Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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CONTENTS o FACULTY . . 6 o SENIORS . . . . 12 o ORGANIZATIONS . . 40 o HOME ROOMS , . . 64 o SPORTS , . . . 76

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ADMINISTRATION The students have come to look upon Mr. Fleenor as their friend and co-Worker, as one who is always ready to share their problems and troubles and help them find the solutions. His office door is always open to those who have personal problems, and a great deal of his Working day is taken up in helping students. Our principal got his educational background in the state of Indiana, and his close school friends still call him the Hoosier Schoolmasterf' His favorite poet is another Hoosier man, James W'hitcomb Riley. Mr. Fleenor is very apt to quote the poet,s ideas about life because that is his philosophy also. After completing his schooling, Mr. Fleenor took a spring teaching course at an Indiana normal school. From there he went on teaching winters and going to school summers until he attained his Bachelor of Arts and his Master's degrees. The West aroused his curiosity, he came to Minne- apolis Where he is still continuing to rise in his profession. With all other duties which fall on the shoulders of a busy school administrator, Mr. Fleenor says that the ma- jority of his time is spent in public relations. By public relations he refers to all his connections in and out of school such as his dealings with the faculty, the students, thc P.T.A., the police, Mr. Goslin, the Wfashburn Com- munity Council, and the Y.M.C.A. One of Mr. Fleenoris chief ambitions and concerns is that of improving the high school curriculum. He feels that the school subjects should be made more practical and less purely academic or college preparatory. He be- lieves in training young people for living broader and fuller lives in addition to learning to make a living. After being in the service for five years, Mr. Janes has returned to his duty as assistant principal at Washburn. Mr. Janes lays out each teacher's program and adjusts the Whole program to the school enrollment. ln a general way, the halls, auditorium, meetings, and grounds are constantly under his supervision. In the school office he checks the personnel and records. He Works with the counsellors and the visiting teacher on difficulties of scholarship, as much of it is closely re- lated to discipline and home conditions. He makes an occasional study of failure and promotion. As far as discipline is concerned, Mr. Janes Works with the attendance clerk on problems such as tardiness and excessive absence. When a pupil and teacher have trouble, adjustment and general discipline are given. These are everyday problems. 0 Some of his extra curricular work includes: deciding upon all candidates for National Honor Society, super- vising the expenditures for the school organizations, be- ing business manager of the school annual, supervising finances of the paper, and arranging the stamping of new and old books. Mr. Fleenor and Mr. ,lanes represent the school to any outsider. Both of them are in favor of student govern- ment, and it is to their credit that Washburn is an out- standing school. 6 Mli. LEONARD FLEENOR, Principal, pictured top above, and MR. FRANK AIANES, Assistant Principal, pictured directly above, have worked to make Washburn one of ihe best and most progressive schools in Minneapolis. We think it is.