North Platte High School - Roundup Yearbook (North Platte, NE)

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e Gain By His Plans As superintendent of the North Platte School System, Otto Oakes is living in a year of great importance to North Platte people. He has opened the new Longfellow school and the additions to Cleveland, Cody, McKinley, and Jef- ferson schools. Mr. Oakes is delegated certain responsibilities by the school board. Supervising all school employees, sug- gesting needed changes, seeing that all school buildings and grounds are prop- erly maintained, rendering advice, and attending all board meetings are only a few of his numerous duties. Superintendent Oakes fully and ambitiously carries out all his respon- sibilities. He is well acquainted with his responsibilities and eagerly strives to satisfy and please anyone with whom he may come in contact. He welcomes everyone to visit his office. Mr. Oakes received a bachelor of arts degree from the Peru State Teachers College and his master of arts degree from the University of Denver. He was principal at Kearney High School before coming to North Platte as principal in l944. The school board elected Mr. Oakes as superintendent of the North Platte schools in l948. PAY PLANS. Otto Oakes, superintendent of schools, and Mrs. Fern Peterson, secretary, dis- cuss the pay check which is made out each Superintendent Otto Oakes TOP BRASS. Roy W. Mayer, principal of NPHS, and Otto Oakes, superintendent of schools, discuss problems concerning students and teachers during the school year. 4' 11. month for employees. lf Iii . - ' 'ltkfilll l 2 . rs' A A .gf

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DIZZY FINGERS. Listening to Dr. Stotes try out the new piono in the Junior High School ore boord members, York Hinmon, J. J. Swonson, ond Bob Wotson. During the city elections, Bob Wotson, ond John Alexonder were elected by the people to reploce Poul Ely ond Ezro Fisher. Mr. Wotson is with his tother in the loon ond tinonce busi- ness ond Mr. Alexonder is monoger of rodio stotion KODY. The North Plotte School system hos mony sound policies, improve- ments, ond voluoble odditions os is shown by the work ot the boord ot edu- cotion. lt is on orgonizotion which is THE CHAMPIONS! Admiring the recently won trophies in the Junior High School trophy cose ore Bob Wotson, Dr. G. F. Woltemoth ond York Hinmon, Xe' 5 J . cgy, THIS MODERN ART! Dr. L. F. Stotes, J. J. Swonson, ond Dr. G. F. Woltemoth exomine specimens of modern ort ot the exhibit in the Junior High School. continuously working tor the good of students. One ot its moin obiectives is to see thot oll students ot North Plotte re- ceive o complete, modern, ond demo- crotic educotion. Every public school in the city receives its considerotion. School boord members ore Dr. G. F. Woltemoth, president, J. J. Swon- son, vice-president, Dr. L. F. Stotes, secretory, York Hinmon, John Alexon- der, ond Bob Wotson. Otto Ookes ot- tends oll meetings. NPHS HOLLYWOOD. John Alexander, Bob Wotson, Dr. L. F. Stotes, ond J. J. Swonson in- spect o movie projector used in the visuol edu- cotion progrom of NPHS. -,Nun M

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Mayer Leads The Way Principal Roy W. Mayer I . ,q rf X 1 If I If ll lf!! ll i ,,. , I CP iifld' .X ,y tk' gl l 1 ADULT GUIDANCE. Roy W. Mayer, princi- pal, and Miss Mary Hutton, vice-principal, talk over problems of NPHS students that arise from day to day. Roy W. Mayer, serving as principal of North Platte High School, has enough duties and responsibilities to keep him busy day and night. He has the direct responsibility of supervising all student activities of NPHS such as plays, dances, parties, and athletic contests. He administers the finances of these activities and helps build their pra- grams. The principal registers new stu- dents and sets up class schedules with the assistance of Miss Mary Hutton, vice-principal. He examines teaching methods and observes activities in class- rooms during certain periods. He is also responsible for supervising the custodial services. Mr. Mayer works with parents and students in discipline or academic problems and helps solve problems be- tween the teachers and students. He is also responsible for giving standardized tests taken in the spring. Mr. Mayer invites students or parents with problems to visit him to try to work them out. Before replacing Otto Oakes as principal in l948, Mr. Mayer taught for l7 yea rs in the North Platte schools sys- lem. SHORTHAND ARTIST. Taking daily notes in shorthand from Principal Roy W. Mayer is Miss Marie Janecek. Marie is secretary ofthe office and to Mr. Mayer.