Edward Drummond Libbey High School - Edelian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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ADMINISTRATION In the Principal's Office Guidance if one af Mr. Williams' plenum! duties. Watching The Wheels Go 'Round Have you ever passed a large school and con- jectured, perhaps, about the absorbing details behind its administration? Few who pass Libbey every day stop to think about the inside story back of our walls and would be amazed at the complexity of that machinery which keeps in working order the wheels of education. Here, as in other Toledo high schools, the executive and administrative work is conducted by three sepa- rate organs, each working to achieve what is, we feel, one of the best school systems. The central force around which our school re- volves is, of course, the Board of Education, and Toledo is proud of this group which is one of the most progressive organizations of its kind in this section of the state. Through this Board are the policies of Toledo public schools de- termined, and it requires no great tax on one's imagination to appreciate the amount of work necessary to carry on such a project. Not only must the immediate wants of the city's student bodies be satisfied, but a consistent eEort is maintained to provide for their future needs. Capably heading the Board is Mr. David Goodwillie, in private life highly successful as vice-president of the Libbey-Owens Ford Glass Company. He is representative of the highest type executive. His mind, keen and analytical, is particularly adapted to the needs of his posi- tion. Meriting comment is the variety of inter- ests and occupations in which the other members participate. Known as a civic-worker, Mr. Harry Haskell is a shrewd business man, his hrm being that of the New York Life Insurance Company. The legal profession is represented by Mr. Gustavus Ohlinger, and Mr. Sidney Vin- nedge, also a prominent civic-worker, is the head of Lamson Brothers. Mrs. Ruby Crampton who has brought from her experience as a teacher a broad knowledge of education needs and values, and Miss May Foster, the very efficient clerk, constitute the feminine portion of the Board. The position of superintendent of schools, no small task we assure you, is held, and compe- tently held, by Mr. Charles S. Meek, who through his loyal service to Toledo, and by virtue of his genuine ability commands our respect and admiration. Assistant Superintendent Mr. Ralph Dugdale, whose engaging personality