Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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Ready and willing to help all who want and need his advice, suggestions, or support is Mr. Woodruff, our loyal assistant prin¬ cipal, who spends many hours guiding students and teaching his safety classes. Mr. Woodruff received his Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana State Teachers College in 1930, and his Master of Science degree from Purdue University in 1935. Last fall he came to Bluffton from Crawfordsville, where he had been Dean of Boys and taught industrial arts. He has also taught at States School in Fort Wayne, and in the Wingate and Maxwell public schools. We appreciate his assistance and feel assured that YOU who follow us will benefit much from his direction. Mrs. Rix, or “Kate,” as she is affection¬ ately called by most of the students, is the busy and competent secretary of our assist¬ ant principal, Mr. Woodruff. Harassed stu¬ dents burst into her office every day with pleas like “Will you please put this in the announcement?” or “May I have an excuse to get into class late?” For the students Kate never fails to have a friendly “hello” and a helping hand. There are many people we Seniors will miss, and not the least will be our “pal,” Kate. 7

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Our Progressive Superintendent Memories of Allen High School will always include Mr. Lyle R. Willey, our own principal and superintendent. Mr. Willey’s time is crowded with a variety of duties, including helping students make their class programs and arrange for extra¬ curricular activities. Mr. Willey’s theories of education are modern and practical. He believes that it is the duty of our schools to help the normal boy and girl to do better in life that which he would do in life any¬ way; that there must be opportunities pro¬ vided to suit the capacities, interests, and purposes of every student. He believes that education is a preparation, a stimulus, a prophecy, a momentum. Mr. Willey states his philosophy of education briefly thus: “Education does not consist of, and can¬ not be measured by what an individual knows at any particular moment. It is a wanting of right things and a bet ter ability to control all the forces of nature and our¬ selves that we can satisfy our wants.” Seated in his recently remodeled office, Mr. Willey supervises in a most efficient, practical and amiable way, the affairs of US and YOU. Although we students come into very little personal contact with Mrs. Baum¬ gartner, we realize what an important part she plays in making the mechanics of our school run smoothly. As secretary to Sup¬ erintendent Willey, her job includes man¬ aging the school bookkeeping, Mr. Willey’s correspondence, and the distributing of all school supplies. Our hats are off to this secretary, who combines efficiency with a charming smile. 6

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