Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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This year the Foreign Language department had a much larger enrollment than in previous years. Spanish seemed to be the most popular language, with Latin and French running close seconds. Chairman ot this department, Miss Ysabel For- lcer, was assisted by Cecile Coulthard, Josephine QLUZC Training students To be future architects and -drattsmen was the job well done by our Drawing de partment. Chairman ot this de partment was Mr George Gurr Other teachers included Alber Roach, Raymond Buckle Cla: ence Cullirnore and Frank Lgtta Wiley, Eloise Nelson, Lucile Burk, Eva Lefevre, Pauline Chenoweth, Emma Sandrini, Marguerite Johnson, and Maybelle Mentzer. The Music department of Kaycee in l944-45 was under the direction ot Mr. Harold J. Burt. Other members of this department included Harold Bradley, Ronald Clark, and Margaret Meyer. The Art department was headed by Mrs. Ruth Emerson, Also teaching art were Elizabeth Coman and Eunice Uebele.

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As an orchestra needs monagers, so Kern County Union High School needs its district officers. Holding very important positions in the district were Mr. Theron McCuen, assistant superin- tendent in charge ot business affairs, and Mr. John VanOsdel, coordinator of wartime train- ing. Mr. H. K. Dickson was in charge of all agricultural activities for the district, Mr. E. Ben Evans, libraries, Mr. Guy Garrard, principal of Bakersfield Evening High School, and Mr. Avery Allen, director of public relations. Mr. Norman Pollasky supervised buildings, grounds, and equipment, and Mr. Percy Cooke was in charge of textbook distribution for the district. Miss Evelyn Westlund, of the business office, and Mrs. Prebble Hendry, executive secretary to Dr. Nelson, both worked efficiently in their respective positions. Helping to maintain the American principles of free education in the Kern County Union High School, the Board of Trustees has done well. The board met twice monthly and had an annual meeting in July. 23

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Students of the Mechanical Arts department were ably instructed in a specialized program of Y e . . . , wartime skills b D OD 1 Dickson, Harry Smith, Walter Shop and in the lflxp es were open to girls, so that they too would be trained to participate of planning a great post-war nation. Smith, choirman, Raymond Buckle, Raymond Cross, Jacob Davis, Howarc Forest l.. nn Noel Misemer J. Harold Paul Milton Perkins, Gerald Yr f Y, Preparing students for peace- time or war-time positions as capable, efficient men and ,vomen was the task ot our Business Education deport- ment. Sictured here are Bess Peca- rich, Marian Carson, Mildred Virts, O. W, Rister, Lucille Parmenter, Mary Ritchie and Hester Kinnear Not shown are Mr. Louis B. Davy, head 3' the department, Otto Asperger Dorothy Bitner, Clara Holmes Wallace Johnson, and Hester Reina.