Pendleton Heights High School - Papyrus Yearbook (Pendleton, IN)

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Of Superintendent and Principal Mr. Miller, principal, finds the administration of P. difficult but rewarding work. The administration of Pendleton High School is in the hands of Mr. Ernest Miller, High School Principal. Mr. Miller was born in Middlebury, a small farming community in northern Indiana. He graduated from the high school in Middlebury and then went on to Goshen College from which he received his bachelor degree in 1937. Later, Mr. Miller went on to earn his masters degree from Indiana University. In 1939 Mr. Miller began his teaching career in Elkhart County where he instructed the first eight grades at a little one-room school house called Southwestern. When he left Southwestern, Mr. Miller went to the -Jefferson Township Schools where he taught the fifth and sixth grades for two years. Next, Mr. Miller went to the Concord Township Schools where he taught the fifth and sixth grades for one and one-half years before he accepted the position of elementary school principal. He served in that capacity for ten years before being elevated to junior high principal and then high school principal. During his stay at the Concord Schools. Mr. Miller was also active in athletics in that he coached grade school and junior high teams and developed a working feeder system. In 1961 Mr. Miller came to Pendleton as principal. Mr. Miller was mai-- ried in 1939, and he and his wife have two chil- dren, Judith Ann and Ronald. Miss Clara Borden, assistant principal of Pendlet m High School, is an important gear in the administrative machine that keeps Pendleton High School rimning smoothly. Miss Borden has a long record of service in the field of education and school administration. After graduating from Indiana llniversity, with A.B. and M.S. degrees, she taught in the Mitchell school system. She then advanced to the position of principal there; Miss Borden then became principal at the Indiana Girls School and served in that position for eight years. Sixteen yeai ' s ago Miss Borden took a teach- ing job here at Pendleton. She then became Dean of Girls and held that position until 1953. She then became assistant principal, taking on the responsibilities of filling in for the principal whenever he was not there. She has handled these responsibilities quite well for eleven years, always read ' to maintain the smooth and ef- ficient administration of school business in the office. Miss Borden. a.s.-,istant principal, has a daily routine of keeping attendance and handling various administra- tive tasks. 17

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Direc on and Counsel Come From Offices Mr. Smith, Superintendent of Schools, takes a brief pause from his heavy load of work. The Superintendent of Schools plays a large role in the supervision of the programs and funds of the metropolitan school system. As the executive officer of the local Board of Education and as a representative of the Indiana State Department of Education, he is responsible for the admini- stration of the education policies adopted by these groups. Also, as member of the local Athletic Board, he has a vote in the directing of our school ' s sports programs. Our present superintendent, who has held the office since 1960, is Mr. Harold Smith. Originally from Marshall, Illinois, Mr. Smith has a wide and varied background in the educational field. After graduating from Indiana Central College and Indiana University, he was an as- sistant football coach at Indiana Central. He later coached the basketball, baseball, and track teams in high schools in Union Township, New Haven, Angola, and Marion. He then became a principal in the Huntington school system and later County Superintendent of Schools for Huntington County. Mr. Smith ' s last post before coming to Pendleton in 1960 was that of high school principal in Greenfield. Mr. Smith ' s past experience with young people has made him well qualified to serve as the educational leader in our community. 16

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Boards of Education and Athletics SEATED: Mr. Harold Smith, superintendent; Mr. Frank DeWitt, president; Mrs. Janet McLaughlin, treasurer. STANDING: Mr. Dale Michael, secretary; Mr. Marion Mrs. Miller assist-j ' ' Irs. Haner in making computations in the Superintendent 3 office. Morris, assistant secretary-treasurer; Mr. Everett Foust, vice-president. The formation of policies and standards of the Metropohtan School District is in the hands of the Board of Education. The Board acts as the legislative body of the school system, and through the office of the Superintendent of Schools, these legislative policies are admin- istered. In its actions the Board of Education must see that its directives are in the best inter- ests of the public and the young people whose educations they control. The Board of Educa- tion is responsible for seeing that the best and most modern facilities possible are used in the operation of our school system. The Board is also responsible for the management and care of school property and for the employment of faculty and other personnel necessary for the proper and efficient operation of these facilities. When one looks about the campus of the Pendle- ton Schools, he can see some of the larger pro- jects of the School Board such as the remodel- ing of the high school and junior high school buildings, the vocational and music building, and the new elementary educational plant. 18