Enid High School - Quill Yearbook (Enid, OK)

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W ,A.., ...N Guidance Provided For tudents Any student in need ol' understanding lound the solution to his prohlem in the guidance department. Howard Chinn, director ol guidance, and lVlrs. Nellc lVlcCreary, dean ol girls. served as advisers lor personal problems, vocational choices, and educational ad- vancements. In addition to the lowa test ol educational develop- ment given all juniors, batteries ol aptitude, scholar- ship, and personality tests were given to those re- questing additional information about themselves. In its third year ol operation. the department spon- sored two psychology classes. Ulllered to juniors and seniors. general psychology was under the instruction of Mr. Chinn, and Mrs. Mc-Creary supervised the class in personal psychology. 2 llUVV.'XRl3 ClllNN. lilldliclf DR ol' guidance. and Mrs, Nelle Xlrfmeary, dean ol girls, discuss the results ol a guidance test. oi ervice in Enid chool S stem guished service in school administration. It was the first time a man from Oklahoma has ever received this honor, and lVlr. Waller was the second man west ol the Mississippi to he so honored. The tall stature and stately expression ol lVlr. VVal- ler will be missed in the halls of Enid high in the years to come. Enid was honored to have had a man UeWI'l l' W1'Xlrl.llR IS shown at an Ifnid lfducation associa- tion dinner given in his honor. Miss Charlotte Kretsch, Ielt, and Miss l.ouise Major, right, watch as Iewel Ridge, EEA presi- dent, presents Vlr. VValler with the gilt ol' lfnid teachers and as distinguished as Dr'Witt VValler in our school sys- tem lor forty-eight years, giving his service to the citixens and schools ol' Enid. 'l'he students ol' lffnid high school wish to express their deepest appreciation for the progress and development ol' the school system and constantly expanding opportunities allorded them in the administration ol' DeVVitt VValler. school hoard metnhers. a Slllllll check. Utlter honors hestowed on him were the citation ol' his menilvership in Wlllik VVlio ol' Oklahoma and a card signilying his liletime lilL'iiilN'i'5lliIl in IZIZA. 1 N Aa s. Q , x HJ? -was G?

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aa-e-4'--n-ng-1-:nel ',.............---- l l 9- , i 1 it A . SIVIILINC, AS HE usually is, Mr. Waller pauses in his activity filled day with his wife Sue. As impressive sitting as when standing, he is known for his dedicated leadership. DeWitt Waller Complete Fort -Ei ht Year DeWitt Waller. veteran superintendent of the Enid school system, announced October 9, 1958 his resig- nation from the position he had held for twenty-hve years. A sound administrator, whose ability to weigh a situation with cool judgment before acting. lVlr. Waller won the confidence of his stall and the people of Enid. Mr. Waller's activity in the world of education in- cluded his own schooling at O.C.U. where he re- ceived his AB degree in chemistry. De itt flluller For o. third of a century -goarafter year-Dewitt walter served as Superintendent of the Enid 0Biahoma,'PubiicSchools,'Ftather than motte to cities of targersize and to what others would cattgroater opportunities, he remained firm in his behef that a leaderserxles' bestwhenhetahes ahjbfime tobuiloasingle schoolsgstem. For his sensed his xmobsfxushfe but imaginoiwe leadership, his insights intothe powerano worthjone communit5,aru5 hispower to instill in the minds of his neighbors a hunger for ani aprioe in gooo schools, thoAmerican Association of Schoot Administrators bestows upon this award of excellence and distinction. - .. er ' . Jitsu 4 N .t . so ilpi' 4' 55353 g -1-4,.:' -. ,3 . 'Q I5 gzzfr-rlafryffdffby - ei .V X 3 ' fu. ' ,tr L- '.,.f,f':fK. -3 ' ., ,W ln 1911 lVlr. Waller came to Enid High where he taught math and chemistry and coached football, baseball, and track for four years. Chosen principal, he served in that capacity for ten years when he was elected superintendent. While at the post of superintendent, lVlr. Waller was president of the Oklahoma Association of School Administrators. president ol Oklahoma Association of Secondary Administrators, president of the northern district of Oklahoma Education Association and he served 25 years as secretary-treasurer of the High School Athletic Association. He also served as president of the Great Salt Plains area council of Boy Scouts of America, member of the state Board of Education. and was superintendent of the Methodist Church sunday school for nineteen years. He was on the Board of Directors of Boy Scouts of America, Camp Eire Girls, Salvation Army, YlVlCA, and the Speech and Hearing Institute. ln February of this year. the National Association ol Administrators presented lVlr. Waller in Atlantic City, New lersey, with a citation award for distin- FIRST OKLAHOIVIAN AND second man west ol the Mis- sissippi to receive this national citation. Mr. Waller was re- warded lor -18 years of service to the Enid school system by the National Association of School Administrators in February at their meeting in Atlantic City, New Iersey.

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