John Muir High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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Principal Frank R. Walkup, a well known and respected man on campus, has given top- notch guidance to the students and their activities and has en- abled Muir to win high honors in many fields of endeavor. ain eamJ - 04 miniyrafion Nia Muir owes its success in great part to the efforts of these three administrators. Working under the added problems of receiving two new classes and IOOO additional students, their leadership kept the school running smoothly. They also had to overcome the handicaps that arose with the building program. Some ofthe buildings in- cluded in this program were, a humanities build- ing, auto shop and boys' locker and shower rooms. School Curriculum is the respon- sibility ot Assistant Principal Charles Bowen. Making sched- ules and teacher assignments are lust two of the related iobs. He also supervises grounds and handles school excursions. He is a member of the athletics commission and has charge of the athletic program concern- ing the spectators, Assistant Principal Lorrayne Calkins' major function is coordinating the guidance program. She also serves as administrative adviser and coordinator on student government and activities. Scholarship information is coordinated and published through her office. The co-chairmanship of the city-wide graduation exercises is another of her iobs. in ad- dition to these responsibilities she still has time to advise the Girls' League and sponsor the Z Club.

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l . a- Q t BOARD OF EDUCATION '. ...WFT Q Members of the Pasadena Board of Education are, left to right, Robert Mardian, William H. Nich- olas, President Lawrence C. Lamb, Walter S. Young and Edgar Bar- FCTT. ounclaiion ,J Cornemloned ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS Stuart F. McComb, superin- tendent of schools, manages the entire Pasadena City School system. One of the Superin- tendent's main jobs in 1956 and 1957 was directing the tremendous building program throughout the district. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Three men lending able as- sistance to Superintendent Mc- Comb are, from left to right, Assistant Superintendent for business Stuart E. Marsee, As- sistant Superintendent for per- sonnel Edward H. Rowins and Assistant Superintendent for in- struction A. Roiand Walker.

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. on the awards committee. George Rettie Dorothea Fry School registrar is the official iob of Everett Stone. Through him the records office handles: registration, attendance, lost and found ar- ticles, recording and transmitting of student records, locker assignments, athletic eligibility and call slips. Dorothea Fry acts as curriculum chairman. The main responsibility of her office is making schedules. There are three types: room schedules, teacher schedules and course sched- ules. Also connected with this iob is the handling of audio-visual materials. Besides her iob as curriculum chairman she is adviser Everell Stone to the Fine Arts Commission and Administrative Representative on the assembly committee. ounstelord au the a I7 ' y . i.. Q t ,I kg,-gif , A 8 1:3 it M , , J Y t 1 i i S r . --M l John McSweeney Jesse Moses 454 it, fl, ff. - 4,2 TS' , , il N .fa , J .fd H ff ga 4 XL T 31:3 5 .i H . sy George Rettie Three of Muir's counselors, left to right, Harriet Van Osdel, John Dorothea Emerson. 8 McFarlane and Lucile Burrall Besides serving as full time counselor, John McSweeney is chairman of the Sophomore Class advisers. Jesse Moses is chairman of the Junior Class advisers in addition to his job of counselor. Chairman of the Senior Class advisers is the fob of counselor Lucile Burrall. She is also has the student John McFarlane capacity as well work study program. serves in o counseling as being adviser to the commission, and chair- student activities man of the art also teaches music appreciation. Dorothea and music division. He Emerson is ASB adviser and works on the awards committee. Besides being a counselor she teaches student leadership. Harriet Van Osdel teaches classes in English and public speaking and is a counselor as well. Not pictured is Joe Risser the school psychologist.