Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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THE ADMINISTRATION Jenkins EIected .Iudge Voters at last Novemberis election chose Byron G. Jenkins as Judge of the Jay Circuit Court. Capable, energetic, enthusiastic, Mr. Jenkins had been a driving force on the Board of Education since his appointment in 1936. Because of his new duties which he assumed January 1, 1941, Mr. Jenkins resigned from the Board. New Board Member William Parks, senior member of the Parks Motor Sales Company and prom- inent business man, was appointed by the City Council to serve on the School Board in the vacancy left by Mr. Jenkins. With the reorganization of the Board in January, Mr. Donald Hammitt was elected president, Mrs. Emmett Saxman, treasurer, and Mr. Parks, secretary. Improvements--Actual and Proposed Under the direction of the Board, several improvements have been intro- JUDGE BYRON JENKINS . .... resigned duced at the high school. During Christmas vacation, a new shower room for boys was constructed in the base- ment. The room is entered by a fire- proof, steel stairway installed at the west end of the gymnasium and is used as a dressing room for the boys' physical training classes and for the home ath- letic teams. The old shower rooms at the east end of the gymnasium have been converted into a dressing room for the girls' physical training classes. An- other change was the installation of new outside doors to the gymnasium. As we go to press, there are several more proposed changes. For the func- tioning of the defense program, the government needs more men who have had training in machine work, sheet metal work and mechanics. If a tempo- rary industrial arts building were con- structed, it would be possible to teach these subjects as part of the school curriculum. A new building would also relieve the crowded conditions in the high school itself by permitting the commercial and home economics de- partments as well as the library to absorb some of the space thus made available. MR. PARKS, MRS. SAXIVIAN, AND MR. HAMMITT . . . . inspected the new shower rooms.

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THE 1941 TYPHOON Portland High School Completes Successful Year War-racked and torn was the rest of the World in 1940-41, but life in the United States in general flowed on much the same as it had in years past, and life in Portland High School in partic- ular proceeded after its own unique and exciting pattern. There was the enrollment of four hundred seventy-six in September that upped last year's first day by nineteen. There was the traditional razzing of timid freshmen, the unspeakable joy in an undefeated football eleven, and the breathless frenzy of a successful basketball team. There were the thrill- ing holiday parties, the occasional mo- ments of hitting the books, and the epidemic of new affairs of the heart that always breaks out like a rash with the arrival of spring. But by far the most outstanding event of the year was the resignation in August of Principal D. S. Weller. Eigh- teen years principal of the senior high school, tall friendly Mr. Weller had won a place in the hearts of oldsters as well as youngsters of the community. When he accepted the position of Superintend- ent of City Schools, everyone approved I N D E X Activities ............ Freshmen .......... Administration .. Juniors ............... . Agriculture ........ Music ...............,.. Alumni ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Patrons .....,,.,..... Awards ................ Periscope ....,..... Calendar ............., Press .................... Clubs ,,,.,,, ,,.,,,, S eniors , ...,,....,,,, ,, Drama .,..,,,,,.,.,,., Sophomores Faculty ................ Sports .................. Features . ...... . the promotion and congratulated the Board upon its choice. To the vacated position of Principal came smiling Harold S. Brubaker, form- er principal and coach of Madison Township High School. Student body and faculty alike rallied to him immedi- ately, and so a new era in P. H. S. was inaugurated. Rumblings of selective service, de- fense education, and Lend-Lease Bill implications depressed the spirits of many United States citizens, but base- ball games, Hnal exams, and graduation activities occupied the attention of the citizens of Portland High School as the school year neared its close. SUPERINTENDENT D. S. WELLER ' 1 I-1- I

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THE ADMINISTRATION Effects Many Changes 'Tm enjoying my new work as Su- perintendent very much, but I can't help missing the close contact with the student body, said Superintendent D. S. Weller in an off-the-record interview. Emanating from the Superintendent's office were several innovations in 1940- 41. Held February 17 and 18 at all city school buildings were speech and hearing tests conducted by the travel- ing unit of the Indiana University Speech and Hearing Clinic, and spon- sored by the Psi Iota Xi Sorority. Seniors of all high schools in Jay County were invited to a Senior Guid- ance Conference at Portland High School on March 11. The program of the morning was built around voca- tional guidance problems with discus- sion led by local men and women, while afternoon classes concerning educa- tional guidance work were conducted by representatives of Indiana colleges and universities. A small room, formerly storage space in the Superintendent's office, has been converted into a reception room. A partition now divides the outer office of Mrs. Harold Hanlin from the private office of Mr. Weller in the west end of the room. Accepts New Post Carrying out old traditions in a new way has been the task of Mr. Harold Brubaker, new Principal of Portland High School. His success may be measured by the harmony with which all the cogs in the school machinery have functioned smoothly and effi- ciently. For next year a few plans are being considered. One proposal is to have a committee composed of several students and faculty members whose duty it will be to arrange assembly programs. In order to eliminate the demolishing of so many locks each year when stu- dents forget their keys, it will be sug- gested that all students have the same kind of locks and that a master key be kept in the office- for emergencies. Although they have known him only a few months, students and faculty both have learned to like and to admire Mr. Brubaker.