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

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Mr. McIntyre . . . Mr. Marsh . . . Mr. Henry . . .Mr. Nevin . . . Mr. Mcllhattan . . . Mr. Mitinger . . . Miss Felgar . . . Mr. Peterson . . . Mr. Thomas BOARD OF EDUCATIO See whether you can recognize them the next time you meet them on the streets of Greensburg. As to their work, it is indeed diver- sified. First comes the problem of mali- ing a budget and levying taxes. Then comes the purchase of school supplies and the election of teachers. There is the problem of making the school cal- endar and choosing a commencement speaker. So it goes throughout the year. In turn, these school representatives, and workers in special helds make their reports concerning health conditions of children, attendance records, school progress, to lvlr. lvlcllhattan who must coordinate the whole so that the school machine may function with as little friction as possible. lt is natural that the superintendent must pass many of the major problems of administration for the high school over to Mr. Gensbiglcr and Miss Mc- Farland. Curricular and extra curri- cular programs must be worked out, students must be properly guided. So Leo leads you on to meet teachers, headed by Mr. Gensbigler, shown in the next picture, as he chats with high-school students in his own inimitable way.

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Mr. William H. Mcllhattan, Superintendent O R SUPERI TE DE T Before Leo takes you to visit classes and meet students, it would be logical to let you see something of the executive side of our school life. This will take you to the Administration Building where Mr. William Mcllhattan pre- sides as the chief executive of the Greensburg school system. Supported by a staff of secretaries, he here disposes of the administrative problems which concern the school at large. Sharing the building with him are Miss Gertrude Connor, who assists Dr. Louis Wilson in his medical supervision of the school populace, and Mrs. Ann Ziskind who serves as the guidance directress. Every- one in high school has sooner or later come under the discerning eye of one or more of these supervisors, whether it was to say aaahi or explain an absence on a Friday afternoon in May. lf we are to appreciate the genuine significance of school, we must get down to the problem of securing books, chem- icals, maps, and lead pencils. We should know something of the men who pur- chase them. This brings us to our Board of Edu- cation. Chosen by the people of the community, the board is entrusted with manifold problems which are to affect the community at large,-you in par- ticular. You should know these men by name. Match the names with the faces.

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seriously with student friends. MEET THE FACULTY I-lear Ye! I-lear Ye! And now we are proud to present the sixty-three members of the Greensburg High School faculty. OLGA AGON . . . holds the distinguish- ed honor of being a Phi Beta Kappa . . . her love for France contributes to her versatile ability to teach French Q ELLA ALLISON . . . one of our P.O.D. instruc- tors is always open to suggestion . . . her classes are true examples of democracy. LAURA BAIR . . . has unusual Spurts of enthusiasm, such as going into the candy business . . . she teaches English but is also gifted musically Q VIRGINIA BAIRD , . . a graduate ofSeton Hill . . . annually initiates a group of freshmen to the romanticism of the past as recorded in history Q ELIZABETH BARNHART . . . quiet and unassuming . . . makes sure that her English classes perfect their compositions and understand Hamlet Q l'lELENJ. BARRON . . . quick to flash a smile or a comeback . . . did a grandjob of guiding the ship for the class of 1941 and teaching English grammar. CARL BENSON . . . who imparts to us his knowledge of civics, is seldom seen without his brief case . . . he earned his AB. at Upsala College Q LUCY L. BEST Mr. Gensbigler chatting none too