Grove City Area High School - Pine Knot Yearbook (Grove City, PA)

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game! of glcfozcalfion Mrs. Betty I lunnnel S4-cretarv to thr- Superintendent The job of the Board of Education is to see that Grove City Schools maintain their high standard among the Schools of Pennsyl- vania. The first Monday night of every month the board has its meeting to discuss the prob- lems which confront the school, the problem of appropriation and curricula, care of the building and grounds, and of taxes and school books. They are also responsible for the gen- eral administration and financing of the schools for this district. They receive the money for these duties from three sources: l . State appropriation. 2. Tuition. 3. Taxes. Top row flcft to rightl-F. ll. Elliott, N. S. Grill, W. S. McKay. Second row-Glenn Cunningham, Mrs. I. E. Nordstrom, P. N. Carpenter. First row-NV. S, llossinan, cl,I'0SlCll'lltl, J. N. Mowls, V. ll. l lr'ck fSccrc-taryl. Mrs. Mabel Caldwell Secretary to the Principal The school's fiscal year is from july 1, to Iuly 1. A budget is set up in April which must be approved by the board. The members of the board are entrusted by the community with the responsibility of providing its children with the best school it can afford. They are the ones who offer oppor- tunity to the students while attending High School. They have always made decisions with our best interests in mind. They have set a fine example for us by their intelligent con- sideration of and wise decisions on all prob- lems brought before them. The members are elected by the people for a six-year term. Mr. Raymond Fleck was elected Secretary by the board for a four year term.

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Dr. J. Nelson Mowls X20 x 'W' rincayoa Your principal Mr. H. Surrena, whose Bachelor Degree is from Grove City College and M. Ed is from the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh. Mr. Surrena taught Physics eighteen years before he became principal and has very successfully filled his present position for the past four years. Mr. Surrena was a member of the graduation class of 1914 and he was a member of the football and track squads. His work is directed toward our benefit, and the fact that he is interested in our progress may be readily seen. Mr. Surrena spends many hours arrang- ing schedules. His spirit in school activities is no- ticed and appreciated by the entire stu- dent body. ozloerinfenalenf Your superintendent, Dr. Nelson Mowls, Whose B.S. in Ed. degree is from Kent State University and Ph.D. and M. A. degrees from the University of Pitts- burgh, has well served the schools of Crove City for the past four years. Mr. Mowls has always had the Welfare of the students at heart and has Worked tire- lcsslv that We might be provided the best in education in Grove City for the past four years. To Dr. Mowls, We owe a debt of gratitude for the many things that have been done in our city to ad- vance education. Our superintendent is also socially and athletically minded. His encourage- ment to the student body to participate in school activities stands high among all. '5 W E ix Il. I. Surrena