Longfellow High School - Log Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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Collins, Morris Plotted Way To llew Scholastic Horizons by Janet Prather Always ready to offer a friendly word of advice and help us with our school problems is our principal of Kearney High School, Mr. Raymond Collins. Never too busy to stop and chat with a stu- dent, he is known as a friend as well as an adviser. And when a problem was too big to handle by ourselves we knew where to find Mr. Col- lins. It was often he who lent the helping hand, when some poor confused student was having trouble with a schedule, grades or a locker that refused to open. ' Keeping the students and teachers on the ball as well as enforcing rules and regulations was another big job involved in the principal- ship. Mr. Collins was interested in the students and could always bc found at school functions and activities, ready to promote new ones. As principal it was also his duty to sponsor the Stu- dent Advisory Board. Principal Raymond Collins I .WL rm.-1 Superintendent Paul Morris ln addition to his school responsibilities, our principal was chairman of the Managing Com- mittee for the Nebraska State Education Asso- ciation and a representative of the Delegate No. 4 Assembly of the Nebraska High School Ac- tivities. Under the leadership of Mr. Paul Morris, the Kearney schools have made rapid strides to- wards the highest standards a school can attain. Superintendent of the Kearney public schools, he has developed our system into one of the finest in the state. NVorking right along with the school 'board in making decisions for the schools, Superin- tendent Morris never failed to introduce the stu- dents' opinions and ideas. His main problem now concerns the construc- tion of the new elementary schools, which due primarily to his determination and effort will soon become a reality. He is already at work on new projects, and one of his future goals is the building of a new high school. Mr. Morris has endeavored to furnish us with the books, equipment, courses of study, ac- tivities and teachers that will be most beneficial to us. Page 9

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Board ol Education Helped Build Tomorrow's Citizens by Janet Prather Keeping the Kearney school system on top in the field of education and leading its students on to better citizenship . . . this was the job well done by the Board of liducation this year. These men gave of their time and talents so that we students could have the best in equip- ment, guidance and training. They know that out of a good education system come the good citizens of tomorrow, and it was toward this goal that they put forth their best efforts. Many problems and difficulties came up during the year, but after careful discussion and con- sideration a solution was always found. .Ks always the members of the board were invested by the people of Kearney with the responsibility of educating the youth of the city. They were constantly striving for the better- ment and improvement of our school system. The main task of the school board this year was the planning of the elementary school buildings project, now nearing completion. The purchase of equipment and fixtures took up a great deal of time at the boards regular month- ly meetings. After several years of planning and work, they hope to have the satisfaction of seeing all three new elementary schools open next September. .-Xlso an insurance program for the protection of individual pupils was offered to the students for the first time this year. During the sum- mer much was done on the building repair pro- gram to help raise the quality of the Kearney schools. The school board prepared the budget for the year, approved expenditures and handled other financial problems. 'l'heir job was also to elect teachers, fill vacancies in the teaching positions and approve the curriculum. School board members this year were Nlr. joe H. lilliott, presidentg Mr. .loseph Poyn- ter, secretaryg and Dr. R. M. tlilmore, Mr. George Munro, Dr. Harold Smith and Nlr. Rus- sell Ferguson. Mr. Everett Randall served as school attorney. XYorking with the board and carrying out their decisions was Superintendent of Schools Paul Morris. lt is with pride that we point to Mr. l'oyntcr and Mr. lflliott who were chosen by the Cham- ber of Commerce as the two outstanding citizens in the community, due partly to their work on the school board. Elfwefiv fs. 'Z' School Board-Row 1: George A. Munro, Joe B. Elliott, Jr., J. W. Poynter and R. R. Ferguson. Row 2: Dr. R. M. Gilmore, Dr. H. V. Smith, Superintendent Paul Morris and Everett Randall. Page 8

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It vt M It . 1-Q .fifffw ' d Some look grim but most seem gay. Faculty members meet once again to help solve school problems. hey Guided 0ur Education With Ability and Competence George G. Peterson Chester Marshall Vernon Anderson George Brown Page 10 by Janet Prather George Peterson Pete's the fellow you always see sawing away in front of the glee and chorus. He has charge ot presenting and directing the various programs put on by the vocal department during the course ot the year. He has an A. lt. from Colorado State College of Education at Greeley and is now working on his lVlaster's there. Chester Marshall A favorite with all the students is the typing instructor. Chet Marshall. He also teaches book- keeping and salesnianship and is a sponsor of the .Iunior Class. He has a Bachelor of Science de' gree with classes at hoth Nebraska Wesleyan and the University of Nebraska. Vernon Anderson 'Feaching woodworking and lllE'l'll2lll'l'Zll drawing keeps Mr. Anderson busy during a school day at K.H.S. He has an A.l1. degree and graduate cre'l- its from Colorado State College of Education. Aw sponsor of the Photography Ulub. he keeps the members posted on the dos and don'ts of ric- ture taking. George Brown Dissecting frogs becomes a source of fascina- tion to biology students under the direction of Mr. llrown. He received his A.I!. degree at K S.'l'.C', and is working on his Masters degree at Greeley during isunlnlers. Mr. Brown coached the reserve football team this year and sponsored the Photogra- phy Club.