Hot Springs High School - Old Gold Book Yearbook (Hot Springs, AR)

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Superintendent engaged in plans for new high school As superintendent of the Hot Springs Public Schools for the past seven years, Dr. Hugh L. Mills has exhibited the progressive leadership that is essential to conducting an efficient educational system. With contagious enthus- iasm and untiring energy, he has striven to improve its facilities and to maintain its high teaching standards. He is now actively engaged in coordinating plans for the construction of a new senior high school and two elementary schools. He has visited new schools in and out of the state in connection with this project. During the summer of 1965, Dr. Mills made sixty-five speeches in sup- port of a 33,800,000 school bond issue for the construc- tion of these schools. Editorial adviser of Education, U.S.A., a national publi- cation on educational affairs, and author of numerous articles appearing in leading professional publications, Dr. Mills displays outstanding leadership in his profession. Dr. Mills is a Mason and an active worker in the Westminster Presbyterian Church. He is currently serving as president of the Garland County Development Council and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hot Springs Practical Nurses School and of the YMCA. ' J ' ..i,f,w-L. ,, HUGH L. MILLS, Ed.D. Superintendent SCHOOL SITE. Stand- ing on the future site of the new high school, David Smith, student council president, Dr. Mills, superintendent, and Hugh Mills, Senior Class president, discuss

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BOARD OF EDUCATION: fstandingb Harry Howard, presidentg Robbins, business manager: Dale Cook, vice-presidentg Dr, Frank Kenneth Wheatley, secretary: J. Harold Smith, fseaitcdi Guy E. Burton, DeVere Dierks. Board of Education serves as voice of community The voice of the community of Hot Springs is relayed to the educators by the Hot Springs Board of Education. With the idea in mind that a parent and citizen knows what is best for the children to receive from the educa- tional system, the people of Hot Springs have elected six civic-minded men to serve on the Board of Education. Several members have sons and daughters in high school. ln monthly meetings at Southwest Junior High School, the Board of Education works constantly toward the goal of maintaining the best possible educational facilities and also of having a highly qualified teaching staff. The board members work closely with Dr. Mills, the other administrators, and the teachers. This year the board faced the monumental task of de- veloping a building program made possible by the bond election of September, 1965. Approximately three million dollars was appropriated for construction of new school facilities. The construction of a new senior high school was included in this program. Meeting with consultants from Southeastern Regional Center of Educational Facil- ities Laboratories, Inc., from the University of Tennessee, the board members plunged into the building program with vigor and enthusiasm. Also, in connection with the program some of the members made a trip to Tennessee. The members of the board represent a variety of busi- nesses and professions. President of the board, Mr. Harry Howard, is a realtor and insurance agent, Mr. Harold Smith, a game warden with the Arkansas Came and Fish Commission, and Dr. Frank Burton, a surgeon with Burton- Eisele Clinic. Mr. Dale Cook is associated with Cook's lce Cream Company, Mr. Kenneth Wheatley manages the Downtowner Motor lnng and Mr. DeVere Dierks is a vice- president of Dierks Forests, Incorporated. Mr. Guy Robbins is employed by the board as business manager. The mem- bers are chosen by public election for three-year staggered terms, two members being elected each year.

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W. C. MEARS, M.A. BUSY DAY. Amid papers, pamphlets, and innumer- able forms, Mr. Mears manages to snatch a moment for a pause in his schedule. Principal Mr. Mears - dedicated, purposeful Principal As a teacher and friend, he has become an inspiration to those who know him - a guiding star to those who trust in himf, This is a quotation from the 1959 OLD GOLD BQOK's dedication to William C. Mears. The years have not lessened the bond which existed between pupils and teacher. Young men and women often contact Mr. Mears, eager to share their hopes and achievements with the teacher they so much admire and respect. Today we know William C. Mears as the dedicated and purposeful principal of Hot Springs High School. His vigorous energy and determination to see that the best possible educational program is carried out in school have contributed to his successful administration. His sincerity and sense of fairness to all have caused the student body and the faculty to hold him in the highest regard. ln addition to Mr. Mears, professional career, he par- ticipates in many community activities. Last year he was honored by two civic clubs by being selected 'LElk of the Yeari' and the Hot Springs Junior Chamber of Com- rnerce's Outstanding Man of the Yearf' i xx X - 2 - i