North Phoenix High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Jean Brown Edith Carper John Murphy Counselor Counselor Head Counselor B.S., M.A. B.S., M.A. B.A., M.A. Mr. John Murphy Spent 3 great dgal Howard Shumate Elma Wellborn Harry West of time helping seniors solve their COHIISSIO1' Counselor COIUISCIOI college questions, B.A., B.S., M.A. B.A., M.A. B.S., M.A. Test Results Interpreted Through Guidance Cffice Additions to North's teaching staff included counselors. New at North High were Mr. Shumate, Mrs. Wellborn, and Mr. Murphy, head counselor. The Guidance Department handled college and scholarship applications and helped underclassmen with their prob- lems. From the battery of tests given to freshmen to those needed for college entrance, counselors interpreted and discussed the results and possible effects of the scores with the students. College catalogues and career information were available in the guidance offices . Stu- dents could make appointments With their counselors, and in some cases counselors would send for students if counseling was needed. Henry Gauthier and Mr. West discussed school problems and study habits. 13

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Stanley Cardon William Gates Boys' Advisor Asst. Principal B.A., M.A. B.S., M.A. Wayne Pitts Vera McCormick Asst. Principal Girls' Advisor B.A., M.A. B.A., M.Ed. Advisory Board, Principal Determined School Policy The Faculty-Administrative Advisory Board was composed of sixteen faculty members and administrators. Advising the principal on matters of policy was the main purpose of the Board. Matters concerning the school had to be cleared by the Board. Meetings were given to discussing and deciding matters brought up by Dr. Carter. The Board enabled the principal to have a repre- sentative idea of faculty members' opinions on problems brought before the group. Mr. Stanley Cardon, Boys' Advisor, and Miss Vera McCormick, Dean of Girls, were responsible for coping with problems that arose concerning the two components of the student body. Mr. William Gates took charge of registra- tion procedures, and Mr. Wayne Pitts was responsible for student discipline and activities . Faculty-Administrative Advisory Board was FRONT ROW: Dr. Carter, Mr. Cheranich, Mr. Murphy, Miss McCormick, Miss Montgomery, Miss Bock, Miss Adams. BACK ROW: Mr. Belluzzi, Mr. Bridgewater, Mr Nicolay, Mr. Craig, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Gates. 12

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ffm Thomas Cooper Fred Corkran Gene Courter English English Speech B.S., M.A. B.A. B.S., M.A. Ann Sughrue Carl Wagner Dorothea White English English English B.S., M.A. B.A., M.A. B.S., M.S. Revised Freshman Course ' Studied Grammar, Writing Freshman English students partici- pated in a revised English program. Freshmen took one semester of English mechanics, which consisted of punctu- ation, capitalization, and word usage. Learning to express their ideas clearly and effectively in writing, freshmen were taught the need for a large vocabu- lary and correctness of spelling. The last half of the school year was devoted to the reading of short stories and novels. Through this course the students learned to use books as tools for relaxation and pleasure, as well as for learning. 14 5 Mrs. White employed charts to simplify the lesson. A wide variety of audio-visual materials were used in Freshman English.