Austin High School - Austinian Yearbook (Austin, MN)

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9 I' INEX LX Superintendent Constantly increasing enrollments have made the need for additional grade school space critical, said Mr, S. T. Neveln, superintendent of schools. Bids for the large addition to Sum- ner school hate already been let, while an ad- dition to another grade school and the erection of an entirely new building are still being con templated The present building program is another in the series of building changes which Mr Neweln has witnessed during his tenure in Austin He has previously overseen additions to Sumner Shaw Whittier and Webster schools as well as the large addition to the high school building completed in 1940 During his regime layouts and construction were completed for the develop ment of the athletic and recreation field and the fieldhouse He estimates that the school plant is now worth over 33 000 OOO Board of Education The board of education has general charge of the business of the schools Members must see that the schools are in good repair set up a budget and levy taxes to operate the schools and adapt courses of study lt is their duty to elect a superintendent who is chief executive officer of the board and who in turn selects the faculty for the entire school system The members of the board are elected by the people of Austin They have consistently repre sented the best elements of the community and have individually and collectively made their contribution to Austin s progress in education Mr H O Westby a business executive serves as president of the board Mr Brooks Cutter who is manager of the Austin Button Factory 1S treasurer Secretary is Miss Marjorie Hamlin who is also private secretary to Mr Neveln Directors on the board include Mrs W B Grise housewife Mr Roy Tedrow chief operating engineer for the Hormel Company Dr P A Lommen physician and Mr Kleo Cnldner merchant X TIDIXUXX Vlle 9 T NE ELN ISS NIXRJORIF HXXILIX XlR KIVO CIIDNI-R Stand! g D P A IOXIX 'NR H O XXFQTBX UR PROORQ CLFTER

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L gn iff' MMM In and Around Ausfm In some communities rural and urban lift represent two separate ways of living. Here in Austin the two are well-unihed through the democracy of the high school. Equal opportuni- ties for participation and advancement are pro- vided to country and city pupils. Each year the Student Council sets up a preparatory program to provide information for incoming students. Rural Day Program as it is called instructs Mower County students in thc system of Austin s high school. Special provision is made for transfer students who enter from other communities. All students thus may bridge the gap between one-room schools and Austin s S2 000 000 structure with conhdence and a knowledge of what is to come. Austin s busy Main Street may some day be the business home of some of our high school graduates.

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BUSIITZSS Maflagel' Ordering books and supplies for the entire school system is one of the great tasks performed by Mr. Coumbe. He buys all materlals for the mamtenance of all exght publrc school bulldlngs he has charge of all payrolls and lncommg money from trcket sales for basketball md football games as well as other school actnltres He has charge of payxng Ill school brlls and of keepmg fin 1nc1al books A newcomer to Austrn thls year Mr Coumbe took over hrs dutles on July l l-le came here from Long Prime Mlnnesota where he was assrstant cashler 1n a bank there N S I COL 'VIBI' Administrators A person may consrder hlmself very for tunate rf he rs able to find erther Mr Wescott or Mr Warren at any one certain t1me durmg the day These two men are extremely busy rn thelr jobs as prmcrpal and ass1stant prrncrpal respectrvely Mr Wescott has the xmmense Job of bulldmg 1 schedule of classes ThlS mvolves dlvldrng the hours of the day mto classes and dlstrlbutmg th students accordlng to their programs of study He has charge of the super vrslon of lnstructron 1n the classes whrch IS a job rn rtself Mr Warren IS the person whom one sees when he has been absent or wants to leave school for any reason such as for musrc and speech festwals and state basketball tourna ments A great amount of his time IS spent on collecting unexcused absence sllps from neglr gent students When puplls are absent for two or three days consecutlvely he must contact parents and dlscover the reason for such absences Mr Warren lssues detentlons to tardy and some drsclplmary cases N RH l 1 Nlk ll0Rl l W RRRFNI i -1 ...J s u X. I x 1 x 1 . 1 . . . . . U x x . . . I 3 1. , V. , 3 x C i Y. Q . I H I I e . Y, I I 1 F ! ' , . I ' l 1 3 H ' 1 b l 3 I l . , , X ' U I 1 I 5 e . A IR. , ,. '. 1 u I x x ' I ' ' ' . e - ' l 1 1 1 'I . . l I ' 5 ' . . . h . x . i 1 . . . Q 3 . . . , . lR. . ' N. Wl'SC'3'I I, r JN , '. :l -:fc 22' I I I I xl I 5 rj Q ,.1 A - f el 4