Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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Dean Pearce ' s friendly smile is eosily provoked ond familiar fo most KHS ' ers. To most people the title Miss, when applied to women post their forty-fifth birthday, is synonymous v ith a rather inactive piece of humanity who spends a great deal of time being helped across streets by the Boy Scouts of America. Despite the fact that more than forty-five candles glowed on her lost birthday coke, Dean Estella G. Pearce lives o most active life and could prob- ably give the Boy Scouts a few pointers on fly casting. Born in Goshen, Miss Pearce graduated from high school in Wisconsin. She attended Ripon College where she received her Ph.B. At Ripon she pursued many sports and was college champ in tennis for three years, winning the state crown once. Miss Pearce first came to KHS in 1936; she taught Biology be- sides acting as the dean of girls. With increased enrollment this load became too much, and she assumed the role of full-time dean. In room 205 the immediate duties of her office are carried out. With the assistance of fourteen female volunteers. Miss Pearce files absence cords, takes absentee phone calls, sends call slips, and many other tasks too numerous to mention. Some of her un-immediate duties are sponsoring the Girls ' League, working with the Student Council, and serving on both the Administrative Council and the Honor Society Committee. Miss Pearce comes into contact with many girls through the various projects sponsored by the Girls ' League Council. The Girls ' League Play was the first Council-sponsored event. This play was given for elementary school children of Kokomo. Next came the Autumn Prom hailed as one of the gala events of the year. Around December came the Holly and Mistletoe Sale followed by Apple for a Teacher Day. The lost event on the Council calendar was the Mother-Daughter Reception. At this time the officers for the coming year were announced and installed in the traditional rose rope ceremony. However, the heart of her work and love of her life is her personal work with individuals. Most come voluntarily, seeking advice on everything from lessons to life ' s problems. Deans and Counselors Provide Friendship, Under the guidance of our counselors, KHS ' ers are able to better plan tfie curriculum, to better know their abilities, end thus to plan wisely for colleg and later life, FRONT ROW: Mrs. Hollis Corn, Miss Lyia Sill, Miss Imogen nelh Crook, guida Coombes. SECOND ROW: Mr. John Stewart, Mr. Ken- ce director; Mrs. Isabella Legg, Mr. William Gatiin.

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Study Problems and Projects of Our School The Administrative Council is a vital part of the system under v hich Kokomo High School is efficiently run. The duties of the body are to advise and assist the principal in establishing school policies and regulating the different courses. The four permanent members of the Council are Mr. O. I. Farmer, president; Mr. Kenneth Crook, vice-president; Miss Estella G. Pearce, secretary; and Mr. Roland DuBois, treasurer. The remaining five dele- gates are faculty members. They are to represent the teachers and bring their ideas and suggestions before the Council for consideration. The teachers who were elected by the teachers to serve this year are Mr. Lee Dixon, Mr. Charles Franklin, Miss Helen Kay, Mr. Edward Phillips, and Miss Lyia Sill. There are many phases of planning over which the Adminis- trative Council has control. They discuss and approve any change in curriculum or rules that affect the school as a whole. A new time table for the Physical Education Department was put into effect. This year was the first time that such a plan was used. The course was taken daily for one semester, instead of the usual three days a week for two semesters. This new plan left half a year open for either an elective or a study hall. Parents ' Night was another project which was sponsored by the Council. At this program, parents were given the opportunity to discuss their child and his progress with his teachers. This was valuable in helping to coordinate his home and school lives. This project, started three years ago, has become on annual occur- rence in the Kokomo High School program. In previous years the Council has provided special and early morning classes, considering the needs of all students. The Administrative Council meets once a month to act upon problems, large and small. One of its main duties near the end of the year is to select a speaker for commencement. Kokomo High School can be proud of its Administrative Coun- cil and the work it is doing to meet the students ' needs. ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL: FRONT ROW; Mr. Lee Dixon, Mr. Roland DuBois, Mr. O. I. Former, Mr. Ken- neth Crook, Miss Estella Pearce. SECOND ROW: Mr. Charles Franklin, Miss LyIa Sill, Mr. Edward Phillips, Miss Helen Kay. 19

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Although tall and good friend to the boys Good things don ' t always come in small pockoges! The evi- dence that proves this statement at KHS is Mr, Roland DuBois, wise and competent boys ' dean. Dean DuBois who stands six feet, four inches in his stocking feet found his height to be both an advontoge and a disadvantage. It wos an advantage in that it commanded instant respect, but it was a disadvantage because it gave Dean DuBois an appearance of severity. Nothing was farther from the truth as most KHS ' ers, boys and girls, know. As you passed room 208 and looked up-up, there was always a smile and a friendly greeting. In general the work of Dean DuBois entailed the issuance of pass slips, the recording of absences and tordies, and being counselor and disciplinarian to all boys. He was always willing to confer with boys about their problems and to advise them as he felt best. He was ably assisted by fourteen student assistants who did a variety of jobs to moke Mr. DuBois ' load a little lighter. They sent call slips to those who had tordies which they hod not made up, library fines they had not paid, absences which were unaccounted for, and those to whom the dean wanted to talk for one reason or another. They also answered the telephone, recorded ab- sences, ran errands, filed materials, and directed lost passersby who wandered into the nearest office for directions. In addition to serving as dean, Mr. DuBois was on assistant to our principal, Mr. Farmer. He also served as sponsor of Boys ' Legion which kept him very busy. First on the Legion ' s calender came the Hullabaloo, KHS ' s answer to a Broadway musical. The Stardust Ball came in the spring and was an occasion to remem- ber. These activities were not the end of his extra-curricular work this year. He helped sponsor the Student Council and the Booster Committee which chose yell leaders, organized pep sessions, and distributed tickets for the ball games. He concluded his of- ficial duties by serving on the Administrative Council. Dean DuBois received his Bachelor ' s degree from Manchester College and his Masters degree from Indiana University. Since 1957 when he first appeared at KHS, he has become on impor- tant link in our administrative chain and has strived to serve the school and the student body to his utmost ability. Guidance, and Advice to Our Many Students Foncine Forlson and Marge Hays assist Mrs. Jay and Dean DuBois third period. Without the help of our guidance counselors, each student at KHS would not have an organized plan to follow for his high school years and would have trouble co-ordinating his subjects each year in order to follow his chosen curriculum. The counselors perform their duties in addition to teaching academic courses. About one half of their day is spent in the classroom, while the other half is used for conferences with the students. Their main objective is to organize the students ' years so that they will receive the best education possible. When counseling a student, they take into consideration his abilities and interests as determined by aptitude and intelligence tests. They then compose the schedule that will best prepare him for his later years, whether these be spent in higher education, in business, or in industry. and Bill JocIk pose wit Dean Pe :gue - Su 21