Hoover High School - Husky Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Counselors begin placing students in job openings Acquainting the sophomores with Hoover, getting juniors interested in a career, and preparing seniors for a job or college after graduation were the main goals of the counselors. They served as a job consultant, ca- reer consultant, class organizer, ad- visor, and friend. Mr. Robert Jankovitz began a special service to help those inter- ested in finding jobs. He helped find both summer jobs and jobs to hold during the school year. Many times businesses contacted the school if they wanted to hire a high school student. Counselors handled the problems of truancy and skipping. Top. Counselors Mr. Robert Jankovitz and Mr. Harold Olsen exchanKe greetings as junior Mike Toft watches the photographer to make sure he gets in the picture. Mr. Robert Jankovitz Mr. Harold Olsen Mr. Kenneth Wittkop Above. Mr. Harold Olsen, counselor, chuckles Mrs. Margaret Campbell as junior Janet Itixon demonstrates the art of shaving to her K.nglish class. 13

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Administrators face typical problems in school year Dr. Donald Wetter, principal; Mr. Wendell Miskimins, vice-prin- cipal; and Miss Vera Kendall, girls’ advisor, opened Hoover together for the fifth consecutive year. They faced many of the old problems and some new ones. Smoking, drinking and inter- school relations were a few of the everyday problems the administra- tion handled. Because of a newly-en- forced rule, the concession stands had to be closed during lunch. The admin- istration had to look at this from two points of view: the students’ and the law’s. The administration worked to maintain Hoover’s NCA accreditation. AjDDoancing events at track meets is one of many tasks Principal Dr. Donald Wetter under- takes along with his administrative job. .2

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Math supervisor teaches; Miss Ruth Davison retires The mathematics department ex- perienced changes in personnel. Be- cause fewer students elected mathe- matics courses, Mr. Wilson Goodwin, mathematics supervisor for the Des Moines Public Schools, taught only one period. Miss Ruth Davison was forced to retire midway through the year because of illness serious enough to require extended hospitali- zation. Mr. Ray Bushyager replaced Miss Davison. The mathematics curriculum re- mained essentially the same, except that selected sophomores were able to take Algebra II, usually taken dur- ing the junior year, and Statistics, a new course, was offered. Above right. Mr. Bushyager can’t decide if his pen is strawberry or chocolate as he helps geometry students. Right. Mirium Whitson diligently works on the mural she designed and created for the math department. Below right. Mr. Zimmerman tries to tell his students how mathematics can be interesting. Miss Ruth Davison Mr. Jerry Gay Mr. Wilson Godwin Mr. Ronald Storm Mr. Robert Watson .Mr. Joe Zimmerman Not pictured : Mr. Ray Bushyager 14