Alhambra High School - Alhambran Yearbook (Alhambra, CA)

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tderstanding in atters of Student Problems and Needs Next v' tr 'I ai 'tiff 'Iliff 'L 'ff 'xg T 'ffla 7 M, road I uns! oo not rom ' ALHAHBRA ClTY HlGH SCHOOL DISTRICT -5 8 A Enrollment Card Schwl Year-fiszl-- 'Se 'L f SUBJECT FIELDS: goltmssz Bus. Educ, C 3 0 B38 Fine Arts C D Gk'le9Vf W Q cmd' . 5 OJ , fc K5 Cx . 2 45 J' K0 sfll Ind. Ari!! t7 if tx' 2 t QVXXY Y' 4 It.,--ns 7- FROG! , Slq. of Teacher 539-l LM Pictured against the background of one of their chief concerns, progr vmmina the student in suitable classes, from the left, Mr. Lee Mills lheodl, Miss Kathleen Strickland, Miss Ruth Turnbull, and Mr. Charles Whitham are the counselors --- people who hear the best and the worst of those fabulous reasons, Records . . . college catalogs . . . class programs . . . papers, papers, and more papers . . . every- thing from the latest college bulletins to a ragged and torn edition of the l929 ALHAMBRAN . . . This is vvhat the counselors' office looks like on any given day. To a casual onlooker, the duties of the counsel- ors may seem confusing and complex. Working out school programs . . . fitting students into classes . . . assisting you to understand and solve your school problems . . . pointing you in the di- rection of a higher goal . . . helping you to plan your future . . . vocational guidance . . . tests and conferences . . . iob placement . . . Always offer- ing a helping hand, whatever the task may be, and alvvays interested primarily in YOU . . . But requests like these do not make their iob any easier - Please change my study hall from second to fifth period. I have nothing to do sec- ond, and I can do it better fifth. l'l'd like my entire course changed, but if it means a different lunch period, forget it. The counselors are a special service to you the student. Their work means a happier school life for all of us. ll

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MR. GILBERT STROTHER Principal of A.l-l.S. XX MRS. MILDRED CROSSWHITE Girls' Vicefprincipal MR. CLAUDE MILLER Boys' Vice-Principal IO Efficiency, Supervision, Guidance ani Above and behind every school activity, MR. GILBERT STROTHER is a firm leader, administrator, adviser, and friend to teachers and students alike. Reddy to pitch in wherever and whenever he is needed . . . the backbone of all school projects . . . able to do anything he sets his tall mind and body to . . . Our principal is a normal human being who shares and under- stands our problems and is a living symbol for Alhambra High . . . Carefully smoothing relationships between school board and school administration . . . school administration and teachers . . . teachers and students . . . supervising and coordinating school affairs . . . resolute in actions and ideals . . . with a friendly smile at all times . . . Mr. Strother is a man we look up to not iust physically, but for inspiration in every part of our school experience. To insure the proper conduct of girls on the campus . . . to help girls with their problems, social and scholastic . . . MRS. MILDRED CROSSWHITE'S iob requires good taste and iudgment to guide and assist the girls at Alhambra High. Unselfish service to the Girl's League . . . Much-needed advice and supervision in club affairs . . . work in preparing the foreign exchange student program . . . always on the go, yet always ready and happy to help and advise . . . Mrs. Crosswhite is capable in all aspects of her work and deeply interested in the welfare of all AHS girls. UGO to MR. lCLAUDEl MlLLER'S office! Drastic words, spoken by anguished teachers resorting to their last means of defense against the mental torture caused by male members of the student body . . . this the wrong impression of the most mis- understood member of the faculty. . . not only for discipline. . . not only for punishment . . . but for guidance and help . . . for solving many school problems . . . for advising the Boys' Federa- tion . . . These are his duties, not strictly disciplinary yet not for- getful of one important facet of his job: enforcing the rules which make our school society a more pleasant place for everybody. Life has its lighter moments for our administrative trio, there are even times for laughs.

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Gwen Reese and Boyd Dye smile knowingly as rhey've learned to spot the name, the face, and the voice on the phone. fe' 5 Ts '6JusT The Facts, lVla'am- ls Your Daughter Reall III? Absences, excused and unexcused . . . phone calls . . . home calls . . . problem boys and girls . . . problem parents . . . work permits . . . birth certificates . . . paper work . . . long hours - all a part of The daily work ot Mrs. Gwen Reese and Mr. Boyd Dye, The occupants at That liTTle office labeled 'TChild Welfare . Perhaps The name doesn'T indicate The Tull extent of Their sometimes thankless job. Too often The name of hooky cop implies only The unfortunate relationships. IT is Their iob To make The sTudenT's stay in school as pleasant and complete as possible. Accustomed as They are To Usnow labs about absences, They are not disillusioned. Theirs is a job neces- sary and important to The functioning of A.H.S. An hour or two of concentrated study in the I - correct places, such as The AHS, Library, wan't do The old grades any harm, Miss Cosbey 5, - Gilstrap, the librarian, is glad to assist. ' , Q gl xr-'T lt often takes more than an aspirin to face The next class. Sometimes a little mental bucking-up from School Nurse Betty Mantle is of inestirnable help. l2