Downey High School - Volsung Yearbook (Downey, CA)

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Board 0 Trustees Mr Frank H Barnes PRESIDENT CLERK tiger? FQ s..,,.41 -qw Mr Reno Surrune Mr M lvun Qu gley Mr Otto Boyd Faced wuth the problem of a rapudly expandung school populatuon members of the Board of Trustees of the Downey Unuon Hugh School Dustruct have had to devote most of theur attentuon to pro vudung for the needs of these students Only a few years ago a sungle school duvuded un o senuor hugh and uunuor hugh groups Downey Hugh School luke an amoeba us now separatunq utselt unto three dustunctly separate schools Now on a new campus but stull bu ldung us the South Junuor Hugh School Now under constructuon and expected to be ready for occupancy sometume durung the next school year us the North Junuor Hugh School Provudung for these needs and servmg wuthout salary are these men who guve of theur tume experuence and wusdom from a sense of devotuon to publuc servuce for the welfare of the communuty and uts future cutuzens Presudent Barnes pours concrete for the turst buuldung of the new North Junuor Hugh School Mr Sam T Unsworth Page I I ,.., , , . 'D If NX . ' , I f .,-A lu Tv' ,A , I' 'N f uggfiw mu V a , ' , -dv' ijvavj' 4? Z At sg .ft 3 , :ww ,Q 4 1,,,f'W5,'yg 1 T. we 4 l . I, u Q f 5 . . D . 1 . . ., . . I I 1 f f . - I . I ' I , . ' I I I I ' 1 u I

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Page l 0 Admuustrators and Mr Cllfford F Shambaugh SUPERINTENDENT Downey Union Hugh School Dlstrlct lt costs money to operate a school and an the American publlc school system that money comes from the pocke s of the tax payer lt as the solemn responsnbnlnty of the fnnanclal admnustratlon of any school to strlve to get the most possuble value for each dollar spent ln Downey much of that re sponsubullty falls upon Mr L H Wullnams assistant superlntendent ln charge of bus: ness He has general supervnson of all funancral affalrs of the school ncludlng purchasmg of supplies arranging the detacls of all the contracts whnch must be let by the Board of Trustees buyung everythmg from paper and pencnls to heavy equipment needed for the upkeep of the school pro pertles lt as due to has effuclency that everythmg affected by these fmanclal arrangements has been kept In smooth operotuon through out the year A growmg communuty m ans a growung school populatuon and a growing school populatuon means that more classrooms more schools more teachers more educa tional facllltues are needed At a tum when the natxon s resources are being used mn a great measure to keep up nts mnlrtary strength ut IS not always easy to get the maternals necessary for these increased needs especnally buuldnng mater :als Much of the txme and effort of Superm tendent C F Shambaugh has been directed toward that end especlally durmg the last year He has made trnps to Washungton and Sacramento which have had the result of keeplng the bulldung program progress mg He has burned more mudnnght oul an this effort than any student crammmg for a final exam Anythmg less than these efforts mlght well have resulted ln a halt nn the bulldmg program wnth many resultmg dnscomforts to everyone concerned Mr L H Wllluams ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT In Charge of Busuness O O O U Q . - .. , I , I ' g I M ' 1 1 ' . , . . , ,A 'fz 9 ,-vm-' -f 1 -' ,, .,, I ' , V, ' I .tpsvi ,' ' - ll - - - ll .ff I 9 . 1 4. . . . , l 4 1 l 1 1

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Merle Tab., Guidance and . . . Physical health and mental health are complementary to each other. The ancient Romans recognized thEs long ago when they spoke of a sound mind in a sound body. Co-operating closely to make this a reality at Downey are Dr Merle Taber, general consultant, and Mrs, Sarah Lyance, school nurse. Though this is Dr. Taber's first year as a member of the Downey family, she is no stranger to Downey students. For the past several years she has been an invited guest in the senior problems classes, and has discussed every- day student perplexities in private conferences, and in addition, she has made many public appearances in this community. She is well-qualified for her position. For many years, her work as teacher, dean and lecturer has brought her into intimate daily contact with typical classroom and home problems. Now, as general consultant for Downey Senior High, Central Junior High, and South Junior High Schools, she is available daily for conferences with parents, teachers and students. nf, Page 41 Caring for the physical well-being of students is Mrs. Sarah Lyance, the school nurse, She is one of the busiest people on the Downey campus, and her attempts to maintain a schedule of appointments are constantly interrupted by emergencies of both major and m'nor im- portance. She has been aided in her work this year by an audiometer pur- chased for the school by fund-raising efforts of the Parent-Teacher Association, and this has been very important in getting at the cause of unsatisfactory work of some students. Mrs. Lyance, too, is well-qualified for her position. She attended college in Cincinnati, Ohio, then was graduated as a nurse from a hos- pital, then continued her education at Columbia University, and later at the University of California at Berkeley. Here she obtained her bachelor of science degree, in addition to certificates required by state law for all school nurses. Mrs. Sarah Lyance 1