Greensburg High School - Brown and White Yearbook (Greensburg, PA)

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Admmlstrators at Work P ,-aff' So each may use and none may fall. a 0 . 1 I ,mug J fgf P .f These plan our schools for the good of all i W 3 - Left to Right -Messrs. Helman, Mitinger, H e n r N e vin yv y Mcllhattan, Bossart, Bell, Davis . . . Miss McConnell QSecrctaryJ Pictured above are the seven wise men who determine the educational policy of our school . . . Theirs are the guiding hands who direct our faltering footsteps along the road to good citizenship . . . The astounding in- telligence we have developed is in large measure due to decisions they have made. But a decision unenforced is no decision at all . . . Mr. Mcllhattan swims in an ocean of papers and records to see that their policies are properly carried out . . . The Board of Directors are the engineers, who direct how the royal road to education is to be built . . . Mr. Mc- Ilhattan assumes the never-ending duties of the fore- man, who, in a flurry of planned confusion, sees that the road is built straight and wide. vi Mrs. Anne Ziskind Modern education not only builds the roadg it also pro- vides the transportation . . . Powerful streamlined cars provide roomy accommodations for knowledgeg their all-steel bodies absorb the shock of examinations . . . Guiding these intricate machines are staunch instructors . . . Over these our Superintendent is a busy adminis- trator, who needs wings, the many eyes of a summer night, and probably five or six boxes of aspirin tablets. But even this streamlined automobile of modern edu- cation is hard put to withstand the strain of four for moreb long years of travel . . . Often a breakdown occurs . . . Then the repair crew, officially the Attendance and Guidance Department, sets to work . . . A tire is punc- tured by careless habits or thoughtless attitudes: brakes are worn out by poor deportment or lack of applicationg perhaps the whole car breaks down in student failure . . . Mrs. Ziskind, Chief Mechanic, is immediately on the job . . . Carefully the student is studied . . . Home visits are made, and friendly relations are established be- tween school and home . . . The scholar's special dif- ficulties, attitudes, habits, and associates are learned Having complete knowledge of the damages, she soon repairs the car and sets it off on its journey again . . . Often the trouble is economicg it needs a lubricant . . . A pair of shoes, adequate clothing, or lunch, applied in the right amount at the correct spot, is provided, and the machine is soon functioning smoothly. Thus the way and means to learning are provided . . A broad road, a modern car, an emcient chauffeur, an alert mechanic-and knowledge is ours to take . . . Need we ask for more? page fun

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More Adm1n1strat1on This spot s the fortress ol our school 4 5-mlb l A-.Am lbs wise and genial but hard to fool. I - What shall I take? . . . Can I graduate in June? . . . Did you find my book? . . . How can I pay my bus fare? . . . Shall I stop school and take the job? . . . Can you do anything for this sore eye? . . . And so it goes all day long! Magical insight must combine with plain common sense fthe most uncommon thing in the worldl if any- one is to answer all these questions . . . It can not be denied that these qualities are well combined in Miss McFarland, the confessor of our school, whose judgment, though it is not always absolution, continually has behind it the wit necessary to express itself in an oratory no student can forget. Nature has made occupation a necessity to usg society makes it a dutyg habit may make it a pleasure . . . With this in mind Mr. Gensbigler, behind a door marked private, discusses occupations with students, and seeks page vlf rm .,,., to give vocational guidance to many whose uncertainty with regard to their desires and abilities makes the selection of a life task hazardous . . . If, perchance, he thinks you will be a trustworthy ally, he may delve into his pocket, produce a piece of luscious chocolate candy and share it with you. Who can forget that little square of cork which Miss Hammer constantly plastered with cartoons portray- ing humorous incidents in everyday life? . . . Or the galaxy of elephants which continue to march undaunted across her desk even after their crushing defeat November third? . . . Who will ever forget that the chief motif of all her ornaments was green, in hu ble homage to her godfather, St. Patrick . . . Now leg it may seem that Miss Hammer is no more than the Ed Wynn of the office, we must remind you of the countless letters she types, the personal and school records she compiles, and the many messages she relays from parents to pupils. Miss Roehrig is the newest member of our office staff . . . She might well be called the monitor of our school . . . She compiles the list of those who were absent fill, strayed, or loafingjg secures information with regard to new books, lost books, and fined books in our libraryg and collects many notices . . . All this valuable information she publishes in our daily bulletin. What more candid epithet could be applied to our office than that of a visitor who, while waiting to see Mr. Gensbigler, commented to Miss McFarland5 I've been in many high school offices, but I never have been in one in which such a fine feeling exists between the personnel of the office and the students.