Beaverhead County High School - Beaver Yearbook (Dillon, MT)

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The Big Bosses 1). L. JOHNSON Principal W. J. Hierrum Assistant Principal Principal's Message TO THE SENIORS: As we approach the end of another year we are mindful of the fact that another fine class of young men and women are graduating from Beaverhead County High School and about to take their respective places in society. We hope that as a result of your training while in school both you and society will be bene- fited and you will find the time well spent in preparation for your chosen work. Part of the purpose of education is to teach one to live more fully and completely and in harmony with the other members of a democratic order. We hope that as a result of your training you are better able to meet the problems of life, to make your own decisions and to dare to think for yourselves. The faculty join me in congratulating you upon the completion of your education this far, and we wish you continued success as you journey life’s highway. Sincerely, I). L. JOHNSON, Principal BOARD OF DIRECTORS EDGAR WILLIAMS, President MRS. CHRISTINE OPP, Secretary DR. R. D. CURRY - C. E. BLINN TED McFADDEN RALPH HUNTLEY PARKE SCOTT

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“The Ranch” Beaverhead County High School Administration Any successful organization must have well-chosen leadership. It must be in the hands of a person willing to insure the needed discipline for good activity. Mr. D. L. Johnson, a man capa- ble of holding this responsibility, is Beaverhead County High School’s big boss. Our administration is also made effective with Mr. Bierrum as our assistant big boss. He takes over when Mr. Johnson is away on official business. The ranch work finds the foremen in different corrals. The teachers of our departments are the corral bosses. Our teachers carry the load of personally directing the Hands through their four years of training. The four years spent in this outfit are important in determining the trails we will follow in later life. Beaverhead County High School is considered one of the finest buildings in the state of Montana. It has fourteen regular class rooms, boys’ and girls’ shower and dressing rooms, a mechanical drawing room, an agricultural department, a home economics department, a shop department, a science department, a commercial department, a journalism department, a clinic, study hall, library, a little theater, a gymnasium with seating capacity of 1,000, and an audi- torium seating 600, and the administrative offices. It is earthquake and fire proof and was constructed at a cost of $350,000. It is a beautiful building and one of which Dillon and the whole Beaverhead County can be very proud.

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In the Office Administration of this fine building is directed by Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bierrum, and Miss Christine Zugel. Records of students, their grades, and registration cards are compiled and preserved in the many cabinets of the office. All students entering Beaverhead County High School pay their tuition through this staff. Tardiness and absences are recorded and excuses are granted in the office. Bills of the various clubs and organizations are checked and approved by this staff. Many of the school activities are directed by means of the two-way sound system with phonograph and radio attachments. The speaker may speak to only one classroom or to all the rooms in the building. This staff is the students’ biggest and most helpful friend — ironing out their problems and aiding them in every possible way. The High School wouldn't be complete without our two custodians, Jules Wenger and George Pettit. Jules came here in 1940 as an extra helper when Conrad Orr was principal. The High School had only been in use a few months. The first time it was used was after the Christmas vacation in 1939. Mr .Pettit, known better to students as “Red,” came to work in 1943, taking Harold Murray’s position. Mr. Pettit, himself, was an outstanding athlete in football and base- ball when he was younger and a student at B.C.H.S. - We give both of these fellows much credit for the fine work they have done in keeping our school in good condition. Our Custodians Mr. Pettit Miss Christine Zugel, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bierrum Mr. Wenger