Downey High School - Volsung Yearbook (Downey, CA)

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fiitii f MRS. KARYN B. SANDERS Serving as Senior High Girls' Counselor this year, as in past years, was Mrs. Karyn B, Sanders. lt is her duty to look after the welfare of all girls in Senior High, and to act as adviser to both the Girls' League and Les Torcheres. In addition to these duties, Mrs. Sanders has one class in life science. MISS LORING DAVIS Miss Davis came to Downey this year to fill the newly-created position of supervisor of child welfare. Although she is charged with the usually unpleasant duty of checking on non-attendance, she early won the respect and friendship of the students who fell within her disciplinary duties. Miss Davis also has the duty of issuing work permits, and helps students who wish to work to find places. MRS. RUBY HORSTMAN Mrs. Horstman fills the posi- tion of Girls' Counselor in junior High, and as such is adviser to the junior High Girls' League. She also aids all students in scheduling their programs, and helps new students to become oriented to junior High. Mrs. Horstman has one class, a leadership group composed of the members of the student council and others who hold posts in stu- dent self-government. ounselors and Student Welfare MISS FREDA WEERSING Although Miss Weersing has her office in junior High, she is school nurse for students in both junior and Senior High, While her office is the daily gathering place of students with toothaches, minor cuts, sprains, and stomach-- aches, she is more concerned with teaching good health practices, and in finding health defects which are hindering the scholastic work of the students. She has been instrumental in discovering eye and ear troubles in time to get the students started on corrective treatment.

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MR W WRIGHT l Vice Principal Senior High There are many duties which go with the title of Vice Principal lt is Mr Wrights responsibility to act as general resgistrar n Senior High to advise students on the arrangement of schedules to supervise extra curricular activi ties to make home contacts with parents regarding boys adjust ment problems and to act as ad viser to the student body govern ment The four cornerstones of success are Character. Health, Personality and Knowledge. The first three of these qualities have to do with the individual. They are part of his life and must be developed by him. The fourth, knowledge, is out- side of the individual. lts acquisition depends upon the developing of certain personality qualities, chief of which are ambition, a desire for knowledge and a desire to render service. Without ambition and a desire for knowledge there is no incentive to acquire an education. The lack of incentive for knowledge is no doubt a nation's greatest handicap. Since three fourths of these fundamentals relate to the individual, it would seem that three fourths of an individuaI's success would depend upon the human element and one fourth upon knowledge. Best wishes to every Downey Union High School student and may your every effort be crowned with success. C F SHAMBAUCH District Superintendent MR DEL WARD Principal unior High Mr Ward has general super vision of instruction in unior High and also is charged with the responsibility of supervising at tendance and student conduct He is boys counselor as well as adviser to the student body gov ernment and makes arrangements for assemblies to be attended by junior High students He also has general supervision of all extra curricular activities MR EINAR KNUDSEN Adult School Supervisor Mr Knudsen takes care of all arrangements for scheduling reg istermg and supplying instruc tion for the adult education program in Downey Union High School Day classes as well as evening classes are included in this pro gram In addition to his duties as adult education supervisor M Knudsen is also in charge of all audio visual materials for both Senior and junior High

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1 i NEIL T ROGERS President OTTO T BOYD FRANK BARNES SAM UNSWORTH ROY L TOMPKINS Board Of Education The Board of Education is made up of five men of the community who donate their time and energy freely to the solving of all problems concerning the school. With the growth of the Downey community still swelling the number of students of high school age, an expansion program has been necessary, and this has occupied most of their attention during this year. The board meets regularly once a month, but the president, Mr. Neil T. Rogers, can call a special meeting whenever it is necessary to deal with important business. I I I ,.Vv, , uf h I l ' L - u V l T f ' 2 5 . l 6 T. : ' ,