Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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★ Mrs. Elliott and Miss Sayre S uiperin tendent THE superintendent's office is responsible for tin coordi- nation of the Aines public schools. Mrs. (Irayce Elliott is secretary to the superintendent of schools, and Miss Laura Sayre serves as stenographer for Mr. Xodland and Mr. Frank B. Howell, secretary of the Board of Education. All the records for the Ames schools are tiled in the superin- tendent’s office. These include at- tendance and grade records for each pupil, records of stamps and bond sales, summaries of various reports from the schools and rec- ords and reports of teachers and supervisors. Ordering and distributing all textbooks and supplies is handled by this office also. During the summer, the superintendent's an- nual report to the Board of Edu- cation and the budget for the next year an prepared and distributed by this office. All bills are checked and paid by this office, and in addition, monthly pay rolls are prepared and salary warrants is- sued for all employees of the pub- lic schools. The adult education program, reaching over two hundred resi- dents of Ames, was arranged and conducted through the superin- tendent's office. Public forum meetings, held for the eleventh consecutive year, were arranged for by Mr. Xod- land. Publicity materials for these forums were distributed by the superintendent’s office. Thirteen

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nncipat J ice THE high school principal's of- fice is a busy place, what with all the many and varied kinds of activities going: on there. Keeping cheek, twice daily, on 471 students and 33 faculty mem- bers is only a beginning. Prepa- ration of daily bulletins for the teachers, weekly calendars and menus for the cafeteria are all in a week's work, too. Then, there is the checking of materials for the teachers, putting out supplies, sending out report cards, giving official approval to all passes, approving all excuses for absence or tardies and super- vising the office training of ad- vanced commercial students. Responsibilities of these girls include the delivering of passes and memoranda to all teachers, taking telephone calls and gather- ing up attendance slips. This office also keeps all sorts of statistical records such as per- centages of absences and tardies every six weeks. Those in charge of this office must lie versatile and efficient since they are receptionists, coun- sellors and secretaries. Those hold- ing the post this year have been Mrs. Erma Slaichert, Mrs. Mary Turner and Mrs. Margie Berglund. All have fulfilled their jobs as counsellors and secretaries and have been popular among students. ★ Ruth and Elinor help Mrs. Berglund with the attendance record Twelve

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 MR. ARTHUR AMUNDSON MISS MADALENE CANVIN MR. HIRAM COVEY MR. DONALD HARTT MRS. MYRNA GREEN MISS ANN BEATTY MISS EDNA WILLIAMS MR. KENNETH PAGE MISS CHARLOTTE NELSON Fourteen Jectcliers 1■■■■ -