Mehlville High School - Reflector Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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W cfm! JJ C ZZZMWI Behind a prosperous society IS a competent leader For over twenty five years the M6hlV1ll6 School District has been so honored under the supervision of Superintendent Emil H C Ber nard His capability and leadership are due in part to h1s extensive educational background Oakville Elementary School served as inaug uration and St Pauls Parochial School fol lowed in sequence Perk1nsonHerple Com mercial College and Southeast Missouri State College terminated Supt Bernards schooling for a time Later he received a B S degree at Missouri University and took a post gradu ate course at Washmgton University HIS friendliness with the elders does not end Mr Bernard s sociality Students at Mehl ville are convinced that he IS their friend and that he has an abiding interest in each of them Many times he can be seen visiting the various classrooms distributing his views and ideas or having friendly chats with the pupils as well as teachers As Mehlv1lle High School grows and progresses a considerable portion of its advancement must be attributed to the skillful guidance and direction of the ever amiable Supt Bernard His thirty seven years with the District have endeared him to the community W JQrmzf O Eerdaum An intricate part of Mehlville High School for many years IS its friendly efficient principal K O Bierbaum Extensive preparation in the educational field forms but a portion of Mr Bierbaums qualifications He has an intense interest in the affairs and problems of Mehl ville students Moreover the clocklike compe tence with which he handles the routine duties of his office leaves the impression that no task is too tr1v1al or too great for him to tackle Mr Bierbaum holds his masters degree from Washington University He did his un dergraduate study at Central Missouri State College at Warrensburg and at McKendree College He received his bachelors degree in mathematics from McKendree At the present time his duties as principal occupy all of his time. He previously d1d classroom teaching here however. Extra-curricular activities occupy a considerable amount of his time. H is a regular at basketball games and he serves as business adviser for the Reflector Staff. Page Six