John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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HHaaaBBmaHHI naHBSMflHnn HH B H HI W} Roland Johnson — M.Ed. University of Texas Vice-Principal Mrs. Willie Jo Brandt— M.Ed. University of Texas Dean of Girls Kermit Heimann — M.Ed. Southwest Texas State Dean of Boys Mrs. Elva Delapp — M.A. Baylor University Counselor A. J. W. Mortimer — M.Ed. Southwest Texas State Counselor Mrs. Velma O ' Bryan — M.S. North Texas Slate Counselor Administrators. Secretaries Reagan Office Headquarters for Advice NUMBER TO Roland Johnsoi Aim lo dii ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL . . . Secre- taries are invaluable assistants to the principal, deans and counselors. They are kept constantly busy with such responsibilities as an accurate attendance record, completed school forms and a myriad of small tasks which must be done to make the school run smoothly. The registrar ' s primary responsibility is to post grades and to keep a record of credits earned by each stu- dent. Each class at Reagan has its own counselor. The counselors help students plan schedules and they make available much information on colleges and current scholarships for students desiring assistance. Besides giving advice and furnishing college and job informa- tion, they administer such exams as the DAT and PSAT, which are aptitude tests, and they prepare schedules for the many students, which is their big- gest job. The counselors begin work in mid-August when classes are organized and planning begins for the new school term. 202 — Administration

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School Board Eight Members Review School Policies DAVE SMITH, vice-president of the school board, demands the attention of his fellow members while pointing out important facts concerning the HEW desegregation plans. SCHOOL BOARD . . . Busy is the word that best describes the board members of the Austin Indepen- dent School District. The main duties of the Board are to review school policies, change outdated ones and initiate new ones whenever the need arises. Heading the School Board as Superintendent is Dr. Irby Carruth, who has held that position since 1950. Seven other members, elected for six year terms, make up the rest of the Board. Like many school districts throughout the South, the Austin School District was faced with the threat of having its federal funds taken away if it did not find a more efficient means of desegregation in the public schools. It met this challenge with a promise to have a solution by January, 1969. This it did. Another decision by the Board changed the section of Austin north of Runberg Lane from the Reagan to the Lanier School District. This decision was made in order to meet the rising student population of Reagan. Austin ' s School Board is to be commended for its interest in the youth of such a large city. Without its members the operation of this school, as well as the many others in Austin, would be impossible. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES include, seated from left, Mrs. Exalton Delco; Roy Butler, president; Mrs. Robert M. Wilkes; standing from left, R. Desmond Kidd, secretary; Dave Smith, vice-president; Will D. Davis; M. K. Hage, Jr. Administration — 201 ■

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1 Mrs. Dorothy Arbuckle Registrar Mrs. Peggy Gilbert Clerk Mrs. Mozelle Isbell Counselor ' s Secretary Mrs. Frances McCormick Secretary Mrs. Virginia Moerbe Clerk Mrs. June Russey Attendance NUMBER TWO MAN on campus is vice-principal Roland Johnson. His duties range from textbook dis- tribution to disciplining students. MRS. WILLIE JO BRANDT has a big job every morning checking excuses and making out class permits. COLLECTING THE ROLL SHEETS, a new method of checking attendance, is Mrs. Virginia Moerbe. Administration — 203