Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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A -fi agua--'r' I ff. . Q' is i 1? guidance and assistance in obtaining scholarships are under the direction of the dean of girls, Miss Ger- trude Thuemler, assisted by Mrs. Nlartha A. Turpin, assistant dean. Other functions of the dean include supervision of special study programs and personal adjustments for girls, and extra-curricular club co- ordination. ATS guidance does not stop when a student grad- uates! After earning his diploma the job-seeking alumnus often consults the Tech Employment Ofiice for guidance and assistance in procuring a job. Names of former students who did not graduate i 1-v In charge of all senior year activi- ties are seven sponsors, one for each of the seven senior roll rooms. First row fleft to rightl: Leunice Horne, Room 190, Margaret Axtell, head sponsor, Room 7g Alta Welch, Room 3005 and Frances Kinsley, Room 153. Second row: Irene Rhodes, Room 5, Mona Woodward, Room 1663 and Lois Sink, Room 6. are also on file, and any of them may apply for a job through this oflice. In addition, Mr. jacob L. jones, employment co-ordinator, advises ATS curriculum planners concerning new courses needed to meet per- sonnel requirements of commerce and industry. From various aptitude and vocational preference tests which are administered to entering freshmen, and from other tests available to every Tech student at any point of his high school career, the Guidance office can accurately assist the individual student in evaluating his mental capacity and evident prefer- ences for one or more definite vocational choices. OFFICE FORCE-Seated fleft to rightj: Elizabeth Brooks, Mrs. Elsie Wilcox, Norma Rodewald, Miriam Howe, Mrs. Nadine Sylvester, Louisa Steeg, and Norma Jean Robinson. Standing fleft to rightj: Mrs. Ruth Smith, Mrs. Loretta Gumbel, Mrs. Adah Wallace, Mrs. Helen Cloud, Mrs. Dorothy Atmel, and Mrs. Hermanda Metzger. 'AQ sw--

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--4 .4 -1 l i . v I 1 as DEPARTMENT HEADS-Bottom ron' Qleft to rightj: j. R. Paxton, Music, L. H. Ewing, Building Trades, H. A. Mavcs, Metal Trades, Hilda Kreft, Home Economics, Margaret Burnside, English, A. C. Hoffman, Zoology, Chemistry, and Agriculture, G. R. Barrett, Printing, O. S. Flick, Social Studies. Top row: F. H. Gillespie, Commercial, H. F. Fye, Electrical, E. W. Ensinger, Drafting, C. L. Brosey, Physics and Physiography, C. C. Martin, Modern Languages, J. F. Simpson, Art, O. A. Landreth, Reclassification, A. M. Welchons, Mathematics, M. W. Slattery, Auto Shop. Not shown are C. F. Cox, Botany, and R. D. Behlmer, Physical Education and Health. prospective Techite is given a preview of his Tech life. The sponsor room teacher assumes close guidance responsibility for the students high school career. For three years he advises the underclass members of his room, in the fourth year the senior sponsor is the advisor. Coupled with the sponsor teacher's guidance is the subject teachers classroom guidance. ln order to assist the Techite to realize any special ability he may possess, to adapt himself to the subject matter presented, to become aware of the every-day applica- tion of the subject. and to realize his personal worth as a valuable class member, the classroom teacher includes counseling in classroom discussions and pri- vate talks. Other guidance agents are the department heads who administer their own departmental guidance programs, and Vice-Principals hi. liettery, C I.. Nic- Clintock, and F. R. Gorman, who act as executives in charge of such integral school mechanics as cur- ricular organization, sponsor room programs, coun- seling, attendance problems, and student employment programs. Near the close of many 'liechites' high school lives college entrance becomes paramount. Pre-college DIRECTORS-Bottom rou' Qleft to rightl: J. L. Jones, Employment, Ella Sengenberger, Publica- Gertrude Thuemler, left, dean of girls, and Mrs. tions, E. R. Thiel, Shops. Top row: C. S. Stewart, Program Production, F. N. Reeder, Asst. Pro- Martha Turpin, 115SiSU1nf deans Cfmfel' 2501-If CUHCXL' gram Making, H. H. Walter, Guidance, G. K. Barr, Visual Education, C. P. Dagwell, Athletics. guidance and club activities. . ...fit

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'x Harry Asmus and Gloria Lang manage Tech's finances, Techites call on the Bookstore to supply their needs, such as locker rentals, and bus tickets. books, class materials, kleenex, combs, and novelties. Nlaintenance of Nlain othce tiles is carried on by the secretarial staff, while Financial othce personnel keep account of ATS money matters. 'l'ech's Bookstore sells study supplies and athletic tickets. Closely connected with ATS is the Alumni Association which, with '49 seniors as solicitors, this year endorsed a drive for stadium Hoodlights. Pictured below are winners and sponsors of the trophies going to senior Light Brigade solicitors. Admiring the winners' cups are, left to right, Nlr. George Stark, trophy donor, Harold C. Koehler, tloyce Shipp, Ioyce Hoffhein, Richard Stanheld, XVanda XVil- g I ' ' Miss Howe registers Rudolph Taylor on kerson. trophy winners, Nlr. H. H. Anderson, principal, his eighteenth birthday for .fthe titefts, and Nlr. Harold Ixoehler, trophy donor. Annually the twenty-five-year alumni class is honored on Trophy donors of the alumni-sponsored Light Brigade display Supreme Day, as former Techites meet to reminisce. the cups to be presented next fall to these top solicitors. P? is 6X I7