George Washington High School - Monument Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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ADMINISTRATION EACHERS of the last year not here naw are Miss Blackford, Miss Reid, Miss Cock, Miss Rickards, Miss Schmermund and Mr. Reynolds. New instructors for this year are Mrs. Green, Miss Griffith, Mr, Baum, and Mr. Miller. Miss Patterson was transferred from a jun- ior high school for the fall semester and returned there at mid-year. The general assemblies for the year have presented President Daniel W. Morehouse of Drake University who talked on astronomy, Lieutenant Charles E. Lofgren of the Byrd Antarctic Expeditionf Robert M. Zimmerman who discussed deep sea diving, Mr. Glenn Morris who demonstrated the wonders of electricity, Miss Lavonne Field in songs and picturesg and Doctor Chester Milton Sanford on vocational guidance. The benevolent spirit of the school was expressed by fifty bushel baskets of food for needy families at Thanksgiving and one hundred cans of fruit and vege- tables for the general public school collection, the pur- chase of 535.07 worth of Christmas seals, and the do- nation by members of the staff of Sl,860.00 to the city unemployment fund, 548.95 in gifts have been added to the Washington Education fund for the aid of needy pupils. The music courses have been enlarged to include chorus, conducting, harmony, and theory of music. The advance choral classes are now doing a capella work and the glee clubs have become advanced voice classes three days a week and theory of music the other two for full credit. This is the fifth year of the thrift-budget plan for financing exculars. All participating organizations were

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g N ADMINISTRATIGN cut 20 per cent this year to balance the budget, but with strict economy the usual program was carried out. Through a bank loss of S800 further economies will be necessary next year, and unless the budget is more generally supported, the curtailment of our excular program will be necessary. The weekly saving for purpose is the best way to be ready to buy tickets in September. This semester the registration reached the highest point in the history of the school since the city was divided into east and west side senior high school dis- tricts: lO6O pupils-522 boys and 538 girls. The special committee in charge of the Washington bicentennial celebration is pleased to enumerate the following features for our part in honoring the Father of his country: a. Adoption of the permanent Washington seal em- blem. b. Unveiling the Washington Cedar-Pulse gift portraits. c, One hundred and eighty-five home room talks on Washington. d, Showing of the official Washington films. e. Presentation of the Washington theme in The Cedar, ' In a material way the attendance and general offices have been consolidated as an administrative unit by building a counter and installing desks and files in the waiting room space. Three department conference rooms, English, Commerce, and Social Studies, have been added. These small rooms make ideal places for de- partmental work shops and more economical space than class rooms for teachers during preparation hours. s .. Y .. A.. A