John Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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oo 4 Mr. Parrish and Miss Keene study the activities calendar. Unity is promoted Mr. Parrish and Mrs. Overton check a supply inventory. “Parrish here!” responds Mr. Parrish as he answers a call concerning the subjects offered at Jayem’s evening school.

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end in °66 The place: John Marshall. The characters: thousands of students, parents, teachers. The cause: educa- tion. To these three Dr. Fred B. Dixon has dedicated the last twenty years of his working life. Since 1946 the multifaceted job of principal occupied Dr. Dixon in the duties of administrator and initiator of school policy. Interested and involved in his students’ ac- tivities, he always found time to interview an applicant for college, a club president asking approval for a new project, any student whose problems required individual attention. In the principal’s role of execu- tive he had to guide and be guided by his special employees—the teachers. Innovations in curricu- lum, student government, and pupil activities were studied and ap: proved with faculty aid. With other interested parents, Dr. Dixon listens closely to a PTA committee’s suggestions. en ieee te ee “ . Sd ate RG ee RINT AARC hd MCR DPR OI Caught in a familiar pose, Dr. Dixon GR ter may ponders the problems of his difficult job.

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by Keene, Parrish “But, Mr. Parrish, I really forgot about Detention Hall.” “Are you sure I can only take one course in summer school?” Considering pleas and responding to anxious students’ questions were only two of the Assistant Principals’ jobs. As part of this counsel, they gave advice and initiated action. Mr. Parrish managed the school’s financial affairs, while Miss Keene directed the reorganization of classes each semester. She was also responsible for preparing the master schedule. In connection with the school’s financial affairs, Mr. Parrish helped the Yearbook with its budget. He also served as Principal of John Marshall’s evening school. Along with her other duties, Miss Keene organized and provided the staff for summer school in grades four through twelve and served as sponsor of the As- sembly Commission. Besides performing their regular duties, Assistant Principals Miss Keene and Mr. Parrish were often called upon to represent John Marshall at official functions. Miss Keene receives a list of pupils in first-semester studies from Mrs, Cruickshanks, the new study teacher. Intent on her subject, Miss Keene talks to the faculty.