Baldwin High School - Balthi Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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l W. ROBERT PAYNTER Supervising Principal Not enough praise can be given to our Supervising Principal, Mr. Paynter, for the educational and social gains our community has enjoyed since his arrival at Baldwin. Mr. Paynter received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Pennsylvania State College, and his Master of Education degree from the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh. Mr. Paynter first taught at West View. His talents were not to go unnoticed, as he soon attained the position of Supervising Prin- cipal there. He has since been with the Bald- win Township School District serving in the same capacity. One of Mr. Paynter's many achievements was making the dream of a new junior High School for Whitehall Boro a reality. It will be temporarily known as South junior High. This ultra-modern structure is expected to be located on a beautiful site at the end of Curry Road. It will have two floor levels and will accommodate seven hundred students. This one and a half million dollar school was de- signed with an eye toward the future, annexes may be added as our community grows and demands enlarged facilities. Construction is expected to begin about September, 1953. In connection with this project, was the proposed addition of classrooms and facilities for Sick- man and McGibney Schools. Due to Mr. Paynteris efforts, new courses of study have been added to the curricula of Baldwin. Among these are classes in public speaking, journalism, speech correction, and drivers, education. Although Mr. Paynteris new position de- mands a great deal of time, he always has time to bid a friendly hello to the students. We will always remember Mr. Paynter's friendship and guidance toward us.

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l Standing: Edward R. Lawrence, Guy M. Neagley, jr., Regis C. Stocker, Donald E. Vierling, Raymond E. Baker, W. Robert Paynter. Seated: Edward X. Hallenberg, Dale Cleland, Howard D1 Horst. BOARD OF DIRECTOR The Board of Directors is the controlling factor in the management of Baldwin High School and the seven elementary schools sit- uated in the school district. This board is responsible for the supervision and the direc- tion of the schools, curriculum. They also control the allotment of money used in the school budget. This board consists of seven members who are elected by the community which they serveg they, as a board elect a solicitor and a secretary. Their duties are also to engage the services of instructive and administrative personnel based on the recommendations of the super- vising principal, to supply the textbooks nec- essary for modern up-to-date instructiong and to encourage the development of community interest in school activities. The Board of Directors meets the iirst Monday of each month, and special meetings are called when the occasion arises. The projects sponsored by the board this year were the planning of a new junior high school and the annexations to the McCibney and Sickman schools. The members of the board this year were: President, Dale Cleland, Vice President, Ed- ward X. Hallenbergg Secretary, Raymond E. Baker, Treasurer, Howard D. Horst, Solicitor, Edward R. Lawrence, John H. Richardsg Regis C. Stocker, Donald E. Vierling, and Guy M. N eagley, Ir.

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Wilbert C. Brandtonies ELMER l. lVIcGlBBENY Assistant Principal One of the busiest faculty members of Baldwin High School is Mr. McGibbeny. He originally taught classes dealing with mathe- matics and later became Assistant Principal in 1946. As our enrollment has increased, his duties have become more numerous. In his new oflice, Room 129, he has the daily task of issuing excuses for absentees and tardy students. He is helped in this part of his work by the new otlice secretary, Miss Pro- phater. This Work is followed by checking attendance and issuing absentee lists, which are distributed to each teacher every morning. Mr. McGibbeny also arranges bus schedules, and supervises the loading and unloading of the school buses. He is in charge of the sys- tem of hall monitoring during the school day. Mr. McGibbeny received his Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Education de- gree from the University of Pittsburgh. WILBERT C. BRANDTON IES Principal In the short time in which Baldwin High School has been in existence it has acquired a fine record for having a well-mannered and competent student body. The credit for this stagdard goes to Mr. Brandtonies, and his able sta . Mr. Brandtonies is well known to the stu- dents as a friend, disciplinarian, and adviser. He maintains close contact with the students, by visiting the classroom of each teacher every nine weeks, by checking study halls regularly, and by standing at some strategic point in the halls while classes change. Important duties which are under his juris- diction include the preparation of schedules for students and teachers, the selection of text- books and supplies, and the arrangement of an extra-curricular program. Mr. Brandtonies received a Bachelor of Science degree from Waynesburg College and a Master of Education degree from the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh. Elmer I. McGibbeny 41 gills I 1 img? 5 l fi