Midland High School - Catoico Yearbook (Midland, TX)

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The loss of Mr. Dakil to Windecker Research Company was the sen- iors gain of Mr. Bill Wells (left) as counselor. Mr. Wells finds bv talking with Linda Steinman how confusing it can be in choosing a college. Mrs. Margaret Williams, new sophomore counselor (above) Ijeams as she comes to the fifteenth correct page of computer grades. Her work is never ending, however, for there seem to be twice as many schedules to be changed as there are sophomores enrolled. 17

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Out where the world ' s in the making. Where feiver hearts in despair are aching. That ' s where the West begins . . . The summer of 1968 brought disputed boundarv changes in the Mid- land School District. This problem was skQlfuliy handled by the ex- ceptional administration guided bv Dr. James Mailey. the new Super- intendent. He is familiar with this school system after serving as principal of MHS m 1958-1960. Dr. Mailey traces the new city bus routes for the Asst. Superintendents Mr. Harry Stanford. Mr. Je- rome Snyder, and Dr. Douglas Brown (below). Assuming major responsibilities are Mr. Jack L. Russell. Mrs. Mar- garet Cowden, Mr. Eugene M. Knight. Mr. Gilbert C. Thompson. Mr. Jack Matthews, and Mr. George Landreth who comprise the School Board (ri hlj- ot pictured is Mr. Robert Northington who replaced Mr. Martin G. Brown. Equally important are our counselors who help ease our aching minds. Mrs. Pat Balko. junior counselor takes notes on her patient (upper right). Odessa College lost a wonderful counselor in .Mrs. Balko. 16

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To the memory of a Man for All Times JACK MASHBl RN S .Icalh niarkt-d ridt „nl ihr- passing of a great man. but the passing of the era in whieh he so enthusiastiralK ' partiripated and guided. He. more than anv other single man. was responsible for the achievements of Midland High School and its stu- dents. He dedicated his entire life to the things that were important to him: Honor, duty and doing what was right. But. most valuable, were his efforts to instill these same high principles in the oung peo- ple in whom he so firmlv believed. It was impossible to be a part of Midland High School without being aware of Jack Mashburn. We all knew him and respected him. He was a patriarchal figure to all .MHS students — leaders and fol- lowers alike. He was firm when he needed to be firm, humorous when humor was in order, and a friend to everv student and teacher. He was simultaneously a symbol of authority and oi .lirness. a quali- ty few school administrators can claim. To those of us who affec- tionately called him ' Daddv Jack. he was more than a Dean: he was more than a symbol; he was a good man. Many of us didn ' t reali - h,tl ,t urcat contribution Jack Mashburn had made until we left hiiili -. Imnl .uiii entered the tumultuous atmo- sphere of college or the (miloMnn.il world. We could look back from a world of confusion to the world and ideas men like Jack Mashburn embodied, and understand what his actions, more than his words, had always stressed: A man has to do what he thinks is right. We never knew him as a voung man; we don ' t know what dreams he had or whether thev came true. If he wanted to be a great teacher, great dean, great man. he was. If he wanted to do what he thought was right, he did. . nd if he wanted to guide and touch the voung peo- ple around him, he did that too. It has been said that all we are is the people who remember us. That is why the happy, dedicated, friendiv man who wa.s such a ital part of our youth lives on in us. We, the thousands of students who listened to him and learned from him. are his greatest achie ement. And the greatest tribute we can pav him is to continue to believe what he believed, to strive to do what is right, to illustrate that the world is a better place because of J. ' VCK M.ASHBl RN. It is. 18