Conneaut High School - Tattler Yearbook (Conneaut, OH)

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Board of Education First row: Supt. Ralph Purdy, Mrs. A nes James, Mr. John Walsh, Mr. Carl Millard. Second row: Mr. George Heinemann, Mr. Kenneth Buss, Mr. Ralph Wright. A vital cog in the functioning of Conneaut High School and the entire school system is the Board of Education. This Board of five members is responsible for the maintenance of our city schools: a responsibility which includes the purchase of new equipment and books, constant repairs, employment of teachers, and many other tasks. Results of the efforts of the Board of Education were everywhere visible. Several rooms on the first floor of the high school were painted. The painting program will continue throughout next year, facilitated by the purchase of a new spray paint machine. Continuing the program of improvement, the Board has secured a sanding machine, a power scrubber, a wax polisher, and a wet and dry vacuum cleaner. Then, too, a large amount of money was expended in purchasing new books. Approximately twenty thousand dollars were utilized in purchasing war surplus equipment of great value to courses and classrooms. Under consideration is the construction of a new fire escape deemed vitally essential to the protection of the students. The members of the Board are a good representation of the cross section of our city. The President of the Board, Mr. John Walsh, is secretary-treasurer of the Citizens’ Banking and Trust Company; Mr. George Heinemann is a purchasing agent at the dock; Mrs. Agnes James is a retired business woman; Mr. Ralph Wright is a co-proprietor of the Wright Market; and Mr. Kenneth Buss is a foreman at the dock. In the hands of these citizens lies the responsibility of keeping the schools and the school systems operating efficiently. Having only the welfare of the students at heart, they make numerous sacrifices to execute their duties faithfully and willingly. To them is extended the appreciation of students, teachers, and parents.

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Our Principal’s Message MR. D. F. MACMILLAN Principal Senior High School College of Wooster, B. A. University of Pittsburgh, M. Ed. Dear Students: Today, we are faced with one great challenge and responsibility which overshadows all others: we must win the peace. Fulfillment of any of our plans, ambitions, hopes, and dreams hinges upon our first solving this problem. Our most dangerous enemy is the one which would destroy us from within by playing upon our selfishness and baser emotions, by sowing distrust and discord, suspicion, and strife. This enemy must be neutralized. The defeat of this foe and the establishment of peace depend upon the intelligence and character of each individual. Peace, like charity, begins at home. It depends upon our ability to maintain peace and harmony between ourselves and other individuals, and between the various groups within our nation. Such a relationship can be established only by living up to the true spirit of America—the spirit of tolerance, fair play and cooperation—and above all, by placing the general welfare ahead of short-sighted self-interest. Thus, only as each one of us develops understanding, practices self-disciplining, and applies the ideals of Christian brotherhood, will be establish peace within our land. Only a peaceful America will have the wisdom and the power of example to lead the rest of the world in ways of peace.

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Administration Seated: Carl Millard, Janine Hermann, Jessie Hall. Standing: George Helmbrecht, Marie Walter, Laura Cox. (Missing from picture: Katherine Byron). Students, let us conceal ourselves (a few of us, that is) in the Principal’s office and observe what occurs “behind our backs.” The telephone rings and Miss Janine Hermann, secretary to Mr. Macmillan, cheerfully answers it; then she resumes her typing of a transcript of credits for a senior aspiring to ascend to greater heights in education. “Goodness,” we say to ourselves, “we presumed she did nothing but stalk into study hall and classrooms, bearing yellow absence lists or those detested detention notices.” At this point, Mr. Macmillan enters, seats himself at his desk, and asks, “Janine, do you have those forms ready for my signature? By the way. Mr. Sayre would like you to locate this student; he isn’t in class and yet his name is not on the absence list. Before you do that I want you to call Mrs. Byron at the Junior High—she has the Dispensary this period, doesn’t she?—and ask her to come here to help with the innoculations.” This continues all day: telephone calls, detention lists, transcripts, locating students, and calls from anxious parents. As the school day draws to a close, students rush home; but activity is still in evidence here. Janine types a long test for Miss Johnson; Mr. Macmillan arranges the details of an assembly program. As we sneak out of this busy atmosphere, we encounter Mrs. Laura Cox sweeping the upstairs halls and rooms. Going down to the first floor, we greet Mr. George Helmbrecht emerging from the basement where he has been firing the huge furnaces. Broom in hand, he turns to his sweeping, on the first floor. Sometime later there will be light bulbs replaced and several desks “pieced together” again by George. In the main office, we see Miss Jessie Hall taking dictation via the dictaphone. Mr. Carl Millard is seated at his desk, completing one of the numerous school reports which confront him daily as a clerk. Soon, Miss Artello enters and requests another ream of paper. As they leave for the supplies, a student approaches Miss. Hall with a demand for a working permit. The telephone rings and the call is transferred to Mr. Purdy’s office. As we leave (unnoticed, you remember), we almost collide with Miss Marie Walter, who is returning from her daily visits to the various homes. Since most students are familiar with the nature of her work, we shall not enumerate the duties performed by this “beloved” attendance officer. Exhausted from a day’s observation of office routine, maintenance mechanics, and administration duties, we give thanks that we are not members of this industrious group.