East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Office HpHE OFFICE FORCE at East, headed by Miss Alma Hammer, registrar, and Miss Sybil Burt, secretary, is a very important part of East High School. All school business is taken care of through the office. The school ' s correspond- ence is handled by Miss Burt under the direction of Mr. Prichard and Mr. Williams. Miss Ham- mer handles the school finances. The students ' records are kept carefully filed in the office filing system. A complete record can be found of every student who ever attended East as well as those of present students. These records include all personal information about the student, his parents, and grades from Junior High to Senior High. By looking at student files it is possible to locate any one of the two thou- sand students now in attendance at East in a matter of minutes. After graduation the files aid in placing former students in positions. A potential employer can find the type of student he wishes to employ by looking at the student ' s record of subjects, grades and activities during high school. A weekly bulletin is issued by the office each Monday and read in all home rooms. This bulle- tin contains the schedule for all school activities throughout the coming week. Any important announcements that are missed on this Monday bulletin are sent by special messenger to all classes. Mrs. Alice Clark Miss Alma Hammer Miss Sybil Burt Nurse Registrar Secretary

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Miss Agnes Helmreich, Girls ' Advisor ' THROUGH THE PLANNING and guidance of our cap- able girls ' advisor, Miss Helmreich, East High students em ' oy a varied and entertaining social program. The Lee Zur Hours, All-Club Parties, All-School Parties, and the Senior Parties are directed by Miss Helmreich with the cooperation of the committees assisting in the manage- ment of these social events. At the Senior All-Club Party held April 4 eleven clubs participated in the program presented in the auditorium. A mixer preceded the program and dancing followed. Every other week Lee Zur Hours are held in the gym with music by the Dance Band. An All-School Party held March 14 featured a magician. Saint Patrick ' s day was the theme carried out in the dance that followed. Miss Helmreich seems always to have a new idea for a different type of party or a solution to a program problem. Students seeking the advice of Miss Helmreich find in her the desired answers because her many hours of thought and planning have made her the capable social leader she is.

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Senior HpO THE UNDERCLASSMAN the life of | a senior seems very mysterious and complicated. The many meetings, confer- V ences, red-tape, and the other vast and awe- I inspiring activities baffle innocent onlook- ers. To the senior, what has been so mys- terious really becomes quite simple. At the beginning of the semester each senior checks his credits with Mr. Prichard. At this time he designates the correct spell- | ing of his name to be used on his diploma. From the completed credit sheets the class- list is made up. During the first few weeks | the Senior committee of the Quill start their work by issuing Quill Information blanks. Pilling in the blanks includes a process of | finger chewing and brain wracking to dope-out which semester what happened. Deciding on an ambition often causes no little worry. The mysterious goings-on centering around a metal container in the front cor- ridor during the lunch hours is the simple » practice called voting. Class officers were elected February 17. Rex Mallory was elected president; Don Green, vice-presi- dent; Opal Berhow, secretary; and Dorris Browner, treasurer. Eight board members also were elected. On April 7 the king, | queen, and attendants for the May Festival were elected. The various committees appointed by the 1 board to assist in carrying out the Senior functions start their respective duties when their particular activity is to be held. This often means hours of planning in advance. The classnight committee distributes blanks that pertain to classnight exhibits to be displayed. Each student tries to display at • least one project completed in his three years of high school. Surveys, graphs, dis- cussions, experiments, typing handbooks — these and many more are prepared by the seniors.