Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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Mrs. June Favour Mrs. Helen Coglan Mrs. Ernestine Carroll Student Health and Attendance Get Special Attention Disease prevention is the aim of the school health service. School Nurse Jean Favour is particularly on the alert for defective vision and active tubercle bacillus. Mrs. Pat Wright, speech and hearing therapist, administers aud¬ iometer tests and gives special instruction to pupils with speech handicaps. Besides supervising the MHS bookstore, Mrs. Helen Coglan purchases all books and supplies for the consolidated school district. She is also the auditor for all extra-curricular activities. Consolidation brought a promotion to Mr. Herschel Baker to be director of maintenance and supply for the expanded school district. Mr. Baker studies materials, interviews sales¬ men, makes recommendations for improve¬ ments, purchases materials and supplies, su¬ pervises maintenance and custodial work. As attendance officer for the entire school district, Mr. Kenneth Taylor tracks down tru¬ ants and keeps official attendance reports. He has much to do with the enviable attendance record established by our schools. Herschel Baker, Director of Maintenance and Kenneth Taylor, Attendance Teacher Supply; Central Normal, B.S.; Indiana, M.S. Central Normal, Indiana Page Seventeen

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Ward Brown, Assistant Principal, Helen Davis, Dean of Girls; Dean of Boys; Indiana State, B.S., M.S. MacMurray, B.S.; U. of Illinois Busy Staff Serves MHS and School District Chief assistants to the principal are the dean of boys and dean of girls. Both spend much time in counseling with pupils on educa¬ tional and personal problems. Absentees must report to their offices to be readmitted to classes. Mr. Ward Brown is assistant principal as well as dean of boys. He directs the work of the Student Council and teaches one clas s of industrial arts. Mrs. Helen Davis is general club co-ordinator, a sponsor of the Sunshine Society, and instructor of two classes in home¬ making. The deans are located this year in the offices formerly occupied by the superinten¬ dent and his staff. As secretary to the superintendent of a newly consolidated school district, Miss Mamie Messmer had to tackle many new problems. For assistance she had the services until Christmas of Mrs. Barbara Caress and then of Mrs. Louise Williams. A new secretarial assistant in the high school offices this year was Mrs. Ernestine Car- roll. Continuing her efficient services as secre¬ tary to the principal was Miss Maxine Cohen. Miss Maxine Cohen Miss Mamie Messmer Mrs. Barbara Caress Page Sixteen

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Mr. Bowers Mr. Bremer Mr. Coglan Mr. Cox Mrs. Bailey Mr. Carson Mrs. Crawford Mr. Bisesi Mr. Coburn Miss DaVee The ladies of the faculty paid honor early in the year to one of their number for changing her name from Mrs. Hazel Ratts to Mrs. Owens (extreme right). Miss Mae McCoy pours for Miss Opal Gray. FRANKIE BAILEY Indiana State, B.S. Indiana, M.A. U. S. History 8 World History HUBERT BOWERS Ball State, B.S., M.A. Typing Chairman of Bus. Dept. Athletic Manager Junior Class JOHN BREMER Ball State, A.B., M.A. U. of Chicago, Indiana Government Social Problems Chr. Social Studies Dept. Testing Director Senior Class, Artesian JOHN CARSON Butler, B.S., Indiana Biology Freshman Class Science Club VINCENT BISESI Butler, B.S. Indiana, M.S. Health and Safety Driver Education, Golf Varsity Basketball CLYDE COBURN Indiana State, B.S., M.S. Instrumental Music Band Yell Leaders NORMAN COGLAN Ball State, B.S., M.A. Industrial Arts Junior High Health Football, Track Lettermen’s Club MERRILL COX Central Normal Indiana Science, Safety MARY K. CRAWFORD Indiana, B.S. Library Science Librarian GLENDYN DAVEE Indiana State Butler, B.S. Spelling 7 Adjustment Class Page Eighteen