After nine periods of machines going, broken needles, and continual questions about some new "clothes‑to‑be," Mrs. Katherine Hofmann shows great patience and keeps her fine sense of humor.

Mrs. Hofmann, the clothing teacher for sophomores and juniors, thinks the students are great at Maine. "It's very rewarding when I see my students advancing or when they finish a pair of shorts or a coat."

When asked how she would improve the school, the 5' 3 1/2", gray‑haired, "beautiful baby blue‑eyed," teacher replied, "I haven't been here long enough to feel that I can criticize the school yet. The only thing I don't like is the distance I have to walk." She taught for six years previous to this, her first year at Maine.

Mrs. Hofmann, whose pet peeves are "dogs that shed and students that don't try," loves to fish, swim, and participate in any other outside activity.

When asked what she does in her spare time, she smiled, "Frankly, I don't have any spare time; but when I do, I devote my time to my family or to Lake Vermilion, Minnesota, where my summer home is located."

Mrs. Hofmann has done quite a bit of traveling on the east and west coasts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota and did some graduate work at Stout University.

"My advice to students is that they should make the most of what they have of their abilities and opportunities," she concluded with a smile.

Mr. Merel Marine, has joined the Maine West English Department as a speech and debate teacher this year.

The 5' 10 1/2" native of LaSalle, Illinois, has attended Illinois State University. He also plans to attend graduate school at Northern Illinois University.

"I really don't know. I like high school kids, that's all," Mr. Marine replied when asked why he became a teacher. Before teaching, he was an insurance underwriter and has also served in the Navy.

While in the Navy he visited Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. He has also been to the east coast and names Vermont and New Hampshire as his favorite states and "any small town in Connecticut and Vermont, or Boston" as his favorite city. He would also like to see the west coast, Europe, and visit Expo '67.

Mr. Marine feels that, while all his children are important, the birth of his first child was his happiest, proudest moment. He recalls as his most embarrassing moment the time he was appearing in a play on opening night and splitting his pants "with no chance to get off for another ‑50 lines."

According to Mr. Marine, Maine West's best feature is the fact that "I get to take long walks in the halls. Vacations are nice, too." Its worst feature is "lack of responsibility and school spirit within the students."