Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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THEY KEEP YOU HEALTHY Caring for the li. ll. S. students' health is an efficient staff consisting of Miss Barbara Schwartz, Miss Thelma Gasser, and Dr. VV. nl. Martin. Your nurse, Miss Schwartz, aside from inaliaeinf-' the first-aid room, to which all cor- c C: PD ridor casualties and impromptu flu cases wend their way, annually conducts the Voll- mer Tuberculin Patch tests throughout the high school, and supervises the complete physi- cal examinations given all junior and senior girls, and all other girls over sixteen. This spring, Miss Schwartz, with the help of the Red Cross, supervised the giving of typhoid inoculations to school children and adults throughout the city. Also. the problems of the l're-Nursing Club are met and faced by Miss Schwartz, its originator and adviser. Dr. Mill nl. Martin, your school doctor, is called i11 upon emergencies for advice and recommendations. He ably assists Miss Schwartz with the girls' physical examinations and directs a similar examination for the boys. Miss Thelma Gasser, hearing' and speech supervisor. administers the hearing tests in the fall of the year. The purpose of these tests, given to all city school students, is to single out the hard of hearing in order that they may receive proper treatment. Miss Gasser, who holds her ll. S. and M. S. degrees in speech, gives lessons in corrective speech and in speech reading. To these three people, Miss Schwartz, Miss Gasser. and llr. Martin. you owe your great- est appreciation, for they have kept you healthy during the school year. Miss Barbara Schwartz assists Dr. Bruce ll. Lung to give you a typhoid in- oculation. v fQvggz:, Km- - 1 Page

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YOUR DEANS ARE ALWAYS HELPFUL Page 14 The aid given to pupils of Kokomo High School by your two Deans, Miss Estella G. Pearce and Mr. John Paul jones, are appre- ciated by every boy and girl. Your gracious Dean of Girls received her l'h. B. degree from Ripon College. Since coni- ing to Kokomo High School eight years ago she has served your school well. Besides being an understanding dean, Miss Pearce teaches a Senior health class and supervises the Girls, League. When she isn't engaged in a con- ference inside her office, you find her dashing around the corridors, stopping occasionally to speak a friendly hello, Your congratulations go to Dean Pearce for being one of the most successful women in her particular field. lt is Dean Jones and Dean Pearce help you find a suitable place for your social affairs. l l I a hard task, especially in times such as these, but she is capably taking it in her stride and proving her ability. During the six years that he has served as Dean of lloys, Mr. john P. Jones' genuine personality has won every boy's confidence. Aside from supervising the Boys' Legion, Mr. jones also teaches a mathematics class. Your dean received his A.ll. and A.lXl. degrees from Butler University. Besides the usual responsi- bilities of the Dean of Boys, Mr. jones has shouldered the difficult task of giving advice to the many boys preparing to enter the armed forces. VVith his close association with the boys and their problems, Dean jones serves ef- ficinetly and wisely on the county draft board.

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ln order to get along with your fellow men you must be able to speak and write well. The English department of Kokomo High School, u11der M i S S Helen Ross' c a p a lm l e guidance, tries to give every student a knowl- edge of good speech and writing. lly gramniar. literature, speech, Z1 n d composition classes the department strives to en- able the student to hold his own in society. To make these courses more interesting, they are sup- plemented with record- ings and motion pictures The thoughts of great men, life in foreign countries, history and presenteday events are lmrought within the reach of each of you through the medium of your linglish books. Top: While Miss Lilith Fai- low and Mr. George Shewmon discuss examinations by the bulletin board in the ottice, Miss Dorothy Thornburgh looks at a new book, and Miss Mary E. Stranburg, Mr. Milton Green, and Miss Elizabeth Handley glance at examina- tion questions. Middle: ln the library Miss Clara E. Berry, Miss Fay Cov- er, Miss Dorothea Pohlrnan, Miss Joy Goyer, Miss Irene Rutty, and Miss Helen Ross stop to listen while Mrs. Lena Coombes reads from the new freshman text. Bottom: Those enrolled in pub- lic speaking classes make use ot the auditorium. Page 16