Amherst Central High School - Tower Yearbook (Amherst, NY)

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P8V50ll6lll.97 MRS. PETERSEN, MRS. PIERCE Mrs, Pierce and Mrs. Peter- sen are Mr. Lexer's assist- ants in the financial depart- ment at Amherst. They spend their time on such tasks as making out the pay- roll and paying the hills. QQ MR. LEXER A familiar hgure in Amherst is Mr. Charles J. Lexer, school district clerk. Al- though we do not come in contact with him in a teacher-student relationship, we all recognize his importance in handling lt st' MR. SCHAEFER Mr. Alan Schaefer is the cheerful man in the attendance ollice whom Amherston- ians must see in order to be excused from school early for a dentist appointment or for work. ln addition to his job as attend- ance director, he supervises the Projection Crew and their showing, ol' educational films in the classroom. 23 Amherst's business affairs. NS f ,..':g1 '-.sgcx Lf

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tit' ,4f.If.- vie-Q' OPERATING STAFF We owe a great deal to Mr. Robertson, engineer, and his staff for keeping Am- herst in good mechanical order. A vote of thanks must also go to George Thurn- herr, the chief custodian, and his assist- ants for their work. CAFETERIA STAFF Our spirited cafeteria stall' is responsible for the deli- cious meals served in our cafeteria. Under the direc- tion of Mrs. Vera Mai- schoss, these women spend several hours daily prepar- ing and Serving us lunches. Pemmnel with M R. BUTTS We all recognize Mr. Butts as having charge of textbooks for all classes and also know him to be vitally interested in many forms of youth activities. J E i -.U ' T ,, X' ,ll y Xl ' .4 f - W Q .. ,. Fw --' - fha!! t K ulfivl I 7 ' -- iw, ' it-1 Q ll et. - fi - . 1 : kv, 'H , .J A, '96 a n , 441'-,Af '-q1....,,.....,' ,,.. , 'Ql fis 1 ' L24 l un.. Anna Pichlcr, Florence Levan, Edith Clode, Maude Shamp, Irene Hathaway, Florence Brunner, Celia Eber, Bessie Smith, Mildred Hastreiter, Josephine Barton. 22

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ADULT EDUCATION Learning does not stop after high school graduation. As the world progresses and the individual faces new situations and ambitions in life, he must prepare himself to meet these changes. For this reason, our Amherst Central Adult School offers a program which will comply with thc work, cultural, family, civic, and social needs of the community. The Adult School is open to all adults, regardless of where they live. Residents of Amherst are given preference and former Amherst High School students are urged to return to their Alma Mater. This year, over 4.000 adults attended to make more than 6,800 class enrollments. Courses are ofTered in arts and crafts, business, citizenship, economics, lan- guages, family living, driver education, recreation, and other subjects. New courses will be started in response to com- munity and social needs as seen by our director, Dr. Minich, the Board of Edu- cation, and teachers, or upon the request of twelve prospective students. MARY KENDALL and KARLA GALL- MAN, Secretaries Amherst Central High School where 4100 adults attend exening classes. K 1 5s x X! -X CARL MINICH, Director of Adult MARY PARKE, Specialist in Parent Education and Family Life Education 1' A.,- F in One of many Adult School painting classes The Board of Education meets in the auditorium. 24