Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Doctor Neixe Reed Nurse Ruth Kemena It is the untiring vigilance of our school physician Dr. Nelle Cole Reed, and our school nurse, Miss Ruth Kemena, that gives us the feeling of security as we pass the doctor’s office. We know that if we should become seriously ill or receive an injury in school, the doctor’s office is always ready and waiting to receive us. It is sometimes hard to understand how Dr. Reed and Miss Kemena complete all the tasks which are a part of their daily lives. In addition to the junior and senior high schools, they have all the grade schools in the city to watch over. This is indeed a large order to fill. We are very grateful for their attention. Mrs. Anna B. Weaver, our efficient attendance officer, has the enormous task of finding out why students are absent from school. With the daily absences of senior high school alone near one hundred, the magnitude of her work is evident, for she has twelve other schools throughout the city to watch over. Attendance work is not the only thing she has to do. She also issues working permits to students seeking employment. With seventy-five percent of senior high school employed, it is easy to see that the number of permits is up in the thousands, for boys and girls from all over the city come here to secure their permits. We wish to thank Mrs. Weaver for her untiring co-operation. Mbs. Anna Weaver 12

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Though he is not closely associated with the high school students, we feel that Mr. Knapp is interested in our daily activities. Much credit is due him for the splendid way in which he carries out his duties as superintendent of all Michigan City public schools. It is his forceful manner and progressive leadership that have made him both efficient and popular. Mb. M. L. Knapp, Superintendent There has been much shifting around of positions in the superintendent's office this year. Mrs. Louise Drout. who was employed for the past twenty-six years as private secretary to the superintendent. retired last fall. Her duties were taken up by her assistant. Miss Mary Jane Lucas, who was employed in that office immediately after her graduation from this high school in 1 940. When Miss Lucas became Mrs. Gerstheimer, Miss Lois Johnson, who graduated last year, was transferred from the office of the Board of Education to learn the work in Mr. Knapp's office. Mrs. Gerstheimer Miss Johnson 11

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To Mr. C. F. Humphrey, principal of the senior high school, we express our gratitude for innumerable services and favors, granted us in our four years of high school life. It is his untiring effort and genuine interest in each individual that have won him a place in every student’s heart, for he is never too busy to help a student out of difficulty. C. F. Humphrey Principal Without the excellent aid of Mrs. Weisflog it would be almost an impossibility to have this school managed in the efficient way in which it is. After Mrs. Weisflog has satisfied all the requests of the students, which is a full time job in itself, she has the duties of checking attendance, typing announcements and bulletins, selling supplies, checking lost and found articles, and acting as Mr. Humphrey’s personal secretary. This is indeed enough work to keep three people working at top speed all day. We don't know how Mrs. Weisflog does it. but we are very grateful to her for her splendid co-operation and help. Mbs. Weisflog 13