Medford High School - Crater Yearbook (Medford, OR)

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Deans Solve Counseling, ATTendance, And ,-', , FE 13117 fl xi A Cf? 7 'W S fli,:6T7f7. JC-A 67Lf Mr. McDonald, as Dean of Boys, musf divide his Time among many duTies. The issuing of aTTendance slips, counseling, and discipline of of The boys aT M.H.S. are several of his duTies. He is also advisor of Boys' League and supervises The acTiviTies of This organizafion. Mr. Alex McDonald adds an imporTanT Touch To The excellenT adminisfrafion of Medford Senior High School. As Direcfor of Guidance, Mr. McDonald works wifh The counseling cenfer To help develop beTTer guidance services. Plans for The 1961 -i962 school year call for increased acTiviTy in such areas as sfaff Training, The occupaTional and educafional infor- mafion program, The uTilizaTion of coun- selor Time, and communiTy educafion. As direcTor of The Guidance Commif- Tee, Alex McDonald direcfs The acTiviTies of The counselors in such fields as The individual analysis, The selecfion of Training, and placemenf. The various phases of The individual analysis are now neaTly combined in The Oregon Elemenfary School Cumulafive Folder. Aid is also given To sTudenTs in selecfing proper Training programs for posT-high school educafion. Wifh The help of The Cumulafive Folder, The counselors are able To choose The Training program which will besT serve The sTudenTs in- TeresTs, abiliTies, financial resources, and scholasfic background. The culminaTion of The educaTional program is The place- menT of a sTudenT in a job which will serve The individual and socieTy in a saTisfacTory manner. Even wiTh all of his duTies, Mr. McDonald's inTeresT in sporTs is noT hindered. He aTTends all The games he possibly can and helps by Taking Tickefs aT The door. He also enjoys camping and boafing.

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Policy For School Well known To all sTudenTs of Medford Senior High is The Vice Principal, Miss Josephine Kirfley. Dividing her Time equally befween her many duTies, Miss Kirfley sfrives To mainfain a sysfemafic managemenf of The school curriculum. Included among her duTies are: aufhor- ship of The Regisfrafion Handbook and The Parenf Handbook, regulafion of re- cords and Transcripfs, managemenT of l.B.M. June finds The end of school and graduaTion. Upon applying for admis- sion To a college, a copy of The sTudenT's record is senf To The school. These records and TranscripTs are kepT up To daTe by Miss Kirfley. Connecfed closely wiTh regisTraTion of sTudenTs and Their scheduling is The operaTion of The I.B.M. sysTem. Schedules, reporT cards, and Transfers, pass Through Miss KirTley's office on Their way To The l.B.M. machines. Anofher phase of her duTies is dis- cipline. Miss Kirfley makes The necessary decisions involving discipline of girls. A new exTra-curricular acrivify This year is The guardianship of The foreign exchange sTudenTs when They speak before The public. Miss KirTley accom- panies Them on These Trips. Miss Kirfley has given much of her valuable Time and energy To The beTTer- menT of Medford Senior High sTudenTs. WriTing ouT Transcripfs is buT one of The many Tasks ThaT Miss KirTley performs daily. STudenTs who geT To know her are charmed by her good humor and warm personaliTy.

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Discipline Problems With Usual Skill A cheerful and pleasant personality characterizes Mrs. Grace Berg. Dean of Girls, Mrs. Berg is concerned with the activities of the girls at Medford Senior High. These activities range over a large area and include: advisor to Girls' League, attendance, girls' employment, home visits, conferences, registration, and processing of new students, and recommendations. A useful and one of the most impor- tant time-consuming duties of Mrs. Berg is the issuing of attendance slips. These slips are filled out by her for every girl when they return to school after being absent. As advisor to Girls' League, Mrs. Berg supervises the various activities of this organization. Such projects include, the winter formal, senior daughter-father banquet, and the Christmas Proiect. A large part of the work done by Mrs. Berg is connected with counseling. She holds conferences with students, teach- ers, parents, and community agencies in order to help the students with their problems. Although her duties are numerous, she accomplishes them with a gracious and cheerful attitude. Perhaps this is the reason Mrs. Berg is an outstanding figure at M.H.S. Always ready to greet you with a smile, Mrs. Berg is a busy Dean of Girls. Usually to be found in her bright, cheerful office, she is re- sponsible for records, attendance, and problems of all her girls.