German Township High School - Laureola Yearbook (McClellandtown, PA)

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OUR SUPERIN'l'IiNDliNil Carman Newcomer German 'liownship High School, as all democratic organizations, must have the customary three departments: executive, legislative and judical. The executive department is headed hy hlr. .I. Carman Newcomer, the Superintendent of Schools: the legislative is done by the Board of lfducationg and the judicial-many of us have learned its workings, often to our sorrow, when sent to the Principals' office to answer for some infraction of the rules. Now that we know the gen- eral structure we shall see what the particular tasks of each section are. It is Mr. Newcomer's joh to coordinate the numerous departments and activities of the Ger- man Township schools into a smooth-running machine. This may not seem like a large task to the ordinary person: hut when one considers that there are 2,852 students and 97 teachers in the schools, he sees the situation in a diflferent light. ,lust as any other executive, lVlr. Newcomer must report the results ol' his ellorts to the hotly of directors employing him. Part of this report is de- voted to the seemingly trivial things that occur in our scholastic careers, such as health and at- tendance statistics. 'lihe progress of our grades, sometimes taken lightly hy us, is studied thorough- ly in making this report. Another complicated task that falls to our superintendent is preparing a hudget. 'lihis is an itemized estimate of what financial appropriations will he needed for the coming school year. It is designed to maintain current standards, and at the same time, allow margin lor emergency changes. ,lust from these liew examples one can easily see that heing a school superintendent is no small ioh, and we are grateful for the splendid work lWr. Newcomer is doing considering our many limited facilities. 6

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INTRCDDUCIN6 rom-EWORD 'lihe youth of America recognize the many advantages of growing up in a democracy where freedom and equal opportunity are offered to all. This fact has been even more forcibly brought to our attention by our older hrother, sister, and teachers who have returned to us from the many different countries after the war telling us how the other half live. Among the rights granted to each citizen of our country is that of securing an education. Un the pages of this Laureola we present to the readers, the youth of German Township in pursuit of knowledge. The hook portrays both the social and scholastic life of the boys and girls who dwell within the halls of our high school. The school administration, the classrooms, the social organizations, and the extra-curricular activities-all comhine to furnish an ideal environ- ment for learning the principles of democratic living. The people we knew, the fun we had, the sports we played-they will all be remembered. G6 60,0!6 0326 QIZEW The pause that refreshesn 5

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EDUCATICNAL ea ms Left to right: Mr. Mc- Gee: Mr. Fornwalf, tax collector: Mr. Christo- pher: Mr. Newcomer, Superintendent: Dr. Coughanourp Mr. Mor- ris, clerk to board: Mr. Hamilton: Mr. Davis: Dr. Sangston. The Board of Education acts almost exactly as any other legislative body. We think that you should know these seven men. They are Dr. A. E. Coughanour, Dr. H. Sangston, Law- rence E. McGee, E. W. Hamilton, B. Christopher, M. A. Sterbutzel, and Clarence L. Davis, This representative group of the people of German Township are faced with a maze of tasks that makes a geometry proof or a Latin translation seem like mere childls play. Perhaps one of the most important of these is that of selecting Hthosev essential people, the teachers. An equally important problem is the appropriation of money or the various current expenses and levying taxes to obtain it. These men also proclaim the holidays that are so vital to student moral. Since they are rarely seen in action, it may seem that the board has a rather small part in the operation of the schoolg but their tireless labor is shown by the results attained. We thank them. The judicial consist of Mr. Gault and his corps of teachers. Every student in German Town- ship High School is aware of their duties. Their pictures and duties will be shown in other sections of this Laureola. 7