Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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FACULTY HEADS Donald S. Weller Harold S. Brubaker Administrative head of the school system is Superintendent D. S. Weller, whose genial personality and kindly ways have made him a familiar iigure to the students around P. H. S. Gen- uinely interested in the affairs of young people, Mr. Weller com- bines the wisdom and dignity of his position with the sympathy and comradeship of a class room teacher. When the Class of 1944 entered P. H. S. as Freshmen, Mr. Harold Brubaker left Madison and also entered P. H. S. as the new Principal. During their four years together, the Seniors and Mr. Brubaker have grown to know each other, not only in a pupil-teacher relationship but also as friend to friend.

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BCDARD OF EDUCATION N fi I. W, William Parks Edna Saxman Donald Hammitt Not only the .management of the business but also the general shaping of the policies of the Portland City Schools rests in the hands of the Board of Education-Mr. William Parks, Mrs. Em- mett Saxman, and Mr. Don Hammitt. Capable and foresighted, this group is even now considering post-war plans for the im- provement of the schools. During Christmas vacation, McGuire and Shook, an archi- tcctural firm of Indianapolis, Was employed to make a survey of the needs of the community. Blue prints for the reconstruc- tion of Garfield, the east ward building, have been approved. When materials and supplies are released and construction restrictions lifted, cvcrything will be ready to proceed with a building program.

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FACULTY This year the personnel of the faculty was changed by the appearance of five new teach- ers. Replacing Mrs. Hill, who went to join her husband in Washington, D. C., was Miss Garnet Ginn. Miss Ginn QB. S. from Ball State Teachers Collegej came to Portland from Albany, and soon made a place for herself at P. H. S. as the teacher of home economics. Miss Jeanette Groff became the music supervisor of the city schools and in the high school directed the band, the orchestra, and the chorus. Miss Groff holds a B.Mus. from Taylor University and is working on a Master's degree at Northwestern University. Clyde R. Bair Mathematics Bus. Mgr. for Plays Louise Current History Kenneth A. Farris English, Social Studies Football, Baseball Bernice Gibble Commercial G. R. Sponsor Treas. of Act. Fund Garnet Ginn Home Economics Jr. Red Cross Sponsor Jeanette Groff Music G. R. Sponsor Ruth Alice Harvey Latin, Library Science Latin Club Sponsor Florence Jones Commercial G. R. Sponsor Paul R. Macklin Biology, Agriculture Vo-Ag Sponsor Ass't. Football 10