Greenville High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Greenville, MI)

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I BOARD OF EDUCATION Smith Mabie Brown Hall Bower LATE into the night on the first Monday of each month a light burns in the main office. There a scene takes place, little known or little thought of by those of us who tread the halls day after day—unless perchance a whiff of stale cigars reaches our nostrils. There our school board wrestles with problems of operating and financing the school system of Greenville. It is this group of men which provides 4 the conveniences and equipment we so often take for granted. Providing us with efficient teachers, keeping our budget out of the red, continually enlarging our school program are tasks Gargantuan enough for any group, and yet no greater accomplishments could we ask for than those achieved by these six men, in spite of their busy daily lives. Treasurer Smith gives and takes many a dollar without batting an eye. The link between the board and us is no other than Mr. Mabie. At the head of the table sits the genial president— R. A. Mr. Hall presents a new face on the board this year. Nor could any institution be sound without its doctor (Take a bow, Dr. Bower!) Correspondence (oh yes!): Secretary Tower, take a letter to—. (Sorry we can’t see your face!) Thus, with pilots like these our Ship of Education ploughs quietly and steadily to newer and better ports. 10

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IF you should walk into the private office of MR. MABIE, you will have come into contact with the necessary cog which turns the machinery of this organization. His is a varied job— that of furnishing the contact between the school and townspeople. Always too rushed with too much work waiting he nevertheless takes the time to become acquainted with the individual students and to help them in solving their problems. By the way, who is the humorist on the facultry? Who is it who manages to tell at least three or four jokes in every serious talk? Any student can tell you—Mr. Mabie! His deepest regret is that he hasn t time for teaching, especially history. He is a man of many interests and hobbies —did I hear anyone say fish ? The other gentleman who figures largely in rhe administration is MR. ALLINDER. Don't let the stern look fool you —there's also a sudden smile that catches one off guard. His interest in the students seems to develop just as rapidly as a freshman develops in four years and sometimes you wonder how he can keep tab of everyone so well. For the office girls the burning question is Have you seen Mr. Allinder? Then follows the hunt—from the gym to the lab and probably back again before this elusive gent is finally located and the important (?) business transacted. We'll grant he can out-sprint anyone in the building—that's what keeps him off the list of heavyweights is our guess. In short, versatile and ubiquitous describes our boss ! t