Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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Cooks and custodians While the Masonian can boast of a 50-year history, another important port of school lite, the cafeteria pro- gram, is relatively new. The familiar hot lunches have been available to high school students for only six years. ln pre-cafeteria days, students either brought lunches or went home during the hour-long noon break. This year, 400-600 students daily ate the nutritious, well-prepared meals, costing only 30 cents. Cafeteria manager, Virginia McBrearty, was responsible for see- ing that the serving ran smoothly and swiftly. Helping her were Ruth Dalton, Gerry Chinander, Berneice Nassen and Elsie Wiggins. The three-shift program was used again, with approximately 200 students being served during each half-hour shift. The o-la-carte items were again popular this year. Girls on diets and boys who wanted something extra were able to choose salads, desserts, Dogwood sand- wiches or chocolate malts. CHANGE NEEDED-One of the duties of Marjorie Voss, office secretary, is making change in the cafeteria. OPERATION LUNCH - Preparing for hungry students are cooks Gerry Chinonder, Elsie Wiggins, Berneice Nassen and Ruth Dalton. DUMP IT - Custodians Eddie Kline, Harold Price and Dick Miller load a truck with a day's collection of trash. w,NE ,iiff,,iifd:,Lif,! V

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Doug Fogerty and Linda Ludeman. Three counselors are on hand to help students with their problems. in self-evaluation Teachers and guidance counselors join in their efforts to help those who plan to begin work immediately after graduation. The student's in- terests and capabilities are evaluated. In the guidance office there is a wealth of information on various vocations. Students are encouraged to investigate broad areas of work before mak- ing final decisions. ln the spring the guidance department ar- ranges for each senior to visit counselors from occupations in which he displays an interest. lt is hoped that by talking with and observing people in occupations students may better under- stand their chosen field before seeking employ- ment. Although counselors do not practice clinical psychology, they are able to help students with personal problems. Often counseling with an adult other than a parent can be of great aid in helping a young person. Problems directly related to school can often be solved through the help of the guidance department. The department often finds that it can guide not only students but parents to a better under- standing of the school system and of their child- ren's particular problems. Through the efforts of l-lelen Fullerton, Dick Banning and Cecil Mott, guidance counselors, students are given every possible chance to choose the best future and to profit from high school training. The guidance department has taken the puzzled look out of many eyes and hos helped many teen-agers find jobs which fit their interests and abilities. O O 9 GETTING GUIDANCE-l-lelen Fullerton, guidance counselor, chats with senior Dana Lichty about scholarship prospects. .li l w fm. fascwz 99751 ,fu Ct xi -W GRADUATION TIME-Checking credits as he holds a student's cumulative record is Cecil Mott, guidance counselor. EDITOR-C0UNSElOR7Dick Banning, guidance director and mem- ber of the State Guidance Committee, studies a manuscript page from the State Guidance l-landbook that he has been editing. Itnnnaaagnu

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provide needed service The Dagwoods sold for 25 cents, salads for i5 cents, desserts and malts for lO cents. Several students helped in the cafeteria selling a-la- carte items, scraping plates and working on cleanup. Only those students who had study hall during the lunch period were allowed to do these jobs. Six custodians were responsible for keeping the school clean and in good repair this year. They are Clarence Anderson, head custodian, Eddie Kline, l-larold Price, Garry Sahr, Richard Miller, janitors, and Myrtle Stolten- berg, janitress. The custodians' work dcesn't end when the schools close for the summer. While the students are on vaca- tion, the janitors join work groups to do redecoration and repair work on all school buildings. Despite the crowded classrooms, students of Mason City High School are proud of their school and the good condition in which it is always kept. WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN - Custodian Garry Sahr washes a chalk- board as he prepares a teacher's room for another school day. SALES PITCHQHI make the best malts in town, try one, says Larry Beaver, malted milk machine operator. KEY QUESTION - l-lead Custodian Clarence Anderson Often finds it necessary to open lockers for students. .- W ,... f,. at u. 'r... tiki M W I Q ici' is 3 .' 41 iv! n fi Kms' wg' GLEAMING WINDOWSY.lanitress Myrtle Stoltenberg polishes a door window until it gleams brightly,