Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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One oj the many and varied duties performed by Principal Dr. Emhuff ; : . throughout the year mas to acquaint Open House visitors with BHS. iU 4 The familiar morning voice of Mr. Leiois echoes through BHS halls. DR. JOHN EMHUFF, Principal: B.S., M.S., Ed. D. MR. NOEL LEWIS, Asst. Principal: B.S., M.A. MR. JOHN CARBONE. Athletic Director: B.S., M.S. They planned, encouraged. Mrs. Phyllis Erdmann, School Nurse: R.N. Supervision and leadership were es- sential to BHS in this, the first year of its existence. Delays in construction caused the opening of school to be post- poned. During this time Dr. Emhuff presided over a series of teachers ' meet- ings designed to familiarize the teachers with the school. When school did open, many facilities were still incomplete. This meant extra adjustment work for Dr. Emhuff and Mr. Lewis. Throughout the year they performed not only the normal duties but also those extra ones caused by the new school ' s problems. Mr. Carbone. the athletic director, in addition to his normal duties, was ap- pointed secretary for the CIC. He also did much work in organizing the Sec- tional Basketball Tournament, held here. All of these men have helped to begin a new tradition at BHS. On to the regional! Ticket sales and rules are announced by Mr. Carbone while the sectional trophy stands proud.

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Varied vocations loere represented on Blackford ' s School Board, as (upper left) merchant Mr. Clyde Suite displays a neiver model gun for Dick Tarr. Unloading paper rolls from freight trains is a delicate fob for Mr. Dean Pierson (upper right). Tractors are a necessity to Mr. Robert Daily ivhen farming 1,100 acres (lower left). .4 gigantic piece of equipment in aiding Mr. Roger Rinker (middle) is his com picker. Being scared is outmoded for Max McCollum, as Dr. Barabe makes an inspection (lower right). Besides planning and managing school procedures, with meetings even. two weeks, a busy schedule was followed by the Blackford County School Board. Mr. Rinker led the school board as president, with Dr. Barabe acting as vice-president. Mr. Pierson and Mr. Suite were secretary and assistant sec- retary, respectively, and Mr. Daily was treasurer. Completing the administration office were the secretaries of superintendents. Mrs. Landis. receptionist, was in charge of phone ser ' ice and all correspondence. Payroll and insurance was controlled by Mrs. Jones, and the task of keeping books for the school system was Mrs. Pierson ' s. Every two weeks these administration office secretaries read the Bruiyformer: .l rs. Dean Pierson, Mrs. Robert Jones, and Mrs. James Landis.

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Separating over 1,100 grade cards of Mrs. Esther Cortwright, registrar. TOP ROW: Mrs. Mary Jane Landis, recep- tionist and secretary to deans, athletic direc- tor, and assistant principal; Mrs. Inez Alex- ander, school bookkeeper and bookstore man- ager; Mrs. Gladys Sanders, Guidance Depart- ment secretary. BOTTOM ROW: Mrs. Venita Banter, Audio-Visual manager and secretary; Mrs. Frances Johnson, switchboard operator; Mrs. Rhoena Johnson, library secretary. The duties of these women helped in jelling to- gether BHS in its first year. supervised, explained MISS GRETCHEN MECKLENBURG. Dean of Girls: B.S.. M.A. MR. KENNETH ROSS, Dean of Bovs: B.S.. M.A. In even high school there must be people behind the scenes to insure its success. BHS was no exception. Miss Mecklenburg and Mr. Ross, the deans, made school routine orderly. They also supervised attendance records and host- ed visitors touring the school. Mrs. Cortwright the registrar, re- corded grades for permanent records and made general references. he was also Dr. Emhuffs secretan. . Other secretarial duties included the operation of the bookstore and the audio-visual office where films and equipment are kept, and the supervision of the well-stocked librar) . The deans and secretaries gave essential service. Togetherness! Every morning attendance is taken and checked by deans, Mr. Ross and Miss Mecklenburg, who, with assistance of classroom teachers, keep track of everyone.