Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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Work to Improve Kokomo Schools THE SCHOOL BOARD FRONT ROW: Mr. Merrill Brunk; Mr. J. O. Finley; Mrs. John Ellis Fell; Mr. Charles F. Hathaway. SECOND ROW: Mr. L, O. Williams; Mr. Otho Simpson; Mr. Ross Hippensteel. The School Board of Kokomo-Center Township co-ordinates the schools and their projects. The seven members of the Board, working along with Mr. O. M. Swihart, school superintendent, provide each youngster with a new introduction into edu- cation and pave the way to our successful school system. The Superior and Circuit Court Judges se- lect one member each, with the City Council choosing the remaining five. All serve a term of three years. The Board holds regular meetings on the first and third Mondays of each month. Mr. Otho Simpson presides over the Board, which consists of Mr. Ross Hippensteel, secretary; Mr. L. O. Wil- liams, treasurer; Mr. Charles F. Hathaway; Mrs. John Ellis Fell; Mr. Merrill Brunk; and Mr. J. O. Finley. The main duties of the Board, besides help- ing Mr. Swihart direct the school system, include determining the teachers ' salaries, planning the school term, budgeting the school funds, and pro- moting the school improvements.

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Superintendents and School Board Mr. O. M. Swihart studies a list of prospective teachers. A hum of activity issues daily from the office on the north- west corner of our building. This room is the domain of the Superintendent of Kokomo and Center Township Schools, a good reason for the sound of busy action. The Superintendent is Mr. O. M. Swihart; and his job, with the help of the As- sistant Superintendent, Dr. Walter Kent, and of the School Board, is to regulate the activities of all the schools in the Kokomo-Center corporation. To qualify him for the job of Superintendent, Mr. Swihart has an A.B. degree from Manchester College and an M.S. degree in education from Indiana University. Dr. Kent re- ceived his A.B. degree from De Pauw University, his A.M. degree from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. from Indiana University. Dr. Walter Kent poses for the photog- rapher before beginning another busy day.

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The Administrative Council co-ordinates the school ' s activities. FRONT ROW: Miss Helen Kay, Mr. O. I. Farmer, Miss Estella G. Pearce, Mr. Roland DuBois. SECOND ROW: Mr. Kenneth Crook, Mr. Lee Dixon, Miss Lyla Sill, Mr. Charles Franklin, Mr. Alfred Himelick. The Faculty Council Aids Principals A- t discuss the P- U students. The Administrative Council, an advisory group composed of a committee from the facuhy, helps handle the policies and solve the problems of Ko- komo High School. The Council plans the events of the school year, both curricular and extra- curricular. There are four per manent members of the Coun- cil. They are the principal, Mr. O. I. Farmer as president; the assistant principal, Mr. Kenneth Crook as vice-president; the Dean of Girls, Miss Estella G. Pearce as secretary; and the Dean of Boys, Mr. Roland DuBois. Teachers serving on the Council this year are Mr. Lee Dixon, Mr. Charles Franklin, Mr. Alfred Himelick, Miss Helen Kay, and Miss Lyla Sill. 20