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

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Administration covers curriculum, finance Like pillars supporting the roof, the administrative areas of curriculum and finance are necessary to the continuance of orderly instruction in Northside and throughout the Fort Smith school system. The responsibility for developing and planning city-wide curriculum falls to Ralph B. Riley, assist- ant superintendent and director of instruction. Mr. Rileyis duties include supervising the program of counseling and guidance and interviewing personnel for employment. The instructional supervisors,Calvin Patterson, for the secondary schools, and Wallace Floyd, for the elementary schools, have the task of making every improvement possible in the curriculum and techniques of teaching. Gene Maddox, director of pupil personnel, is concerned with child account- ing and maintaining liaison with community agencies. As business manager, Guy Hixson's responsi- bilities range from ordering supplies to preparing statistical reports. William E. Cordey, accountant, has duties in the fields of accounting, finance and dis- bursement. Preceding the '64-'65 term, the new school service center on jenny Lind Road was opened. It includes offices for the administrative staff, a library, audi- torium, conference room and special quarters for duplicating services. Administrative staff members gather around a handmade table in the new service center. This prized piece of furniture was built from wood taken from Fort Smith homes Members areWallaceFloyd Ralph Riley Chris D. Corbin, Calvin Patterson. William Cordey and Guy Hixson.

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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.

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Principal's responsibilities academic, extracurricular As principal and chief administrative officer, R. Earl Farnsworth is Northside. His job is to wind the springs that keep Northside ticking, and as time tells again and again, NHS is a dependable, smooth-running and quality example of a master craftsmalrs dedication and zeal. Mr. Farnsworth performs his various duties as prin- cipal with his goal the education of Northside students. In defining education, he says: Education has been variously defined as 'life,i as 'growth' and as 'training' And it is-segmented, perhaps. 'fTo me, education is living, in the proper setting it is loving, it is growing in countless ways. At North- side it is participating-in academic activities, to be sure, but also in sports, in club and council activities, in student government, in social functions. He who does not participate does not really achieve-is not completely .sflnf-mf-rl. So live. love and grow by participating along with us. You will inevitably become educatedf, A personal friend to many students, Mr. Farnsworth is also active in student affairs. He serves as sponsor of the National Honor Society and Junior Lions Club, a boys service club. One of the most enjoyable rewards of his position, he says, is the opportunity to share in 2,000 different joys, interests, troubles, hopes and problems. Principal R. Earl Famsworth's responsibilities deal not only with the academic'program but also with various- extracurricular activities-- among them such special duties this year as preparing for the formal dedication and opening of the new Grizzly gymnasium in November.