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

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Activity is keynote for office personnel Sad story of student sorrows: These are people. They are in the of- fice. They are there for many reasons. Chorus: Oh, woe is me. Right: During lunch periods, many students purchase tickets for games from the athletic office. This group includes jane Dawson, Lila Person, Lila Carter, Bruce Roberson and Glenn Ann Blakemore. 26 The telephone rings 120 times a day on three dif- ferent lines--itis busy place, the main office. There Mrs. Carl Rose, with the help of 24 student workers, answers the telephone, sends messages and answers innumerable questions. In the office, records date back to 1889 in 16 different filing areas, most of which Mrs. Anna Lee Womble oversees as registrar. Among her many duties, she also furnishes transcripts to college-bound students and assists in scheduling. Mrs. Ewell Lee, guidance office clerk, is in charge of student personal records, including filing of test scores. Thousands of dollars spent annually and thousands of fans mean work in the athletic department. Mrs. Buford Poe, in charge of this office, fills every day with such duties as correspondence, records and ticket sales. In the business office, Mrs. Nora Speer is finance officer and bookkeeper, and Mrs. Bascom Freeman, cashier. Various money matters are transacted and school sup- plies sold there. Three blocks away at Peabody Annex, Mrs. Leo Cretnik keeps the general office, making it possible for sophomores to have a 'ihome away from homen feeling. E

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Q- J 5' Seniors take the ScholasticCollegeAptitudeTestCSCATJ in October. The scores are sent to all colleges in the state for entrance consideration. Counselors aid students in planning for future One of the most important places in Northside is the guidance office, where students go for counseling on pres- ent and future activities. Miss Margaret Stewart, senior counselor, and Miss Faye Marie Taylor, guidance director, have varied duties. During the first semester Miss Stewart checks seniors' transcripts to see that the credits are suf- ficient for graduation. Miss Tayloris work is divided into five phases. When school begins, each sophomore makes out an educational plan, including a scholastic survey and a recreational inventory. This plan is placed with apersonal record kept for each student. With the educational plan is an auto- biography, which each sophomore English teacher as- signs at the beginning of the school year. A second phase is the administering of tests and in- terpretation of test scores. Of the many tests given each year, the best known are the American College Test, the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, Scholastic Aptitude Test and the College Board Examinations. The scores of each student are filed in the guidance office. Other phases of Miss Taylor's Work include preparing seniors for their next step after graduation, whether it be college or a vocation, and assisting sophomores and juniors with schedules for the oncoming year. The hub of the guidance program is counseling with all students. The main objectives are to be able to under- stand and help students in every way possible with their plans for the future. Miss Faye Marie Taylor, A.B., M.S., guidance director, Miss Margaret Stewart, A.B., M.A., senior counselor, sponsor: Na- tional Honor Society. Left: Mrs. Ewell Lee and CailRoedenbeck check test scores, which are then filedin the office. lfa student wishes to at- tend college, his scores are sent to the one of his choice. 25

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1 Office Personnel-Mrs. Leo Cretnik, Peabody clerk, Mrs.Kelly Draper, canteen manager, Mrs. Bascom Freeman, clerk and cashier, Mrs. Virgil Hix, cafeteria supervisor, Mrs. Ewell Lee, guidance clerk. Mrs. Buford Poe, athletic clerk, Mrs. Carl Rose, attendance clerk, Mrs. Nora Speer, bookkeeperg Mrs. Anna Lee Womble, registrar. Below: This may ap- pear to be a social gathering, but it's really only a typical scene in the business office. Every daymany students go there to purchase school sup- plies and transact var- ious business matters. 27