Mesa High School - Superstition Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Old friends meet in the outer office ' office staff is essential to a A Smoofh running well-organized S c h o ol. Your school has one of the most efficient systems in the state. The layout of the office was completely remodeled this year. Mr. Shepherd, your assistant superintendent, took Mr. Levelle's office, which was moved upstairs. Mr. Taylor's office was considerably enlarged and Mrs. Mary Belle Nobles desk and reception room is adioining Mr. Taylor's and Mr. Shepherds offices. Miss Griner, your registrar, helps you arrange your schedule satisfactorily, always keeping in mind your re- quirements for graduation. It is really a iob to give students the courses they prefer without over-crowding the class rooms. Taking Miss Betty Taylor's place, who went to Brigham Young University at the end of the first semester to resume her studies, is Miss Elda Hansen. She is assistant registrar to Miss Griner and relieves her of many duties. As our city grows, so do our schools. This has led to many changes in the school system. The office staff has been enlarged considerably this year. Mrs. Mason, a stenographer, works half a day on at- tendance sheets in Mr. l.evelle's office. Two more clerks, Juanita Denning and Nelda Tanner, have also been added to take care of absentee slips and other general office work. Mr. Anclersens iob as business manager is a mental He is rezponsible for all money, coming in, or strain. going out, at Mesa High. He also teaches one class in Bookkeeping this year. Each of these persons is absolutely essential to a smooth running staff such as you, our children, enioy. Fifteen 15 , , ..-. ,.. to check their records ll'ANl'l'A DIGNNING Offive Clerk NICLDA TANNER Office Assistant MARIE GRINER Registrar Bl'I'I'T Y TAYLOR Assistant Registrar

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MARY l!ltIl.I.l41 NOBl.I'l Secretary ta Superintendent F . FRED H. PA'l'1'l'IRSON Student Adviser I l RANC'l'Jl.l,E .IOHNNUN Librarian ' h thought to the iob ot the librarian? When the Have you ever given WC . l students needed a pin, ink, stapler, scotch tape, rub- ber bands, paper clips, paste and ennumerable other articles, they usually went to Mrs. Johnson, who always had these things on hand. Her iob is much more involved than that, though. Did you know that the month of August, while our children are enjoying a vacation on the coast or swimming at the pool, Mrs. Johnson is in the library faithfully working? When a teacher changes his room, the library has to move too, and it is Mrs. Johnson's job to see that all these books are in the proper place. When new books arrive, it is her iob to put a card and pocket in each book and see that they are distributed. Mrs. Noble, who was business manager and also personal secretary to Mr. Taylor, has given her iob of handling money to Mr. Andersen and has taken the responsibility ot being private secretary to the Superintendent, and to the Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Shepherd. Fred Patterson, known to all the students as Pat, has an extra iob this year. He spends his mornings in the grammar schools doing various iobs. His afternoons are spent at Mesa High interviewing students who are failing. He also checks on one period ab- sences and calls us parents when our children are continually absent. These seemingly unimportant people are, in reality, some ot the hardest working members ot your high school staff. Mrs. Johnson aids students in selecting reading material. Pat checks up on hall passes ti fwssydiulwa Fourteen

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Your remarkable Slut' C ' Q O V 9 ll Fl A ment has always been ot special interest to us, You have often talked about Bob, Phyllis and Joyce, to whom you gave the responsibilities ot leading the student body this year, Bob has been a dependable leader, full ot new ideas and initiative, His many duties included the planning and conduct- ing of Friday assemblies, answering all correspondence in regard to your student government and other school activities, and acting as head ot the Student Coun- cil. The council consists ot Boys' and Girls' League presidents, class presidents and seven commissioners, A Student Council meeting is held each Monday during the noon hour. 'I'li1- Sturli-nt liiitly Ol'l'ii'vrs iilun the lfritlriy c ,wegtg A ' - R lirt lull r Ntiirli-nt Body l'r'n-sident ,.,. Pvt: Asst-inlily lt ITN' Si 'wma if.. PXYHI. Slut +- Kleen Phyllis Nlillett, Stiiilvnl Rails Vim- l'ri-sirlent l 111 lsr its . Phyllis was always on hand to take charge and keep things running smoothly when Bob was abzent. She had charge ol the prayer and prelude ter every Fri' day assembly. Phyllis was given some cooking experience, also, as she had lo prepare the meals lor the student coun- cil meetings. Joyce carried the duties ol an ordi-Y nary secretary, such as taking dictation trom Bob and taking minutes. She come piled the club minutes into a volume for luture reference and combined the student council and Friday assembly minutes tor the permanent record ot Student Activities for i946 and l947. Throughout the year, they worked hard, pertorrned their duties well, and de- serve credit and praise from you and the entire student body.