Cleveland High School - Beacon Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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TESTING PROGRAM CF CLEVELAND The Testing Program of Cleveland is under the supervision of Miss Huff. Any teacher rnay give these if tests are necessary. The tests do not affect the grades of the pupil and are merely given for guidance and advisory purposes. There are three types of tests: KD The Intelligence Tests Q Every pupil is given an intelligence test upon entering Cleveland unless he has previously taken one at grade school. The results of these tests are recorded in the office and are used for advisory purposes. KZ? College Aptitude Tests Every year a College Aptitude Test is given to the seniors, and the students are advised as to Whether they should finish their education or obtain posi- tions in the working Worlcl. Colleges also use these records when a student enters a college. 135 Tests for Core-Groups Several different tests are given to the Core-Groups. Ascertain the students' reading ability and interests. The core tests are given to obtain a better knowledge of the students and the purpose of guidance. The Core-Group pupils are given an adjustment test to obtain their outlook on life so that teachers can advise the students as to life Work. Carolyn Leadlove. Page Eighteen I-ICNESTY INDUSTRY

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OUR OFFICE Working in thefmain office at Cleveland are three young women. Miss Arline Batz is the Record Clerk. Her duties are to keep all records such as scholastic records cmd aptitude tests records of pupils Gnd records of the school and to make out all reports required by the Central Office of the Board of Edu- cation. Miss Mary Blazicek is the Attendance Clerk. Each day it is her duty to make out an absentee list. She must also record tardiness, dismissals, and check absence notes. Miss Sue Wright is the Correspondence Clerk, whose duties are similar to those of a secretary in any office. Student help takes care of miscellaneous work, such as answering the telephone, looking up programs and summoning students, filing, and running errands. Bettye Boardman. PROGRAM BUILDING Have you ever thought of how the schedules of the school are arranged? There is a committee composed of a chairman and ten teachers, which works on our programs from the seventh week through the twentieth, and also the first two weeks of the new semester. Mr. King is the chairman and the only one who gets any time off from teaching for this work. It is a perma- nent job and all become experts at their work. The curricula offers approximately one hundred and thirty different grades and subjects. There are about four hundred classes daily. There is an average of twenty-three hundred students in the school and each has a program of his choosing each semester. It is the work of the program committee to see that everyone has what he has elected, if possible. The student writes what he elects on his assignment card and gives it to his advisor, who tabulates the subjects chosen and the number electing each. This tabulation sheet is handed to the program committee, together with the assignment cards, which in turn tabulate the results. The hardest part in program making is to prevent one section only classes from con- flict in periods: so that, if two one section only classes are elected, they will not be held the same period. The program cards are gone over many times to see that we have what we elect. Therefore, you can see, if you change one of your elected subjects you can ruin all of the plans of the program com- mittee and probably won't be able to get your second choice in the end. The program committee does not know the rooms assigned, they have only the class designation. Each member of the committee assigns but six to each class and a certain number to' study halls, gym, and lunch. In this way the number of students in classes is equalized. Mr. King works out room numbers for the classes. He does this himself, because too many cooks spoil the broth. Betty Ruth Kuhs. Page Seventeen COURTESY LOYALTY

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THE SENIOR CLASS The Senior Class, consisting of eighth term students, is organized in a manner different from that of other classes. Previous to the eighth term, all students of the same semester rating do not assemble as a unit, but instead meet in different advisory groups under the supervision and guidance of dif- ferent advisors. This policy continues up until the term prior to graduation, when all students eligible for graduation are assembled in the auditorium and thereafter are considered as a single unit-the Senior Class. Let us look in upon a typical senior advisory meeting, that we might see how one of these meetings is conducted. The majority of the students have assembled in the auditorium at 8:25 a. m., at which time the president of the class calls the group to order. The president and his subordinate officers, such as vice-president, secretaries, and treasurers, have been elected in the preceding term at what is known as a New Senior meeting. After the class has been called to order, the president proceeds with the business of the day. This will generally consist of messages from our principal or from the Student Council, or various announcements which are to be brought to the students' attention. Certain matters relevant to the administration of the business of the class, such as the selection of rings, pins, and class colors are also disposed of in our morning meetings. The fact that this business is disposed of so well, giving everyone in an average class of two hundred and fifty students a voice in the business administration, speaks for the efficiency of the manner in which the senior advisory is conducted. From time to time representatives from variQ ous colleges and universities will speak to the seniors, informing them of the curricula offered at the college, the method of enrollment, and any other facts pertinent to a college education. One can readily see from this that we, as seniors, are prepared for our future Work before the day of graduation arrives. The senior advisory and class system, as now conducted, prepared us for our college or business life in another very important way, also. Our advisories in our earlier terms proceed on a more individual basis. But when we become seniors, We are gathered into one advisory and considered as one unit, much the same as that policy adopted in most colleges. And, of course, the business World takes little time or patience to single you out from all the thousands of workers. Richard Bromley, Class of Ianuary 1942. Page Nineteen COURTESY LOYALTY