Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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. . DESK JOBBERS HE superintendent's office 1s responsible for the supervision of the Ames publie schools. Select- ine and supervising teachers, pre- paring the budget, purchasing and distributing supplies, and directing adult education and forums are duties performed in this office. As the reception room for Mr. Young's private domain, the high Is it a pink ele- phant, Laura? Number please; thank you. Twelve Betty slipping. x Rowena watching the clock. school office has charge of record- Ing absences and tardies, stamping Passes, and answering telephone calls. Advanced commercial stu- dents mastered the office procedure under the liberal direction of Mrs. Rowena Trimble. Kleanor McElyea became the head after Rowena left the latter part of the vear, but wed- ding bells soon called her, too. A ndis ceed Et bei. n ae ш aa

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PORTRAITS Charlotte Nelson—molds journalistic opinions in Ames High as sponsor of Week- ly Web. Blanche Oxborrow—assumed new job as student council czar; also informed her myriad of civie students on the intricate workings of the American government. Melva Pinney—thies and parachutes when not attending to the home fires. Maregarei Porter—geniallv drills ambitious young violinists. Everett Ritland—1nvents modern military strategy based on Caesar’s Gallic campaign. Lawrence Simmerimeg—dictates policies of 158; burns night oil adjusting carburetors for auto mechanics course. Ray Smallinge—took over not only coaching duties, but also a wee female addition to his family. L. Wayne Smith—cheerful and skillful dramatic coach famous this year for his brainwracking instruction of army com- mands. Lelah Spatz—relinquished her head- ship of Fire Squad to release men for com- bat duty abroad in our armed forces. Ber- пата Swedell—deliehted with new trie class where he is able to spout off on such major problems as the right size for tin cans. Marcia Turner—mothers her girl home-ec students with ways to carry on a successful home. Kenneth Wells—switched his 1n- evitable bright sport coat for the spifty blue of the Navy. Eva White—her wartime duties consisted of supervising service scrap hooks for USO centers in this country, Edna Wilcox—presided as censor of hall duties during the second semester and retained her title of two-gun Gus.

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ж Betty under pressure from Dr. Armstrong and Mrs. Dempsey. EIT NC ALC FITTERS OMPLETE physical examina- tions for the 182 sophomores were designed for the modern phy- sical fitness program initiated in Ames High at the beginning of the year. Dr. W. B. Armstrong, city school doetor, and Mrs. Sadie Dempsey, school nurse, examined the students and reported any ab- normal conditions to the pupil and parents. Keeping in stride with the war effort, high school girls had their eyes examined. All boys eighteen on or betore June 1, 1942, were examined for the purpose of detect- ing any minor physical defects and facilitating their correction before entering the armed forces. Соп- tmuing the old practice, daily re- admittance examinations were given to all those who had been absent for three or more successive days. Though no longer children, more than 125 high school students and two faculty members contracted the 3-day measles in an epidemie which broke out at the beginning of the second semester and lasted for about two months. The enforced vacations were welcomed by pupils and teachers alike as an excellent opportunity to rest in the arms of Morpheus each morning beyond the usual hour, without a guilty con- sclence. First Aid, both elementary and advanced, and Home Nursing were offered to those interested. Mrs. Dempsey taught the latter while Mrs. K. W. Stouder took over the First Aid classes after Miss Spatz left. Thirteen