Shawnee Mission High School - Indian Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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WM? WHO. 6-3-3 or 8-4 . . . sounds like a star quarterback's signal for the touchdown play! And so it may be, as these figures had startling significance for Principal Howard D. Mc- Eachen. Whether to plan for a junior high school system, recommended by the Institute of Field Studies at Columbia University, or to continue with the present senior high school plan was among the pressing questions occupying the time of Mr. Mac. Enthusiastically, he took it all in his stride. Co-ordinator of efforts of the Board of Education, faculty, and nineteen-hundred spirited students, Mr. 4'Mac served his ninth year as chief administrator. Supervising the faculty, arranging school schedules, planning assemblies, and keeping records and reports were among his tasks. Foremost in promotion of loyalty to Shawnee-Mission, Mr. Mac had boundless faith in the ladies and gentle- men whom he addressed daily, stressing always their cour- tesy, their achievements, and--above all-their sense of honor. HJACK, be nimble, J ack, be quick. So runs the nursery rhyme that could describe Vice-Principal G. Murlin Welch, now serving his sixth year in his administrative capacity. Alert to all conditions which make a smoothly operating day for a school soon to b rst- ing out its seams, Mr. Welch corrected, adjusted, and 'mpro schedules, advised students, directed athletics, and eye on Alibi Ike. Distinguished by his roguish smile and Murlie, he was admired for his f able ability for sympathetic guidance worker, he was always han to sw W his remark- UUR ADMINI STRATIUN A F IEND in need is a friend indeed, a familiar remark, yes, but well a plied to A. Palmer Snodgrass, Director of Guidance and Curriculum. Affectionately pegged 6'Pop by students, Mr. Snod- grass had previously been head track coach and an instructor in the business department for sixteen years. Among his newly-acquired duties were the scheduling of stu- dents, pupil accounting, curriculum revision, and testing. Working to harmonize the needs of the students with the subject matter offered, he tested students to determine interests and abilities. A long-time favorite, Pop planned for the future success of every Shawnee-Mission student.

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Filling out a requisition form is one of the many tasks that keeps Mrs. Alberta Gallagher so busy! PRUMUTES PROGRESS PLEASING, industrious, and approachable, Mrs. Lola Atherton, secretary to Mr. Mclfachen, handled all the reports from teachers and the administration. ASX hard-working as any politician before election, Mrs. John Kimpel, better known as Wlledf, was Mr. Welch's secretary-oh, she gave eighth fhours, tool A diligent worker, Mrs. Alberta Gallagher, served as book-keeper for the Board of Education, whereas, Mrs. Bettye Hall, working at her part-time job at S-M, recorded grades and helped change schedules. Managing activity tickets was one of the more impor- tant jobs of Mrs. Ellen Hays. The voice of Shawnee- Missiong that's Delores Boehnke. The switch board and her job as registrar took all of her time. Mrs. Delores Boehnke Mrs. Bettye Hall X With a eery smile, Mrs. John Kimpel files one of the co ntless student records-maybe it's yours! gf! Mrs. john Kirnpel Mrs. Alberta Gallagher Mrs. Ellen Hays Mrs. Lola Atherton f