Compton College - Dar U Gar Yearbook (Compton, CA)

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Guiding the policies of the Compton Union Secondary and Junior College school districts through the stormy waters of 1949-50 was the unenvlcd responsibility of these five public servants. Under the presidency of Mrs. Maria Mendonhall of Paramount the board was composed of: Mrs. Clara E. Fox, clerk, of Wiilcwbrook; Mrs. Nola B. Lortis, member from Comp- ton: Charles C. Sekley of Enterprise: Robert D. Tragor, member from lynwood: and Dr. Scott Thompson secretary. Theirs was the huge job of wrestling with the problems of a rapidly expanding school population. In addition, the board had to make unprecedented decisions con- cern ' nq the withdrawal of Lynwood from the district after a school election and the historic reversal of policy on the 6-4-4 plan of organization. What the future holds for tho young people of this rapidly changing district rests in the public-spirited hands of these educational leaders. POLICY MAKERS of ihe Connprcn Union Secondary and Junior College School Districts are the Board cf Trustees; Mrs. Marie Mendenhall, president; Mrs. Clara E. Fox, clerk: Mrs. Noh E. Loftis; Mr. Charles C. Seltley; Dr. Scott Thompson, secretary: and M ' . Robert D. Trager. oard of Zmstees % SMILING PLEASANTLY, and preparing to open some cor ' espondence Is Dr. Scott Thompson, dean of Los Angeles County district superln tenJents. 17

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Zhe Old Order Changes % THE CHAIR - and the cares - ot responsi- bility are passed from Dr. Scott Thompson to his successor, Superintendent-elect Dr. Stuart McComb, with an it ' s all yours guesture of regret and relief. Dr. Thompson has been elect- ed President Emeritus Valedictory 16-H I am very sorry in many ways because the time has arrived for mo to leave a post of service to the young people of this area. I have seen so many young men and young women enter the schools under my charge, particulary Compton College, that it seems like a wonderful dream as I look back over a generation of years. May I say sincerely that I have tried to dedicate my life to the education of youth, particularly by doing m best to create a friendly, stimulating environment and an atmosphere of learning for the pupils. It is only out of such an educational philosophy that the pupils may feel free to develop and grow. If an institution is man- aged too much by hard and fast regulations that dictate behavior, there is a ten- dency to create that repression and frustration in youth which destroys confidence and self-realization. If I have succeeded in creating this friendly atmosphere, not only for youth, but for every employee in this great union school district, I shall always feel that I have accomplished one of the greatest of all aims in the education of youth. — Scott Thompson

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Dr. Cornelius H. Siemens, college director College ' Director Planning and providing teachers and classrooms for one of the largest enroll- ments of Compton College ' s history, was the big job that Dr Cornelius H. Siemens had to do this year. In addition, ho par- ticipated in such changes and improve- ments as: the addition of two faculty as campus dicipline supervisors; the expan- sion of the Compton College Veteran ' s Guidance service to include Fepperdine College, Lancaster Junior College, and California Vocational Insitution Campuses; the completion of the new flagsl one patio and tree wells for the student Union build- ing; and the $25,000 modcrnizat ' in of Mayo Plunge. Dr. Siemens inauquratod a regul.ir column called Memo to Tom and Trixie Tartar in the Tartar Shield, student newspaper. Dr. Siemens found time to teach the summer session graduate coursD on the Junior College at the University of South- ern California, and to serve on several state committees studying junior college problems, hie took a leading pa t in com- Tiunlty affairs in Compton, and was re- ilected vice president of the Compton ( ' Chamber of Commerce. • DR. SIEMENS TASTES with approval the expert coolcery of Wil ' iam Rcll ' n? at tlie f.ic -Ity picnic held in South (cat Hark. CAUGHT LISTENING on the telepht ne, at work in his office is Dr. Siemen: -who ha-: plenty of this exe. ' ciso.