Kingston High School - Kingstonian Yearbook (Kingston, PA)

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.Wm bechacfl Haafad qdoazfd of gducation HE Board of Education of the Kingston Borough School District is composed of the following men: Mr. F. B. Davis, President, Mr. Charles B. Humpleby, Mr. A. Harden Coon, Mr. James P. Harris, Mr. J. Henry Pool, Dr. L. L. Rogers, Jr. and Dr. A. W. Grover. Mr. William Brewster is Solicitor and W. H. Evans is the Board Secretary. These men are governed by a set of laws, drawn up in 1911, to which there are approximately 6,341 sections. Due to its population Kingston is classed as a borough of the third class, and our school board is chosen by taxpayers and voters. Some of the duties of the board are: to maintain the upkeep of all the schools in Kingston, of which there are twelve, Chester Street, Cuba Street, Dorrance Street, Maple Avenue, Memorial High, Penn Street, Pringle Street, Rutter Avenue, and Schuyler Avenue. School Directors see to it that any person from six to eighteen has an opportunity for the best education, has many highly trained teachers and has good equipment. MR. F. B. DAVIS MR. JAMES P. HARRIS President Vice-President , l MR. A. HARDEN COON DR. A. W. GROVER i MR. J. HENRY POOL DR. L. L. ROGERS, Jr. , l MR. WILLIAM H. EVANS MR. CHARLES B. HUMPLEBY Secretary Page Ten They have selected numerous committees to take care of the work. One is called the property committee, which deals with everything in the buildings from lights to janitors. Another is to supply the school with the right books. There are still other committees which are concerned with financial problems, teachers, the filling of vacancies and the hiring of sub- stitutes. They are able to do all this by the use of a budget 5 this year they drew it up in March for the term of 1939-1940. They hold their meetings once a month, the second Monday of every month, in the Board Office at the High School and discuss the reports from the committees I have mentioned. You can fairly understand that the men on the board do not have it very easy and it is not all play. The way they carry on their work makes it easy for us to say, Keep it up boysl' ' .

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. .cmd meet l MR. BELA B. SMITH 60- wfw-m we dedicate l-IE PROGRESS and development of a school system can only be as great as it is visualized and planned by its contemporary leaders. The attainments ol: our public schools do not transcend but only reflect the ideals set for the system by the superintendent who is primarily re- sponsible lior the destinies of the schools. The development and change oi Kingston schools in the past twelve months appropriately reflect our Superintendent. To him this volume of the KINGSTONIAN is sincerely dedicated. , , Page Nine

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. and the Zta MR. BELA B. SMITH Administration Staff INGSTON High School students are in- deed fortunate in being under the admin- istration of Mr. Bela B. Smith, Mr. P. A. Golden, and Miss Laura Jones. We often forget how responsible the positions are that these three executives so ably fill. Mr. Bela B. Smith, our new Superintendent, has already endeared himself to both pupils and teachers. Mr. Smith comes from Connellsville, Pennsylvania where he was located for many years as a school administrator. He was liked very much in Connellsville. His friendly attitude makes for cordial relationships with his co-workers and the student body. Because he is a father of school students, he is better able to understand the per- plexing problems of youth. We were all happy when Mr. Golden was named Principal of our school. He has always been a favorite of teachers, students, and alumni. He is a man of high ideals with the courage of his convictions and is leading Kingston High School MR. P. A. GOLDEN o . MISS LAURA JONES to bigger and better things. Mr. Golden is Tre- spected for his good discipline and fairness to all. Before his recent promotion he served as Assistant Principal of our school and was Principal of Main Street School some years ago. The girls' true friend and counsellor is Miss Laura Jones, Dean of Women. She is always ready to assist the girls in their problems, and we ask for her most capable guidance in all girls' activities, social, physical, educational, and voca- tional. She is the head of the English department, and also teaches a few classes of senior English. She is highly respected and admired by all. Q Page Eleven