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

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527 One of Clifton Grace's duties is to instruct students in the use of all audio-visual equipment, such as projectors and closed-circuit television. Dean of boys, assistant principal--Clifton Grace, B.S., M.S. n p I r busy, importont role Clifton Grace, assistant principal, opens his office door each morning, and as with Pandora's 5 box, all types of a busy day's problems rush out. Also titled dean of boys, Mr. Grace is in his second year in this position. He says, The job is not as hard this year, because the boys seem to be better. As to what particular type of boy he likes best, Mr. Grace remarks, The ones whom I don't see very often! I would define a good boy as a boy who knows where he is supposed to be and is there, at the right timef' 2 5 Official duties vary widely for Mr. Grace, from taking charge of the school should principal R. Earl Farnsworth be out of town, to being responsible for the audio-visual aids department. Routine phases of Mr. Grace's day include issuing tardy slips and admittance cards, checking boys' ilffelld- ance and solving disciplinary problems that may arise.

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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.

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Deon's doy includes mcany responsibilities Treating others as I would expect them to treat me,i' answered Mrs. E. O Lemley, Northside dean of girls, reflecting on what philosophy guides her as she attends to her many duties -- ranging from repairing a girlis dress to overseeing the handling of the daily announcement sheet and from personal guidance to supervision of election schedules. Petite, with an understanding nature, Mrs. Lemley says that she encounters few real disciplinary cases but adds, I try to counsel with the girls before a problem occurs. They are good about coming to me with a problem, and we almost always work it outfi High on her list of time-consuming activities are numerous telephone calls, many from parents wishing to have often unimportant messages sent to students, and supervising the girls who go to the sick room each day. Mrs. Lemley also serves as sponsor for the Co- lumbians, a girls service club, an activity she enjoys immensely. Looking after the Columbiansis certainly one of my most pleasant duties, she says, and one which provides an effective way of broadening friend- ships among the student bodyf, Dean of girls--Mrs. E. O. Lemley, B.S.E.g sponsor: Columbians As dean of girls, Mrs. E. O. Lemley is frequently found in the midst of a crowd of girls, especially every Monday at Columbian meetings 24