North Mecklenburg High School - Viking Yearbook (Huntersville, NC)

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-at., 'Riu ' S' ,ef wiv? F3-ffT?'a,r3g,it ff ik fix , I . , F, Dr. Elmer H. Caringer, Superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and Dr. J. NV. VVilson, Associate Superintendent, were largely responsible for the growth and progress of schools in this area. Steady Growth And Progress Indicative Of Mecklenburg Schools Superintendents and the Charlotte - Mecklenburg Board of Education strove to make the consolidated sys- tem one of the best. Under the guidance of these people, supervisors, and interested laymen, a Steering Committee was formed. These Committee members, Working through sub- committees scarchetl thoroughly into the problems of the schools and the curriculum and made suggestions for improvements. Some of these suggestions have been carried outg but not satisfied that the job was near com- 16 pletion, committees continued to Work this year to im- prove and add to what had already been done. VVith such an ardent interest there is no limit to what can be done to further the progress and growth of the schools. Just as interested in the schools and their progress were the local Committeemen, who acted as a liaison between the community and the individual schools. Nortlfs Committeemen were Mr. Ben WVasham, Chair- mang Mr. Sam Wilsong Dr. R. M. VVithersg Mr. John Mitzel, and Mr. H. V. Nelson. vvvwr.. Wv- w -,J 4.v.u.u.p---- -9 -vwvu' -w-- N- -,iv-.-...mv qv- -,.

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'svn-. .-- + . . . .-- -'M' -a-,,,,.,- . .--I' 4-li ' .. 4-4' Y-',,..--4 -Q Hey, Mr. Haynes, here comes the photographerf' Well, just be sure he gets me in the right position. bfi! 'F y k V A - ak ,WB zwfkpx A, 4 'X' -L ':.si,g- ,te-M-use-if 1- M 's..,A ,-j 1' ...QNX N N .. And what did the photographer do? He caught him just before he hit the canvas as Randy Klouse, Mr. Hurd, Ralph Mangle, and D. Isenhour Watched and helped balance thc trampoline. It's this way, boys. Follow me, said Mr. Haynes at the Career-O-Rama. One of the jobs of the busy faculty was directing students to different exhibits in the Coliseum, where these exhibits explained many things covered by various vocations. Other faculty members were Mr. Peterson, Mr. Pigg, and Mr. Marshall. f 'A Q tag, i 15

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455 9 fN ffii-Db- ka . V' MR. WILLIAM AMOS HOUCH Assistant principal, Athletic Director, and Sponsor of the Monogram Club is Mr. Hurd. He attended Lees McRae junior College and received his A.B. and his M.A. at Appalachian State Teachers College. He teaches physical education at North. In the summer he is man- ager of Cordelia Swimming Pool. He, his wife, and two children live in their new home on North 21. Mrs. Louella Hefner, secretary and bonded treas- urer of the school, performs many duties throughout the day. Besides keeping books, answering the telephone, being in charge of the school bookstore, writing letters, sending out transcripts, and doing a hundred other things, she always has time to answer questions for stu- Principal of North Mecklenburg High School, Mr. W. A. Hough is a graduate of NVake Forest College. There he received his B.S. degree in science and social studies. Later he went to UNC, where he did graduate work in administrative education. Mr. Hough was born in Norwood, lNorth Carolina, where he attended high school and then college. He first taught science in Dunn, North Carolina, where he was married. His first principalship was at New Hope High School, later he was principal at Bladenboro and Berryhill. His favorite hobby is bird hunting, he also enjoys all sports, horseback riding, fishing, and mowing the lawn. In the summer he works on the farm in Hubert, North Carolina. Being on the coast, he spends much of his time swimming and fishing. T ,S X U. MR. BRYCE K. HURD dents and teachers. Mrs. Annie Mae Styers is secretary to the television teachers. She types tests, runs them off, checks objective tests, and does general office work for this group of teachers.