Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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.M I IEE ,. i. .1 X Page l6 Dean J. Paul Jones prepares a report about a boy. Dean Estella G. Pearce checks a list of withdrawals Counselin in Time The time of our lives for counseling is during our high school days. All incoming students received particular attention from our counseling program headed by Miss Dorothy Thornburgh and Mr. Lloyd Keisling, who spent hours talking to each new pupil, learning his curriculum problems and solving his difficulties. However, the most of our counseling was done by our two friendly and eliicient Deans. Students felt free to take their problems to their respective Deans at any time, often only taking a few minutes and sometimes taking sev- eral hours. Besides time spent on counseling pupils, the Deans found time for supervising the proceedings of the Girls' League and Boys' Legion, caring for all absentees, and teaching a class apiece. Miss Estella G.iPearce, Dean of Girls, received her Ph. B. from Ripon College and has been serving KHS for ten years. During her illness last fall, Miss Lyla Sill capably assumed the role of temporary dean. The Dean of Boys, Mr. J. Paul Jones, has been at KHS since the fall of l93l. He received his A. B. and A. M. degrees from Butler University. The minutes and hours spent with our Deans gave us lessons to last a lifetime.

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Top left: Mrs. Lelah Louth discusses an attendance problem. Center: Miss Viola Yoder and Miss Neva Bourne check high school records. Right: Miss Pauline Surface looks over a stencil. Lower left: Mrs. Rozella Pinch checks some elementary cards while Miss Betty Oilar puts through a call. Right: Mr. C. E. Hinshaw consults Mr. Russell Bratton, Miss Lyla Sill. Mr. J, Paul Jones. Miss Estella G. Pearce, Mr. Fred Mustard, and Mr. Lee Dixon, members of the Administrative Council, and See That the Wheels Are Oile Kokomo has always been fortunate in having capable persons willing to devote time to the school's problems. Because the members of the School Board must adopt all school policies, provide means for their execution, and see that they are carried out, they often find themselves exceedingly busy. From her oHice in the high school building, Mrs. Lelah Louth, city at- tendance oflicer, journeys over the city persuading disinterested pupils that their time can be spent most profitably in school. In Mr. Haworth's office five busy girls prove that a good office force is necessary for the administration to function properly. These are Mrs. Blanche Jay, secretary to the Board of Education: Mrs. Ruth Carden, her assistant: Mrs. Ruth Wickersham, Mr. Haworth's secretary: Mrs. Rozella Finch, secre- tary to the grade supervisor: and Miss Betty Oilar, switchboard operator. Downstairs Miss Pauline Surface serves as secretary to Mr, Virgil Fleenor. In the high school oflice, Miss Neva Bourne, besides being secretary to Mr. Hinshaw, handles all school funds and has charge of all records. An Adminis- trative Council composed of both Deans and five other teachers chosen by bal- lot help Mr. Hinshaw form high school policies. To these people who spend their time that we may make the most of our days in school, we are grateful. Page '15

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., , in 47 Vx S - J 1 2' .M dig g, ' jx 51 f gi t W' 1 : 6 ff? 5 .V V. ,L,A. . , H 9 1,qi,..:- 5- , 9 I Q lla ? .y 1 'i ' U l 2 3' A W fc., X 6 , ef, V, sl Dr. Will J. Martin examines a pupil's throat while Nurse Esther Edwards re- cords his report. She Keeps S Tieking The health of the students in Kokomo High School is looked after by the school nurse, Miss Esther Edwards, and the school doctor, Dr. Will J. Martin. This wasr1't Miss Edwards' first year in KHS, for she is a former student. Like many other former students, she served her country during the war by entering the U. S. Army Nurse Corps in November, 1942, and was a member of that organization until October, 1945. During this time she spent several months overseas in Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. The nurse's oflice is in room 204 and is a bright, clean room. At any time during the day, Nurse Edwards or one of her assistants could be found here to take care of all the aches and pains. Each year several tests are conducted by the nurse and school doctor. The most important of these tests is the Tuberculin Patch Test. Miss Edwards also supervises the physical examinations given each year to all junior and senior girls and to all other girls sixteen years of age and over. Miss Edwards has taken over the duties of her predecessor as sponsor of the Pre-Nursing club. Page 17