Ambridge Area High School - Bridger Yearbook (Ambridge, PA)

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Command The scl ool board IS at the head of the educatxonal program 1n Ambrldge Hlgh Cchool It IS responsible for the smooth running schedule whlch we follow daxly Durmg their meetmgs, the seven members carry on discussions concernmg the rmprovement and progress of our school system Some of their dutles are to h1re the faculty, take care of the flnances, arrange for the purchase of supplles, and supervlse lmprovements xn the bulldmg The executlves follow the suggestlons of the school board The executlves, the superlntendent, prmclpals, and assistant prmcxpals supervise the teachers and some cholce IH the selectlon of text books and supplxes The faculty, under the dxrectnon of the executnves, has charge of the student body They supervxse the course of study and sponsor clubs and actwltxes that are carrled on after school hours 1n addrtxon to the hours dur1ng school trme The faculty has clone a lot toward preparmg the students for better posxtnons durmg the present emergency The OHICC force IS 1 group of capable people who talce care of all necessary records, clerxcal work, and correspondence that IS connected with the school Each dlvlslon cooperates wlrh the other d1v1s1ons thus malung the school a smooth runnmg, CEICIBIIY. and outstandmg orgamzatxon carry out, to the best of their ability, the plans of the school board. They also have

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DR JOSEPH MOHNEY BENKERT Dr Benkert, our prmclpal, recetved hts elemen tary and hlgh school tramtng tn Clarion County He recemved hxs Bachelor of Scxence degree ln 1928 and h s Master of Scxence degree tn 1930 from the Unlvsrsx y of Pxttsburgh There he served as under graduate asss ant for three years and graduate assxs tant for two years tn the Department of Zoology Dr Benlcert dxd research work tn trop cal bxology cytology and ecology tn the southern states Columbna Venezuela Trlmdacl Brltlsh Guiana, Unnversnty of Chlcago, Mellon Instttute, and the Marxne Btologncal Laboratory at Vlfood s Hole He recexved hxs doctor s degree tn 1941 a the Un verslty of Pxttslnurgh Dr Benkert IS respons1ble for the constructton of the master schedule currxculum and courses of s t.dy 15 chairman of the professxonal instructional council consisting of the department heads He also prepares reports and makes recommendations to the Super xntendent for the xmprovement of the educattonal program DR N A SMITH Although Dr Smxth xs now supermtendent of schools, he has not lost hrs mterest ln the Ambrlclge Hlgh School He frequently attends our assemblles, pep meetmgs, athletlc games and other hxgh school events, and almost daxly may be seen conferrxng with the teachers and prmclpals 1n the ofltces and class rooms of our hugh school Supermtendent Smtth mamtams that the teachers and the students nn our schools lxke all the rest of the populatton must this year contxnue day an and day out to gtve to their wartlme dutles an xmmechate and absolute prxorlty over any and all other acttvttxes WE must, above all, learn to mamtaxn a strong and mtelllgent loyalty to the prmctples for whxch this natlon IS flghttng Each student should pledge hlmself to remam ln school until he graduates attend school regularly and learn all he can to make himself most effectxve tn the setvtces of hxs country v 1 . 1 1 L , 1 1 I 1 11 . . 1 ,1 v 1 ,A ' 4 ' ' as 7 1 1 . .v . - 1 1 .1 1 ' Y r . . 11 , SK 7 7 KY 1 1 . . . 1 I 1' . . , t' .. 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1 -