Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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We Work for Efficiency, And It's Not Easy! These industrious women keep our school well organized They are: ROW I, left to right—Mrs. Sandra Rigsby, general office; Mrs. Esther McClara, school bank, Mrs. Mary Smith, main office. ROW II: Mrs. Ruth McFeron, main office; Mrs, Helen Arfsten, book room; Mrs. Kay Dobl, school bank The office staff of our school is the unseen force which keeps our school functioning well. The women in the attendance office are responsible for keeping count of absences and issuing passes and permits to leave school. They send out notes to people whose mothers have called. They make innumerable reports on a daily and weekly basis, and they make out reports on absences. On the average there are about 650 ab- sences a week, or about 125 to 130 absences a day. Every one of these absences must be cleared through the attendance office before the students may be admitted into classes. On a typical morning from 50 to 75 students clamor for passes and permission to make phone calls at the attendance office desk. It takes calm and efficient persons to cope with such a situation daily. The three women in the main office work very hard for our school administrators. Mrs. Ruth McFeron works for Mr. Lowell Mell and does his record work and makes up the bulletin every day. Mrs. Mary Smith posts grades on records, issues and sends transcripts, and does other such tedious jobs. Mrs. Sandra Riggsby works for both Dr. James Snell and Mrs. Helen Hoeksema, doing their reports. jinn