Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Nolan Morgan, George Hagin, Wade Pogue, Elmer Hinkle. Board Member Earl Gilbert. .M . 'H , ,Q an v,9vn' -,af vi Wa, xiinrfxii. 25351423 2 wixfir it ilttfm' Mw,g:a:.gf 251 hi 1 . 1 . .f 2 E E asain? 5' 'fesfdenf Of fhe 30-ifd Bill Davis. Former Superintendent Dr. H. M. Landrum. Board Members Authur Le Blanc and Billy D'ean Walker. SCHOOL BOARD - 223

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1 W' .L , f ,zen General Superintendent Dr. Leo Bradley Superintendent of Personnel Elmer Hinkle Superintendent for Administration Wade Pogue Secretary to the Board Billy Walker Assistant Secretary to the Board Denton Murphy and President of the Board Charles Meek 222 - SCHOOL BOARD Superintendent to Business Nolan Morgan Sharpenin .B.I.S.D. S.B.l.S.D. Those initials stand for the Spring Branch Independent School District. They also represent one of the best school districts in the nation. Educators in the academic world recognize the Spring Branch School ' District as being one of the wealthiest and most advancing school districts around. As Dr. Leo Bradley, general superintendent, once said, . . . I have always regarded Spring Branch as the school district on the cutting edge. One reason the cutting edge is so shar is because of the S.B.l.S.D. School Board. lt was comprised of business men within the district who governed, made policies and evaluated the community's 25 elementary schools, 8 junior high schools 6 high schools and Career Center. The School Board approved the building of a natatorium adjacent to Spring Woods High School. The natatorium consists of one giant covered swimming pool, and exercise room and two dressing rooms. It also cost about one million dollars to build and is becoming one of the nation's outstanding facilities of swim instruction and competition. The School Board was responsible for putting Romel, the dope-sniffing dog, into action. Spring Branch was the first school district to use a dog to search out drugs on a school campus. The program was a success in Spring Branch and the School Board is proud of the pu Of course the School Board wasn't happy about the smoking problem that continued to burn principals at the high schools. Dr. Bradley and the Board couIdn't find an answer to the problem. According to one source at the administration building, the Board migh decide to designate smoking areas in th high schools, they've tried almost everything else to stop student smoking on campus. Behind the School Board was Dr. Leo Bradley. He made presentations to the Board on what he thought needed improvement or new policies. He came up with ideas through research and his employees. Then the Board decided wh should be done, the members had a lot power and authority in the district. School Board members were not paid salary for all the time they worked for S.B.I.S.D. Instead, they received the satisfaction of knowing that they were a very important part in making Spring Branch School District one of the best i the nation.

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r......,..,... , , ., .L llllillkltkxmilrf-i:1' aiiium.,..a:.-sawn. Building Principal Wayne Schaper puffs away his troubles as he reflects on the past year's allocated budget. ' Schaper's new secretary, Carol Maresca, takes a phone message as she tries to keep the Grey Wing office in shape. Mrs. lones' regular duties include keeping school money and budget records in shape, r Schaper tries to decipher a note written by his secretary, Carol Maresca. As Key CIub's featured speaker, Schaper discusses school problems. Mrs. Maresca shows her satisfaction of being Schaper's secretary. Substituting for the switchboard operator, Mrs. Paula jones keeps busy. PBX operator Nellie Brock mans her station at the switch- board. 224-ADMINISTRATION Unravelin new problem Sometimes it must have felt as if the weight of the world was on his shoulder But they were broad shoulders and Principal WAYNE SCHAPER handled the numerous new problems at Memorial with what seemed to be organization an control. Whether it was getting used to Romel lor getting the students used to Romell, enforcing the Attorney General's new ruling on student fees or just coping wit typical day to day problems a principal must deal with, Schaper ran his school with the ease indicative of a long-time educatorladministrator. Schaper received his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Texas A and M University and his Master's of Education from Sam Housto State University. He had taught at other schools but felt there are none better than Memorial. He enjoyed baseball, hunting, fishing and playing golf in his spare time. He played on college and professional baseball teams, including the Los Angel Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers. Schaper brought the celebration of th nation's 200th birthday into the school through special assembly programs. He felt that teacher attitude contributed to the making of a great teacher. He also thought that the Attorney Ceneral's ruling on student fe was a strike against quality educationf Schaper's secretary, MRS. CAROL MARESCA, loved dancing, particularly ballet. She sponsored the Ballet Organization and enjoyed cooking and sewing in her spare time. She felt that understanding, patienc and knowledge are the qualities a gre teacher possesses. She did not agree wi the Attorney Generalfs ruling but did approve of the use of the drug dog on campus. Learning to fly an airplane was the greatest achievement of Records Clerk MRS. PAULA JONES. This would seem t give her the appearance of a liberated woman but she said, Maybe it lliberationl is okay for some, but I still like to lean on my husband anyd let him be the head of the decisions. She felt that someone who really listens to teenagers and understands their problems is a great teacher. Her favori hobby was playing tennis and she spen what spare time she had with her famil PBX Operator NELLIE BROCK has ha experience as an operator for many yea She worked for three years as an opera in a department store in Chicago. Asid from her involvement at MHS, Mrs. Br is a den mother for the Cub Scouts. I don't like to work with little girls, she said, they're too catty. Her favorite hobbies are sailing and caring for her fi children.