Santa Barbara High School - Olive and Gold Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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Mrs Helen Gilbert, secretary to the business Mrs. Vivian Williamson, attendance office Mrs, Inez Pcrrine, attendance off ce secretary YTIOHOQEF SCCYGYGYY. The smiling and cheerful secretaries, busily typing, writing, advising, or doing any one of their myriad duties, were one of the prime factors in the efficient and orderly operation of SBHS's administra- tive offices. Term reports, book reports, reports of all sortsl Aiding the librarian to help stu- dents in the picking of good factual books for school work and in the choosing of interesting fiction for evenings of pleas- urable reading were responsibilities of Mrs. Helen de Frietas, assistant to the school librarian, and later, of Mrs. llene Clark, who took Mrs. de Frietas' place. They also kept track of stray textbooks which separated from their owners in all manner of mysterious ways. Ca pa ble School Start Aiding the business manager in the handling of school finances and assigning student lockers were but two of Mrs. Helen GiIbert's jobs in conducting the affairs of the business office. Attendance records were filed and in- spected, the validity of absence excuses judged, and admit-to-class slips issued by Mrs. Vivian Williamson and Mrs. Inez Perrine. Supervising the influx and output of lost and found articles and recording li- cense numbers and other pertinent infor- mation concerning student drivers, were tasks of Mrs. Faith Harder, secretary to the principal and vice-principal. Left to Right: Mr P Carrick custodiang Mr E, Grove head custodian Mr V Bear gardener Mr. J Mcflafferti gardener Mrs H Jiminez custodian Mr M Fisller, cus YOC5ian

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l 1 LVM, ,.,, I W W Above: Mr and Mrs Foster and friend take to the open road Cach summer Above, right: Lsing a model he built, Mr. Foster demonstrates to a woodwork class the proper way to lift loads. Right: When he finds on inspiring scene on his travels, Mr Foster stops to paint Records of Service at SBH Thirty-eight years of teaching at SBl-lSl Such is the record of Mr. Harold Foster, retiring head of the in- dustrial arts department. Reared in New England, Mr. Foster received his teacher's certificate at Columbia University and, after having taught in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, he came to Santa Barbara where he taught at the Sola Street and Jefferson schools before coming to the new high school building. He obtained his degree from Santa Barbara College and, when the SBl-IS shop building was erected in l925, acquired the necessary machinery for it, Besides his work as instructor in the industrial arts department, Mr. Foster handled the construction of stage sets for twelve years, and was the first Santa Barbara teacher to be accredited as a driver training instructor, Active in community work, Mr. Foster served as a scoutmaster for fifteen years and lists among his proudest memories his having received the Silver Beaver Award. His hobbies include oil painting, taking color pic- tures, and traveling with his house trailer, Below: Mr Foster when ru trrst canm- ta :onto Earinaro Below, right Scoutrnaster Foster once took sixteen Scouts on a cross-country ous safgr Right: On April 30, Mr Foster retired after thirty-eight years at SEH5 and on May 4 at a faculty tea he received farewell gifts from the teaching staff and from the industrial arts department .

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Cafeteria Staff: Mrs. C. Rod riguez, Mrs. M Sanchez, Mrs. A Melchiorette, Mrs. G Clark, Mrs L. Holdsworth, and Miss M. Reuter, man- ager unction Smoothly Counselors' office chores were handled by Mrs. Ernestine Shean. She tended to morning tardiness, kept records of pro- grams and grades for all students, and aided the counselors by giving advice and suggestions to students. All girls who had occasion to see the dean of girls were received by Mrs. Ingrid Barto. ln addition to her secretarial duties, she issued work permits and guest cards and aided in the recording of girls' citizenship marks. Appetites whetted by the morning working and studying in classes and par- ticipating in the active program of gym or ROTC, students were grateful for the wholesome, nutritious, and economi- cal food served in the SBHS cafeteria Mrs Faith Harder, secretary to the principal and ce pr nc pal Mrs. Ernestinc i ls each noon. The cafeteria staff, managed by Miss Melvina Reuter, worked long and hard to prepare the bestest meals pos- sible for both cafeteria and shack patrons. Under the expert care of the custod- ians and gardeners, the halls and grounds of SBHS were kept to the spic and span look. Directed by the head custodian, Mr, Sidney Grover, the custodians were responsible for cleaning the halls and classrooms, while the gardeners mowed and sprinkled lawns, trimmed shrubbery, and dutifully worked to keep the campus vegetation lush and green. All of these people played important parts in keeping SBHS a pleasant, orderly place in which to spend our record year. Shoah counselors' office secretary. Mrs Ingrid Barto, secretary to the can o F96 nun K-N