Des Moines Technical High School - Engineer Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Counselors inform students of scholarships, opportunities, help plan schedules The Counseling ( -enter has six f ull time coun- selors. The counselors have many duties and func- tions that must be done. They help students with personal problems and finding jobs, do contact work with parents, assist teachers, and are responsible for keeping in contact with all twelve junior high schools in the city. Counselors also try to maintain a contact with business places throughout the city. Board sets policies Phyllis Bruggen Galen Kinzie Harry Peterson Don Squires Chan Smith Mabel Troutfetter IB Left-to-right: Rev. L. Robert Keck, Mrs. Jack Spevak, Mr. John R. Haydon, Mr. Herrold V. Mann, secretary; Dr. George Caudill, president; Dr. Dwight M. Davis, superintendent of schools; Mr. Ora E. Niffenegger, Mr. Merle F. Schlampp, Mr. Arthur Davis. 13

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Mrs. Mary Anne McManus, girls ' advisor Mr. Gerald Con ley, vice principal Mrs. McManus, Mr. Conley aid students with problems; Mr. Blackman plans Mrs. Mary Anne McManus has been the girls 1 advisor at Tech for six years. She deals with soc ial programs and the senior executive board. ( her her desk, comes many problems of student conduct and behavior. She was girls ' advisor al Irving Junior High School and was a teacher in the Des Moines s sirm before coming to Tech. Mr. Gerald Conley has been the Vice Principal at l ec h for one year. Before becoming Vice Princi- pal, he was a social studies teacher, sophomore has ketball coach, and golf coac h at l ech. Both advisors also have routine office and clerical duties. Principal-elect Don Blackman has been teaching in the Des Moines school system lor 24 years. He has been a member of the faculty at nine schools. He was principal of Wood row Wilson Junior High in 1967-68 and at one time, was vice-principal at Tech. Mr. Blackman spent the year finding out what makes Tech tick. 12

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Olive Wilson, secretary Io McGilvra, registrar Jan Schaefer, secretary Jean Burke, attendance clerk Edna Williams, transportation Marty Angier, secretary Grace Eckerman, treasurer Mary Warner, secretary lb 1 A Office staff handles Tech ' s red tape The office staff of Des Moines Tech has numerous tasks that are carried out each day. In order for the school to operate smoothl) the business of the high school must hv handled efficiently. Tfeebs office staff has eight members. In older for Tech to operate the routines of school, a staff must take care of records, letters, bulle- tins, grades, money, and all the things that come up with the education of 1 , ( () students. Io McGilvra, registrar, has the job of checking stu- dents credits. Olive Wilson answers one of million calls a day while J an Schaefer gets a letter off in the mail. 1