Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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0ur Pnhcwal Since the dawn of history elder statesmen have been forced to call upon youth to extricate the tribe or nation from troublesome situations. Youth has nobly responded to such calls with sacrifice of life, of limb, of blighted career in vain effort to permanently estab- lish the ideals of peace and prosperity. The veneer of civilization is thin, and once more the greed of power-mad men has forced the world into turmoil. It has become the heritage of American youth to maintain and pre- serve by peactfu! mmm those vestiges of democracy which yet survive. To the preparation of youth for their momentous task our schools are dedicated .... L. VV. HEDGE. E231

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leaders Certain well-known people help in running the affairs of our school district. Alert to the need of keeping all informed on these affairs is Mr. Allen, in charge of public relations. Under the supervision of Mr. Dickson the Agriculture department has achieved national recognition. For his wards, Mr. Evans has the hundreds of books in the libraries of the district. More and more citizens of the high school district are receiving the benefit of studies offered in the Evening High School, of which Mr. Garrard is the competent principal. Mr. Polasky takes care of all problems con- cerning grounds and equipment. wi H, ,st- '

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and Counselors Our counseling staff is centering attention this year on the study of democratic principles in school government. The staff encourages self-evaluation by the student, and, above all, an adjustment of the individual student's future plans to his own abilities and to the fields of opportunity available to him. Increased by three members, the staff now con- sists of Miss Jordan, counselor of Junior and Senior girls, Miss Nelson, of Sophomore girls, Miss Nei- man, of Freshman girlsg Mr. Wright, of Senior boys, Mr. Bliss, of Junior boys, Mr. Samuelson, of Sophomore boys, and Mr. Evans, of Freshman boys. During the spring semester, Mr. Bliss is away on leave. As a reserve officer in the United States Army, he is serving as instructor in military tactics and science at the University of California, Berkeley. E291