Arthur Hill High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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AD TDY A knock upon a second door, a pleasant invitation of entre and johnny steps into another room with the same air of friend- liness about it. He, however, should probably be a bit timid and sellf-conscious as he talks to anot.l1er executive, because a person who is in charge ol absence and tardiness is usually one students would rather not deal with too often. But not at Arthur Hill, for Mr. Ray- mond Morrow, is a real friend of the students. Morning line-up in the general ollice Ends late-corners out oi breath from hurrying, pre- sumably, a little shut-eyed, and traces of thought upon their faces, probably wrack- ing their brains for a good excuse. After tell- ing the troubles of late to Mr. Morrow, students step from tl1e ollice with a slip- white or blue-they leel satisfied because they know that i11 all fairness the ap- propriate color was issued. Boys freely talk their problems over with Mr. Morrow who capably Hlls the position of boys' counselor and adviser of the Student Union Cabinet. As Johnny speaks to Mr, Morrow, Mary discovers that she too has need for counsel- ing. Her steps along the hall lead directly to the center olhce 111, where Miss Ethel A. Peterson is busily poring over papers prob- ably concerning scholarships, health, or the activity calendar all of which she directs. She, too, has a full day, for besides being girls' counselor and heading special activities, she teaches three English classes. Assisting Miss Peterson and Mr. Morrow in counseling and guidance are Hlty-two Mrs. Salvner, Room IIS. heads general olhce stail Mr, Morrow, Room ll2, Boys' Counselor home-room advisers with a group ol' these offering still more thorough direction in a new course, Art of Living. Living is one thing but knowing the art of it is another and 368 10B and 12A students have learned a portion of tl1at technique by taking the one-semester required course, Art of Living. By alternating with gym or library, each student had the subject every other day Miss Novack, Room 113, assists in oflice aflairs 1 Miss Peterson, Room 111, is Girls' Counselor studying the 11nits: Entering School, How to Study, Personality, Manners and Etiquette, Educational Program Plan Guidance, Voca- tional Choice Guidance, Health, Recreation and Leisure Time, Character Building, and Entering Into Adult Connnunity Life. Under the direction of Miss Eloise Bacon, who has spent some time studying guidance problems for her master's degree in this field, Mrs. Sallie M. Brown, Miss Margaret Fraser, Miss Mary F. Lewis, Mr. Harve Light, Miss Ethel Peterson, Mr. Maurice C. Schmidt, Miss Helen Spagnuola, and Mr. Arnold E. Wolgast were instructors of the subject. After discussions with the administration both Johnny and Mary walk towards the general oflice. Sounds issuing from a room to the left show that oflice helpers are busy. A peek in finds Miss Elsie Novack, StCl1Og- rapher, busily supervising the mimeograph, at the same time, telling a student helper the steps ol operation. The short walk iinally ends up in the gen- eral oihce where Mrs. Arnold Salvner, secre- tary, is heard answering telephone calls probably after pausing from planning and arranging program cards, or detailed reports for the superintendent's ofhce. It was a pleasant walk for John and Mary. Both agree, as do students, parents, and the en tire community, that the administrative staff is one that wants to efhciently and graciously aid in the organization for study and leadership. 15

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K ,t,a,f,,m ,On tot L intl: H Lead er-ship, n. See -ship. UST Qi X ' iff!! l t 6 J O O t ll lt ifQ',-ll ' Lead er fled erl, n. One who precedes and is followed by others on conduct, opinion, undertaking. as a building rests on 't lirm found t' 1 a ion, study and leadership are built upon an invisible basis-through the combined ellorts of our ad- ministration, faculty, and students. Johnny and Mary have just come through the com- munity room and are entering the ollice hall. They know that the door of the first olhce 110 always has welcome written all over it. As they step into the room they are greeted with a cheery hello and at once feel at ease. The entire atmosphere ol the room is informal and personal, for it is the man behind the big green desk who makes it so-he is our principal, I. M. Brock. Realizing the need for a building large enough to house 1600 education-seeking students for six hours a day, and necessary equipment to Ht the student lor his future occupation, Mr. Brock compiled available statistics and gave full cooperation and support to concerning the old build- ing and the school program in preparation lor a new plant. Alter actual building plans were on paper he kept constant check trying to bring together or cor- l 1 re ate tie needs of the teacher and student with ideas of practical construction and architectural design. Mr. Brock's school day is taken up with the super- vision ol organization and curriculum, representing the Board ol Education and Superintendent of Schools, discussing and approving various policies which are adopted through him, planning ways to make the school more democratic, and to make more valuable the hours spent at Arthur Hill. Proving his leadership and executive ability, he was elected to the presidenc ol' the 'VI' I ' those seeking information - y . t ic ugan Secondary School Association, to the high school program com- mittee chairmanship oll the state, to the Parent- Teacher State Education committee, to the member- ship ol the directing committee ol Michigan Sec- ondary School Association study, to tl1e vice-presi dency olf Veterans of Foreign Wzirs, to the Y.M.C.A. Boys' VVork committee chairmanship, to the presi- dency ol the Saginaw Kiwani' Cl I dency of the Fordney Club. s ua, and past presi- When the chimes are heard throuffh the mi ic'tl . D z g 1 voice below the clock in each classroom, an announce- ment is sure to follow, and always with that never- know-what's coming introduction by Mr. Brock. Many times during the semester a message came from the Tower room below the tower . g with 1600 students and 60 stall members ways and means by which the school might be a better place in which to learn-Period. clock discussing Friday always finds Mr. Brock glancing over the weekly superintendents bulletin. just after gon song lesters loudly sang sincere happy birthdays over the mike from the gym noon get-together, he celebrated the occasion by slicing the cafeteria-made cake as the faculty-presented clock ticks off the beginning of another year. No mike fright for him, because Mr. Brock is a veteran of the P.A. system and proves it when the PAR group presented an interview of which Bill Petrie, Marcia VanAuken, and Mr. Russell Pointer were a part. Tiller of the soil? It's Mr. Brock rushing production of the growth ol a green lawn which has not yet announced its appearance.

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ORGANIZATION FOR Stanley E. Anderson 1 Eloike Bacon l Sallie M. Brown Earl D. Burnett M. Marie Crittenden l Mattie G. Crump li. O. Damberg john E. Day A. G. Dersch Mary Margaret Doidge Earl S. Drehmer Martha E. Fisher Bernice M. Francis Margaret Fraser Amy Gatz Burnice Gibbs 'Dorothy S. Gieiel Nolu Murphy Guenin Dorothy E. Howe Sally Howell Irving johnson Mary Kreuger Lorna L. Lange Mary F. Lewis I-lurve C. Light Ruth Mcllvenuu Raymond XV. Morrow Elsie Novak Susan B, Orr jznnes Hzlsler Osborne Ethel A. Peterson Eleanor Pollard Volk Kenneth C. Poulson R. George Purdy Herman E. Ramsey Maurice C. Schmidt Stanley D. Schubert Eric E. Senn Robert H. Shorney Earl YV. Smith Helen M. Spagnuola lf. Alison Spence Coila L. Start 'Clarence D. Stewart Irma Stockdale Marion Thomas William L. Vondette Linn Xvllfd B. G. Wells 3 Florence li. YVells 5 Betty M. White Arnold Ii. Xklolgzist r Ella YV. W'oodmun Q Iillen G. Green not in picture 3 16 Lorna Schemm Salvner