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

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70 la ..... our vice principal keeps vigilant Watch in his office across the hall. Student assistants help in keeping air lines open and free from interference by looking after the daily absen- tees. The home of every boy who is absent is phoned in regard to the cause of his ab- sence. Mr. Kay gives his attention to any delinauencies that may occur, and deals with disciplinary problems in general. The ante-room is rarely Without a Waiting line as Mr. Kay's advice and counsel is in serious need when somebody's plane becomes grounded, or visibility is poor. Often new courses must be mapped out, or contact must be made with the home port in order that danger points may be avoided. ln short, Mr. Kay is the boy's parachute because safety is assured when traveling under his direction. To the registrar, Miss Brinkman, fall the many duties pertaining to the records of the Purple Fleet. Endless details must be taken care of in connection with this phase of Work. Accuracy is necessarily essential When scholastic data is transferred to permanent forms. Long tedious hours of Work are required to do this and to take care of the correspondence that is involved in the transfer of a student from one school to another. Numerous scho- lastic records must also be compiled and tabulated. Seldom do We see Miss Brinkman as pictured above, but more often With pen in hand carefully recording an A, B, or C - and yes, sometimes an F. Page 21

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7afain9llalfze141?L... from the Brockenridge home port involves rnqny more operqtions thorn q mere spectoltor would guess. An interview with our chief-of-the-ctir, Mr. Gory, would convince one thot numerous problems cqrrying grqve responsibilities must be given coreful considerqtion. Flight technique, morintenonce procedure, oind operoitions policies develop in his office ond ore cqrried into completion with the qssistqnce of dn orble office force. Sometimes disturbing fqctors move in like q dense fog ond put to test the mettle of every member of this stcrff. Pqtience otnd tqctcrre developed here qs no other virtues, becouse there is q constoint strecrrn of requests thot come in qnd must be hoindled with qccurofcy, courtesy, qnd dispqtch. When duties pile up, dogged persistence qlwoiys finds CI brecik in the clouds. This busy bose of operations is under the direction of Miss Lindy Conrqd, secretory, crnd Miss Moiry Louise Riegel, clerk. R.O.T.C. orderlies ond two girl students give oissist- once eolch hour of the dcfy cind receive vcfluqble trqining in office procedure. ln the morn- ing, the qbsentee list must be qssembled cmd run off on the mimeogrqph moichine so thot: ecfch teoicher will hove ot copy by the second period. Then there qre two dciily bulletins thot ore run off oind distributed to the qdvisories. Dictqtion dnd requisitions for supplies crre orlso token cqre of in this office, ond tickets of dll kinds otre sold here to the students body. ln fqct, their wotchword seems to be service where ond when neededl Page 20

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SPEECH ARTS leston Dickey Everett Lingle Mrs. B. l... D. Roselle 45,4-P Mrs. Iewel Rowe FIN E ARTS Q Mrs. Ida Collins Otto Zoeller Mrs. Lucille Barron Olga Scholz Speak fm Qaufuleff, Expression of selt and selt-expression are two vital aims in both these departments Orchestral, band, choral, and instrumental music present rich offerings. The vocal depart ment is organized into one boys' chorus, two girls' choruses, one mixed chorus and a harmony class. Over eighty students are enrolled in the band and titty in the orchestra. Their performance is a source ot pride to Brackenridge. The visual arts form an excellent medium tor self-expression. Bringing the studenti into an understanding ot how art can function in our everyday experiences, is the aim closest to the heart ot the teacher. When this happens, then only have We led the student to a real appreciation ot beauty. The means to this end are varied. Expression takes but another torrn in the Speech Arts Department. Experience in the organization and delivery ot original speeches, self-assurance and good diction are ac- complished aims ot the tive public speaking classes. lnterscholastic events otler splendid opportunities in the Way ot debate, declamation, extempore speaking, and dramatics. Stu- dents in these courses have as their training ground the everyday activities ot the school. They most generously offer their time and talent in furthering causes calling tor public emphasis. Page 22