Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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Qd ministration Coordinates Superintendent E. D. Maurice Without the efficient administrators of AHS, o look into the past year would prove fruitless indeed. Co-ordinator of the Ashtabulo School system was Superintendent E. D. Maurice. Mr. Maurice supervised faculty and student body alike and was instrumental in drawing up the $2,500,000 school bond issue for building construction and repair, approved by Ashtabula voters in November. Principal E. I. Gephart listened to both pupils' and teachers' problems and meted out punishment when students strayed from the straight and narrow. He scheduled activities, vacations, and pay assemblies, which relieved the strain at strategic moments. Acting os boys' counsellor and assistant to Mr. Gephart was A. E. Wight, assistant principal. Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds A. W Lewis carried out orders of the school board for the purchase and maintenance of equipment and supervised erection of new steel stands at Bula field. Duties of the director of child accounting and guidance include making sure students attend classes regularly and solving the problems of those who don't come for various reasons. This post was obly filled by Miss Amy Parker. ten

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Boiic) (Issue Pates Pliotitij J. A. Colin was appointed to the board when Mr. Wollender moved out of the school district, and W. D. Guerriero replaced M. H. Young when he took over his new duties os city solicitor. At the reorganization meeting in January, K. H. Parks was elected president, with G E. Ducro, Jr., as vice-president. Joining C. H. Sonborn and W D. Guerriero to constitute the remainder of the board was R. W Benham. These ten men guided the destinies of AHS ond formulated mony innovations to benefit the Ashtabula City school system. Outstanding among these were the erection of new all-steel stands at Bula field and passage of the $2,500,000 school bond issue. Money from the sale of the bonds will be used for additions to Bunker Hill, Chestnut avenue, Columbus junior high, and West junior high; to construct a new combined elementary building to replace Station avenue and Division schools; to erect a new Park junior high; and to renovate and repair the present senior high school. Some contracts have already been let; actual construction is now under way. Continuing their policy of repairing and replacing old buildings and equipment, the board had new boilers installed in the central plant and a long-awaited new chimney constructed. Also under the supervision of the board were the evening adult classes in woodworking, refrigeration, and art. In addition, the speciol classes at Park junior high were continued under the direction of Mrs. Mary Louise Hadlock and Mrs. Elizabeth Lucas. The city business and industrial advisory board for school vocational departments was continued with the participation of a number of Ashtabula businessmen. Other accomplishments included purchase of needed machinery for the vocational department, adjustment of teachers' salaries to the 1949 schedule, and adoption of new rules and regulations for use of buildings, grounds, equipment, and musical instruments. nine

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Jlije at Q H £ Psychologist for the City school system wos Dr. Joseph Miller, who administered tests to the younger children and consulted with the older students about their problems. Dr. Miller wos also counselor and adviser to faculty and administration. Issuing those sick permits and caring for school-time injuries wos Mrs. Helen Kellogg, school nurse. C. A. Meister ruled the vocational building with an iron hand as director of the vocational and industrial arts closses. Greeting us with friendly smiles were Miss Phyllis Cresswell, secretary to Superintendent E. D. Maurice; Miss Peggy Miller, secretary to Principal E. I. Gephart; and Miss Edna Johnsen, secretary to A. W. Lewis. Norma Gentile assisted in the principal's office, while Beverly Caloway served as Mr. Meister's secretary. Barbara Ernst worked in the school headquarters office and helped Mrs. Kellogg. Principal E. I. Gephart, Assistant Principal A. E. Wight. C. A. Mcitscr. A. W. Lewis, Dr. Joseph Miller, Miss Amy Parker, Miss Edna Johnsen. Mrs. Helen Kellogg, Miss Peaay Miller, and Miss Phyllis Cress-well. eleven