Jefferson High School - Acorn Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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One of the most important areas in school administration is the activities office. This office is headed by Mr. Houston B. Sizer who is ably assisted by his secretary, Mrs. Evelyn Foley. Some of the duties of the Activity Office are the handling of textbooks and school supplies and the scheduling of all athletics and extra-curricular activities. Also the Activities Office controls the school’s finances. The duties of the Activities Office are never ending and entail much responsibility. Girls’ Attendance Guidance De partment Mrs. Martha Crute, who is in charge of the Girls’ At- tendance Office, calls absentees, while assistants, Linda Brewton and Martha Daniels, check absentee cards. An accurate and complete check must be made each day for the absence of each girl. ; Mrs. Crute also deals with family problems which may confront students and is always willing to help those who come to her. Mr. Paul H. Steagall, Jr., who is in charge of the boys’ attendance, issues excuses, as well as advice, to the boys who have been absent the day before. Mrs. Janet B. Francis, Coordinator of Guidance, helps us plan our schedules for the following year. Mrs. Martha C. Crute, who is in charge of the girls’ attendance, is always willing to listen to the problems that the girls have at home or at school. Mrs. Ruth J. Staton, Senior Advisor and College Counselor, helps the seniors with their problems of the future and helps each one to choose the right college for him. Miss Anna Gray Cronise, Vocational Office Training Advisor and Counselor of Business Students, helps the business students to make the right choices in the business world.

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The two secretaries of the main office are Miss Barbara Graesar and Miss Ruth Chesney. They are checking the I. B. M. figures for the report periods. Among the many ways in which Miss Graesar and Miss Chesney help the students are preparing absentee lists, and homeroom notices, and the periodic report every nine weeks. Students’ letters of recommendation and college transcripts are important duties of theirs also. 10 Mr. White, who is principal for the first time this year, has steered us in keeping Jefferson what it has always been. He is always willing to help us with our schedule or any other problems we might have. Although this is his first year as principal, he has been asso- ciated with Jefferson from 1941 to 1958. He was assistant principal from 1959 to 1961. He has helped to create the best and most contagious school spirit Jefferson has ever had, and our school will progress under his leadership. Boys’ Attendance Mr. Paul H. Steagall, who is in charge of the Boys’ Attendance Office, gets off to an early start as he fills out absentee slips after checking students’ notes from home for being absent the previous day. Regular at- tendance, on time, is stressed in order to maintain a good scholastic average. Mr. Steagall is also a business teacher and is the first city school coordinator of the I. B. M. System. The preceding page features heads of the different teaching departments of Jefferson, making plans for the 1962 school year. They are— Mr. Sizer, Assistant Principal and Business Manager; Mr. Byrd, Head of the Physical Education Department; Mr. Wilson, Head of the Science Department; Mr. Comer, Head of the History Department; Mr. White, Principal of Jefferson; Miss Stalker, Head of the Math Department; Mrs. Dorsey, Head of the English Department; Mr. Maier, Head of the Printing Department. Not pictured is Miss Chambers, Head of the Business Department. These departmental chairmen work closely with the other teachers in their departments coordinating courses of study and making current plans. They also work closely with administrators and with their own classes and individual students.

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Mk. JERALD R. WHITE Mr. Houston B. SIzER Principal Assistant Principal Mr. CARROL F. ADAMS Mrs. HELEN BAIRD French, Spanish English, Latin Mrs. MARIAN BARBER Mrs. VIVIAN E. BENDER Home Economics English s| } f 1 a Mr. WILLIAM BENSON Miss JEANE BENTLEY History, Physical Education Physical Education Mr. W. IRVING BRINKLEY Mrs. MILDRED BRusT Electricity Business Education —— Freulyy ————