Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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Z?oarcJ of giolucafion William Parks ' . 'B ah..-v K .64 ON THE first and third Monday evening of each month. the Board of Education is called to order by lXIr. Donald llammitt, President. with Mr. Wil- liam Parks. Secretary. and Mrs. Edna Saxman. Treasurer. Upon the shoulders of this group rests the responsibility ol' running a successful school system. ln addition to redccorating the building after last year's hre. the board purchased new green stage curtains and a beige cyclorama to replace the old-fashioned scenery and curtains which were destroyed. New library furniture. industrial tools. a calculator, and two electric sewing machines were also added to the equipment, Mr. Brubaker and Miss Fulton were delegated to select pictures with the Jennie Rae Hersh memorial fund. Completing three years in oliice. this board merits the appreciation of the entire community for their untiring public service. Edna Saxman it S

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9 3 2 Upon enrolllng ln Portland H1 lm School last tall Pete found that our currlculum had been greatly adjusted to meet the new war tlme demands Most popular course was aeronautlcs whlch ade quately gaxe each boy the prlmary pr nclples of avlatlon Du mg the hrst semester all uppercla smen took a SCYIBS of tests hearmg health I achlevement and mathematlcs whlch enabled our guldance counsellor Mr Thomas Starr to help us plan our future careers Because the ex aluatlon of the mathematlcal test was very hrgh many students falled to pass and the two day a week emerg ency arlthmetlc class was orvanlzed ln lceepmg YVltl'l the physlcal Htness program IH effect IH all hlgh schools ln the country junlors and senlors were requlred to take physlcal educatlon dally B sxdes the e newly organlzed war classes all other subjects were taught from the same tlmely new polnt Pago Eleven t l if , l t R 'sd a J Fefe ,xdffenclecl KZCLJJQJ wifi: M I , . QU, . , V . -- . 7 . . V . . . , . A e-

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.gjulaerinfenolenf an rinci a J I9 I9 f THE 1943 Seniors of Portland High School feel closer to Mr. D. S. Weller than probably any fu- ture graduating class can. It has been our good fortune to know him not only as our superintendent but also for one year as our principal. We appre- ciate the start he gave us as Freshmen and the contact we have enjoyed in the three succeeding years. As a teacher and as a friend, Mr. Weller will always live in our hearts. D. S. Weller Harold Brubaker A THOROUGH scholar, a sympathetic teacher, and a dyed-in-the-wool sports fan, Mr. Harold Bru- baker, now in his third year as Principal of Port- land High School, is endearing himself to all of the students. Seemingly endowed with a natural in- stinct for understanding the problems of young people and for handling them, he manages a smooth running and up-to-date school. In present day slanguage, He's on the beam! Page Thirteen