Langley High School - Aeronaut Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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lHl ADMI ISTRATIVI STAH Above is Mr. Truman Cheesenmn, vocational coun- selor. Each year he admits about five hundred students to Langley, planning their courses of study. He discharges approximately the same number. including graduates. Miss Mary S. Fornwalt, the school librarian. is seen here working at the main desk in the library. On the left is Annabel Grove, one of her faithful student librarians. ADMINISTR.-x'i'1vE Dirniis ARE CLEfxR1.Y DliI'INEI'D To avoid overlapping of duties, an adminisf trative chart was devised this year to make clear to all faculty members the sphere of each adminf istrative oHicer's duties. Dr. Mates retained, of course, general responsibility and supervision of the school's staff and students. The making of the schedule, the handling of disciplinary prohf lems, the supervision of the lunch hour and the control of tardiness hecame headline duties of the vicefprincipal. The vocational counselor retained the varied assortment of duties which arise naturally out of his work: job placement, honor rating, tuition, scholarships, summer school scheduling, religious education, work applications and guidance. Mrs. Elizabeth Hornick is both girls' adviser and activities director. She is assisted by a large group of student-aides. Shown below with her is Alice Snowden, taking dictation. ,4

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I Sllll, YUU Wlll l JUY Mllll li Pictured in one of the regular meetings of the tional Counselor: Miss Margaret Gicgerich, Langieyan Advisory Council are this yearis members: Mrs. sponsorg Dr. James W. Mates, Principalg Miss Helen Elizabeth Hornick, Girls' Adviserg Mr. Robert An- Nichols, Chief Clerk, and Miss Muriel Findlay, girls gelo, School Treasurer: Mr. George Fisher, Faculty athletics. Manager of Athl t' ' M e ics, r. Truman Cheeseman, Voca- fs. i Dr. Mates decided, soon after he came to Langley in August, 1947, that he wished to dis- cuss administrative policies with a committee of his teachers, membership on which was to rotate until all faculty members had been given the opportunity to serve. This plan was inaugurated in November, 1947, when the Advisory Council was organized. Since then the group has met bifwcekly on Thursdays at 8:00 A. M. Another innovation this year has been the organization of the faculty into departmental committees for discussion of problems relating to their special subject fields. These committee groups are shown on the following pages. Dr. Ned W. Rankin fleftj has been at Langley since 1923. He organized our first school band and ny years he taught mathematics. These past six years he has been vice principal. directed it. For ma

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A Il All IHI Here is the man who is a major factor in keeping both teachers and students warm and happy: the custodian, Mr. Melville Osborn. He supervises all phases of build- ing care. On clear days, once a month, he rings the flre-bell, as he is doing here. m MEMBERS Ill Mrs. Ruth Ashley fleftj, the book clerk, takes charge of all textbooks and school supplies. She receives lost articles and returns found ones. In addition to these duties, she is the school's cashier. On Fridays she sells street car passes to those students who commute. Those tempting delicacies that here dot the counter may be purchased everyday in the Langley cafeteria for eight cents apiece. They are made under the direction of Mrs. F. Ditullio fbelowJ,the school's dietician. Special affairs, such as the senior luncheons, are also supervised by her. --. ....