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

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School Board Sets Up Policies The school board, elected by the community, sets up policies and repre- sents public opinion as they administer the Birmingham School System. There are seven members, elected for four year terms, Dr. Charles Leach, Mr. Richard Halsted, Mrs. Blanch Bell, Mr. Richad Benson, Mrs. Dorothy Eiker, Mrs. Jo Saltzman, and Mr. John Siegesmund who was appointed to fill a vacancy. Under the leadership of Dr. John Blackhall Smith, Superintendent of Schools, whose contract was terminated this year, the school board tried to accomplish many things. Co-educational elective gym classes, for seniors, much to their approval, was initiated by the board this year. Another popu- lar program was the new policies allowing seniors with first or sixth hour study halls to either come late or leave early as the case may be. A citizen's study committee was established to review the opening of the schools after the negotiations difficulties and failure of a millage election last year. The school board holds two meetings a month, one is the normal busi- ness session, the other is held to explain the new programs. E 5 1 a i . ,nf KU The Birmingham Board of Edu- cation. Dr. Charles A. Leach, Rich- ard H. Benson, John C. Sigesmund, Jr., Zllrs. Jo Saltzman, Mrs. Dor- othy Eiker, and Mrs. Blanch Bell, pose for their Piper picture. f2j Dr. Smith projects a warm smile after a hard day. K32 Mr. Siegesmund drops daughter Kristin at school and continues on to decide her fate. 129

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Typical family outing . . . . antique browsing: a favorite pastime Rare picture of proud fisherman . . . When Mr. Wagner finds free time, he reads a biography or goes to a good sports event. He is an avid follower of Seaholm's football and basketball teams. He also finds pleasure in family get-togethers, fishing trips, and in vacation travel to far away places. He has traveled throughout the country and has made a trip to Europe. In earlier years he always went on the traditional Washington Trip with the seniors. On his vacations, much of his time is spent browsing through antique shops. ai-E

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Gale to the Amoeba Recall from Time's abysmal chasm That piece of primal protoplasm The First Amoeba, strangely splendid, From whom we're all of us descended. That First Amoeba, weirdly clever, Exists today and shall forever, Because he reproduced by fission, He split himself, and each division And subdivision deemed it fitting To keep on splitting, splitting, splitting So, whatsoe'er their billions be, All, all amoebas still are he. Zoologists discern his features In every sort of breathing creatures, Since all of every living species, No matter how their breed increases Or how their ranks have been recruited, From him alone were evoluted. King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba And Hoover sprang from that amoebag Columbus, Shakespeare, Darwin, Shelley Derived from that same bit of jelly. So famed he is and well-connected, His statue ought to be erected, For you and I and William Beebe Are undeniably amoebae! By Arthur Glllt6lTfl31'l from Garly the Troubadour publlshed by E P Dutton Per mission to reprlnt ln The Piper granted by Mrs, Arthur Gulterman