Girls Polytechnic High School - Maid Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Mrs. Martin devotes time to counseling students As our one vice principal, Mrs. Martin is responsible for fulfilling the duties that in the other high schools of the city are ordinarily fulfilled by three or four. She is responsible for curriculum and guidance both. It is her job to evaluate and supervise courses. This year she has Worked hard to plan the new medical assistants' program which will be part of the school's course offerings next fall. A less pleasant aspect of her position is the handling of disciplinary matters, but her goal is always fairness and the Welfare of the student body. She also aids Miss Dowe in graciously greeting the many visitors who come to our building each year. There are in- galil Mrs. Martin often finds it necessary to consult or counsel with one of the students, and she enjoys these con- tacts with the girls. Here she and Mary Vanlsierop dis- cuss the distribution of the senior tea invitations. numerable eighth-grade tours designed to acquaint pro pective students with our special courses of study, and sl often leads these tours about the building, explaining tt special classrooms and equipment. Counseling with the girls is also one of her many acti' ities. She serves as supervisor of the educational counselo and Works closely With the school social Worker, attendanc counselor, school nurse, and other special personnel. Her position is a demanding one, but it has many re wards, too, for it brings her into close Contact with the girl and they are her first concern. On Rose Festval Princess selection day, it was Mrs. Martin's pleasure to introduce the candidates to the assembled student body. Mrs. Martin, vice principal, pauses brief- desk are some of the many paperwi ly from her busy schedule to pose for her tasks with which she must deal ec portrait for Polymaid. Before her on her day.

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As part of her project to help interpret Girls Polytech- nic, Miss' Dowe has shown many eighth graders around our school. Making the community aware of our time. Seated at her desk, she reviews' her Miss Dowe enters the office to begin another rigorous specialized offerings in education con- appointments for the coming day. surnes a large proportion of Miss Dowe's day of greeting visitors and attending to all the duties which go into being administrator of a modern tech- nical school. Miss Dowez uliet us a ways interpret our school We are proud that our school prepares students for employment and homemaking, both of which contribute to a happy, creative life, states Miss Ruth E. Dowe, prin- cipal of Girls Polytechnic. It is not surprising that Miss Dowe should make this statement as she has been at Girls Polytechnic tor many years and realizes more than anyone the importance of our school in the role oi preparing teen-agers for solid futures. As Girls Polytechnic continues to grow, so will the curriculum. Homemaking has been one of the major studies since the school was first created in i907 Much 8 later business courses and dental science were added. Next year, thanks to Miss Dowe, a new class, medical assistant training, will be added. Medical assistant train- ing will be partly devoted to medical secretarial training and partly to clinical studies. Miss Dowe feels that Girls Polytechnic must be in- terpreted to the community. She has done an effective job of interpreting through many luncheons, visitations and eighth-grade tours. Each student, too. says Miss Dowe, must do her part in interpreting the school. She must always be at her best behavior, because the im- pression she makes on people is important to her school's image.

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The faculty mem ers are a mireol by Sizuclents for MRS. VESTA CRONYN Biol0QY, chemistry, advisor to rally and pep, science chairman. MR. RICHARD DIXON Freshman social studies-Eng- lish, junior English, math, ad- visor to Poly Projectors and Keyettes. MISS HELEN FARRENS Librarian 10 MISS PATRICIA DELANEY MR. LEONARD DELURY Freshman, sophomore home economics. Bookkeeping, general business, distributive education, vocational counselor. Proper placement ot students is always the Mrs. Nelson, seniors. Mr. Delury is the vocation- concern ot the educational counselors at Girls al counselor. Mrs. Martin, the vice-principal, acts Poly. From left are Mr. Wolfe, sophomores, Mrs. as supervisor to the guidance staff. George, freshmen, Mrs. McLean, juniors, and MRS. CATI-IERINE GEORGE Senior social studies, junior English, fresh man counselor, advisor to NI-IS. MR. DAVID FREITAG Sophomore English.