William A Wirt High School - Sandscript Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Efficiency Mrs. Doyle Gruetzmacher Mrs. Mary King Miss Marian Biltz, school nurse, keeps a watchful eye on the health of Wirt students. Preparing students for future endeavors are guidance counselors Bert Ross, Ovaline Aaron, and Laverne Johnson. Serving Troopers throughout the seven-hour day were our various professional school staffs. Secretaries and other official personnel kept busy with carbon copies, game tickets and infinite piles of absentee notes. The sound of a bell brought the maintenance crew, ready to fix a leaky faucet or unload a shipment of books. Meanwhile, tantalizing aromas from the north hall indicated an industrious cooking staff carefully preparing afternoon meals for famished Troopers. This interest in all students was continued by the guidance counselors who helped plan schedules and select colleges and jobs. Wirt sadly felt the loss of Mrs. Mary Jane Uremovich, our social counselor, who symbolized this great concern and service for others. MRS. MARY JANE UREMOVICH To Look up and not down, To Look forward and not back, To Look out and not in, and To Lend a hand. Edward Everett Hale Retired after 25 years of dedicated servicers Mrs. Frances Huddleston, former guidance counselor. 25

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Auxiliary Staff Adds Mrs. Roxanna Anderson Mrs. Joan Jenkins Mrs. Vera Newcomb Mrs. Ethel Glover Awaiting the new day with a smile are cafeteria assistants and Mrs. Vincent, head cook. Supervising cafeteria customers are matrons Mrs. Dearth, Mrs. Coley, and Mrs. Allen. Pausing from their infinite chores, are Mr. Bush and his staff. A smile and a break make the day go faster for our custodians. Efficiently caring for our building are the night custodians headed by Mr. Mc-Cree. 24

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Symbolism Mr. Wayne Connaway, who has recently returned from teaching in Germany, shares one of his many experiences with Advanced English students. Miss Thyrza Otterbacher Mrs. Isabella Shirk Candidly, Mr. William Morris, now on a sabbatical leave, expresses ... Mrs. Peggy Czimer As a means of proper communication and thoughtful expression, the English language has been an interesting subject at Wirt. While being introduced to poetry and American short stories, junior high schoolers gained prospective for future studies. Freshmen, eyes glued to the dynamic words of Dickens, later sampled beginning compositions. “Reading between the lines’’ materialized as sophomores discovered literary depth and symbolism. After struggling with the classics and a research paper, juniors were prepared for the final study in English. Advanced senior students concentrated on stylism and the “oh-so” thick text, while other scholars surveyed the literature of the world. Perhaps without the use of the new library, none of these studies could have been complete. Luxurious facilities, an able staff and enormous space provided conditions conducive to learning. The audio-visual department presented film strips, tapes and movies “to enact the written word. Using these educational aids. Troopers were inspired to probe their common culture. Mrs. Mary Oppman, librarian, organizes the library materials center while Mr. Richard Scheub, audio-visual coordinator, traces the whereabouts of a missing piece of equipment. 26