Harding High School - Quiver Yearbook (Marion, OH)

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S the guiding hand Health, Education, and Welfare, could well be the title of the people shown in this picture. Mrs. Lois Ansley, School Nurse, visits all schools and checks continuously on contagious diseases. She also arranges the pre-school clinics. Dr. Allen Schmuller, School Psychologist, administers tests and evaluates them with the pupil, teachers, and parents. He also tests pupils who are candi- dates for special classes. The Speech and Hearing Specialist, Karl Ailing, screens stu- dents for defects and then administers cor- rections. The managing of a school system requires many men and much time. ln Marion there are three men who handle much of this work. Mr. Lester Dickey, Superintendent, helps administer the Board of Education's policies with the help of all other personnel. Order- ing of instructional supplies and co-ordina- tion of curriculum are handled by Mr. Harold Edwards, Director of Instruction. Mr. Joseph Whisler, Director of Pupil Personnel investi- gates severe non-attendance cases and serves as the contact man between the school and Juvenile Court.

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On August 28, 1953, Dr. Louis Morrill, a Marion High School graduate now President of the University of Minnesota, dedicated our ultra-modern, nearly three million dollar high school to The Fitness of Mind and Body of All Our Youth. The program opened with the singing of the National Anthem, led by Mr. L. G. Jones and the invocation, given by Rev. L. Harrison Ludwig. Marion Harding's band furnished music for the nearly a thou- sand assembled to witness this climax of an eight year crusade for a new school. and dedicated Following the dedicatory address, Mr. Cecil Gabler voiced appreciation and accepted, for the school, the following gifts, as presented by individuals, local service clubs, and manufacturers. Bibles, Marion Gideons, thirty-six room flags, Bird Mc Ginnis Post, two flags for pole, G.l. Post No. 584, auditorium flag, Women's Relief Corps No. 194, school flag, tape recorder, record player, film, slide pro- iector, picture for study hall, Class 1953, six library books, Auxiliary No. 162 of Bird Mc Ginnis Post, foundry unit, Alloy Steel, Freedom Shrine Documents, Exchange Club, two score boards, National City Bank, Voca- tional Guidance File, Kiwanis Club, Electric eye testing device, Lion's Club, two ping- pong tables, Class 1951. Mr. Robert Reese, representative of the architectural firm of McLaughlin and Keil, is presenting the key to Mr. Rodney Cox, President of the Board of Education. Look- ing on are other members, Dr. Daniel Brick- ley Jr., Mr. Charles Harmon, Mr. Frank Robinson, Mr. C. E. Knowlton, General Con- tractor, and Mr. E. Paul Bachman.

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X I As either of these two men could tell you, there are one-thousand and one problems in the administration of a large high-school. Mr. Cecil Gabler, Principal, as administra- tive head of the school, determines policy and makes those necessary split second cle- cisions to help the school run smoothly. He also counsels parents, teachers and students, when problems arise. Mr. Darl Gatchell helps students solve their problems, choose their colleges, and keep their attendance records straight. Along with his duties as Dean of Boys and Assistant Principal, Mr. Gatchell is head adviser of the Student Council. .LP 1.1 .V-in ...,f.V,. Agri L' 3-,:,..,. Miz, 'E A cheery smile always greets the girl who has been absent or tardy, when she sees Miss Isabel Freer, Dean of Girls. Miss Freer does her counseling in addition to her regular classroom duties. New surroundings and new responsibilities face Miss Elizabeth Pace, General Office Secretary and Secretary to Mr. Gabler. She is often the personage who greets the visitor in the halls of Harding and she is faced with many difficult-to-answer questions. The office work is lightened by Mrs. Isabelle Barkley, Office Assistant and Secretary to the Vocational Department. Along with these posts, she is Secretary to Mr. Gatchell, textbook accountant, and dispenser of lunchroom tickets. General office work is handled by Miss Pat Titus, graduate of '53 and office assistant. Her work includes filing, typing, and mimeographing stencils. Miss Kay Leffler, a senior this year, works in the office in the P.M., as a part of her Vocational Course training. ELEVEN