Malta- McConnelsville. His favorite pastime, he claims, is trying to make room for leisure time. MRS. LOUISE BUNCE is in her twelfth year of teaching at Westers ' ille High School. A graduate of WHS. she now teaches shorthand I and II and t yping II. She earned her undergraduate degrees from Ohio State Universit ' and has done gradu- ate work at the University of Cincinnati and Columbia University. Unfortunately. Mrs. Bunce was forced to miss almost six months of school this year, but her return in the spring was wel- comed by both students and faculty. 23