Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Cllnlc benefits students Whether It be a cut finger a bump on the he td or 1 headache the nurses ofhce headed by Mrs Dee Stl ton R N IS ready and able to mmlster to the p ments needs The oihce ts also responsxble for seemf' th1t classroom Hrst a1d boxes are kept supplled and re 1dy for use The need for a band ald can pop up at almost any trmel Nurse for all the schools m thus dlstrxct Mrs Salton works on a rotatmg schedule vtsltxng Seaholm only at certam tlmes of the week In between tlmes student ards on duty every hour take care of atlmg students callmg professlonal help lf necessary Thrs line medtcal set up has prevented many an ept demlc by speed1ly detectmg an early case of measles or the flu No student need ever worry about expert care ln tlme of need Checking the medical supplres ts an often borm but none the less xmportant job of medlcal asslstants Celesta Lor enzen and Joanne Helper scan the store of bandages and med: cal supplies and add new supplres A welcome sight for many tn arlmg student ns Mrs Salton s appearance at the school hntermg, thc building Mrs Stlton first checks her mall and then hurrles to the ellnlc where she spcednly drspatches all cases In order to get a complete record of the days actrvntxes m the cllmc the students helpmg check m each hour wlth the previous hours helpers and wlth Mrs Salton Bonme Berkol drscusses a case wxth Mrs Salton 1, ,,, 7

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Working force in office handles many situations It's wonderful to have good chiefs, but it is the hard working Indian who gets the work done. Without the services of the secretarial staff, the smooth functioning of the administration would be handicapped. Its tasks may seem trivial, but none-the-less, it is vital. Phone calls consume a great amount of the stafT's time. On the average, four calls come in every ten min- utes for a total of 75 plus calls per day. This doesn't even begin to include the number of interbuilding calls handled by the oflice. Although teachers are asked to keep the mimeo- graphed material to a minimum, many an hour is spent running tests off. This job consumed about 1100 reams of paper during the year. .vm Besides running errands, organizing student files and pictures, and doing other odds and ends, each sec- retary must handle the business of one or more of the administration heads. . 1' C X ,X is 4Those geniuses who have taken calculus have never come , close to doing the amount of figuring Mrs. Hayner does every- my - A. day. She keeps the accounts for all the clubs, sells all sorts of NNN 'A things for individual teachers, sees that books are distributed, and keeps an up-to-date list of all the book and locker fees for each student. BQCHQSC 74'Zv of Seah0lm'S gf21dUHICS g0 OH to C0ll6g6. many Catching the continual skippers is not the only purpose of applications must be processed by the office. The main part the attendance office. Mr. Newcomb's secretary, Mrs. Lynam, of this tremendous job is done by Mrs. Blackwood. who also not only sees that the alphabetized absence list is typed every serves as secretary to Mr. Wagner. Bobbie Lou Counscll. the day, but also sees that a list with the name of every student Selflefiil OHTCC SCCFCIHFY, hands Mrs. Blackwood another ap- enrolled is sent to the Hill building for recording, and that PIICHUOU- V irregular attendance students are accounted for. V pf , A 74

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QA af. A an 0-uf.-s . WK 5+ - ,st NM-, fo v W '-for--r sw wx- 1-T.. .,,+. Modernization is Theme It's no small job to keep 14 elementary schools, two junior high schools and two senior high schools running smoothly. The school board has not only met increasing demands from all sides. but has stayed ahead in setting standards for the district. Keeping an eye out for modernization is a prime occupation of the board. Departmental meetings con- stantly discuss program revisions, new building plans are always before approving groups, and the board is acutely aware of the need for more teachers and higher pay, both for the growing number of students and for the advancing instruction levels. Building and maintenance problems are among the greatest faced by the board. With the addition of Groves High School, as well as elementary schools less than two years old, landscaping becomes an even larger task. Repairs and installments run costs even higher, and busses must be kept in top shape all year long. Even athletics are not overlooked. New equipment is always on order, ready for immediate use, both for varsity teams and intramural sports. 4One of Mr. Whitney's more popular jobs is raising the flags on the football field every game day, but being the athletic director involves much more. He must sign athletic contracts, schedule next year's games, and handle all money that IS collected from athletic events. A great deal of what happens to students in the Birmingham school district rests on the shoulders of the school board. Being parents themselves, they have an exceptional awareness of current problems and can cope with them well. Richard Barnard, Bennett Root, George Coombe, Mrs. Kathryn Loomis, Mrs. Mary Beier, Malcolm Lovell, and William Spence relax before getting down to business. V 'BP ca 2' A