Independence High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Independence, KS)

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me GEQXNGEVBURCK ll Principal E. R. Stevens , Our Principal E. R. Stevens, popular principal, arrived in Independence iive years ago to take over the job of being principal of the high school and dean of the college, I He came to us from Leavenworth, where he had taken a very active part in state affairs of education. Since coming to our school he has been elected treasurer of the Kansas State Athletic association and held other offices equally prominent. If any student wishes to find out anything or is in need of something, our ,smiling principal is always ready and willing to help him. When any re- porter on The Student is badly in need of a story, Mr. Stevens is always full of the very latest news about school. His prominent work along educational lines has placed him as one of the most outstanding figures in school life in Kansas. He is well known all over the state. Since coming to I. H. S. he has built up a standard in both scholastic standings and school athletics. Under his guiding hand Independence has gained rapidly in both of the above. Mr. Stevens holds the utmost confidence and highest respect of the stu- dents from the wee, small freshman to the high and mighty senior, Mr. Stevens is willing and ready to help in any capacity that he is able. He, also, takes an active part in helping all activities of the school. We are very proud to have such a man with leadership, ability, and high standards of education at the head of our institution. Page 1 7

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er ovxahoevemcn I95I Supt, J. H. Clement Our Superintendent J. H. Clement, our beloved superintendent, came to Independence from Junction City, Kansas, where he was superintendent of public schools there and has completed five years of entergetic work in the Independence schools. Three years ago he was elected vice-president of the Kansas State Teachers' Association and has been ever active in work of this nature. Last summer he completed with the help of a brother, Mr. J. A. Clement of Chicago, Illinois Cooperative Supervision in Grades Seven to Twelve, an educational book which will prove to be verybeneficial in future work. Mr. Clement has endeared himself in the hearts of every high school pupil in Independence through his untiring efforts to gain the friendship of everyone under his supervision. We have found him always eager and willing to make any pupil's problem his problem and he is always capable ofoffering a solution to the most baffling difficulty. He has always been active in all phases of school activities and has been a leading factor in making the schools Of Independence one of the best in the Southwest. Mr. Clement is a very capable man and it is an honor to have him at the helm of our schools, and it is a greater honor to have known him and to have studied under him. Independence has prided herself upon having at the head of her schools, men of ability, large education and men of whom she has been justly proud. Mr. Clements through his efforts in our schools, has placed him- self upon this honor roll of educational leaders and we are proud of having a man of his character at the head of our schools. Page 16

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rf ongRNeEvr5L?xcK 1951 OFFICE FORCE Castillo If ambacher Sloan Maust ' How The School Is Run We, the students of the Independence high school, are perfectly aware that without the smoothly working office force our good school would literally be chaos. Inform us, please, just how we would carry on without our two issuers of pass-cards, Nana Sloan and Dorothy Dambacher. Besides giving pass-cards they perform innumerable other duties, both great and small. One of colossal proportions is to be patient, to grin and bear it, so to speak, when some foolish adventurer proffers a Himsy excuse explaining his absence. To these girls also goes the credit of publishing the bulletins each week. They help the timid freshman in choosing courses and subjectsg they prod on the sophomores, encourage the juniors, and aid the poor worried seniors in straightening the questions of credits. May we sum up all their good deeds and simply say that these girls untangle, to the best of their ability, the prob- lems of the students. The office force would not be complete without our good friends', vice- principals, Mr. S. A. Maust and E. J. Castillo. Besides their teaching, they find time to give any advice that the students may be seeking. And last but not least, we have Mr. E. R. Stevens, principal of Independence High. We all know that he needs no introduction, nor does he need flowery words proclaiming his many merits. We know how very essential Mr. Stevens is to our school and how impossible it would be to get along with- out him. 2, . Page 18