McCallie High School - Pennant Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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f-, TOP: Mr. Jim McCallie shows a prospective student and his family around the campus. ABOVE: Miss Anne McCallie and Mr. C. M. S. M cllwaine look over a copy of the Alumni Journal. LEFT: Mr. Henry Henegar and Ted Lannom discuss one of Ted's drawings for the cover of the Alumni Journal. 7-5 'R .

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1: ERVICES T0 P BLIC l few, I 1,1 ,, .Q .sf . 1 Q35 Mr. Jim McCallie and Mrs. Frances Smith confer on a prospective studenfs chance of being admitted to McCallie. 7-4 The Alumni Oilice was under the direc- tion of Mr. C. M. S. Mcllwaine, '21, who was aided by Miss Anne McCallie, Alumni secretary, and Mr. Henry Henegar, '57, Editor, Alumni Journal. Mr. Mcllwaine supervised the work of Miss Anne and Mr. Henegar, but acted mainly as liaison between the school and the Alumni Asso- ciation. Miss Anne solicited participation in the Sustaining Fund, made plans for classes to celebrate their anniversaries dur- ing Homecoming with special interest on 10th, 25th, and 50th anniversaries, sent applications to newbom sons of Alumni and kept class notes for the Tornado and Alumni Journal. The Alumni Journal is published annual- ly to inform alumni of current activities at McCallie and to give alumni personal news about their classmates. During the year the Alumni Associa- tion participated in various activities such as the crowning of the Homecoming Queen by the President, contributing to the Sus- taining Fund and hosting the Alumni Picnic at the McCallie Lake. The Admissions Office was headed by Mr. Jim McCallie, '56, who was helped by Mrs. Frances Smith. Mr. .lim had various jobs, such as sending out corre- spondence material, showing prospective students around school and traveling to elementary schools to talk to principals about prospective students' records. Mrs. Smith did most of the clerical work in the Admissions ofiice. McCallie relied mostly on its reputation for solicitation. Some boys were personally recruited through the recommendation of alumni, but the final decision of acceptance came from a committee of which the headmaster was the head. McCallie was a charter member of The Secondary School Admissions Test Board, which administers the entrance examina- tion at 400 different locations throughout the United States and abroad. After the examination in Chattanooga the annual father-son banquet was held at which the prospective students and their fathers were invited for lunch in Alumni Hall. The prospective boarding students had an op- portunity to see what life at McCallie would be like during the McCallie Day Weekend in late April.

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ABOVE: The McCallie Ladies' Distayf Club held its monthly meetings in Cald- well Hall. Ojicers were, seated:'Mrs. E. T. Schmidt, secretaryg Mrs. Spencer J. McCallie III, vice-president. Standing: Mrs. J. A. May- whort, secretaryg Mrs. Houston Patterson, presidentg Mrs. H. E. Hubbert, treasurer. RIGHT: Mrs. Patterson checks the files of the Sustaining F und. . BELOW : As secretary to Dr. Spence, Mrs. Carl Baker types a letter. ..x ,-9 , Sv? lVIcCALLIE LADIE BY DON MORTON The McCallie ladies-secretaries, administrative assis- tants, and faculty wives-contributed much to campus life by their individual action and by a joint effort channeled through the McCallie Distafl' Club. The Distaff Club, which was organized last year, was composed of the women who worked on the administra- tive staff and the wives of teachers at McCallie. Mem- bership also applied to the women whose husbands had served on the faculty but whose association had been terminated by death or retirement. The club strove to create a friendly, homelike atmosphere for the students and to support all social functioris involving students, patrons and faculty. It gave newcomers to the school a friendly welcome with information about the school and its policies. This helped make the new wives feel at home in their new surroundings. The ladies were responsible for decorating the campus for Registration, Homecoming and Patrons' Weekend and the parent- teacher meetings. They also sponsored the annual Hallo- ween party for the hoarding students. In addition, the club provided hostesses for various school activities and held monthly meetings featuring local speakers. The honorary president of the club was Mrs. Spencer McCallie, Jr., through whose influence the organization was founded. Mrs. C. Houston Patterson served as presi- dent and Mrs. Spencer McCallie Ill as vice president. The secretaries were Mrs. Elliot T. Schmidt and Mrs. J. A. Maywhort. Mrs. H. E. Hubbert was the club's treasurer. The secretaries, acting as main liaisons between students and administration, served ably in their individual capacities. Mrs. Lucille Adair, receptionist and switch- board operator, greeted callers and made appointments with faculty members for the students. Mrs. Edith Baker, secretary to the headmaster, managed Dr. Spence's busy schedule and aided Mr. C. M. S. Mc- Ilwaine, the associate headmaster, in administrative aliairs. In addition, she handled the applications and scores for all the college entrance tests. Mrs. W. A. Varnell served as secretary to the Patrons and Alumni Associations. Mrs. S. F. Cunningham worked in the Commissary and acted as secretary for Col. H. P. Dunlap, the school's business manager. Mrs. Patterson assisted as a part-time secretary and receptionist Through the efforts of these ladies, life at McCallie was greatly enriched. Their presence helped to break the dullness of the school's otherwise male atmosphere. The secretaries were frequently helped by typing a b0y's theme, arranging his plane tickets or helping him find a certain teacher or another student. McCallie was certainly fortunate to have such an eflicient and lovely group of ladies.