Boise High School - Courier Yearbook (Boise, ID)

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1 Dean of Girls Miss Clara Otness, Dean of Girls in Boise High School, has made many friends and met person- ally most of the girls in the one year she has been in Boise. 9 She attended the public schools of Moscow, Idaho, and was graduated from the University. Previous to her acceptance of the position of Dean of Girls in Boise High, she taught in Black- foot, Idaho. She has also done commercial work. She is faculty advisor of the Girls' Club, and has taken an interest in the election of Honor Girls. Missomess The new Dean is to be congratulated for the influential place she has held in the activities of Boise High School and for the affection and admiration of the entire Student Body which she has gained during her first yearis work here. Dean of Boys Loren H. Basler, Dean of Boys andathletic coach, has taught in Boise since 1926, taking over the new position of Dean in 1929, since he had proved himself well-fitted to advise the boys. He attended public achool in Grants Pass, Oregon, and studied at Willamette University, the Universityof California, Oregon State Col- lege, and iWashington State College. Mr. Basler is Director of Athletics, coach of i football, basketball and track, and advisor of the B Club. He is chairman of the Awards Committee, the Athletic Committee, and the Student Employ- ment Committee. He also served on the Assem- bly and Finance Committees. Loren Bader P 15 bOIS2 SCl'lOOl COUFICF.

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- -li f boise high school courier W ff! .-1 . Zed Lee Foy I Principal Zed Lee Foy has successfully completed his second year as Principal of Boise High School. ' He was graduated from Saluda High School, entering the Univer- sity of South Carolina in 1917, receiving his B.A. degree in 1921. He received his M aster's degree after spending four summers at Columbia University. He taught in the high school at Laurens, South Carolina, and was principal of the high school in Easley, South Carolina. He was principal of Bocky Mount High School before coming to Boise. Mr. Foy continued the advisory system, during which all assem- blies, class and club programs are held. This activity period is also used for supervised study. To reduce tardiness of students, Mr. Foy has installed a detention period after school. This is proving to be successful in accomplishing its purpose. It was at Mr. Foy's instigation that an improvement has been made in the student voting system. Elimination of candidates by preliminary voting before electing the officers of the classes has been tried for the first time this year with marked success. As Principal Mr. Foy is chairman of all assemblies. Mr. Foy's secretary is Mrs. Alice Smith, who takes charge of enroll- ment and credits of the students. Miss Mabel Nye, assistant secre- tary, has charge of issuing daily and special bulletins and also does secretarial Work for the school. Mrs. Blanche Jackson has charge of attendance and also of the detention class after school. n 1 ' .'- '

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I . bOIS2l1IQl'1SCl lOOlCOUI'I2I' . '- English M ifchell, Stanberry, Packenham Semple, Woesn.er, Mayer Huse, Moore, Curiis The English Department offers a more diversified course than any other. H. E. Packenham, head of the department, teaches English and is debate coach. He is chairman of the Alumni Committee. Dwight E. Mitchell teaches journalism and is advisor of The Boise High Lights and The Courier. He is serving on the Education, Public Relations and Finance Committees, and is secretary of the Awards Committee. Miss Helen Mayer teaches dramatics, coaches, and is a member of the Awards and Assembly Committees. Miss Katherine Semple has classes in creative writing, grammar and literature. She serves on the Awards and Public Relations Committees. Miss Emily Stewart, Mrs. Carrie Curtis, Miss Katherine Morgan, Miss Esther Huse, Miss Inez Woesner, and Miss Helen Moore teach grammar, composition and literature. Miss Stewart is chairman of the National Honor Society and a member of the Awards and Education Committees. Mrs. Curtis is secretary of the National Honor Society Committee, and a member of the Advisory and Social Committees. Miss Morgan is on the Auditorium and Assembly Committees. Miss Woesner is on the Alumni, Junior Honor Society, and Student Organization Commit- tees. The Advisory, Auditorium and Junior Honor Society Commit- tees claim Miss Moore. Miss Huse is chairman of the Junior Honor Society Committee and a member of the Student Organization and Advisory Committees. Miss Helen Miller is school librarian., and is secretary of the Education Committee. Page 16