Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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lcoming vcomers lnft find Freshman Principal .ND in his office, you could find him tinkering with the Jal equipment in the Sound Booth Studio. wate that Moreland enjoyed h the equipment for he was demand to fix a TV set or aspiring newscaster how to operate the Porta-Pac. l was also Music Director of Laptist Church. He spent his me raising his two children, id reading historical novels. Freshman Counselor, IERRY RTNEY was concerned with people, and allowing them heir feelings and work with His favorite hobbies were ketball, softball, fishing and fficiating basketball games. stressed that as a counselor, 'ing across that each person Jnsibility to make his or her ation a better place to live. ling Courtney in counseling is was Freshman Clerk MRS. MERILLET VVELLMAN. Bill Moreland measures the level of sound with a decibel meter at a school dance in the cafeteria. t,,tt . Q . U, 2 gin ., One of Morela nd's du 4 s 5 ties is to repair A V equipment. . :hman Counselor jerry Courtney ponders over some important papers. Courtney was always available to help freshmen he counseled. 3, 'M Far left: Freshman Clerk Merillett Wellman organizes the attendance records. Left: Boredom occasionally strikes the Freshman Office, and the desk ofMrs. Wellman. ADMINISTRATION -229

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Lending a helpful ear to a concerned parent is Sophomore Princi- pal Dr, Iames Carthel, Carthel realizes a sense oflhumor is important when dealing with under- classmen. . -1,5-ag . 'V ' ..,. . jx l . tg '::z:i:::1w i .I',.i,2.3 ESEEEEIT Qi ., ,.., . m e --. .f-efa.1Y?f .X ' ,. .A .-.af 1 1 ii1f.1f-t- ti-i : 2- 'X . it riri A - l ' i. -t -'-Q - of tr- : 1 ' is-, --.. A great deal of paperwork is involved in Carthel's da ily routine. Sophomore Answering the phone for her boss, Clerk Billie Wood takes care of routine business. 228-ADMINISTRATION Mrs. Wood is a great help when it comes to keeping track of sopho- mores and their schedules. Assisting in schedule changes and various prob- lems is Sophomore Counselor Norma Meador. l Carthel , ' d Leading the somewhat rambunctious Sophomore Class was DR. lAMES CARTHEL, who always seemed to be j vivacious, vocal and ready for anything the sophomores could dream up. He took time out of his always busy schedule as Sophomore Principal to reveal his opinion on subjects of interest to the student body. I hope that Romel is helping us help young people avoid some of the association with drugs which I have observed are enervatingf' he said. My extra curricular hobby is the entire Sophomore Class which is the best sales organization at Memorial, raising 512,425.54 in magazine subscription sales in i975! he said. Carthel received his Bachelor of Music Degree at Texas Tech University in 1957, his Master's of Music at The University of Texas in 1966 and his Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration at UT in 1973. Carthel was active in numerous organizations, some of which were The ParentfTeacher Association, The Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the 1975 Convention Local Arrangements Committee for Exhibits. When he was not busy with sophomores, Carthel taught a mini- course now and then forganic gardening, rap sessions, etc.j. Some of his favorite hobbies included camping, crafts of all kinds, maintenance of machines, photography, concerts, gardening and a bunch more! Being involved as a school principal does not leave much time for leisure and Carthel said, There is always something to be done that is somewhere on the priority list which is organized around the various roles: job, family, husband, church member, home, etc.. . . l-le did find time to comment on the Women's Liberation Movement. He said, Everyone should try to live in a liberated state. Liberated does not mean irresponsible, vindictive, authoritarian or pushy. It does mean purposeful, vital, responsible, happy, sad, respectful, tolerant, poised, knowledgeable and unintimidated by the prejudice of others. Carthel explained his plans for celebration of the Bicentennial: My church choir is doing more music of American composers like Randall Thompson, Samuel Barber, Benjamin Britten, Tom Benjamin, Morton Feldman, john Gardner, etc. I took my family on the classic American vacation: Yellowstone National Park. Carthel said that after that vacation, he would probably take his family on a historical tour, probably in the summer of T977. Assisting Carthel in his work with sophomores were, Sophomore Clerk BILLIE WOOD, and Sophomore Counselor NORMA MEADOR.

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Library Clerk Mary Louise Rose works behind the scenes to make the library run smoothly. fi ' 2 . .4 -lhgl .4 is ff g . 4 ' iii, .Q., ' J ,2 rf l I .. ,thy W st fl-. 93.1 ts' 5321 c Librarian Helene Marcorte neaus me Audio- Visual section of the Head Librarian Geraldine Branom aids students in llbfafyt their search fora book. The cafeteria work staff prepares food daily to provide students with a hearty meal. 230-ADMlNlSTRATlON Keeping l MH in top shape A great sum of money is needed to keep any large institution in operation. This sum also applied to Memorial High 1 School because over two million dollars was needed for yearly bills. Some of the bills were for teacher's wages, gas, lighting and repair work. The majority of the bills were paid by the taxpayer. The cafeteria and snackbar, however, were self-supported and supplied by a large food service company. lt cost 584,000 to keep students' stomachs filled at lunch time. Taxpayers took care of MHS's yearly expenditures for repair work, janitorial services and supplies, books, utility bills, etc., which cost approximately 5120,000, the cleaning equipment amounted to 59,500 For the telephone bill, Southwestern Bell collected 58,150 to keep Memorial i communication with the outside world. Another fee concerning bells was the 5275 to repair the beeps that dismissed classes at the incorrect time. Learning material, such as books and visual aids, added up to 522,335 Teache and administrator salaries was almost o and a half of the total expenditure. To keep Memorialites comfortable on those days when the temperature varie from 20 degrees to 90 degrees, MHS pai 58,150 for the gas while Houston Lightin and Power collected 547,625 for electricity bills. Fees for landscaping no longer came out of school funds but out of the Student Council treasury. Principal Wayne Schaper expected the Student Council would spend approximately 51,000 to improve the school's appearance. These bills are only a few examples o hovv much it cost to keep Memorial in good shape. There are countless other expenditures plus repairwork on bomb damages which amounted to an estimated 520,000. Last year, the total financial bill for MHS was 52,120,963.79 Special people were hired to handle the cleaning, repairing and operating o the school. Responsible for the tranquil library were Head Librarian MRS. CERALDINE BRANOM, Head of Audio Visual Progr MRS. HELENE MARCOTTE, and Clerk MRS. MARY LOUISE ROSE. The top engineer responsible for the repairs of broken windows, burnt offic and faulty air conditioners and heaters CHARLES BERNHARDT, who has been with the staff since 1968. Finishing her second year as school store assistant, MRS. BEVERLY KRAFT enjoyed being able to help students when they had a problem getting together a report, or finding somethin the Lost and Found, etc.. . . MRS. MAURINE BENNATTE has bee Head Nurse for 14 years, and claims th her main accomplishment has been t gain the respect of the students, and t act as a counselor on their health problems. Mrs. Bennatte is assisted b MRS. PATSY THOMAS.