Abilene High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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LIBRARIANS AND SECRETARIES MRS. NANCY MURRAY Because of her helpfulness to the scholars laboring over special reports, Mrs, Murray has never lacked friends. She has been librarian for nine years and serves each and all with the same cheerful smile and qood advice. MISS RUTH HUTCHISON Everyone has known that Miss Hutchison was too good to keep since she came here last year to serve as freshman librarian. At the end of February, she received a Civil Service appointment and left immediately for Wash inaton, D. C. MISS LAVELLE COCPER MISS SARAH ELIZABETH CLARK Miss Cooper, of Superintendent Dudley's off- Miss Clark, Mr. Enqland's able aid, is merely fice, is favorably and Well known. She is a an old friend returned to her alma mater. She graduate of Abilene Hiah School, class of l93l. is a graduate of the class of IQ36. Wisdom of the ages within four Walls Page I4

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Page 13 MRS. EDITH C, SMITH, B. A. Student Counselor Go ask Mrs. Smith, she'll know! These are the words so often heard in the halls and on the campus ot Abilene High School, The question may be anything about the correct use ot grammar, or it may be any ot the various problems ot the everyday lite ot a student. Mrs. Smith is always understand- inq and sympathetic, and is never too busy to talk with a student. Her tield ot activities is very wide and Varying in that she is interested in art, music, plays, literature, and people. People with o definite purpose in lite especially interest me, says Mrs. Smithg and students see that this is true. She always attends the school programs and gives her undivided attention to her duties. Those who have worked with her can appreciate the sunny smile and sympa- thetic nature ot this counselor, teacher, and friend. feS. C. --G. N.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Hilliard S. Fatherree, I. M. Hooks, Vtfalter larrett, E. L. Harwell, l. B. Fielder, L. I. Ackers, Mrs. I. D. Perry, Mrs. H. A. Pender, L. E. Dudley. These men and women, seated around a council table, hold the progress of the Abilene City Schools in their hands in that the Board of Trustees have the task of employing the city teachers, caring for the buildings, and providing for the children who enter the schools for the first time each year. Everyone knows that they have performed their duties well with the aim for an up-to-date, more progressive school sys- tem always before them. lt is with this aim in mind that the trustees of the Abilene Public Schools have been able to place the Abilene schools among the highest and best ranking schools in Texas. The Board has done much for the schools this year. They have added fire escapes to several buildingsg have made improvements on the ath- letic field, have contracted for the building of four concrete tennis courtsy have adopted a salary schedule for all teachers, placing sal- ary increases on a basis of amount of training, length of service, and amount of extra work done by teacherp and have been working con- stantly on plans for two new Iunior High School buildings, but have not yet perfected financial arrangements to complete their plans. The present Board consists of I. Pt. Fielder, president, elected in April, l927g E. L. Harwell, vice president, elected in April, l935g Mrs. H. A. Pender, appointed March 7, 19295 L. I. Ackers, appointed Novem- ber 26, l93lg I. M. Hooks, appointed August 28, l932, Mrs. I. D. Perry, appointed August 27, l937g Walter Iarrett, appointed luly Zl, 1938. P ge15