Galena Park High School - Jacket Yearbook (Galena Park, TX)

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5 'ic 4-v '91--W-A f ew N or ssx sw The man responsible for the free time on Vv'ednesdays of each month. giving the teachers an opportunity to meet together and dis- cuss newer methods of teaching. is Mr. R. J. Free, Director of Curri- culum. His main duty is to assist teachers. in selecting what to teach and how to teach it. Since information is continually being added to our store of knowledge and must be transferred to teachers to help them in their jobs. Mr. liree tries to improve the quality and work with all intangibles. His home is almost like a library because of the fact that he loves to read and collect newspaper and magarines from all over the country. Another of his interests is in traveling. Any service over and above regular scnool administration comes under the guidance ol Mr. lf. li. McGahan, Director of Pupil Personnel. He has the respon- sibility for the specialiied education of some nine hundred students in the eighteen different types of classes. which include the mentally retarded. arthritic. hard of hearing or seeing. those with brain injuries. and the emotionally disturbed. In his charge there are forty-three schools. His outside interests include working with children and keeping track of his stock farm in North Texas. 'N education. Eierv vear property must be evaluated to find out how much monev should be for gghool taxes, In order to keep sufficient monev in the district. our tax assessor and collector. Mr. Charles XV. Garret. collects these taxes and keeps the records on the transactions.. Beiritl a good family man occupies most of his time outside ot his wOrli- bu! he does DBFUCIPMQ ln spectator sports. especially football. l l Her hobbies being her grandchildren. gardening. and reading. Mrs. Eliyabeth Hubach. our consultant in elementary education. is enjoyably occupied either on or oft' the scene of her job. Her title of Consultant in Elementary Education includes working with teachers and principals in grade school and committee meetings. lirom state agencies and publishers come other consultants with which she discusses textbooks and other items needed to assist in if 'S 5 VJhat's for lunch? That familiar cry is answered by our Cafeteria Supervisor. Mrs. Avis Brand. Following the federal lunch program, she plans the menus and does all the buying for the snack bar and personnel equipment. Therefore. supervising everything from problems in personnel management to dessert on must also keep records for to spend her weekends at sewing. tomorrow's menu. she is kept quite busy. She the state as well as the school. Mrs. Brand likes her farm in Crockett, playing the piano and AS Q55 . 3 f fc- . . gi fi g K . s. -AX S xc elementary ..LA,r w S' R

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SUPER! TE DE T irc ul checks on school programs and recommending teachers who c riinined and able --these are onlv two of the multitude of duties i ii t der the name of superintending. lhe man holding all this. rc- onsisi its is Superintendent XY. Ci. Cunningham. Into his hands is given suit o dig for facts and information to better assist the Useedkbed ol ctmocritx Pav helping with the problems of a growing school. he takes o ccount the millions of minute details that go into a program ot .xpinsion Xlr. Cunningham represents the board in planning new schools. oo c his manv obligations. and he handles them remarlxablv well. cttt c readv for action. Mr. Cunningham loves to hunt deer, quail. xt ning .1 ranch since 1036. he lil-tes to visit it occasionallv to check on his herd of white-faced Herefords. He also contributes time and energv to such touth organivations as the Y.N'l.C.:'X. and the Pmov Scouts. with tt itch he his worked for eighteen vears. AL. In anvthing from textbooks to thumbtacks. Mr. P. I. Stevens, ffxecutive Assistant Superintendent, purchases the needed teachers' supplies everv vear. He is entrusted with the pupil census. teacher registration. and financing from the state. Transportation comes under his supervision. too. For fifteen vears he has been with the Galena Park school system. liking to assist I,ittle League Baseball. to hunt, fish. and golf with his sons. Mr. Stevens leads a verv active life outside of his job. Being an excellent photographer he takes manv pictures and movies of our school sports. ASNSTANTS Bills. bills. bills' Thats the job of Mr. Harold Demcnt. assistant Superintendent in charge of business to pav the schools bills with the schoolis money. Being in charge of the maintenance and physical part of schools. he also watches over all buving and purchasing of school equipment. From the income of taxes, Mr. Dement receives money and budgets it tor each department and class. This being done. he sends periodi callv a financial statement to the board. lor relaxation Mr. Dement loves spectator sports. having previously been a coach for twentv vears at our school. Itch. ing is also one of his favorite activities. Here he is seen with his brother. Robert L. Dement. on his left. planning a fishing expedition.

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By candle glow and stardusted leaves. this couple looks familiar in the setting of the Senior Prom. Drawing nearer we recognive our principal and his wife, PRINCIPALS 35'-t .. tt :low fa' 'Y . .. 451 'Ls' wr X Mr. Robert R. Bartay began college on the campus the University of Texas after graduation from Iimir Consolidated High School as talcdictorian His honors at college included being elected a member of the Student Legislature. of the Cow ows ting chosen Goodfellow, which is an outstanding student on campus. After receiving his Bachelor ot -Xrts degree 'Vlr Bartay came to Galena Park as a teacher of goternment and history. In September of l9D5 he was promoted to assistant principal. As faeultv sponsor ot the -XBGPHS and the Student Council he has done much for the betterment of our school You see him here t h favorite hobby. Mr. John Holte, the principal of Cialena Park High School. is shown here at his home in Galena Park. lle was salutatorian of Huntsville High School. :alter graduation from Sam Houston State Teachers College. Mr. Holes went to A. if M. where he QOI his Xlastets degree. He Once wanted to become a minister hut didnt feel he was called. Now he is a lax' leader in the Galena Park Methodist Church. Since he was particularly interested in English it was natural that he should enter this field of teaching. He taught fifteen vears before becoming our principal. Mr. Holeeis hobbies are garden- ing and carpentry. but most of his time is snent in trying to raise his two little boys into fine upstanding voting men. 12