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

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Mr. Charles Coulter, superintendent Dr. Milford Holt, director of secondary education Board of Education Geared to Mid-Sixties BOARD OF EDUCATION—SEATED: Mr. Eugene Stans- bury, Mrs. Dorothy Beck, Mr. Walter Averill, Mr. Charles Saginaw’s Board of Education was faced with a big challenge this year. Because alloted funds were decreased in 1964, the Saginaw school system was forced to operate with a $170,000 deficit. The board met the challenge by finding an alternate means of revenue, charging fees in the Saginaw public schools. Students at Arthur Hill were charged $3.50 book fee, $2.00 parking fee, and 50 cent towel fee. The income from all public schools amounted to ap- proximately thirty-five thousand dollars. This helped relieve the financial deficit. Coulter, Mr. Walter Leesch. STANDING: Mr. R. Joseph Heagany, Mr. Harold Karls, Dr. John Goodsell. The Board of Education has been and will con- tinue to be the backbone of the Saginaw public school system. Today’s policies and tomorrow’s pro- grams were skillfully and quickly handled by the board. The seven members along with Mr. Charles Coulter, superintendent, and Dr. Milford Holt, di- rector of secondary education, met the second Tues- day of each month. The officers for 1964-65 were: Mr. Walter Averill, president; Dr. John Goodsell, vice president; Mr. R. Joseph Heagany, secretary; Mr. Eugene Stansbury, treasurer.

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Harold W. Giesecke We. a | 10 “3 | WEDNESDAY He Keeps the School Moving Forward... For the teacher, For the community. Mr. Harold W. Giesecke, principal “Arthur Hill is unique in the state, if not the na- tion, because of its high morale and deep feeling for traditions,” principal Harold W. Giesecke stated. | “ .. Saginaw has grown up, showing a greater in- | terest in schools, more response and support, and a | greater awareness of the importance of education.” | Mr. Giesecke, a graduate of the University of Wis- consin, with a master’s degree from DePaul Univer- | sity, has served as principal since 1962. Away from school, he enjoys woodworking and fishing. | 10

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Olmsted, Birdsall Pilot 2,100 Hillites Mr. Keith H. Birdsall Miss Helen Olmsted Assistant Principal Dean of Students Just off the main office were the desks of Miss Helen Olmsted, dean of students, and Mr. Keith Birdsall, assistant principal. Miss Olmsted, in her third year as dean, was in charge of student activi- ties and honors. A large part of her job concerned the various scholarships available to Hillites. She was also in charge of senior hostesses and the Youth for Understanding program. Mr. Birdsall began his second year as assistant prin- cipal in January. The greater portion of his job was student discipline. He was responsible for de- termining eligibility in athletic and extracurricular activities. He also compiled and maintained the school calendar. Both Mr. Birdsall and Miss Olmsted served on the faculty cabinet in permanent positions. In many i ways their work was very similar, for both dealt with the student, his problems, and his hopes.