North Phoenix High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Advice And Counsel To Every Student DEAN OF BOYS: Mr. Frank Anderson. DEAN OF GIRLS: Mrs. Jewell Rasbury. Always willing to give advice and counsel to boys and girls enrolled at North High, the deans — Mrs. Jewell Rasbury and Mr. Frank Anderson— always can be counted on to help in an hour of need. Seniors seeking information on various colleges were able to find a v -ealth of informa- tion in the form of catalogues and pamphlets on the table in the deans ' outer office. Upper- classmen also found the deans ' advice helpful in choosing the courses they wished to follow. The business details, such as the typing of stencils, letters, and reports, are attended to by Mrs. Margaret Gring. As secretary to both the deans, she is kept busy performing the many duties that must be carried out if the deans ' office is to function smoothly. Students, acting as assistant secretaries, help with many of the routine tasks. They take call slips to students with whom one of the deans wishes to confer. THE DEANS ' OFFICE is a busy place. Upper left: Secretary to the cleans is Mrs. Margaret Gring. Upper right: Donna Sheets and Bob Sutton study catalogs and pamphlets from various colleges. Lower left: Mr. Anderson talks with Kenneth Berry and George Hasl. Lower right: Peggy Christy consults Mrs. Rasbury about her future studies. (13) I

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PTA BOARD— Front Row: Dcnna Entrekin, Carol McCall, Dorothy Seeqer, Shirley Rahn. Second Row; Mr. Frank Anderson, Mr. William Bartels, Mrs. Jewell Rasbury, Mrs. Ski Johnson, Mrs. Hubert Davis, Mrs. John S. McCall, Mrs. Charles Gray, Mrs. Spencer Nitchie, Mrs. Carll Huskinson, Mrs. Earl Chase, Mrs. H. D. MouUer, Mrs. Ray Harris, Mrs,. A. E. Thomas, Mrs. Stanley Gilbert, Mrs. Roderick Johnson, Mr. James I. Stewart. Guidance From Parents And Teachers The Parent-Teacher Association held a number of interesting and informative panel dis- cussions during the year in which both parents and students participated actively. Parents had a chance to meet the teachers and inspect the school plant at the various open houses held by the PTA. The PTA was active in assisting the students of North High in their various ventures. Furnishings for the Mustang Corral were one of the outstanding contributions. (17) PTA OPEN HOUSE — Upper left: Mr. C. A. Brown and Barry Long show Mrs. Long the chemistry lab. Upper right: Articles made by handicrafts students are examined by Miss Mary Williams, Jack Keller, and Mrs. Keller. Lower left: Mrs. Spencer Nitchie, PTA president. Lower right: the soft drink bar at the PTA dinner in the cafeteria.

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION — Superintendent E. W. Montgomery (left) with the Board of Education of the Phoenix Union High Schools and Phoenix College: Dr. Trevor G. Browne, Mr. Ray Busey, Mrs. F. A. Bons, Mr. W. J. McDonald, and Mr. John Herrscher. Their Wisdom Showed Us The Way Not only is North High a democratic high school, but this democracy is practiced by each and every student. This smooth-running government carried out by these students themselves is brought about by the supreme law of the school, the constitution. This con- stitution sets forth many principles that make the method of student government practiced at North Phoenix High School one of the most outstanding and progressive in the West. The provisions of the school constitution and of any decisions made by the student body are subject to the approval of the Board of Education of the Phoen ix Union High Schools. The members of the Board are elected by the voters of the school district. The Board deter- mines the policies followed by the schools in the district. The decisions of this body govern the district in every way. In them is vested the power to employ teachers, principals, and the superintendent. Democracy is practiced in the classroom at North High. Students hold class meetings us- ing parliamentary procedure. In some classes, they conduct class recitation for a short time each day. When a teacher is called from class for some reason, the class can be depended upon to carry on just as if he were there. These valuable principles of democratic living and getting along in the world are a large and important part of the education students re- ceive at North High. (19) DEMOCRACY IS PRACTICED in the classroom. Left: Raybtirn Dezember, Student Body President, and Rosie Ben- nett, Secretary, speak on student government before a freshman citizenship class. Right: Students are given an opportunity to conduct class.