Central High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Administration PRINCIPAL Now finishing his fourth year as OHS principal is Mr. Joe Lawter, 53 f01'ff1e1' Len' tral graduate. Mr. Lawter obtained his Bache- lor of Arts Degree from Central State College, He then went on and acquired his .Masters Degree from Oklahoma State University. Since then he has added fifty hours to his graduate work. , This year Mr. Lawter was faced with more and bigger problems. Not only was he principal of the regular school classes but was also head of the Manpower Pro- gram, project classes, and Adult Day c1aSSeS. He has indeed been a very busy and important man at Central. To Mr. Lawter, the faculty and students say thanks, for the long, hard hours you've spent benefiting Our OHS. MR. JOE LAWTER MR. AL MARSHALL VICE-PRINCIPAL This year Central has a new face in the office of Vice-Principal, Mr. Al Marshall, but not new at Central. He takes good care of the disciplinary problems, watching the statistical reports, and supervising the teachers record keep- ing. He has made many friends as Vice- Principal. Although his schedule at Central requires a great amount of time he still finds hours to help out anywhere and anyone whenever he can. MR. WESLEY DRIGGS ADULT COORDINATOR In past years Mr. Driggs has worked' as assistant principal here at Central High School. But this year he had a greater and bigger task. Being the principal of the Manpower' students presents problems as well as rewards. Mr. Driggs feels that every student is entitled toa better education, he feels that by helping others he is helping himself. He says it is more than a reward when you help people help 'themselves '

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yr MR. MELVIN P. ROGERS MRS. WARREN F. WELCH MR. PHIL C. BENNETT 'T n we G9 I 1 MR. WILLIAM F. LOTT QX 'em ' ' QU ' ' Mu. FOSTER ESTES 9 BOARD OF EDUCATION Constantly striving to better our Okla- homa School System is the job of the Board oi Lpducation. This board, which is made up of men and women, work long tedious hours to maintain and regulate a school program that will best benefit the Students. A With the job of balancing the budget, wwcetling with the necessity of securing :hfvv equipment for our schools, the board also has to alleviate the problem of over- crowded rooms, securing new teachers, plan new buildings and expansion programs, as well as to add new members from year to year. Realizing that their decisions direct the course of our school, this group holds many lengthy meetings in an effort to give the people an educational program they will approve of.

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Counselors - fice Staff CHARLES SANDMAN 5el1i0T High Counselor LADELL PETERSON Senior High Counselor JEWEL REEVES BILL SALWAECHTER 'Junior High Counselor Student Advisor OFFICE STAFF Some of the busiest people at Central will be found in the front office. These women handle everything from records to fee money. Some of their responsibilities are run- ning the switchboard, teaching the office aides and showing them the various jobs important in office work. Here will be found a general information bureau on all students such as grade averages, all classes and teachers, also the records of previous graduates attending Central. Each of the women, Mrs. Shirley Cook, Mrs, Eloise Keffer, Mrs. Lahoma Schiel and Mrs. Kathleen Vinson, of the office staff do the work that makes the wheels ofCentral run smoothly and constantly. Keeping attendances of all students, printing and issuing daily bulletins, checking students in and out of school, keeping the school up to date of the financial position as well as keeping books on fees and issuing ttereipts are just part of a day's work for ulif-sw four women. So hats off to these hard Wfirls ing ladies, COUNSELORS Counseling is a hard job and is not to be taken lightly. This year we have a great staff of counselors. In their daily routine they help students with their problems avr home, at school, as well as financial ones. One can get a good idea why these counse- lors are sometimes called parents away from home. qMr.'Charles Sandmann has been a Senior High counselor for two years, after teaching math for nine years. QCounseling, at Central for the first year is Mrs. Ladell Peterson, Last year she taught Co-op English, math, and homemaking. Mrs. Jewell Reeves has been counseling 'Junior High students at Central for nine years . She came to Central when it was first made a Junior-Senior school in 1954. Assistant to Mr. Marshall in the area, of attendance and discipline at junior high level, is the new title given Mr. Bill Sal- waechter. This is his first year as a Junior High counselor. Previously he taught science here at Central. Before coming to Oklahoma he was a geologist in Lansing, Michigan. ELOSIE KEFFER SHIRLEY COOK Secretary to the Principal til KATHLEEN VINSON LALOMA SCHIEL Attendance Clerk Registrar Secretary to the School i .'tt 4