Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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Ward Brown, New MHS Principal Indiana State, B.S., M.S. Helen Davis, Dean of Girls MacMurray, B.S.; U. of Illinois Shaw Named Assistant After serving as a teacher of U. S. History for nearly four years, Mr. Max Shaw moved into the assistant principal’s office in April to take over attendance and counselling work. Mr. Shaw has a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a master’s in history from Ohio State and a master’s degree in edu¬ cation from I. U. He will continue as head football coach. Board Starts Building Program The old school board successfully ended its tenure of office this year by getting under way a building program for the metropolitan school district. The board has been composed of three men appointed by the city council and the trus¬ tees of the four townships. This year five citi¬ zens were elected in the May primary in a non¬ partisan election to serve as the school board for the next two years. Left to right around the table, meeting with the superintendent, are members of the school board: Floyd Neal, Robert Fulford, Lewis Lind, Supt. Curtis, Ray Thomas, Warren Schnaiter, Roscoe Bothwell, and Walter James. Page Nineteen

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Supt. Glenn Curtis Prin. Royce Kurtz Principal Royce Kurtz and Su¬ perintendent Glenn Curtis talk over some new school policy in front of the superintendent’s office downtown. Mr. Kurtz, who became Delphi school superintendent, had been the guiding hand back of curricu¬ lum planning and faculty super¬ vision since becoming principal in 1946. Before then, he taught here for two years and was junior high principal three years. Mr. Curtis became superinten¬ dent of schools in 1949 after a long career in teaching and coach¬ ing at Martinsville and Indiana State Teachers College. Mr. Cur¬ tis, besides preparing the school budget and employing new teach¬ ers at MHS, also has charge of five elementary schools in our district. With the acceptance by Mr. Kurtz of the Delphi school superintendency in April, Mr. Ward Brown became principal of Martinsville High School. Mr. Max Shaw was appointed as¬ sistant principal and dean of boys. Mr. Brown is a graduate of Indiana State Teachers College and has been assistant prin¬ cipal here for the past five years. Mr. Brown is president of the Martinsville Kiwanis Club this year. Miss Maxine Cohen Miss Mamie Messmer Mrs. Cnuise Williams Page Eighteen

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Mrs. June Favour Mrs. Helen Coglan Staf,l Provide J Special Service J Each year visual tests and tuberculosis “patch” tests are given by the school nurse, Mrs. June Favour. Speech and hear¬ ing therapist, Mrs. Jean Edds, tests yearly for hearing defects, and lends aid to those students who have difficulty in speaking. These tests are only a few in the over-all plan for better health in MHS. Mrs. Jean Edds Mrs. Ernestine Carroll Mrs. Helen Coglan, who tends to the bookstore, also does all the book purchasing for the school. Besides this, she is aud¬ itor for all club and extra¬ curricular activities. Mrs. Ernestine Carroll assists in Mr. Brown’s office. She keeps attendance records and does filing and typing for the deans. Maintenance director Herschel Baker, who oversees all custo¬ dial work, also buys materials for remodeling and repairing the buildings. Mr. Kenneth Taylor has charge of all truancy cases and atten¬ dance records. Herschel Baker, Director of Maintenance and Kenneth Taylor, Attendance Teacher Supply; Central Normal, B.S.; Indiana, M.S. Central Normal, Indiana mmgmm Page Twenty