Manhattan High School - Blue M Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Counselors, Directors Serve School Mr. Ralph Rogers, administrative assistant, was responsible for the scheduling of curriculums. He also supervised extra-curricular activities and as- sisted Mr. Bishop in disciplining of students. Mr. Bryce Todd, director of guidance, was also boys' counselor and Hi-Y sponsor. Frequently he of- fered students occupational and educational ad- vice. Mrs. Mary Douglas resumed responsibilities as girls' counselor and psychology teacher after a year abroad. Besides helping girls locate jobs, she was Y-Teens and Pep Club sponsor. Director of Curriculums, Mr. Robert Gresham, worked with junior and senior high teachers. He was responsible for new courses in schools and for introducing new teaching aids and methods. As audio-visual supervisor for the Manhattan school system, Mr. J. Willett Taylor cared for and demonstrated the use of films, projectors, tape re- corders, and record players. All equipment was used as educational aids. Mrs. Phoebe Samelson, who spent most mornings at MHS and afternoons at the junior high, headed dental, sight, and hear- ing tests in Manhattan schools. FUTURE PLANS are discussed as Mr. Bryce Todd counsels Bill Fountaine and Gary Martin. Q A-.1 5 if ..,. W-W sf, . :,. 3 ,.., tk it Vgix' ,L M. ,,mML

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Board Directs Educational System The duties and responsibilities of the Board of Education are many. Its functions are selecting a superintendent of schools, determining long- range policies for schools of the Manhattan' area, and making sure that the transactions are proper- ly executed by the superintendent of schools. The board serves as a judicial and legislative bodyp the superintendent is responsible for administra- tion of education in Manhattan. Careful consideration is allotted to all proced- ures, since it is realized that frequent changes are detrimental to an effective organization. All policies are reviewed annually and modified, as DR. R. K. WALLACE, a physician and radiologist and Secretary-Treasurer of Kan- sas Radiological Society, has served the board one year. MR. WARD WRIGHT is Director of Insurance Serv- ices at Kansas Farm Bureau. Serving as president, this is his seventh year. MR. ROBERT WALLER- STEDT has served for seven years on the Board. He is manager of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. the board considers useful and suitable. Foreseeing the increase of school population, the board discusses construction plans for future schools and makes arrangements for the purchas- ing of land for the building of new schools. The board is able to accurately do this by means of an educational study conducted in 1961 which predicts Manhattan school growth through 1971. The board is composed of Mr. William Baehr, Mrs.. Arthur Groesbeck, Mr. Jule Thompson, Dr. R. K. Wallace, Mr. Robert Wallerstedt, Mr. VV ard Wright, and Mrs. Claire Crumbaker, clerk. POLICIES are settled by Ward Wright, hoard president, and XV. C. Robinson, superintendent.

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MR. TAYLOR checks the new daymaster projector before re- leasing for class room operation. YQ fx HQ COUNSELORS Mr. Bryce Todd, Mrs. Mary Douglas, and Mr. Ralph Rogers discuss available Putnam scholarships for MHS students. 'I9