Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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R ght Seated I to Howard Whalen, A-By Fred nding I Sid Lang Ph Sp Carl Berra, Man Pe Virgrl Kirkpatrick StZ Glendon Rodgers, C nter R w I I t Betty Moahnke, Man-Peg Eloise Nelson Hom Mal Ruth Neiman F-Hol. R w II I to Helen Stone C E Georgie Arnold, Ph Sp Marlon Scott A B Emma Eandrrni, SLZ. Extreme right I to Herb Martin Dean of Boys: ve yn Schilling ean of Girls E C. Mills, Attend Couns Wallace Webster Attend. Couns. 'l Upper: Principal L. VV. Hedge takes time out from his constant round af duties lo flash a smile for the camera. Lower: Barbara Tucker, Sec. to the Prin. Cl' American public schools are designed to enhance those attributes ot its citizenry which have made this the greatest nation in the world-individual initiative, respect tor the rights ot others and a deep sense ot reverence. We hope that you have taken tull advant- age ot the opportunities which have been yours and that you will tultill obligations tor the protection ot those basic attributes in order that tuture generations may lilrewise enioy them. -L. W. Hedge eligible senior students. School Administrators. Principal L. W. I-ledge had a tre- mendous iob co-ordinating all adminis- tration ot Balcerstield I-ligh School this year. Two ot his duties were preparing schedules and hiring new statt members. I-le incidentally attended all taculty meetings and some student council meetings. Besides supervising corre- spondence courses tor non-graduate servicemen, he helped ditterent busi- nesses by tilling their vacancies with llll This year, his sixteenth as principal ot Bl-IS, lvlr. Hedge served as president ot the Calitornia Association ot Secondary -'iTlB25 '

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'l'llll 'Ill liillill Many people connecied wilh the Kern County Union High School and Junior Col- lege Disirici worked together to provide disirici services. Everyihing from recruiiing ieachers 'ro mainiaining school busses is included in ihese services Thai are The back- bone oi our educaiion. Each type of service is under an adminisiraior, oi whom 'rhere are nearly Twenty, some fulltime and some wiih part-lime disirici responsibiliiies. Sev- eral have staiis io help carry on the work efiicienily. The work accomplished shows up in amazing siaristics, as, for example, the 48,000 plaie lunches served in five Disirici caieierias during January alone. ln charge of over- all adminisirafion was The Disiricf Superiniendent, while The Depuiy Superiniendent had charge of the business services and ihe Assisiant Superiniendeni the depariment oi insiruciional services. In the business services, each under an adminisiraior, were accounting, purchasing, caieierias, engineering, building and grounds, and pupil iransporiaiion. The depari- meni of instruction included insiruciional malerials, adull educaiion, aliendance, con- tinuation education. Testing and guidance, and supervisors and coordinators oi several subject iields including agriculiure, physical and health educaiion, disiribuiive educa' +ion and apprenticeship training. Working closely with our Disirici Superiniendenl, lvir. T. L. Mccuen. were Mr. Theron S. Taber, Jr., Depuiy Superintendent and Dr. John W. Eckhardt, Assisfanf Su- periniendeni. The rapid growih oi ihe eight high schools and junior college as well as adult division makes necessary rhese disirici services. y oll d f the district office, Mr. William A. Dennis, Financial Ad f th B H S. Student Body, and Mr. Theron Taber, Assistant t d 1 h rga of business affairs, discuss business records. Mr. Lung, Miss Burk ond Dr. John Eckho dt d c the d st 9:0 0 i Q. f 5 7-kr E

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llll ALL illl'lIlll'I'IE f-N-2st'N Riqhle Allen Cannon, Coeordincfcr of Cura cn 071 selinq, Kxheme Right: Bonnve Deal, Dir. of Tesling Our slali of COUNSELORS are busy people well gualilied in experience and l ' , , rain- ing lor ihe worlc They do. Each counselor was assigned To guide a parlicular sludeni during his lour years al Bakersfield l-ligh School. He considered each sludenl a spec- cial remponsibilily and assisled ihe pupil in selecling subiecls ol lhe grealesl inleresl lo fulfill his chosen major. If college was nol lhe sludenhs goal, 'rhen The counselor recommended subiecls and courses mosl suiled lo lhe s+uden+'s inieresls and abililies The counselors lrnew ihal lhere was always somelhing lo do, and lhey Tried lolhelp ovnry sludenl lind his parlicular goal. I+ was wifh ihe idea fhal each person has a place in lhe lulure lhal lhe counselor encouraged lhe sludeni' To praciice sell-direclion and acce l The nec l p essary regu a- lionf, and aulhorily as well as The privileges ol living in a democralic sociely. Besides The regular job ol counseling, many of rhe'counselors laughl one or iwo clauzc-s each day. These friendly and helpful Peo ,lesalso assisledwifh privale probe Iemf., niudenl adiusimenl io high school, sludenl governmenl and served as advisors lo many school clubs. . j , ' X ' Vs ' M ' 59 ', ..', 1' l I , 2 -QQ i . E i l ie: I l T 5, -, K1 3 '- U