Peoria High School - Crest Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Office Staff Aids Adminstrcrtion A staii ot tive helped to keep the administrative duties ot Peoria High running smoothly. Each day's attendance was checked by Mrs. Kirkhus, who also contacted the homes of students who were ill. All financial matters concerning the school W-ere handled through the otiice of Miss Ziegler. New stu- dents arriving aiter the start oi the school year obtained their books from her. Mrs. Fisher handled all ot Mr. Mills' secretarial matters: her job also included sending letters of recommendation to colleges ior the seniors. The dispensing ot various sup- plies to the teachers was the job of Mrs. Briggerman. ln addition, she assigned lockers to in-coming students. Mrs. Behrens, records clerk, maintained the tiles oi grade trans- cripts and attendance records, Stu- dents transterring from PHS re- ceived their records irom her. MHS. FISHER Secretary to the Principal Page 20 MRS. KIHKHUS MlSS ZIEGLER Attendance Clerk Treasurer MRS. BHGGERMAN MRS. BEHRENS Locker and Supply Clerk Records Clerk

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Administrators Stress Quality Mr. Max Mills, Peoria High principal, found his duties extended far beyond the limits of an ordinary eight- hour day. Yet, Mr. Mills always seemed to find time in his busy schedule to attend all school functions. Honor students seldom failed to receive a personal letter of congratulations from Mr. Mills. Assistant Principal, Harvey L. Tucker, administered discipline fairly and judiciously. His aid to Mr. Mills in clerical matters was invaluable. Students appreciated Mr. Tucker's willingness to counsel them. Miss Florence Poshard, serving as Dean of Girls, was responsible for permitting students to leave school if they were too ill to stay. Miss Poshard also was the spon- sor of Senior Service Club, and organization of senior girls participating in worthwhile community service pro- jects. ln addition, all arrangements for the senior gradu- ation exercises were supervised by Miss Poshard. Dr. Mark Bills, in his position as Superintendent of Peoria Public Schools, carried out the administrative pol- icies throughout the entire school system. Dr. Bills was the final authority in determining school policy on any given subject. The Peoria Board of Education held sessions twice a month to discuss such things as budgets, building pro- grams, and teachers' salaries. The Board was compos-ed of community-minded citizens, whose reward was a conf stantly improved school system. DR. MARK W. BlLl.S Superintendent of Schools BOARD MEMBERS WERE L. Sullivan, R. lamieson, V. Newell, E. Cleaver, I. Newlin, E. Williamson, E Bourland. Page l9

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Quiet Spots Nurture Study fu.:- TOP: Mr. Siebel, Mr. Baird. BOTTOM: Mrs. Slavens, Mrs. Stevens. MR. STANGER AND Mrs Bill perform their duties in the library. ln charge of maintaining a tran- quil atmosphere of the stury hall, Mr. Siebel, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Slavens, and Mrs. Stevens found each day presented a new challenge as they pitted their wits against would-be study hall violaters. The four moni- tors found that keeping silence amoung four hundred students was a full-time job. Mr. Stanger and Mrs. Bill had charge of the library, aided by a staff of student library pages. Pages distributed and collected li- brary passes. Since the remodel- ing of the library a few years ago, lts facilities and services have con- tinued to expand. Private confer- ence rooms were available for the use of small groups. A special re- ference island in the middle of the library, a well-stocked periodical section, and the vertical file aided students working on research pro- jects. Shelves held l2,UOO books. Page 2l