Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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Lead Us Wisely Composed QT The Ten sTudenT body oTTi- cers, The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE is The main governing body oi Bakersiield High. They meeT weekly wiTh Glendon Rodgers, adviser: Principal L. W. I-ledge: and AI Dennis, Tinancial adviser, To discuss prob- lems and aTTairs oT The sTudenT body. Upon The resignaTion oi Caroline BooTh, Jackie Shields represenTed The yell leader on The commiTTee during The second semesTer. Along wiTh EasT Bakersfield execuTives. The commiTTee acTed in IaTe spring as hosT To The meeTing oT The Caliiornia AssociaTion oT STudenT Councils. The ExecuTive CommiTTee sponsored The TirsT dance oT The year. The Howdy Hop, To welcome Treshmen. and also The STudenT Body Card Dance. As The holiday season approached, The oTTicers puT K. C. inTo ChrisTmas spiriT by decoraTing a Tree in The hall oi The AdminisTraTion Building. n be here Righl: Row I, L Io R: John Griffiths, Sludenl Body Presi- dent, Bob Purvis, Vice-President. Row Il, l to R: Judy Bar- rett, Secrefaryg Ray Solari, Business Manager, Caroline Boolh, Head Yell Leader, Kalie Hinderliler, Head Song Leader. Row Ill, L to R: Shirley Cierley, Blue and Whit Edilor, Francille Harrison, Blue and While Business Man agerg Wanda Weeks, Oracle Editor, Paul Bucka, Oracle Business Manager.

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Above: L. W. Hedge, Principal tudent Body Executives Working on sfudenf and faculfy problems is one of fhe many responsi- loilifies enfrusfed fo our PRlNClPAL, Leslie W. Hedge. He compefenfly made decisions which kepf Bakersfield High School's educafional and social acfivifies on an even keel. Judging by fhe way he selecfed feachers and advised deparfmenf heads. his dufies as head of such a large school were made fo appear simple. lmprovemenfs made under Mr. Hedge's supervision have resulfed in a school pride which has increased wifh each succeeding year. Efficiency was fhe lceynofe among fhe secrefaries on fhe OFFICE STAFF as fhey lcepf fypewrifers cliclcing and mimeograph machines furning. As recepfionisfs for fhe principal's office, fhey gave visifors a favorable impression of fhe school. The swifchboard operafor, who handles disfricf calls, and fhe recepfionisfhsecre- faries of fhe Counselors' Offices, also vifally aided fhe school. The office staff gathers round: Seated L to R: Evelyn Bethel, Barbara Tucker. Standing, L to R: Paddy Musser, Aleta West- lower Right: Taking dictation from Mr. Hedge is part of secre phal, Norrine Clayton, Charlotte Madruga. tary Barbara Tucker's duties.

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Need Help or Advice? N.-J' K.-I The REGlSTRAR'S OFFICE is conslanlly beseiged wiih repori cards lo Tile, gradu- alion and alhlelic eligibililies 'lo record. and daily announcemenls lo compile. Losl and found arlicles are carefully harbored here unlil claimed. Enrollmenl increases meanl more X-rays and hearing lesls lor The NURSES lo give. Knowledge, experience, and skill enable lhem lo keep sludenls sound and heallhy. Did you have lo wrile a special repori or Theme? Whelher il was on condilions in The Far Easl, lhe inlluence ol Mahalma Gandhi, or lhe American Republic. lhe LIBRARIANS solved any dilliculiies involv- ed in finding malerial. issuing re-admillance slips is daily rouline for lhe ATTENDANCE OFFICE. A ledious Task is keeping allendance records of every sludenl. Sludenls wilrh wandering leel soon mel lhe ATTENDANCE COUNSELORS. Each individual's problem was considered im- poriani. and lacl, underslanding and inler- esl were used. Lef! Above: Regislrar's Office: L lo R: Mabel Hendry: Dorolhy Donahoe, Regislrar, Lillian Rea. Lefl: School Nurses: L fo R: June Johnson, Lillian Howen. Lefl: Librarians: L to R: Dorolhy Whearly, Belly Wallace. Lower Left: Ahendonce Counselors: L lo R: John Harp, Jack Hilton, Supervisor of Allendoncep Carl Lundslromp Homer Beally. Not shown, Evelyn Schilling. Below: Allendance Office: Row I, L lo R: Ollie Mason, Glenn Lindsay, Edilh Hughes, Ann Grandell, Gladys Hildremyr, Belly Wieman. Row ll, L io R: Millie Johnslan, Jo Ridgeway, Margaret Jones, Rose Robinson. No! shown: Phyllis Rodekuhr, Mabel Payne, Emma La Poinl.