Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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1: r -els. E, .As l l i RIO ffanning ayzeacf Allen Cannon, Bonnye Deal, Director of Counseling Director of Testing These are our COUNSELORS, fhe men and women whose service fo fhe sfudenfs and fhe school was indispensible. Relafions befween pupils and feachers and many problems concerning sfudenf body af- fairs were handled by fhese busy counselors. The office was always open fo everyone. In spife of fhe large number of sfudenfs wifh whom each counselor worked, fhey fried fo become beffer acquainfed wifh fhe sfu- denfs, fheir problems, inferesfs and abilifies, so fhaf fhe rogram of educafion in high school mighf Eelp each one shape for himself a successful fufure. The counselors were al- ways vifally inferesfed in each sfudenf's educa- fional, social and menfal developmenf. Since fhe home life of a sfudenf sefs fhe pace for his school life, inferviews wifh par- enfs of sfudenfs having specific problems and needs were welcomed in fhe counselors' office. These counselors worked hand in hand wifh fhe affendance counselors in some insfances. They leff fheir office dufies fhis spring fo fravel fo grammar schools fo regisfer pofenfial freshmen, fo counsel fhem as fo fheir courses and fo fry fo prepare fhem for high school life. lst Row, l to R: Jewell Coon, Clyde Dcwold. l. 1 R Ar! Johnson, Belty Moehnke. 2nd Row, o : 3rd Row, L to R: Glendon Rodgers, Ruth Neiman. 4lh Row, l lo R: Fred Robinson, Eloise Nelson. 5th Row, l. to R: George Williamson, Earlene Waters.

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MORALE IS THE QUALITY OF THE WHOLE PEOPLE, ITS SENSE OF THE PAST, ITS GRIP ON THE PRESENT, AND ITS BELIEF IN THE FUTURE. YOUR ADMINISTRATION AND FACUL- TY BELIEVE IN YOUR PRESENT AND HAVE FAITH IN YOUR FUTURE. L. W. H. Y Y' I Leslie W. Hedge, Principal ireciing ur frogreaa Below: Barbara Tucker and Marlon Solurl, secretaries. Mr. Leslie W. Hedge, our principal, fulfilled fhe difficulf responsibilify of keeping Bakersfield High School operaf- ing smoofhly and efficienfly in bofh educafional and so- cial acfivifies. His posifion demanded fhaf he work wifh bofh fhe sfudenf body and faculfy, and his co-operafive smile and compefenf manner made him esfeemed by everyone. Alfhough his schedule was always filled, in- ferrupfions were unavoidable af fimes. He was always busy geffing everyone who was a parf of our school fo work wifh fhe resf of fhe school. Miss Barbara Tucker, Mr. Hedge's secrefary, helped keep fhe office work on schedule. Miss Solari aided her wifh fyping, filing and various ofher dufies. They kepf fhe school calendar, on which were recorded school evenfs fhaf were fo happen in fhe school year. If an appoinf- menf was fo be made, fhey kepf if in line wifh Mr. Hedge's schedule. Their efficiency helped Mr. Hedge's affairs run on fime. lmporfanf files and business papers were kepf in order. Mr. Hedge, assisfed by fhese able women, made his office a cheerful and business-like one. 9

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Have you ever fried leaving school 'for a few days? Maybe you mel' one of lhe ATTENDANCE COUNSELORS. If you did 'lhey fried 'lo solve your prob- lem wilh palience and underslanding. They were co-ordinalors befween lhe home and school in allendance prob- lems. Sealed: Evelyn Schilling Standing, L lo R: Homer Beaffy, Jack H I1 Herbert Marlin, Howard Whalen. Nurses Lillian Howen and Ann Farrell were behind a new proiecl' lasl' year- special classes for underweighl and overweighl girls. Their line of duly also included supervising vaccinalions and lyphoid shols. Through lheir skill and palience +hey did an excellenl' iob keep- ,,,,.. ing l'he s'l'uden'l's in good heal'l'h. School Nurses lillian Ho n and Ann Farrell. Whefher il' was addilional informalion for a debale or a hislory assignmenl on Theodore Roosevelf, Bakersfield High School librarians were ready +o help. Maps, files of magazines and books were selecled by fhem for lhe library. One of lheir nolable services was lraining girls as library assislanis. Lb Dorothy Wheorty and Bernice B d d