Marion High School - Cactus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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Day Efficiently Executes Duties as School Head V To ELBERT E. DAY fall the duties of super- vising methods, texts, courses and instruc- tion, employment, and making the school budget. As students do not come into daily contact with the superintendent, they tend to overlook the importance of his office, however, it is his steadying hand that is nec- essary to keep the entire school system a smooth-running machine. Before his position with Marion schools, Mr. Day taught eighteen years in Indiana schools, then was director of teacher train- ing in Toledo, Ohio. He has also served at Indiana University and Tri-State Teachers' College at Angola, Indiana. He received ELBERT E. DAY Q Szlpwifzferzdvzlf his A.B. and A.M. degrees from Indiana University. Mr. Day has long made a study of World conditions. Many school projects teach a better understanding of people, such as the vocational guidance and social problems courses. He is active in many educational organizations, among them the American Association of School Administrators, the National Education Association, and is on the executive committee of the Indiana State Teachers, Association. He oversees ten grade schools, the junior highs, and Mar- ion Senior High. These schools are tangible evidence of his ability as an executive.

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1oHN W. KENDALL Prinrijml THE NAME OF john W. Kendall has been a symbol of equity to Marion High School students for twenty-one years. He has seen some three thousand pupils graduate, and by his line co-operation and counsel, he has aided many in becoming successful citizens. When he was a high school and college stu- dent himself, he majored in history and so- cial science. His favorite means of relaxa- tion from the many duties which require his attention is reading, and he devotes much time to the pursuance of these sub- jects. He attended Indiana State Normal and Kendall Serves Last Year As Principal V Indiana University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree. Already Well launched in the teaching profession, he taught at Greenfield and was principal of Peru High School prior to coming to Mar- ion. Mr. Kendall keeps close contact with the students in the various departments. He chats amicably with the students and is al- ways willing to help a pupil out of a diffi- culty, or to iron out the ever-present problem of overhlled classes. That it is a pleasure to work with and for John W. Kendall cannot be questioned.