Brackenridge High School - La Retama Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Mr. Thomas B. Portwood The organization of the San Antonio Public Schools is necessarily a bit com- plicated because of the large system it controls. For purposes of coordination, Mr. Thomas B. Portwood acts as Assistant Superintendent of the Senior Schools. Matters pertaining to the curricula are nec- essarily his primary concern and though students ol Brackenridge are not aware ol his work, his influence as an organizer and constructive critic is evidenced in the smoothly running cooperative part of the organization he represents. iTiLvi.Ql1,. . .. ' .. i .V Mr. Enos Gary Better known to us, of course, is our principal, Mr. Gary. To plan and direct the varied activities of a large city high school is not an easy task. It demands in- telligence and courage and an unsellish devotion to duty. Brackenridge, having an enrollment of nearly 2,0UO, presents numberless problems to its principal exe- cutive, and the indomitable and cheerful spirit with which Mr. Gary meets them all is a source of wonder to everyone and can inspiration to all as well. -' wcnz. :r, .ar:.:iw, .. gi ,. - 1-is -,. J . wzws,-v, r. A- .. :A - i- Q H-.1 i. .-me-is iwmw + Mc.. mm.. 'TS' T-If? z1'm'..... .as .mm OFFICE ASSISTANTS Gloria Dawn Blue Geraldine Chambers Mary Otha Dossey Evelyn Erfurth Marjorie House Elizabeth Iameson LeoNora Metzger Dorothy Mitchell MAIN OFFICE Muriel Moeller Eloise Moss Ruth Virginia: Parr Kathleen Riggs Dorothy Snell Iennie Marie Swavze Elaine Thames Evelyn Willman Page 20

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R. F. Menefee Under the administration of the present Board of Education, consisting of the president, R. F. Menefee, Peter P. Hoefgen, Mrs. E. R. Lewis, Mrs. H. O. Wyneken, Dr. Mary King Robbie, Koger Stokes, R. L. Hogan, and Superintendent I. C. Cochran, many changes have been made to make Brackenridge better equipped to carry on its program of work. Besides beautifying the campus generally, additional ground was bought for use of the R.O.T.C. and athletic activities. New quarters for the band were provided, and a stage was built for the chorus room and one for dramatics classes. ' V' E.'e.-4.l!5Kc...:J'a f3'1:1,J.'Q SAL I. C. Cochran The girls were given more equipment and more adequate quarters for their physical education activities. The admin- istration offices were enlarged and re- arranged, and the auditorium had im- proved acoustic facilities installed. The high spot in the building program was the new cafeteria, modern in every detail and accommodating 500 students, and the en- larged library which now seats 250 stu- dents. The latest improvement is the woodwork shop which has been built in order to make such courses available for' the boys. We have been told that other improvements are planned for Bracken- ridge, and so, La Retama may have an- other interesting story to tell next year. Qf.:f.fiiI fJI'L.Q fl.L.,w:'.'Q'.,., ...'ElLl Q..,Q i'i'Q 1 . . ., ' Page 19

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Mr. Roy R. Kay ln his arduous task as vice-principal and adviser oi boys, Mr. Kay brings to this work an earnestness of purpose that is probably the secret of his success. Be- cause of his understanding and tolerance, many boys are helped to adjust them- selves in their Way ot thinking and be- havior into a pattern far more attractive and beneficial both to themselves and to society. Thoroughly interested in Brack- enridge, Mr. Kay exerts an influence that is far reaching and effective. Miss Viola Moore lt has been said that to have a friend one must be a friend. If this be true, and We do not gainsay it, Miss Moore must have a legion oi friends. Ever alert to the needs oi students, Whether in solving per- sonal problems, or in the Way of program- making, there is always the desire to help, and to send out students well equipped mentally, morally, and physically, to play a useful part in lite. u 1-V sywsitf5Elias4?3Icf2'f5?f-?i2rmcs:SfiET5Twi',Qz'i'iftf6m 1g?S1F33FT:K?2w.i5V512Ii,niif iZ'-.i3F.2'3X7Ei53. '75iIlFl'iT 135 OFFICE ASSISTANTS DEAN'S omcr: Mary Maxine Ault luanita Allen Dorothy Bayly Mary Frances Biering Fannie Beth Brantley Ianice Chambers Mickey Davis Mary Frances Dillon Corinne Foster Minnie Fulcher Estelle Garrett Mona Maude Hall Page 21 Virginia Hensley Iacqueline Huie Margaret Iohnson Mary Elizabeth Iohnson Edna Mallett Daisy Lee Peper Frances Pilant Anna Schelper Adele Schultze Gladys Wolfe Mildred France Wolfe Gladys Zerr