Great Falls High School - Roundup Yearbook (Great Falls, MT)

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THE ROUNDUP THE BOARD OF EDUCATION m t. Fred Traber Chairman Dr. C. J. Breesee Dr. A. S. Chicpiester Dan C. Wentworth I. W. Church Albert E. Wiggin Victor F. Gibson Secretary It is the tradition and law of the American people that boards of educa- tion shall be responsible for public education. The board of education constitutes the link between the community and ihe professional forces who are actually in charge of the schools. The powers of the board of education are statutory and granted powers, vested in the boards only through the constitution and the legislature, and although they represent the state in lay leadership and must be responsible to the state for specific acts, nevertheless there still remains a large degree of self- government. This privilege, which is clearly an implied responsibility to formulate poli- cies to meet ever changing local needs and conditions, is a most wholesome challenge to the board of education. Serving on a board of education is no per- functory matter and there is ample room for the best thought and energy on the part of every member in any community. The board of education has the power to contract for services, materials, supplies and other necessities to be used by the school, and when so authorized and directed by the electors of the district or county to purchase, issue and sell bonds of the district or county, purchase school sites and contract for new buildings.

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THE ROUNDUP SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Irving Wright Smith, M. A., Ed. M. Irving Wright Smith was graduated from the Hartford, Connecticut, high school in 1906. He went to Trinity College, receiving his B. S degree in 1910 from that school. Later he studied at Vale University, receiving his M. A. in 1913, and his Ed. M. degree from I he Graduate School of Education at Harvard in 1927. Mi 1 . Smith was instructor at the Night high school, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1909; vice-principal of the Seymour high school, Seymour, Connecticut, in L910; instructor at the Crosby high school of Waterhury, Connecticut, four years; principal of the Seymour, Connecticut high school until he resigned to become principal of the Leominster high school, Leominster, .Massachusetts. in 1927 .Mr. Smith came to Great Falls from the Leominster high school to be principal of the local high school, a position in which he served for two years. Upon the resignation of S. 1). Largent, Mr. Smith was tendered the position of City Superintendent of Schools which he accepted and has capably and efficiently administered since. In 1930, during the summer session, he was a visiting professor at the University of Montana. The students and teachers of the city schools, and particularly here in high school, have a very warm feeling toward Mr. Smith, lie has been a dis- tinct asset to our school and community. Pago Fourteen

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THE ROUNDUP DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE Edward N. Tisdale, B. S., Ed. M. Edward N. Tisdale was graduated from the Medfield high school, Med- lield, Massachusetts, in 1919. Se attended .Massachusetts State College at Am- herst for four years, obtaining his 1!. S. degree in 1923. lie received his Ed. M. degree in 1927 at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. While at Harvard, he specialized in guidance and psychology. He attended the Sim- mons Graduate School of Social Service, taking up special work in the re- habilitation of the blind and war injured. At the Waverly School of Feeble Minded, he spent a year studying the symptoms and treatments of Feeble Mind- edness. One summer was spent by him at the Fitchburg Normal School. Fitch- burg, Massachusetts. He also studied crime and pauperism in the state insti- tutions of Massachusetts in Boston for one summer. Mr. Tisdale ' s teaching experience began in the high school at Medford, Massachusetts, in 1923, where he taught mathematics and science, as well as coaching athletics. While here he coached two State Champion Athletic teams, one in football, and one in track. After spending two years here, he resigned to become the Director of the Newton, Massachusetts, Continuation School where he stayed for two years. He then took charge of the guidance work at the Newton high school for three years, resigning to take over his duties as Director of Vocational Guidance in Great Falls High School, which position he has held since.