Northampton Area High School - Amptennian Yearbook (Northampton, PA)

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Norman A. Laub, BS.. MA. The Prim:ipal's Ufficn Principal The office of the Principal is like the control tower of a busy raiiroad. Here eight hundred students, our passengers, must he stationed in lvventy-four homerooms and carefully entrained into twenty-seven sections. Here a complicated school curriculum must he fitted into a Weekly time schedule which will permit forty different school subjects, forty-three club activities, and a highly varied program of music, dramatic, and sports events to run side by side on our school tracks Without colliding. in order to coordinate all parts of this com- plex school program, much time is spent in conferring with the students and teachers, in, furthering guidance Work, in checking atten- dance, and in handling the numerous activity funds. These important matters are cleared with the very ahie assistance of various staff mem- hers. Keeping the train of education running smoothly-and on time-and Without collisions means that the Principafs office must be an efficient control tower constantly directing an Hail ciearn signal and the right of Way for the various parts of our highly-geared school pro- gram. Administrative Assistant. Page 15 Mr. Lauh discusses the schedule uith Miss Bradoka, secretary, and Mr. Lerch

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Dr Eicitler confers with his efficient secretaries, Miss Nicholas and Miss Vanciegrift. The office of the Superintendent oi Schools is charged with the general administration of all the schools in the district in accordance with the laws of time state as interpreted by the De- partment of Public instruction and the policies adopted lay tile local School Board. Here tile administrative duties are divided into two groups, namely, Educational Admin- istration and Business Administration. Under Educational Administration come all matters relating to the instructional service which tile schools render. Included are the recommendation, assignment, and supervision Ed.D. of teachers and other personnel. The office is responsible for tile preparation of courses oi study and all other matters relating to the instructional Work oi tile scliools. Under Business Administration come all matters liaving to do with tile preparation of an annual loudget and the supervision of its expenditure. Tile purchase of all supplies used in tile instruction, operation, and maintenance ot the schools is done tllrougil tile office of tiie Superintendent of Schools. It is truly tlie nerve center for our entire school system. I nge I4 George A. Eicliler, AB., M A Superintendent of Sctioo s The Superintlandenfs I1 III

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REED BUCKINGHAM, BS. English and Speech Correction Languages This is the department that mencls our splitinlinitives, rescues our :lang- ling participles. corrects our colloquial speech, ancl helps us to retrieve some- thing fine and beautiful from great lit- erature. Were it not for this stall, our English language would be the oluiect of much abuse ancl the foreign lan- guages would he beyond recognition. They have proven to us that language is truly a wonclerlul heritage. Page 16 J HARRY WALL, Ph.B. LAURA WEED, Ph-B English English IVIARION I. LAUBACH, AB. French, English, Latin ARLENE G. KOCHER, BS., lVl.A. English EDWIN BERG, A.B. German, English, Instrumental Music