Pembroke Hill High School - Raider Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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til 1. lu vvtgunu f. sr gg, r:':'?!.15r MR. JONES Administration To many people a school consists of a faculty and students only, but to any- one who has really considered a school as a whole, many other facets are found to be present. Probably one of the most time consuming and tedious jobs is that of keeping the budget and other financial records straight. This job is ably filled by a Pem-Day graduate, Mr. Harold Jones. ln addition to his duties in the office, Mr. Jones also finds time to add valuable assistance to the ath- letic department. Mrs. Schwartz, a newcomer this year, is the assistant to Mr. Jones, and also holds the post of bookkeeper. The rest of the general secretarial functions of the school are handled by Mrs. Barnes lB.J., Mis- souri Universityl. Mrs. Barnes also is the faculty advisor for the Hilltop. The position of receptionist for the school is capably held by Mrs. Schirmer, who also helps with the small problems which arise daily. MRS. SCHIRMER MRS. BARNES MRS. SCHWARTZ

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Headmaster The headmaster is responsible only to the board of trustees. He is in general charge of all school functions. Under the heading of academic respon- sibilities, he is responsible for what is to be taught, he is responsible for the students learning what is to be needed in college, and he is responsible for the teachers doing their best iob. He is in general charge of all athletics, grounds and buildings, transportation, public relations, admission, and business. He is responsible for where the money comes from, where it goes, and that there is enough of it. In the fund raising campaign this summer, the campaign was o.k.ed by the board of trustees after which it was dumped into the lap of Mr. Schwartz. All checks must be signed twice, once by Mr. Jones, and once by Mr. Schwartz. In the absence of one of these men, it could be signed by a mem- ber of the board of trustees after a meeting has been called. He hires and supervises the entire faculty, occasionally dismissing them. He takes an active part in personal, social, and scholastic guidance. ln connection with this, he surveys all boys' records prior to signing their report cards, writes notes, and signs them. This setup could be run in an impersonal manner, much like a' large cor- poration. Should this occur, the friendly atmosphere of the school would im- mediately leave being replaced by a fear of the headmaster by faculty and students alike, a dread of classes, and a mass production of eggheads. The school belongs to four various organizations, which help to advance the norm of all schools involved. The A.C.S. lAssociation of Central States, and the A.S. fAssociation of the Southwestl, meet regularly to discuss common problems and their solutions. The I.S.E.B. llndependent School Education Boardl has this function and also makes out standardized tests with an independent school's norm. The E.R.B. fEducation Records Bureaul makes out standardized tests only. We do not take the I.S.E.B.'s tests but do take the E.R.B. tests. Mr. Schwartz also belongs personally to the Country Day School Headmasters Association since he was invited in 1957. This select organization of T50 members has meetings once per year. Periodically, Mr. Schwartz visits various colleges. The purpose of this is to establish a personal relationship with that college, rather than being a mere name. This enables Mr. Schwartz to use a personal pull for a student that he feels will do well, but that the college is dubious of. It also enables Mr. Schwartz to determine what the college wants in a student. While Mr. Schwartz is on these various jaunts, the school is a body without a head. All checks must wait for his return, and each department head runs his own department. The department head of the upper school is Mr. Dundas. Mr. Schwartz's personal schedule is: 8:00-8:30, faculty meeting, 8:30-8:45, chapel. From 9:00- l2:45, he handles details and interviews, as he does from 1:30-3:30. From 3:30-4:30, he has con- ferences and catches up on H'is mail. He usually trundles home at 5:30. The faculty meeting follows a weekly pattern: Monday, upper school, Tuesday, middle school, Wednesday, lower school, Thursday, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, and Friday, calm his hectic nerves. There is an average of five or six conferences per day, each one taking from ten minutes to an hour. The telephone is constantly ringing in the office, and regardless of who it is, he cannot just cut him off. Peter A. Schwartz has served as headmaster of Pem-Day since 1953. Upon graduation from Princeton University, Mr. Schwartz became assistant to the Dean of the College, and to the Dean of the Faculty for three years. He then went to the Chicago Latin School for four years, teaching Eng- lish, Latin, and History. Mr. Schwartz has had additional administrative experience having been associated with the Hun School in Princeton as assistant headmaster and the position of headmas- ter of the Allendale School of Rochester, New York for five years. The school's record showed marked progress during his soiourn there.

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S National Merit Scholarship ln this year's competition for the National Merit Scholarships, Pem-Day had its greatest num- ber of semifinalists ever. Of forty-one students, eleven, Charles Bush, Bob Mnookin, Jim Garland, Joel Levitch, Steve Quarles, Greg Gilbert, Mike Hyde, Jerry Duggan, Lee Peters, Mike Coburn, and Drane Wilkinson, received certificates of merit as semifinalists. Wheeler Deem, who moved to St. Louis, was also awarded a certificate of. merit, raising the total number to twelve, over twice that of any other school in the Kansas City area. Of these twelve, only one, Charles Bush, received a scholarship. A total of 1000 scholarships are awarded each year under this program-575 by sponsoring or- ganizations and 425 by the National Merit Corpora- tion itself. Charles Bush received one of the latter. Five hundred and fifty thousand students from 14,000 schools participate in the competition for the scholarships. Of these, 10,000 are chosen as quarter- finalists, and lO00 as winners. First of all, the students are required to take a high-level college aptitude examination, the re- sults of which determine the quarter-finalists. The three hour scholastic aptitude test of the College Entrance Examination Board is then used to verify the results of the first test. From there, nearly all of the quarter-finalists move to the semi-finalists. ln finally selecting the winners, the committee takes into consideration the test scores, extracurricular activities, demonstrated qualities of leadership, school and community citizenship, high school grades, and all other data concerning the student that is made available. The scholarship covers a period of four years at the college of the student's choice, the amount being determined by the need of the student. Nine other students were recognized for their high scores. These were George Priggen, George Bunting, Steve Oshrey, Jerry Miller, Dave Johnson, Jay McDonald, Lynn McCanse, Art Bartleson, and Dennis Schliffke. This puts fifty per cent of the class in National Merit Distinction.