Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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ATTENDANCE CLERKS ROW I, left lo right: Margaref Jonesg Rose Robinson: lmo- gene Lewisp Elsie Reed. ROW II: Edifh Hughesg Mable Payneg Millie Johnslong Helen Sidor. ired skills of many. A vi'l'al cog in lhe elllicienl' operaiion of adminislralive aclivilries was Miss Barbara Tuclcer, Execulve Secrelary for The school. Her dulies enrailed oblaining subslilule leachers, co-ordinaling worlc of lhe clerical siafl and, logelher wilh Principal L. W. l-ledge. assembling lhe masler calendar. Wilh a ready smile, she performed lhese and counlless olher laslcs. Physical well-being of Bl-IS sludenls was lhe lcey lo lhe responsibililies of lhe NURSES. Much oi lheir lime was lalcen up in conferences wilh sludenls, parenls, and leachers concerning sludenls' heallh prob- lems. Dulies included adminislering lirsl aid, giving hearing and vision lesls, and assisiing school doclors in physical examinalions. Library was big business lhis year wilh over l6.000 new books, a doubled sealing capacily, and lwo soundprooi conference rooms used for oral slucly. The LIBRARIANS were always on hand lo assisl sludenis wiih research problems and lo familiarize 'rhem wilh lhe many inleresling new book selec- lions. is While acling as secrelaries lo ihe counseling slafl and handling lheir appoinl- menls and phone calls, lhe ATTENDANCE CLERKS also issued readmillance slips lo sludenls. They lsepl compfeie, up-io-dale files on absences and helped ihe allendance counselors keep records cleared. Besides lhese laslcs, each clerk had special dulies worlcing wilh her parlicular counselor, help- ing wilh regisiralion, lhe Execulive Board, Messengers and lhe P.E. Deparlmenl. BELOW: Barbara Tucker! Executive Secrelary lo lhe Princi- pal. MIDDLE, left lo riqhl: Lillian Howen, lone Bailey. Nurses. LOWER: Jean Hardy, Librarian: Irma Showalfer, Library Clerk: Myrfle Schichil, Library Clerk: Ruih Ann Smifh, Secrelary lo Librarian.

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One oi The largesT and mosT Time- consuming jobs of The REGISTRARS was compiling The honor roll. Through The regis- Trar's office. The perrnanenT records OT all The graduaTes were lcepT and were passed on by requesT of The sTudenT To colleges Tor consideraTion Tor admission. ln addiTion, The regisTrars lcepT a Tile of presenT sched- ules Tor all sTudenTs, and handled deTails concerning diplomas. Ofiicially in charge of all exTracurricular acTiviTies and supporTing Tunds, The BUSI- NESS OFFICE TransacTed Thousands oT dollars' worTh of business daily. Theirs was The Task of handling all money passing be- Tween sTudenTs and clubs. They also super- vised Tinances oT The caTeTeria and sTudenT cashiers. i-lighlighTing Their agenda was The sTudenTs' insurance drive, which assured boTh parenTs and sTudenTs of a happier year. LEFT TO RIGHT: Mabs Vierihalerg Lillian Rea, RegisTrar. LEFT TO RIGHT: Winona Herndon, Caihrine MacCormack, Business Office. CLERICAL PERSONNEL were busy every day doing all The Tasks necessary To lceep BHS running. ln The rnirneographing room, TesTs, programs. and TiclceTs were duplicaTed: The boolcroom sTaTi issued TexTboolcs and handled losT ones: The swiTch- board operaTor TransmiTTed all phone calls. ln addiTion, oTher secreTaries managed The office worlc of The agriculfure sTaTi and EFA, The clerical work and invenTory oT The library, sTudy hall aTTendance records, and The nurses' appoinTmenTs. ROW l, lefT To righfz Kay Copeland, Sleno. Principal's Office: Kay Howen, Sfudy Hall Proclorg Helen Wilifong, SecreTary, Boys' Nurse's Office, Barbara Woods,,PianisT. Girls' Gym, Rulh Ann Smilh, Secretary, Libraryg Christine Burciaga, Secrefary To Vice-Principal, Behie Bolarfh, Steno. Principal's Office. ROW ll, leff To righh Gay Vernon, SwiTcllboard Operaforg Glenn Lindsay, Bcokroom Clerk, S 'Q .. is i Q s.,5 Irma Showalter, Library Clerk, Frances Owens, Secretary A-V Dept, Sarah Miller, Operator ol duplicafing machines Jora Lee Simpson, Secretary, Ag. Dept, Wanda Odell Work Permif and Curriculum Secreiaryg Glenna Cherry SecreTary Prini:ipaI's Officeg Alice Fair, Secrefary, Girls Gym, Dolores Macias, SecreTary To fha Deans: Nell Dillon SecreTary, Girls' Nurse's Office. .. KX , , ,.,.,..., ., ..,,. .2

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Casual conversation was the mode at the Christmas Open House for the faculty, held in the olilice on the last school day before Christmas vacation. Other important faculty functions in which the casual note was em- phasized were the Faculty Club's monthly meetings, where refreshments were often served and where there was usually a spealcer from outside the BHS faculty to provide members with iniormaiion on professional lopics. Even though attendance was op- tional, l'here were many teachers present at each meeiing. Eva Reynolds Sarah Miller Al Dennis and Barbara Tucker enioyad themselves at the Faculty Club Open House before Christmas vacation. language teaching stirred A full agenda kept the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT bustling. Constantly striving for improvement, committees were organized to re-evaluate leaching procedures in com- position writing and oral communications, to upgrade these skills wherever possible. The department also offered students opportunity to develop hobbies in related fields including drama, speech, radio production and journalism. Stress on reading develop- ment was continued, as was the publication of MSS, a magazine designed to siimulate creative writing among students. ENGLISH ROW l, lett to right: Damian Matz, B.E.g Fern Doe, A.B.g Josephine Wiley, M.A.: Beatrice Rose, M.A. ROW ll: Charles Rainey, B.A.g Marguerite Johnson, M.A.g Marcia Koenig, A.B.g Betty Greene, B.A. ROW lll: Wall' Loesel, A.B.: Douglas Carroll, M.A.g Elvin Hedgcock, M.A. NOT PICTURED: Magdalene Dooley, MA.: Donald Ringler, M.A.g Helen Stone, M.A.g Donald Shealor, A.B.g Gladys White, A.B. ' '. 11, EQ ill: N- .ISK .ax-,SS r--sax fi- '.i'i.l-Sfifif'f1fm-0'is',.