Boise High School - Courier Yearbook (Boise, ID)

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Th e C 0 U R I E R e x fgffifggf DEAN Cl: GIIQLS ASSISTANT DIQIMJIDAL 4 EW students during the last seven years have left Boise High School without having come in contact with Miss Retta Martin, assistant principal and dean of girls. ln their dealings with her, students have learned to admire her many fine qualities and to regard her in the light of a valuable friend. The business of advising in irregularities in enrollment has fallen largely upon Miss Martin's shoulder's. Her tact, kindliness, interest, and natural understanding of high school students and their problems make her both the trusted friend and the capable adviser of countless high school students. Miss Martin has especially endeared herself to the girls of Boise High School by her active interest in their welfare. It is largely through Miss Martin's efforts that girls have gained the place they now hold in school government and school organizations. By means ofthe Girls' Club, an organization for all of the girls in school, Miss Martin has given the girls an opportunity to help each other. The refurnishing and redecorating of the girls' club room is an example of the many successful projects which the girls have completed under Miss Martin's guidance. This was Miss Martin's last year with Boise High School. She has resigned to take up some branch of college work. With the resignation of Miss Martin, Boise High School girls lost a trusted friend, a wise counselor and a competent administrator. l Reita F. Marlin DEAN UI: BUYS oasu B.1xsi.ER, for five years athletic coach, gym instructor, friend and ideal of Boise High School boys, was this year made dean of boys. In this capa- city he was able to do a great deal of beneficial work among boys of the high school. Having worked as coach and instructor for many years, Mr. Basler was well fitted to take over his new position and to advise the boys who came under his guidance. Nor did he neglect the intellectual side ofschool life, but encour- aged boys in worthy character development. As dean Mr. Basler had charge of disciplinary eases among the boys and assisted deserving ones to find positions during the school year and after graduation. He also aided and advised the boys with diliiculties in enrollment and helped them choose their life work. Mr. Basler was director of athletics and directly coached football, basketball and track. lle was chairman of the Athletics Committee and adviser of the B Club. He served on the Finance Committee, and, as chairman of the Student Organization Committee, he advised the Student Council. Since the school project, raising money for the new gymasium, was foremost in the mind of the coach throughout the entire year, his efforts in this work were untiring and the results exceedingly gratifying. Loren Bruler I 9

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f Ijh e C UR I ER f7I ff zyaf fy DIQINCIDAI. IT IS hard for Boise people to realize the difficult situation which,Z. L. Foy faced when he became principal of Boise High School last fall. Born near Saluda, South Carolina, Mr. Foy was reared on a farmand later attended the high school in Saluda. He entered the University of South Caro- lina in 1917, but his education was interrupted by the World War. In the spring of 1918 he entered the training camp at Plattsburg, New York, receiving the commission of second lieutenant. From Platts- burg he was assigned to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Cambridge, Massachusetts. He re-entered the University of South Carolina in 1919 and received his B.A. degree in 1921. As a mathe- matics instructor, Mr. Foy taught in the high school in Laurens, South Carolina, later accepting the prin- cipalship of the high school in Easley, and later in Rocky Mount, South Carolina, where he remained until he came to Boise. He spent four summers at Z- L- FW Columbia University, earnings his Master's degree. Mr. Foy came here from the South to an entirely new and unfamiliar section of the country, to a new school, a new faculty and a new student body. In the short space of one scholastic year he has developed an amazing understanding of Boise High School and its problemsg he has won the good will and cooperation of the faculty, and he has gained the admiration and respect of the entire student body. All phases of school activities have flourished because of the encouragement Mr. Foy has given them. With the revival this year of the activity advisory period, the school went back to the old system, but in a more advanced and progressive manner. All assemblies, programs, class, club and committee meetings were held during this period. Also supervised study and individual student attention was given by the adviser. This activity period system is perhaps the keynote of Mr. Foy's administrative policy, for he has encouraged one hundred per cent participation in extra-curricular school life. Because of this policy students have had the advantage of witnessing many and a great variety of educational and entertaining school assemblies as well as class programs. Mr. Foy also sponsored several inter-advisory contests, including spelling matches and a basketball tournament. The advisories this year had ofhcers instead of the former system of home room representatives to conduct activities. The presi- dents meet in assembly with the Student Council. Mr. Foy is interested in the school as a whole and he is also interested in individual students. His attitude in this matter has tended to establish a more personal relationship between the students and the faculty in general. A spirit of wholesome understanding and of friendship has been in evidence. The present principal's policy has been a constructive one. Impartiality, a sympathetic understanding, and absolute fairness mark his dealings with the students. Mr. Foy's secretary is Mrs. Alice Smith, who takes charge of the enrollment and keeps records of the credits made by students. Miss Mabel Nye, assistant secretary, has charge of issuing the daily and special bulletins. She also does the banking of money for school clubs, classes and organizations, and does secretarial work for the school. Mrs. Blanche Jackson has charge of the attendance. It is her work to check up on the absences and tardiness of the 1,543 students enrolled in Boise High School. 18

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5?i?iiii?3i7i T h e C 0 U R I E R Mayer, W newer, Hill, Burnet! , Hum, Semple, Morgan ENGLISH 1-is ENc:l.1sH department offered the most diversified course in the high school curriculum, and had 'the largest enrollment of any department in the school. Grammar, simple and advanced composition, punctuation, spelling, literature, debate, extemporaneous speaking, expression, play production, creative writing and journalism were the different types of classes offered under the department. Howard E. Packenham was the head of this department. He taught regular English classes, a class in debate, and was therefore school debate coach. Besides this he was chair- man of the Finance Committee, and, although not ohicially so named, the school orator. Miss Anne Hill taught journalism classes, and was staff adviser for the school paper, The Boise High Lights, and supervised the publishing of the high school annual, The Courier. She also served on two faculty committees, the Student Government Committee and the Finance Committee. Miss Helen Mayer, who taught expression, directed all dramatic productions and Declamatory Contest representatives. The Finance Committee claimed her as a member and she was chairman of the Speech Arts Committee. Mrs. Carrie Curtis also taught elemen- tary expression and English. She was an adviser of the Junior Dramatic Club, the senior class and the Girl Reserves. Besides giving service to the school in these ways, Mrs. Curtis assisted with the May Fete, and was the faculty R.O.T.C. sponsor. Miss Lois Burnett, Miss Mary Hawkes, Miss Esther Huse, Miss Emily Stewart, Miss Inez Woesner and Miss Katherine Morgan taught grammar, literature and composition. Miss Stewart was chairman of the National Honor Society Committee and Miss Morgan was chairman of the Auditorium Committee. Miss Burnett, Miss Huse and Miss Woesner served on the Student Organizations Committee and Miss Hawkes on the National Honor Society Committee. Miss Hawkes was an adviser of the Girl Reserves and Miss Huse was an adviser of the Freshmen Book Lovers' Club. Miss Katherine Semple had charge of the creative writing class besides her other English classes. She also served on the Student Government Committee. The high school library, a department in itself, was under the supervision of Miss Helen Miller, who had classes in library practice and who served on the Text Book Committee. Boise High School has an exceptionally fine library. 20