Northside High School - Bruin Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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'14 Bruce Shaw fcenterj served as president of the '63-'64 board of direc- tors. Other members gathered for a special meeting at the service center are john Yantis, jack Crober, Roger Bost and William Eads. Chris D. Corbin, ex ofiicio and special secretary for the board of direct- ors, attends all board meetings, reads minutes of previous sessions and makes reports of progress to acquaint patrons with current activities. Prior to the fomial opening of the new Grizzly gymnasium. Chris D. Corbin, superintendent of schools, R. Earl Farnsworth, principal, and other school administrators make an inspection ofthe building with architects and representatives of the company in charge of construction. K v V 19

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Directors link school ond community Fort Smithis public school system depends for much of its planning and supervision on the six-member board of directors. The members, who serve terms of three years, are nominated at mass meetings held each year in late August. However, citizens not nominated at these meet- ings may file for these positions by submitting a :petition before a set deadline. Board members are elected, two each year, in the annual school elections in September. The board holds a regular monthly meeting open to the public and urges attendance at these monthly meet- ings by interested citizens. One of the board's main inter- ests is encouraging all citizens to exert their responsibility in the educational program of the community. Principal objective of the board is to promote and regulate the highest educational standards and facilities for the district of Fort Smith. Included in the -board's foresight tor improvement, Northsideis new gymnasium is a long needed addition to the NHS plant. Besides giving Northside a gym for home basketball games, it also provides an auditorium large enough to seat the student body at one time. The gym, an instant suc- cess, improved basketball attendance and made feasible a greater number of assemblies. Officers for the '64-'65 year include Dr. Roger Bost, president, jack bl. Crober, vice-president, and Chris D. Corbin, ex officio secretary. 2 I Continuously concemed with improvement of the local public schools, the board of directors is furthering a building program for the expand- ing of facilities.Members for '64-'65 are Felice Cialone, Ted Skokos, Roger Bost, Chris D. Corbin, jack Crober, William Eads and John Yantis The purpose of the annual mass meeting, held this year, August 14, is to nominate new board members for the school election in September. n.1 M--1 . i I

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3 Chris D. Corbin, superintendent ofthe FortSmith schools, spends many hours in his office, meeting the varied responsibilities of his position. Superintendent works for school ond community A frequent and always welcome visitor to Northside is the superintendent of Fort Smith public schools, Chris D. Corbin. Because of Northside's size and scope of cur- riculum, muah of Mr. Corbinis work is concerned directly with this school. An enthusiastic Grizzly fan, he is on the program for at least one pep rally each year and tra- ditionally crowns the Crizzly homecoming queen. As superintendent, Mr. Corbin serves as executive officer of the board of directors. Duties involved in ful- filling this office include Clb studying the needs and plan- ning the development of the schools so as to maintain an educational program which is designed to meet fully 20 the requirements of the community, C29 recommending the positions and personnel necessary to carry out such a program, and Q39 suggesting policies on finance, organi- zation, instruction and other functions of the school pro- gram. Serving on the Arkansas Education Legislative Com- mittee causes Mr. Corbin to confer regularly with both professional and lay groups about local and state school problems, enabling him to bring many of the best and newest ideas about school administration into the Fort Smith program, He is also active as the district director ofKiwanis International.