Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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is ww- 11411 .wwf -. .. wmswrf WAN? ii, - 1 35 ur rincipa if o Q it .. hm. ,W ,. W ,,,, , , The primary duty of our principal, Mr. Leslie W. Hedge, was keeping the school functioning as a smoothly co- ordinated unit. This task was admir- ably accomplished, and Mr. Hedge met all responsibilities, whether they were giving advice and answering questions or handling the intricate de- tails of school administration, with the some cheerfulness and certainty that made him esteemed by all. Assisting Mr. Hedge in much of his business was Miss Barbara Tucker, his secretary. Familiar to all, Miss Tucker handled school correspondence, kept the official calendar, and assisted with the planning and scheduling of many school activities. Together they formed a vital wheel about which the entire school turned.

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District and Business officers for the year were: Mr. Avery Al- len, director of public relations, Mr. Percy Cooke, distributor of text books and Mr. H. K. Dick- son, supervisor of agricultural education. Dr. John Eckhart was in charge of curriculum, guidance and re- search. Mr. Ben Evans was sup- ervisor of the library service, Mr. G. W. Garrard, in charge of adult education and principal of our evening high school. Other officers included: Mr. J. B. Haralson, head of P. E. de- partment, Mr. Jack Hilton, at- tendance and pupil accounting, Mr. Harold Pauley, transporta, tion Mr. E. J. Peery, audio-visual aids, Mr. Norman Pollasky, build- ings, grounds and equipment, Mr. T. S. Taber, assistant business service head, and Miss Valentina Valena, cafeteria. 0 Miss Florence McCullen Business Office Q Q 9 . f il- V, -'I 5, '. . 1 J, I K ' A ol 'vnu tiff if EJ Tarts' l l

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xec Committee ies ek.-ek , iw: T Diligently upholding the high standards of leadership set by preceding committees, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of l947'48 worked hard to give Bakersfield High School the fine year it had. Head of the student body was Jack Buster, president, who conducted the meetings in his usual efficient way. Syl Mc- Ninch, Jack's right hand man, was vice-pres- ident and Micky Hickman acted as secretary for the year. Selected to be business manager was Clayton Mack, who ably held his post. Norma Garrone was the one who so creditably edited the Oracle. Yearbook credit also goes to Harvey Dana, Oracle business manager. Hard-working Blue and White editor was Ann Cierley, assisted by Zello Blakeney, Blue and White business manager. Chief song leader for Kaycee was vivacious Shir-Lee Burt, whose assistants were Karin Waterman and Bobbie Sams. Doss Smith, main yell leader, was aided by Lloyd Best and Duane Mydland. They helped to boost school spirit a great deal with their lively cheer leading. my 'ttf' ,1- lmgrl l ll, nl, if ll T E i i . 'I ' T1 4 YA in rs 93 l3