Brownwood High School - Pecan Yearbook (Brownwood, TX)

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' y 0 z zr 9 V . Mr. Guy T. Smith Principal of Brownwood High School Hsn, Q.yi ) d c ]4 ) c-K t He is a Mr. Guy T. Smith has been Principal of Brownwood High School for the past twelve years, native of this part of Texas, having been born at Beattie, in Comanche County. After completing his high school education, Mr. Smith attended Howard Payne College, Sul Ross State College, and the University of Texas. He received his B. A. degree and graduated cum laude from Abilene Christian College, and received his M.A. degree from Hardin-Simmons University. In 1949, he attended Schiff Scout Reservation School, a national training school for scout executives at Mendham, New Jersey. He was superintendent of several small schools including Zephyr Public Schools. Mr. Smith then became Field Scout Executive of the Comanche Trail Council of Boy Scouts before accepting his present position. Since coming to Brownwood, he has taken an active part in civic and church activities as well as in Scouting and school work. He has been president of the Kiwanis Club, the Knife and Fork Club, and of District XI Texas State Teachers Association. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Stewards at the Central Methodist Church. Mr. Smith has been a member of the Masonic Lodge for the past twenty-five years, and is a member of The Red Red Rose, a national organization of outstanding school men. Although he is a busy man with many duties, Mr. Smith still finds some time to engage in his fa- vorite sports, fishing and playing golf.

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Mr. J. D. King Superintendent of Schools Mr. James D. King received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Southern Methodist University. Before coming to Brownwood, Mr. King served as band director, teacher, high school principal, and superintend- ent of schools at Ennis, Texas. He has been Superintendent of Brownwood Public Schools for the past eleven years. Mr. King is a life member of the National Education Association, Texas State Teachers Association, and the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers. He is a member of the Texas Association of School Adminis- trators, American Association of School Administrators, and the State Executive Board, T.S.T.A., and is past president of the Mid-Texas Education Association, District XI, and the Mid-Texas School Ad- ministrators Association. In 1955, Mr. King was an official delegate from Texas at the White House Conference on Education held in Washington, D. C. Since coming to Brownwood, Mr. King has taken an active part in civic and church affairs. As a member of the First Methodist Church, he served as chairman of the official board. He is a Mason and has served as president of the Brownwood Rotary Club, Brownwood Community Chest, and the Brownwood Knife and Fork Club. He has also served as chairman of the Brownwood City Planning Commission, as council training chairman of the Comanche Trail Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and as a mem- ber of the Brownwood-Brown County Child Welfare Board, the Brownwood Library Board, and a director of the Brownwood Chamber of Commerce.

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Faculty and Personnel The Brownwood High School Faculty and Personnel are composed of unusually outstanding men and women, twenty-eight of whom have Master ' s degrees, and eight of whom hold Bachelor ' s degrees. There is also one Registered Nurse. Being so highly qualified, these people are able to help, guide, and lead us toward better roads of citizenship and scholarship. Through their varied interests, training and experience we are enriched personally. May we thank them now and later for all their patience, humor, and - yes - even for their sternness. To illustrate the variety of activities and honors our faculty have had, we shall enumerate some of the most prominent. There are fourteen Sunday School teachers, and fourteen others actively work in various church offices and organizations. Sixteen belong to lecture and musical groups, and two others participate in theatre groups, while eleven work with service clubs in the city. Nine belong to the American Association of University Women, and eight to Delta Kappa Gamma, an honorary organiza- tion for women teachers. Five belong to other honorary fraternities, and others do service with the Busi- ness and Professional Women, Girl and Boy Scout groups, the American Legion, Brown County Heart Association, Crippled Children ' s Society, Texas Graduate Nurses Association, and the Medical Auxiliary. Honors for serving as leaders in district and state educational groups have been bestowed upon our teachers. They have held offices in science, industrial arts, social science, curriculum development, and English organizations. Small wonder we are proud of our faculty. Mr. Carl Arnspiger B.A., M.E. Distributive Education Miss Ida Mae Day B.A., M.A. Mathematics Mr. Clyde Dean B.A., M.A. Mathematics Mr. Thomas Dochterman B.A. Biology Mrs. G. T. Doss B.S., M.A. English Mr. Cecil Elkins B.S., M.E. Athletics Miss Ruth Gehrke B.A., M.A. Physical Education