Highland Park High School - Highlander Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Modern Well Equipped Science Wing Completion of a new wing at both the junior and senior high schools was the main goal of a busy year for the Board of Education. Both wings pri- marily contain science labs for the newly stepped-up science programs. Biology, chemistry, and physics classes will be accommodated by the science labs. Also on the agenda of the board was a raise in teachers, salaries. The school board consists of seven members elected for three-year terms. At the meetings, held once every month, the members discuss all phases of school activities. A special report is given each month on a different aspect of the school system. As the chief executive officer in the Highland Park Independent School District, Superintendent Frank Monroe has a great responsibility. For seven years Mr. Monroe has done an outstanding job in- stituting many programs of school improvement. As superintendent Mr. Monroe works closely with the school board and the principals of the schools. He recommends methods of improvement and handles most matters concerning personnel. Accomplishments of the school board and Mr. Monroe have helped to make Highland Park out- standing in educational opportunity. Superintendent Monroe displays his talent for barbecuing chicken, Highland Park-style.

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Clyde Jackson and A. H. McCulloch, president of the Board of Education, relax and enjoy Mr. Monroeis cooking at the faculty barbecue. Honor guests at the faculty barbecue, Dr. John S. Bagwell and Mrs. Ralph Baker, go through the line to receive their rations School Board, Superintendent Present Robert B. Moody and George W. Jalonick HI watch as Jack M. Corgan puts the finishing touches on the new wing.

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Administration Determine' Emphasis on the individual is stressed in the goals set up by Hi Parkis principal Ben W. Wiseman. In his office he has concise data on each student. During the summer he spends time in gathering and studying this information, and when school begins in the fall, he is able to present it to the counselors and teachers. Mr. Wiseman sees the parents of many students in the course of a year. Although he does not know each pupil personally, through his information he is able to Work closely with the parents, teachers, and counselors to smooth out any difficulties a stu- dent may have. lVlr. Wiseman is interested in each individual at Hi Park and Wants each one to live up to his capabilities. Since his arrival at Hi Park in 1928 he has made many outstanding achievements. Among these at- tainments is that of serving on the executive com- mittee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. He was also an active participant on other committees for fifteen years. Remembering his thirty-three years at Hi Park, Mr. Wise- man gazes at Scot trophies.