Boise High School - Courier Yearbook (Boise, ID)

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uperintendent Charles F. Dienst, Superintendent of Boise schools, was born on a farm near lVIark Twainls home in Nlissouri. Here he attended a rural school. He was graduated from the University of Nlissouri with the Bachelor of Arts degree. He is also a graduate of Columbia University where he received his Master's degree. In the World War Nlr. Dienst was a Captain of Infantry and was overseas one year. He was at St. llflihiel and Argonne for one hundred days. Boise High School welcomed Nlr. Dienst as Principal in 1919. He held this office until 1923 when he was made Superintendent of the Boise Pubic School System. Since coming to Boise, Mr. Dienst has spent his life helping boys and girls get ready for life. He has been a fighter for the protection of Pub- lic School endowments of the state and a firm believer in a Junior College for Boise. His well known words of advice, Carry On l Charles F- Diem! have spurred many a student on to greater efforts. Mr. Dienst was very interested in all affairs con- cerning the high school. He attended most of the school dances and was present at many of the assemblies. lNIr. Dienst was principal speaker at the annual assembly of the Junior Honor Society. He also spoke at an assembly earlier in the year. ' Dean of Girls Miss Clara Ctness, as Dean of Girls, has made the acquaintance of most of the girls and can also proudly say that she knows the majority of all the students of Boise High School, even though this was but her second year here. Besides her duties as Dean, Miss Otness was faculty adviser of the Girls' Club and had charge of about twenty orderlies. She was chairman of the Faculty Social Commit- tee and secretary of the Assembly and Student Employment Commit- tees. It was largely through the efforts of Miss Otness that the various school dances were held this past year. The Co-ed Ball, which only girls were allowed to attend, also owed its success to Miss Otness' expert supervision. Before coming to Boise, bliss Otness was Dean of Girls and his- tory teacher at Blackfoot, Idaho. She is a graduate of the University of Idaho and has also attended summer school at Oregon State Col- lege. She received her Master's degree in Science as well as her B.S. degree. To know all students well enough to call them by name is one of the secret ambitions of Miss Otness. Although a May Fete was not held this year, lyliss Otness suc- ceeded in keeping the honor girl tradition as a feature of the All- School Leap Year Dance. Clara Omen lPage Iiiglzlrrnl

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Slfrincipal Zed Lee Foy has completed his third year as Principal of Boise High School. Mr. Foy is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. At Columbia University he earned his Master's de- gree. As a mathematics instructor he was em- ployed at Laurens High School, South Carolina, and later he held the positions of Principal at Easley and at Rocky Mount High Schools, also in South Carolina. In the fall of 1929 he came to Boise High School. Among his outstanding accomplishments here are the revival and betterment of the detention system to reduce tardies, and the elimination of candidates by preliminary voting before the main election of class officers. He has continued the advisory system during which time assemblies, club meetings and supervised study periods are held. He was also one of the chief promoters of the Junior Honor Society. One of the most inspiring acts that Mr. Foy Zed Lee Foy did for the students this past year was the sending of personal letters of congratulation to those making the honor rolls the first grading period of the year. He also sent letters to students who were outstanding in some of their studies or activities. As Principal of Boise High School Mr. Foy was chairman of the majority of the assemblies held during the year. CDean of Boys Loren H. Basler has been athletic coach of Boise High School for the past seven years. In 1929 he was made Dean of Boys and is still holding that oHice in conjunction with his athletic work. Previous to coming to Boise High School in 1926, Mr. Basler attended school in Grantls Pass, Oregong Willamette Universityg the University of California, Oregon State College, and Washing- ton State College. As director of athletics Mr. Baslerls work included coaching football, basketball and track and supervising a large program of Intramural sports. lt is largely through his efforts that the latter program has progressed until out of approximately 650 boys in high school, 488 turned out for Intramural activities this year. This branch of the athletic program of Boise High School includes such sports as tennis, baseball, golf and horseshoe pitching. lt is Nlr. Bas1er's opinion that these sports are of as much importance as the major sports. Besides being coach and Dean of Boys, Mr. Basler is the faculty adviser of the B Club. He is also chairman of the Athletic, Awards, and Student Employment Committees and serves on the Loren Baglgr Assembly and Finance Committees. lPage Nineleenl