Salem High School - Clarion Annual Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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FRED D. WOLF EDMUND A. CARLETON MABEL P. ROBERTSON FRANK E. NEER Teri Principal As principal of one of Oregon's largest high schools, Mr. Fred D. Wolf has carried out many extra re- sponsibiilties and duties to meet the demands of all War effort. Under his leadership Salem High adopted the Victory Corps program and adjusted every phase of its activities t m e i rincipal Adjusting the programs of the students and clubs was a big job this year. The brunt of this fell upon Mr. Edmund Carleton, our vice prin- cipal. As always he took the extra Work in his stride and did an excel- lent job, Dean of Girls Miss Mabel P. Robertson has long been known to Salem High students as a friend and counselor of any and every girl in school. During the past year she has found numerous Ways for the girls to fit into the war effort, besides helping the student body have a fuller social program. Dean of Boys Dean of Boys, Mr. Frank Neer found numerous places for boys to help Win the war at home during the school year. His biggest job, how- ever, Was keeping boys in Salem High until they finished their course so they might fit better into wartime army life and post War civilian life.

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School Board Behind all the Wartime training in Salem High and the other Salem schools is this group, the school board of district No. 24. Sensitive to the requirements of the Wartime emergency, they have seen to it that graduates of the Salem school system Will be on par with youth anywhere. Chairman of the board is Mr. Roy Harland. The business manager is Mr. Connell Ward. Other members are Mrs. David Wri.ght, Mr. Donald A. Young, Mr. L. B. Barrick, Mr. Ralph Campbell. Superintendent One of Oregon's leading educators, Mr. Frank B .Bennett, has been super- intendent of Salem schools for four years. Under his leadership the Salem schools have turned from peacetime training to war training to meet the emer- gency. Besides finding teachers, adjusting the curriculum, and keeping the school system running smoothly, Mr. Bennett has found time to give many talks on education and the war effort. Nine

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Ujice Stung' Needless to say, the increased ac-- tivities in Salem High have made a great deal of extra Work for the office force. Among other things they changed everyone's program to fit into the Victory Corps program. Throughout the year they have been kept busy aiding the armed forces by sending them the records of Salem graduates in the service. Members of the office force are Mr. lames Nel- son. registrarg Miss Myrtle McClay, and Mrs. Bertha Finch. Cafeteria Staff Headed by well known Pop Crary, the cafeteria staff has fed the Salem High students Well in spite of high prices, rationing, and increased ap- petite irom daily gym classes. Ably assisting Pop in the tremendous task of keeping the student body healthy are Mrs. Marie Iaclcson, Mrs. Eva Arnett, Mrs. Pauline Wilsong and Bernard Phillips, apprentice. C ustod ians Everything in Salem High has been affected by the War. The engineer has heated the building on thirty-tive per cent less fuel. The custodians have been faced with shortages of cleaning materials. But in spite of rationing and shortages, each one has done his job Well. Eleven