Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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. . Democratic LIFE at AHS Sharing in the leadership chores at AHS are Ralph Lind, vice-principal, and Margaret Upham, dean of girls. Vice-principal Lind serves as second in command and in addition performs many functions in counseling and guidance. He aids Mr. Bush in the general direction of the school and the school staff. One major part of Mr. Lind ' s activity is helping students with scholarships to colleges. Finding jobs, choosing proper courses and school discipline, are other areas in which he performs a role in the democratic LIFE at AHS. Mr. Lind ' s opposite number is Margaret Upham, dean of girls, who performs for the girls many of the same functions Mr. Lind has charge of with the boys. Both serve the school in other capacities, Mr. Lind as advisor for the Rod and Gun club. Miss Upham as an English teach er and ad¬ visor for the Girls ' league. UNI I VICE-1’I!IN( ' II’. I, STAFF Not to be overlooked in LIFE at AHS are two important departments: the custodial staff and the kitchen staff. John Peterson, custodian, is assisted by James Larson, who is new to AHS this year. Two new faces operat¬ ed the school cafeteria this year, Mrs. Ann Sporre, head cook, and Mrs. Lucille Smith, assistant cook. .IllllN I ' ETKRSdN CrSTlIIH.VN .I.VMES l.. liS(l. Nl(;ill ' .I.WlTdl! MRS, .WN Sl ' dRRK IIKVII ( (IdK .MRS. uciu: sMini .VSSIS ' IAN ' I rodk 9

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Democratic LIFE ot AHS . . Heading up the democratic and adminis¬ trative aspects of LIFE at AHS Robert C. Bush, principal, in his third year as the top man at the high school, continued the policies he started to draw more students into school government and spread the principles of dem¬ ocratic leadership throughout the school staff. In addition to providing leadership for nearly 600 students Principal Bush ' s croes include leading a staff of nearly 30 teachers and five custodial, kitchen and office helpers. Continued this year as innovations begun earlier in Mr. Bush ' s tenure were the expand¬ ed student council and the faculty council. Both these organizations are intended to spreod the responsibility of the school govern¬ ment and administration democratically among the people involved. Lending a helping hand to Mr. Bush in his work with the student council are Ralph Lind, vice-principal, Margaret Upham, dean of girls, and Marjorie Halderman, librarian. All the problems connected with the oper¬ ation of a school are channeled through the central office where Mr. Bush is assisted by Mrs. Louise Mallow, secretary, and a crew of high school girl office assistants. itoKKiiT c. isrsir I ' in.vcii ' .vi. SCHOOL M. li.l(II!lK ll.MyDKItM.VV STI IIK.VT ( ' (lI NCII, .UiVISKi; UinsE M. I,|, I V IIITK ' K SIXliK ' l . in .M. lt(i. l!KT ri’lI.VM liE.V.N (IF CIIII.S 8

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Democratic LIFE at AHS STUDENT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Student leadership is keynote at AHS and the key to student leadership in LIFE at AHS in 1953-54 was Jerry Smith, popular president of the associated students. In addition to coordinating the activities of the other student body officers, presiding over the student council end other tasks, Prexy Smith served as the liason between the principal and the students as well as between the faculty and the students. Problems which faced Smith and his staff of student body officers came from the students and the administration. Thus policy questions arising both from the students and the administration came before the student government. A chief question tackled by this year ' s group of student leaders were problems in relation to the construction of a proposed new high school. Student committee ' s helped the city school administration solve many questions in school plant planning. In this and other ways Smith ' s administration left a lasting impression on the democratic LIFE at AHS. .IKItItV S.MITII ;-Tri K. r irinY ItdK liKlTKI! l(l. KNdl.I Nlt .n l Y IILSK.N ' .II.M (KII.M, .IIC.X.VNK S.M KK •IK.N.VV SI.VCI.KTdN .11 1,1 K SI.M.Md.NS .Id.W .MdKKIii; EVm.Y.N NELSMtX 10