Yuma Union High School - El Saguaro Yearbook (Yuma, AZ)

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Crims Pay Outstanding Lourene Olson, Head librarian, will retire this , year after 23 years of devoted service to Yuma High. Mrs. Olson received a B. A. at the University of Oregon and a M. S. at the University of Wash- ington. Before coming to Yuma High in 1942 she held several other positions. In 1918 she taught math and science at Enterprise, Oregon. She then taught Biology and Bacteriology at the University of Oregon. Following that she was librarian at the University of California at Berkley. When Mrs. Olson came to Yuma she imme- diately began building up the library and improv- ing the quality, variety and content of it. She has had the distinction of being the only person to ever head the library staff at Yuma High. Mrs. Olson is shown here selecting a book from the large selection available at our library. -pawn-ul - s Q a . I ................A Mrs. Olson shows, Juanita Shephered, student assistant how to file library cards.

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Tribute fo sv ,JA . m-.L Educators S VQQN' at Yuma High, mar udent o om plete their hig choo ears cessfully. After graduat fro orado College at Col- orado Springs wi B , rs. Saunders taught Spanish and Englis erwyn College from 1925 to 1930. ' She came to Yu a High in 1953 to teach Eng- lish and Social Science and in 1955 she joined the counseling staff. In 1956, Mrs. Saunders left the counseling department to teach all English courses. In 1950, Mrs. Saunders was elected state Parent Teacher Association President. She is also a char- ter member of Pilot Club and was president in 1952. She started Anchor Club at Yuma High that year and has sponsored it since. Mrs. Saunders, in her many years of counseling and teaching, has made a great contribution to the lives of students at Yuma High. She is indeed wor- thy of this dedication. 4514.22- A large part of a teacher's career is spent helping students. Mrs. Saunders is shown students, Alexandria Vasquez and Joe Vasquez. was M M 1 A A tedious job for a teacher is that of grading papers Mrs. Saunders is at work doing just that. of her English