Andrew Lewis High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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! Taking dictation, running bulletins, copying transcripts—these are only a few oj the duties of Miss Trina Effinger, Mr. Kyle ' s secretary. Her helpers (pictured below) assist with the office routine work. Miss Annie McConkey, Assistant Principal, assists Mr. Kyle in checking absentees; supervises the Cafeteria; and last but not least, is surpassed by no college professor when it comes to teaching Geometry and Trig. How could we get along without dear, faithful Mrs. Bradley to “dish up ” good things to eat? The youths {above) seem to be enjoying her “ eats ” at the moment. (Right) Miss Effinger and Rachel Grubb, at work in the office.

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and Its Administration In fact, there is such a wide selection of courses that it is now being planned for the student to specialize in various types of work and when this work is completed he will receive a diploma which designates him as the graduate of the specific course, rather than just a graduate of the high school. The burden of student guidance in the selection of courses falls upon the home-room teachers. The schedules under which these courses are taken are decided by teachers in consultation with the principal, student, and parent. By this time you can see that we have here at Andrew Lewis, not the little red schoolhouse of yesterday but a large, efficient plant in which the educational opportunities are almost limitless. The center of this educational system is the principal with his office force. It is from the office that we receive the directions which make the school run on schedule. It is in the office that the records are kept—the records of each student and his progress throughout his four years at Andrew Lewis. We come to this educational four years—we work; we study; we learn and leave in the office an indelible record of our successes and failures. Some day we may be offered a chance at success in later life on the strength of these records. Every freshman should be taught this fact as soon as he enters this institution. He should be made to realize that he is not just preparing to live, but that he is living. His behavior and his scholastic record are making his reputation. Ladies and gentlemen—I have described to you our school—one of the most modern and efficient in the state—we owe its existence to you, the taxpayers; we are truly thankful to you for our school and the educational opportunities it has given us. —Charles Whitmore The management of the School Cafeteria is no small job. Miss Annie McConkey sees to it that “people and things ” are always in order here, and a splendid job she does of it. Outsiders always compli¬ ment our food, and our cafeteria in general. Air. Foci, whose responsibility it is to see that the school plant is kept clean, neat and warm. f is p-

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These portals have watched us come and go through all the days of our training. Perhaps , like the teachers , they , too , have sometimes wondered whether we would ever amount to anything —we were so lighthearted , care¬ free , and sometimes so noisy — but we shall. Ah yes , our days here shall not have been in vain. Having entered these doors , we go out better prepared for service. Here they are—planning schedules, studying methods and procedures, always eager to offer us the best in every possible way, in our training for service in their respective departments—our patron saints, the Faculty.