Harpeth Hall School - Milestones Iris Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Anita Schmid and Jane Berry The Counseling Department is directed by two Harpeth Hall alumnae. Mrs. Anita Schmid, class of 1968, serves as freshman-sophomore counselor, while Miss Jane Berry, class of 1972, guides juniors and seniors in selecting colleges. Mrs. Schmid advises freshmen and sophomores and directs Winterim. Operating the Winterim program involves organizing an on-campus curriculum and a travel or work study option. A University of Tennessee graduate with a master ' s degree in human development counseling from Peabody College, Mrs. Schmid approaches her responsibilities enthusiastically. As College Counselor and Dean of Students. Miss Berry is an asset to Harpeth Hall. Miss Berry directs a system efficient in insuring the punctuality of college applications. Her extracurricular involvement includes the college tour. Student Council, and junior class sponsor. With bachelor ' s and master ' s degrees from Vanderbilt and experience teaching history, Miss Berry is well-prepared for her duties. Peggy Herring Miss Herring, the business manager of Harpeth Hall, is responsible for creating the school budget each year and handling the insurance programs for the school. She plans ahead every year for major purchases and needs of the school, such as the addition of eight new Apple II computers for the Upper School and the new audio system which was made possible through various contributions by different school organizations. One major expense of the Harpeth Hall year is the upkeep of the campus, for which Miss Herring also is responsible. Aware of the wide range of rules and regulations that exist, she makes sure that the school complies with them. This year she has transferred all school records onto computer disks. Miss Herring is dedicated to her work at Harpeth Hall and admits that she enjoys seeing how the girls and the school change from year to year.

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Mrs. Lucile McLean Retires Mrs. Lucile McLean ' s vital contributions to Harpeth Hall have been many. Mrs. McLean has been working adeptly with Harpeth Hall ' s finances for many years. Often, she works throughout the summer, taking only a short two to three week vacation. With accurate records of each student ' s individual finances, Mrs. McLean deals with all the incoming and outgoing money at Harpeth Hall. She handles all types of bills, ranging from tuition checks to book money, and organizes the book sale in the Fall during registration. Mrs. McLean has always enjoyed her work very much, especially because of the wide variety of personalities of all the different students at Harpeth Hall. Harpeth Hall attributes years of financial security to Mrs. McLean ' s intelligent organization. The entire school will feel a deep loss with her retirement and will greatly miss her unique personality. Harpeth Hall wishes her uture success and continued happiness or years to come.

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Polly Nichols Mrs. Polly Nichols has contributed to Ward-Belmont as well as Harpeth Hall School in many different ways. She is a graduate of Ward-Belmont, and she later served as the Director of Alumnae Affairs here at Harpeth Hall. This year Mrs. Nichols took on a new role, that of head of the Development Campaign. This position is indeed vital to the existence of Harpeth Hall because the school cannot survive without financial aid from outside sources. Mrs. Nichols ' job requires actively pursuing donations from public and private contributors who are interested in Harpeth Hall. In seeking these donations Mrs. Nichols often travels throughout the region promoting the benefits and basis of a Harpeth Hall education. Mrs. Nichols ' work in establishing these successful contacts and raising needed funds shows her loyalty and devotion to Harpeth Hall and ensures the continuation of the fine college preparatory education which the school offers. Mrs. Nichols is definitely an asset to Harpeth Hall, and her hard work and support is greatly appreciated. Susie Brown Susie Brown does a variety of jobs for the Harpeth Hall community and is an important figure here. As director of the admissions process, she organizes group tours for girls from the feeder schools in the Nashville area, and she arranges interviews and tours for all prospective students and their parents. She also administers the entrance exam in January and helps select the new students, which keeps her in contact with all the students at one time or another. In her job as Alumnae Director, Mrs. Brown keeps Harpeth Hall alumnqe aware of the school ' s and each other ' s activities. She collects information and news about each class every year and publishes both a newspaper and a magazine. She also works with the development office on fund-raising projects involving the alumnae, such as the Phone-a-thon. Mrs. Brown, a graduate and a former English teacher here at Harpeth Hall, received her B.A. degree from Sweet Briar College and her M.A.T. and M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University.