Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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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

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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 at AHS FACULTY COUNCIL Something new in the chain of school administration, and unique in Oregon public schools, is the faculty council organized two years ago by Principal Robert C. Bush. Established as a group to share in the responsibility of operating the school and to share in planning the school pro¬ gram the faculty council serves as a cabinet for the admin istration. Solving tough daily problems is one of the chief jobs of the council. Members of the group are elected from the faculty at large each fall. The entire faculty selects the chairman. Routine questions, as well as major policy problems, come before the council in the operation of the school. Ques¬ tions which arise from the faculty are aired before the group and recommendations are made and then taken before the entire faculty. Reuben Jensen is chairman of the faculty this year. The council was starled two years ago. Carl Bourne served as the first faculty chairman. Chief job of the group is to help assure smooth opera¬ tion in the clem,ocratic LIFE at AHS. lIF.rilK.N .IKVSK.N l ' ll. U!M. .N F.V ri.TV ( ' (irNCII. .Minx KI.1. SS(IN I.YI.K . l.u:v WlIKKI.KI! (!lll!KliT SI ' dTl sr.X.M.rn (il.K K l AKI. ISdl ' IINK .irllN II .NKI.I.OU .M.MKI.VUKT 1 I ' ll.WI mi.l ' ll U. UNII I!(I1!K1!T (■ Ill ' SIl 11