Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Miss Ruth Ecklind Miss Ruth Ecklind organizes and supervises all health programs in the high school. Working this year without the aid of a school physician, she has done an outstanding job of helping the young people of Ames he not only as physically fit. but as mentally fit as possible, to carry out the many activities of school days. Among her various duties she assists the Ames physicians in tin physical examination of all new students to the Ames system in the eleventh and twelfth grades. The nurse also administers vision and hearing screening tests to all high school stu- dents. Students who have been absent from school for three days or more because of illness must report to the health office for readmission to school. The school nurse also assists other teachers of health subjects with demonstrations and talks. The job of keeping Ames High clean and neat is the duty of the school custodians. Lloyd Shadle is tin- supervisor of the custodians who are (Jeorge Hcr .berg, Joe Middents, and 1 001 Sherman. They must arrive at the school early in the morning. Their first jobs upon arriving in the morning are to unlock the doors and sweep the gym. Throughout the day they follow a regular schedule in their cleaning, in order not to miss one room or section. They have coffee breaks in the morning and afternoon. Before leaving at night they lock all the doors and check t lie windows. George Hcr .berg Paul Sherman Joe Middents Six

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STANDING: Harry R. McPhail. Don Stevens. Karl Holtz. Frank Hotcell. SKATED: .. O. Stewart, Mrs. I.ec liosebrook. J. D. Taylor. Dr. Julia Cole W'elden, Frank Adams. The Board of Education is the governing body of the district. The smoothness and effi- cient running of all the schools in the District are in the hands of the Board. It has such func- tions and duties as the following: It is the ultimate authority in the employment or dis- missal of all personnel; it controls the curri- culum; it controls the acquisition and disposal of all School property: it may establish reason- able rules for the conduct of pupils and suspend or expel pupils who refuse to obey the estab- lished rules. The Board of Education also may fix the tuition charges and terms of admission for non-resident pupils. Regular meetings are held on the second -Mon- day in each calendar month and are always open to the public. Special meetings, also open to the public, may be called when necessary. The Board of Education elects a Superin- tendent of Schools who is the executive officer of tho Board. lie has such powers and duties as may be prescribed by rules adopted by the Board or by law. The current Superintendent of Schools is Mr. Harry McPhail. The members of the Board of Education are: Dr. John Taylor, President; Frank Adams. Earl Holtz, Mrs. Alice Koscbrook. Don Stevens, I j. O. Stewart, and Dr. Julia Dole Weldcn. An election was held on March 8 and Leslie B. Harrison and Thomas E. Hannum were elected to replace Taylor and Stewart. Hiram Munn is the treasurer and Frank B. Howell is the secretary to the Board and busi- ness manager. Five

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 TOP: Kjerland, J. I meson. Senders. THIRD: hnsland. .1. Itrekke. Ounderson. Itrmmnirr, C. Miller. SKCOND: V. Kauff- man. Olson. FRONT: A hart. Points. The job of planning and preparing meals which are served to approximately 130 people each day in the high school cafeteria, is under the supervision of Mrs. .Maude .Marsh. Mrs. Marsh is aided by two assistants. Mrs. Cornelia Kriekson and Mrs. Pay Olson. Students also help in the cafeteria each noon. Mary Ann Ahart is in charge of the cash register and Rosalee Points is cashier. Working at the counter in serving the food are Mary Lou Imsland, Vera Kauffman and Audrey Brekke. Roger Gunder- son is in charge of faculty lunches. Taking care of the many dirty dishes which always seem to accumulate so quickly are Arnis Sraders, John Kjerland, Craig Miller. John Lawson, and Bob Bragonier. dishwashers. All the students who work in the cafeteria get their meals free of charge ami are dismissed from third period class a few minutes early. Mrs. Marsh, the chief “meal planner is not new to the high school. She has been a cook in the cafeteria for the past seven years. She be- came manager for the first time this year and says she likes her work very much. Mrs. Cornelia Kriekson. Mrs. Fan Olson, Mrs. Maude Marsh Seven