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

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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.

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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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Semester Another formality that might seem like a lot of red-tape is the medical examina- tion. This is really not as terrifying as it sounds. Dr. Johnson and Dr. Royal ex- amine the girls and boys, respectively. Often deficiencies that might not otherwise be detected are found and proper corrective measures can be suggested. A dental ex- amination also takes place during the se- mester. Measuring each senior for his cap and gown is the work of the Cap and Gown com- mittee. The height and headsize are re- corded, and caps and gowns are fitted ac- cordingly. Although there is a good deal of joking about the wearing of these gar- ments symbolic of graduation, each senior somehow feels the import of what they symbolize, and it is with pride that he dons the gown and tilts the mortar board to the most becoming angle. The last week of the semester, the cul- mination of thirteen years in public school education, is probably the fullest and most exciting of a student ' s entire school career. Each student ' s classnight exhibit reflects his interests and talents as developed by thirteen years of schooling. The senior banquet, a gala and impressive affair, might seem to be the party to end all parties, and indeed it is the last of the school parties. The Baccalaureate address is the sum- ming up of the more serious moments and the final thoughts made as to the career to pursue and the moral and civic standards to live up to. The last act, that of receiv- ing the diploma means the work, the play, the experiences, good and bad, the fun, the laughter, and probably tears — in fact all the hours spent in school are now but recollec- tions of one ' s formative years to be re- viewed in memory in years to come.