Shelbyville High School - Squib Yearbook (Shelbyville, IN)

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Mr. Fort supervises the testing program. Grading Technical Stal! 24 Another member of the cast that does her part be- hind the scenes and the glamour of a floodlight is Mrs. Monfort, school board clerk, who takes care of the financial reports, transfers, and handles the general record keeping for the school system. Another newcomer to the SHS scenes is Miss Kes- ter. She aids Mrs. Monfort as assistant clerk and secre- tarv. Mrs. Chambers, attendance officer, has the respon- sibility of checking the attendance and of helping to solve the many problems that sometimes keep actors from attending rehearsals regularly. Without regular rehears- ing, a cast of players cannot even so much as hope to present a top show. To do their best acting, the members of the cast must be in good health, free from all aches and pains. Mrs. Strait, one of the many persons involved in the production who is seldom in the limelight, received her nurse's training at the School of Nursing in Battle Creek, Michigan. She did field and graduate work in both Ind- iana and Michigan. and evaluating the aptitude and achievement tests are the ways that he checks upon the progress of the cast of players for SHS in 1952. Mr. Fort holds a BS degree from Indiana State Teachers College. Mr. Sipe, a newcomer to the SHS stage, is ready and willing to help each student to put his best foot forward by helping to correct any speech and hearing difficulties. A person who speaks well is a welcome ad- dition to any performance. Mr. Sipe holds a BS degree from Ball State Teachers College.

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The Backers ol Uur Show Mr. Loper not only aids SHS in every possible Way, but also helps support a good many Worthwhile projects attempted by the SHS students. As super- intendent of city schools, he assists in guiding the educational system in the proper direction. Mr. Loper holds a MA degree from Indiana University, and a B.A. degree from Oakland City College. He also attended Ball State Teachers College. As president of the school board, another of the important groups that are seldom in the spotlight, Mr. DePrez is kept busy seeing to it that the school system operates as smoothly as possible. Mr. DePrez will probably be the person to award diplomas to the graduating seniors at their graduation exercises, which will be their own grand finale. Mr. DePrez is a graduate of SHS. As treasurer of the school board, Mr. Parker has charge of the money af fairs connected with the SHS production for 1952. Because it takes money to put on any kind of a show, the budget and debt-paying must be taken careyof in the most efficient manner possible if the show is to be a hit. Another time that Mr. Parker played a similar role was in 1920, the year of his graduation from SHS, when he was assistant business manager of the Squib. Mr. Scofield, the secretary of the school board, has the duty of keeping the records pertaining to the board meetings, actions, and decisions.

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Mr. Breck, SHS principal, keeps the school system running smoothly. Like the director of a stage production, he sees to it that all students play their parts as well as they possibly can, and that the members of the cast are well suited to their roles. Mr. Breck graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. degree and returned to his stud- ies in 1932 to obtain his M.A. degree. Mr. Bass is in charge of the direction of the preliminary pro- duction, the junior High School. This production prepares the understudies for the time when they will enter high school and portray the parts of high school students. Mr. Bass holds a B.A. degree from Central Normal, a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Wiscon- sin, and is the dean of boys at SHS. The Directors Mrs. Simpson, the dean of girls, holds her share of responsibility as a behind-the-scenes advisor to the feminine roster of SHS. Since no portrayal can really be of superb quality if the player has an emotional problem that is unsolved Mrs. Simpson helps to insure the best possible production for 1952 by lending a sympathetic ear to their problems. Mrs Simpson has a BA degree from Indiana University and has done graduate work at Purdue and Butler. As a secretary and a right hand helper to the head director, Mrs. Craige carries' a full load of responsibilities, but still she finds time to help students with many of their problems. With a store of valuable information at her fingertips she plays her part well by giving students information to help them decide what role to study for. Mrs. Craige is a grad uate of Indiana Central Business College. V