Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SEATED—Mr. Doyne, Mrs. Patterson, Dr. Craig. STANDING—Mr. Milliren, Mr. Schaaf, Dr. Wirt. THE ADVISORY COUNCIL SEATED—Mrs. Finch, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Black, J. W. Davies. Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Jannasch. STANDING—R. A. Peterson. W. H Heinrich. F. H. Allen. Mrs. Vale. Mrs. McComb. Mrs. DeGan, Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Walter. Claude Holmes. H. A. Roy, F. L. Swigart. Page fourteen

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VERNA M. HOKE Miss Verna M. Hoke, our principal, has directed the affairs of the Lew Wal¬ lace School Center for the past eleven years during which time the number of pupils has increased from 1,337 to 2,427. In addition to the very strenuous duties attached to the principalship of such a rapidly growing school, Miss Hoke has been signally honored by Governor Clif¬ ford Townsend who appointed her a member of the State Board of Education where she helps to formulate and direct the educational policies of the state of Indiana. Her civic activities center around the Cary League of Women Voters where she holds the office of Treasurer, The Educational Committee of The American Association of University Women, and membership in the Indiana School Wom¬ an’s Club. FLOYD G. ASHER The man of ranking importance in this institution is Floyd Asher, assistant prin¬ cipal, who though second in command keeps the maintenance department in good humor, the machinery well greased, and the place ship-shape and on an even keel. Requisition periods find him a lit¬ tle busier than usual but never too busy to be interrupted by the latest student who requires special privileges or the last culprit who violates a neighbor’s prem¬ ises. During his leisure hours he serves as president of the Gary Principals Club, as vice president of the Northern Indiana High School Conference and as chairman of the vocational guidance committee in the Gary Kiwanis Club Page thirteen

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION The membership of the administrative board of the School City of Cary, was increased from three to five mem¬ bers by an act of the legislature in 1937. The hold-over members are Mrs. May A Patterson, president, Dr. James A Craig, secretary and Donald W. Milliren, treasurer, who had been elected to the board by the city council prior to 1937. The two new members, appointed by Mayor Lee Clayton, in conformity with the new law, are Edward W. Schaaf and Edward T. Doyne. Mrs. Patterson has long been identified with civic ac¬ tivities in Cary, identifying herself especially with the League of Women Voters and the Cary Carden Club. Dr Craig has a well established reputation as one of the leading surgeons of the city Messers. Doyne and Schaaf are business men of long standing, and Mr. Milliren has charge of registration in the county clerk’s office at Crown Point, Indiana. The photograph of the late Dr. William A Wirt, founder, and up to the time of his demise, the superintendent of the Work, Study, Play schools, is the last for which he sat. The Quill and Blade went to press before the incumbency of acting-superintendent, H. S. Jones. VALL ri; nn.ii smiool u; v wallah; iih.ii smoo The Advisory Council, organized in 1931, is composed of the parents of students in the Lew Wallace School. Twenty-one members are chosen annually, each serving one year; one half the members completing the year’s service in June, and the other half in February. School administrators select for membership only those parents who have intelligence, sound judgment, and a sin¬ cere interest in the work of the school. The purpose of the council is to establish and preserve friendly relations between the community and the school, to promote understanding of school problems among patrons, and to develop a spirit of co-operation for the benefit of the pupils, teachers, and the community. This organization plays an important part in the admin¬ istration of the school and therefore, its work should be of interest to all students, teachers, and the community. Since the council has been organized, approximately seventy-three members have served. —Geneva Haddix THE ADVISORY COUNCIL Page fifteen