Mount Vernon High School - Hoop Pole Yearbook (Mount Vernon, IN)

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Mrs. Irma Cox is an attendance counselor for all the students in the Mount Vernon area from Kindergarten through high school, and with the Head Start program which prepares 4 and 5 year olds for kindergarten. Her husband, Ralph Cox is employed at Fuhrer-Ford. They have two children, Susan and David, who are both graduates from Mount Vernon High School. After graduating from Wadesville High School in 1932, she received her formal education from Indiana State, Ball State and Purdue University. Mrs. Cox was an Elementary teacher at Wadesville for six years, 1934- 1942, and at Mt. Vernon for 13 years, 1942-1957. For the last 20 years she has been the attendance counselor for the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon from 1957-1977. MRS. IRMA COX MTENDANCE COUNSELOR SHE IS: Attendance Officer. Liaison Officer from home to school through Welfare and other agencies. Co-Ordinator for supplying needed materials for all students. DAILY DUTIES INCLUDE: Social Work in school and community. Head Start Program duties for students. Work Permits for high school students.