Carlmont High School - Yearbook (Belmont, CA)

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Deans Why docs Mrs. Elsie DuBois, dean of girls and vice-principal, always seem so busy? The main reason is that her job covers so many duties and responsibilities. Aside from rescuting kittens from lockers, her main con- cern is the counseling and guidance of the girls. This alone is a time-consuming respon- sibility, and many hours were spent sitting at her desk talking and listening to the girls and guiding and advising them in any prob- lems they might have had. Mrs. DuBois was also adviser to the Carl- mont Girls Association. She directed stu- dent government through the board of com- missioners, assisted the P.T.A. in planning activities, assisted faculty members in the activities of clubs, coordinated co-curricular activities, and assisted the principal in his duties. MRS. ELSIE DUBOIS Francis Ferry, who took over the position of dean of boys following the death of Mr. Terremere, served under the highly esteemed principal for three and a half years and served at Carlmont even longer. Mr. Ferry acts first of all as assistant to the principal, doing jobs assigned him. Sec- ondly, he must supervise the attendance desk and take care of attendance problems. Mr. Ferry also decides who is eligible for school athletic teams. Fourthly, Mr. Ferry super- vises student and campus discipline. Mr. Ferry does not feel there is a serious discipline problem at Carlmont, and he thinks that the students are, on the whole, very fine. He feels that his job, in regard to discipline, is one of helping rather than punishing, and he hopes that he will be able to be both firm and just in his new role as dean.

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Administrators Ivan Griffin, who took over the job of principal in January, came to the Sequoia union high school distr ict 16 years ago and taught English at Sequoia high school for three years, then became registrar and head counselor for the next four years. When Carlmont first began in 1952, Mr. Griffin was appointed to serve as vice ' principal under Dr. Krogh. Mr. Griffin says that Carlmont, the fourth school at which he has served, has the finest student body he has encountered anywhere, scholastically and as far as standards of conduct are con- cerned. Dunng the spare time which is not too frequent in Mr. Griffin ' s life, he enjoys home gardening, fishing, and camping. The reasons for Mr. Gnffin ' s lack of spare time become obvious as his duties and responsi ' bilities as principal are unfolded. Mr. Griffin is responsible to the superin- tendent of the Sequoia union high school district for the complete functionings of Carlmont high school. He must maintain relationships between school and the com- munity a nd make out reports for the board and community organizations. IVAN GRIFFIN Dr. Rex Turner, superintendent of the Sequoia Union high school district, is accountable for the total responsibilities of the district, which include the teaching cur- riculum, testing, cafeterias, maintenance, and planning for expansion, even though these duties are delegated to many different people. The district includes five high schools, counting the new San Carlos high school, in an area of about 100 square miles from the bay to SkyHne Blvd. and from San Mateo to Palo Alto. A typical day of Dr. Turner ' s would in- elude conferences with some of the many people who -take charge of specific district problems, board meetings, all kinds of paper work, and perhaps a visit to one of the schools under his jurisdiction. Dr. Turner ' s average day is 15 or 16 hours long, includ ' ing the work which must be done at home. DR. REX TURNER

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Ay Faculty v 9 KARL BAUER VERNON GLEASON LOUIS FRANGIONE Along with new spaceMdeas and Sputnik came a new display of interest in art at Carl- mont this year. Evidence of this interest was (y shown in the number signing up for General and Applied Art in summer school last year. As a result classes were expanded. Along with this growth came a new addi- tion to the department, Vernon Gleason. After being a student teacher at Carlmont last year, he is now employed as a teacher of General and Applied Art. Karl Bauer is head of the department, and f)ther members are Louis Frangione and Richard Inman. RICHARD INMAN