Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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MISS BUCKLEY 1892 DR. HENRY MAXON 1892-1923 FREDERICK COOK 1923-1944 YESTERDAY’S ADMINISTRATION

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WE TURN BACK THE Not very long ago when the Plainfield school system consisted of only one or two rooms, a prin- cipal and a few members of a board of directors were sufficient to manage affairs. As the sizes of the schools increased, it became necessary to enlarge the administrative body. Today the superintendent of schools, the Board of Education, the principals, vice-principals, and the deans of boys and girls work in close harmony to produce a system of better education. The Superintendent of Schools is in immediate charge of the entire school system as the Board of Education's chief executive officer. He coordinates the work of all administrative departments; exe- cutes the policies of the Board or assumes respon- sibility for seeing that they are executed; and recommends policies for the Board to consider in improving the school system. The responsibilities of Principal are wide and varied. He is at the helm of his entire school program including instruction, curriculum, and extra-curricula activities. The students of Plainfield High have felt their principal's influence in Student PAGES Council, and have accepted his kind advice during student conferences. Our parents, too, meet him at P. T. A. gatherings and Executive Board meetings. Every senior's record is carefully checked by the vice-principal to see if the student has the required credits for graduation. Not only are the seniors benefited by his help, but all the students and faculty are indebted to his orderly management of fire drills. The long and tedious task of scheduling is also under the supervision of the vice-principal. The girls of P. H. S. bring problems to the Dean of Girls who always has a friendly solution. She helps manage many social activities and is also a Student Council Advisor. The Dean of Boys, who is usually thought of as being an oppressor of boyhood, is, on the con- trary, one who is ready to give help at all times. Not only has he gained the friendship of many students who have met him in his office, but he is welcomed with hearty greetings at the extra-cur- ricula and community activities in which he takes his part.

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Back Row: R. Matthewson; S. Howe; J. McNabb; C. Lewis; |. Zeus; H. Maxson; L. Best. Second Row: E. Titsworth; A. Jackson; R. Best. Front Row: |. Moore; A. Gilbert; L. Ball; E. Cumming; E. Niles; A. Bennet; E. Ferry; M. Locke. 1902 - 190% Board of Education First Row: F. Woodhul; Dr. J. Probasco; L. Lovell. Second Row: E. McCae; C. Abbott.