Grosse Pointe High School - View Pointe Yearbook (Grosse Pointe, MI)

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Consistent high scholarship is the first goal of a quality school. This means serious and concentrated study by students like Dolly Beam, HB, who hope to qualify for the principal's recommendation when they apply for admis- sion to the college of their choice. How well are our alumni doing? A good school checks its product constantly, and Grosse Pointe High School points with pride to the exceptionally high scholastic record attained by alumni in college. Donald Herron, June '53, reported recent experiences to Mr. D. R. Campbell, assistant principal. A llllalit Ullool . . . Continued from Page Three Mounting a flight of stairs, the principal notices a somewhat tired-looking boy in a blue and gold sweater gathering up books at a locker. He makes a mental note to attend the game Saturday. He says hello to the boy, and then to a teacher with briefcase in hand. As he walks toward the stairway, he catches sight of two parents conferring with a counselor. They look like ligures in a silent movie as they talk behind the closed glass door. ln Grosse Pointe High School the importance of individual attention from teachers is constantly emphasized, Principals have planned things so that teachers like Mr. Dale P. Pattison have opportunities to work with students like Greg Behling and Sue Gorstenberger, l0B's, when they drop in after school. Students like to go to a good school, In fact, they're often reluctant to leave. The o arent ho piness of Grosse Pointe High School students has been a PP P source of pride to faculty leaders for many years. Page Four

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:se Pointe High School's r f ily mainfained library, is have af their linger- rp rh H y Nh f 6 000 years of civilization con- This collection-plus nds of pictures, pamph- el and recordings - has iw ys been the heart of fha s h I in the view of tho A PRINCIPAL S VISION AND VIGILANCE A , , , SUPPORT ALIL 1'rs EFFORTS ITH a quick, firm step the principal strides down the corridors of his school. Another day is near its finish. The halls, which only lately were congested with milling students, are now almost deserted. But not completely deserted . . . Laughter echoes as a group of students make a late exit. Are they coming from a committee meeting or perhaps a play rehearsal? The principal watches them disappear around a corner. The library is still open. The chandeliers hang in shining splendor above the bent heads of silent students, absorbed in books. The principal continues his rounds. Many doors are still open, many lights are still on. He looks into a room at random. A teacher and two students, hunched over the desk, glance up and smile a greetingg then they go back to their work. Continued on Page Four e ierar wea o ' in nearly 19,000 vol- office.

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Three full years ot mathematics and three lull years of science in well-equipped laboratories are standard opportunities maintained for the last thirty years in Grosse Pointe Senior High School's curriculum. Solid geometry students Chuck Munk, Mary Young, and Tom Harrett, 12B's, discussed a tricky problem with their teacher, Miss Bertha Schermer. He descends the stairs and heads for his office, where he dons his coat and locks his desk. Once again he strides down the corridor with a quick, firm step. He is still thinking of the myriad of activities and interests that converge in a school . . . The outside door swings slowly shut be- hind him. i Parents and teachers should work together! As a philosophy and a policy advocated by its principals, this belief has won increasing adherence in Grosse Pointe High School. Mr. Edward B. Erikson conferred with Mrs. Anita Leslie, the counselor ol his son, James, 98. Special challenge to special ability-that's another distinguishing characteristic of Grosse Pointe High School. One of the honors sections in English literature is taught by Mr. Charles Kraux-and their achievement is otten as unconventional as their setting is here. Administrative lead- ership has tattered the heners idea in many departments. Page Five