Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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Lending a hand in the evaluation of administrative aims are the coordi- nators. FROST ROW: Miss Marie Ringquist, art; Mrs. Elinor Case, li- brarian, Mrs. Francis O’Neill, reading; and Mrs. Roberta Wollerman, audio-visual aids. RACK ROW: Mr Lamont Hultgren, administrative as- sistant; Mr Marlin Baxter, director of program planning; Mr Ray Smith, health, safety, and physical education; and Mr Arthur Jenkins, adminis- trative assistant. Absent from the picture were: Dr. Frederick Swanson, music; and Mr. Philip Mahoney, director of special services Direct Activities Involving School System A large, old home converted into offices, Allendale is the place of work for the superintendent, administrators and their secretaries Mrs Sara Mae Hile, a secretary at Allendale, is kept busy in the front office answering telephones and many questions. 11

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Dr Paul H. Emcrich Superintendent of Schools Dr. Paul Emerich, in his second year as Superintendent of Moline Public Schools, and the Board of Education, presided cCt4 pl over by Dr. Paul Moen, act as the executives of the schools system and control the activities and the policies of the twenty- six schools. Providing more classroom space for the growing primary and secondary education system was the main concern of Dr. Emerich and the District 40 School Board this year. Due to the route of Interstate 74 through Moline, Thomas Jefferson grade school will have to be moved. In accordance with state law, a referendum was presented to the voters of this district, who responded by passing it. As the plans stand, Jefferson will be moved from its present site at 19th and 27th str eets to a spot near the fourth green of the old Oakwood Country Club golf course, purchased for this reason. School Board member John H. Harris resigned during the first semester for business reasons He was replaced by Mr. Alan Hallene, executive vice-president of Montgomery Ele- vator in Moline, to fill out the term. The full board consists of eight members elected for three year terms. One of their first duties was to regulate the school system ' s budget for the year. Since then, they have never ceased to work for our system. art Superintendent, Board Plan New School, Heading the Moline Public School system is the Board of Education. Director of Administration. BACK ROW: Mr Robert Seeds, Mrs. Helen FROST ROW: Dr. Paul Emerich, Superintendent of Schools; Dr Paul Curtis, Mrs Roberta Pearson, Mr. John Harris, Dr. Lester Sartorius, and Moen, President; and Mr Melvin Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent and Mr. Richard Shrader. 10

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Stanley S. Smith Principal CP This past year, Mr. Stanley Smith, principal, saw many changes take place within MHS. The addition was finished, new equipment was installed, and many new classes were added to the curriculum. By filling the position of athletic director, Mr. Roger Potter found himself directing the athletic department and settling into the schedule of our school. Having moved up from a junior high school, Mr. Potter found many new adjustments to make. As activity director, Mr. Jack Brown had his (JiantJ; full. Scheduling all extracurricular activities and registering 7 clubs as well as heading the homecoming parade were part of his new job. Three counselors for each grade level kept busy with scheduling students’ classe and many conferences. Ad- mits, records, and attendance iwere also added to the busy workload of each counselor. Besides their counseling duties, they taught classes. Principal, assistants, directors and counselors all joined forces to make MHS an efficiently run school, and they remained concerned about their students throughout the year, and probably the next. - gap m 1 0 Administration Watches as Building, Classes Mr. Jay Schaff served again this year as assistant to the principal. During the first two weeks of each semester he maintained his patience even after seeing the ( Cxtensj ve lines of students who were requesting schedule changes. Although his assignments were varied and plentiful, he always carried them out successfully Mr. Schaff served MHS with dedication. Some Seniors had a hard time locating their old counselor Mr. Albert Stevens. Always busy, he was a hard man to find unless, by chance, he could be found in his office in the new J-wing. Mr. Stevens had left his counseling job and his position as a history teacher to fulfill his new ' job as administrative assistant. As this job was newly created, Mr. Stevens is the first to have it. Jay Schaff Assistant Principal Albert Stevens Administrativ e Assistant