McCallie High School - Pennant Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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SCHOOL BUSINESS X continued TOP: Student waiters: ffront row! Buetell, Fanstone, Dunlap, Bobo. IBack rowj Pitts, Rollins, Jones, Williamson, Sibley, Webb. The waiters are dressed in their Gay-Nineties garb. BOTTOM: Mr. John Tucker, director of food ser- vices for ARA Slater, carefully checks one of the school's ovens. 18 They also handled the Sustaining Fund and the school mail and carried on the school's financial correspondence. Lt. Col. David Spencer also assisted Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Straussberger in their duties, mainly in the dis- tribution of personal funds. But also with these other duties, and equally impor- tant to the students themselves, were those services which provided for the student's appearance, grooming and welfare. Included within these were the barber shop, the dry cleaners, the cafeteria and the laundry. In this third year of cutting hair at McCallie, Mr. J. E. Shepherd iilled the position as school barber. He worked from eight to live daily, giving haircuts to students, as well as teachers and members of the ad- ministration. His shop was located in the basement of Old Founders'. Mr. John Tucker was this year's dietician in the school cafeteria. ARA Slater again this year was the iirm hired to provide the school's needs. The food was, at best, good. Last year there was a food committee, on which either the students or Slater could express complaints. This year, however, there was no food com- mittee, and there was no noticiblc change in the quality of Slater's service. Throughout the year the Slater system held several special dinners for the boarding students, which provided them with a break in the usual routine. These meals gave the students an op- portunity to enjoy an atmosphere other than that of usual Slater. The dorm boys had a Gay-Nineties dinner at which the waiters dressed in handlebar mus- taches and straw hats. The Slater system also provided one steak dinner. This year's waiters, under Bob Bobo's strict supervision, did an excellent job. They were responsible for serving the tables of those students eating in the dining room in Alumni Hall. The '67'-68 waiters will be long remembered as one of the best groups in McCallie's illustrious dining room history. Mrs. Everence Hudson was in charge of the laundry last year. McCallie has long prided itself on a. fine laundry, although the women at the laundry did let a few broken buttons get by their careful check. The laundry did a fine job of getting out clothes in short periods of time during the year while maintaining a high standard of quality. Students were also aided by the canteen service, provided by the Slater System. The canteen was staffed by Mrs. Marie Gossett. She provided, for a moderate charge, hamburgers, cokes, milk and varieties of candy. The boarding students found the canteen open not only during the day but also in the break between the first and second halves of night study hall. Mrs. Spencer McCallie started a beautification pro- gram. She, along with the assistance of several members of the maintenance crew, planted Bowers, magnolias and azaleas. She placed many flower boxes along the wall on the side of McCallie Place and on the front porch of Founders' Home. All these services contributed to the atmosphere of McCallie. Marie, Mrs. Adair, Mrs. Varnell, Mrs. Cum- mingham-each provided various services to the stu- dents, all with a smile. All of these were involved in the business of the school.

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' 313445. .lv 'T f sf an .yi gun I.--5 Xin in-A 4-K gy uf,-' -r .x..4h-A.. K LEFT: Col. Dunlap and Mr. Greer discuss a matter of school business. RIGHT: Imogene and Charlie Monroe busily dust Sarge's office. BELOW : Mrs. Nancy Thomas distributes 84.00 personal funds to Jay Eichelberger. The Bursar's office was in charge of personal funds and cashing student checks.

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.,,.,.,.,....,o.-an R- . ,.-.L -.. , 1' TOP: Students David Bradshaw and Tommy Drew assist Clif Shults, John 0'Neal and Dennis Adams with their purchases in the commissary. BOTTOM: foe Aldrich and Mrs. Straussberger sort mail into teachers' boxes. The barsar's ojice was in charge of all mail for students and teachers, with the sorting and distribution being done during chapel and first period. SCHOOL BU I ESS BY LEE MERRITT AND JOE ALDRICH McCallie's business manager was Col. H. P. Dunlap. His department was responsible for the maintenance of the school buildings. He was also director of the development department, which was responsible for the maintenance of the school grounds, making repairs necessary to keep the campus in top condition. Col. Dunlap's administrative assistant was Mr. P. D. Greer. This was his second year in that position. At one time a chemistry teacher at McCallie, Mr. Greer assisted the business department mainly in the com- missary. He Htted new students in their uniforms and was always in the Commissary and willing to help any- one. Helping Mr. Greer and Col. Dunlap was their secretary, Mrs. Sanford Cunningham. She also assisted in the commissary. Heading the Bursar's office was Mrs. Nancy Thomas. Her assistant was Mrs. John Straussberger. They were always kept busy putting up mail, cashing checks, distributing personal funds and handling the students' financial needs. F 'sunr .-.. P.. K, A , Y ro .4 ' , . .W f I s lt .s Er- .5