Delano High School - Del Ano Yearbook (Delano, CA)

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Superintendent H. R. Olson, completing his twenty-first year at Delano, spent a lot of time this year with blueprints. Adminisfralol Administrative problems? Mr. H. R. Olson Delano High superintendent, and the Delano Higl Board of Trustees faced their share and even more this year. Following the late summer quakes anc the report of engineers that Old Main was unsafe the board voted August 27 to raze the old building The next problem was office and classtoon space. Following their policy of pay-as-you-go con struction, the board authorized construction o temporary buildings to be used until funds fo permanent building became available in 1954. A record enrollment, which hit a peak of mori than 1,200 students, made classroom space a rea and immediate problem. October 14 the administration called a specia election to increase the tax rate from 351.30 pe 35100 to 591.60 for a period of five years. The meas ure passed with a margin of only 70 votes. Trustees below are Mr. Mahlon Levis, Pixley farmer, Mr. Delano pharmacistg and Mr. D. Andreas, Columbine Lloyd Hamlin, Ponclham rancher, Mr. Millard Gibson, rancher. These members of the Delano joint Union Delano concrete pipe manufacturer, Mr. Harold Marshall, High School District met monthly. 22

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Art Teachers Exchange Positions In England- Miss Claire Hoster, in taking over Miss Dank's position at Shoeburyness, has taught art to students ranging in age from ll to l6. Although she has been in England for an unusually severe winter, Miss Hoster discounts that by the opportu- nity of being there for the Coronation ceremonies in June. Since Wfestcliff is only a short dis- tance from Loudon, she has enjoyed spending many hours in that great city. She has also been able to visit the Scandinavian c o u n t t i e s, Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Delano High will be glad to wel- come back the much-traveled Miss Hoster next year. In America- Miss Alison Danks joined the staff at Delano for the 1952-53 school year as an exchange teacher from Shoebury- ness school, County Borough of South- end-on-Sea, Essex, England. Taking over the classes of Miss Claire Hoster, Miss Danks has taught arts and crafts. She has spoken to count- less groups giving her impressions of life in the United States and compari- sons of the schools. Students and teachers at Delano High have enjoyed her friendliness, her adaptability, and her eagerness to try anything American at least once. Eng- land could not have selected a better ambassador of good will. Cheerio, Miss Danks.

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Counselors Provid Guidance Mr. Ray Frederick Miss Dorothy Morey Mr. Dm Delll Vice-principal Ray Frederick once more handled ,Q all attendance and discipline problems for Delano - . 3 High. Miss Dorothy Morey acted as girls' counselor, , Q k with Mr. Dan Della advising the boys. l f V TP .9 6 6. dl A testingiprogram conducted by Miss Morey, gathereill fr .4 I ata on at acvemcnt, mcnta maturity, persona ity, an ' 5 ,Ag,'A ,5 vocational interests. U Q I ' . lp u. yblloomlamfmvr J-Wim 11, bw ,, T - Registration of district eighth graders, conducted . 'Znf,f,.1-0,, kpa,,'IA'u,,ij,'x'1,,fl .-la,,.j'v0,,f'2 H, e . . . 'P ' , 'D,,fv1,-,, nt, '21- ' ,I n. fh by the counselors, was climaxed with a Eighth Grade 0 'f,Q-ff-fl,ff, : 'ls 12,3 ff',fj AZ' '5i7f',gfff,UffJa'O5 , . . . 'fn 0 QQ,- 0 befcn 'fn Visiting Day May 20. . faf,ja,a,,,V hw Ja,gs0m',jfil0m,xk 'f f C l ' . l f h 1 , l ' J,c0f Uonllgfflbll ay -inj'l f1l '0'n1nnl'l'n o ege counse ors, representatives o t c armet ocf.A,o mai., If- ,,, . . . . S+-, -1 services, and specialists in adolescent psychology were ' 9' ' ' brought to the school for consultation. . It is an historical board meeting below when the trustees re- Mr. Olson, counselors, and seniors Dudney, Wilstmn, and briy ceive a report on quake damage from consulting engineers. confer with college counselors from UC at Santa Barbart