Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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On complerion of his nineleenrh year as principal of Bakersfield High School, laurels go 'ro L. W. Hedge, who carried numerous responsibiliiies on a siaie-wide basis besides roufine duries as principal. As chairman of a commiliee of sixiy-lwo members, he con- ducled an evalualion of California secon- dary schools, was coordinalror of 'rhe accredi- 'lafion program for secondary schools and was secrerary of +he Accrediialion Com- mission. Busy as he was, however, he slill found 'lime lo help solve 'rhe problems of 4200 BHS siudenis and lheir faculry. This year, forihe firsi iime, BHS had vice- principals, E. C. Mills and Herberl' Marlin, ?s ' . nissan .-f- -:A L. W. HEDGE, Principal In fha course of fhe year, Mr. Hedge often found occasion io discuss sfudenf affairs with Lawton Powers, Sfudent Body President. who represenled The aclminislralion in many commirree and deparimenral meeiings, be- sides mainlaining conlacls wiih local gov- ernmeni agencies, and in o'l'her ways assisl- ing +he principal. E. C. Mills and Herberf Marfin, Vice-Principals

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Capable bosses administered Bakersfield High was one oT The Ten mem- ber-schools oT The Kern CounTy Union High School and Junior College DisTricT To bene- TiT Trom special services, educaTional and business, oTTered by The DISTRICT OFFICE. The educaTional services included recruiT- menT and counseling oT new and special insTrucTion Teachers: direcTing oT disTricT healTh services, and reading and agriculTural programs. The insTrucTional maTerials library conTained a Teachers' professional library. The disTricT also oiziered help wiTh audio- visual aids and research sTudies concerning schools as well as TransporTaTion, caTeTeria and engineering and mainTenance services. The dislricl office was The center of adminisfralive aclivilies for member schools. The main TuncTion of The BOARD OF TRUSTEES was To adopT policies Tor The govern- ing oT The Kern CounTy Union High School and Junior College DisTricT. Board approval was necessary on all new courses oT sTudy inTroduced in The Ten schools under iTs iurisdic- Tion. IT also planned The yearly budgeT To provide Tor school TaciliTies and supplies, em- ployed personnel, and seT up The calendar Tor The school year. DisTricT SuperinTendenT T. L. lvlcCuen was The professional adviser and secreTary To The board. . Members of The Board of Truslees, who mel regularly in The DisTricT Office were, Iefl To riqhiz Alberl' Gould, member: Chesfer W. O'NeilI, Clerk and member: H. E. Woodworlh, Presiclenlg Theron L. McCuen, Superlnrendenf, Kern Counfy Union High School and Junior Collage Dislricgg William T. Baldwin, member: Donald E. Ruggen- erg, mem er.

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ROW I, lei? To right: Betty Moehnke, Girls named Man-Peg Margo Robesky, Ph-Sp, Rufh Neiman F-Holg Pafricia Patterson, Hom-Mal. ROW ll: Marion Scoff, A-B, Emma Sandrini, ST-Z5 Helen Stone, C-E Counseling staff spearheade ThroughouT Their high school years sTuclenTs have found Thai' Their COUNSELORS were always ready To give assisTance. WheTher iT was helping wiTh a problem concerning a change in class schedule, or wiTh some oTher school-relaTed acTiviTy, members of The counseling sTaTF found Time To devoTe Their aTTenTion To The personal needs oT The incli- vidual. Counselors and sTudenTs planned TogeTher To Tulfill The requiremenTs of high school majors Tor graduaTion and To meeT specific college enTrance or iob requisiTes. ROW I, left To right Charles Gales, Boys named Sf-Z, Carl Berra, Man-Pa: Ken Robasky, Ph-Sp- Glendon Rodgers, Hom-Mal. ROW ll: 'Howard Whalen, A-Bg Fred Robinson, F-Holy Jack Charvo, C-E.