Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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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.

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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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uidance program. ELOISE NELSON Dean of Girls Heading 'rhe year's guidance program, l-lerberr Marrin, DEAN OF BOYS, and Eloise Nelson. DEAN OE GIRLS, assisied regular counselors in dealing wi'rh srudenis who had special problems in allendance and discipline. As CURRICULUM COORDINATOR, Samuel Wallace worked wil'h deparimenl chairmen in developing courses of srudy and supervised lhe selecfion of all insrrucrional maierials. DIRECTOR OF TESTING in ihe absence of Bonnye Deal, George Daneluk carried responsibililies including scheduling and adminisrering all siandardized 'resfs and Tesring individuals referred by counselors. Supervision was rhe lceynoie ol ihe du- +ies of fhe ATTENDANCE COUNSELORS. These men. E. G. Leapley and Dell Whelsler, made sure 'rhal sludenis neilher drove cars off campus al' noon nor lefl during school hours wiihoui permission, and lhal no un- regisiered cars were parked on or around campus. Anoiher duly, in order lo preveni' culling, was lo conracl' lhe parenls ol any sludenl' abseni' more lhan four days wilhour explanalion. Sealed, DELL WHETSLERg Sfanding, ELWOOD LEAPLY, Afiendance Counselors