Peoria High School - Crest Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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School Board Mr. Harvey Tucker, assistant principal at Peoria High School, always seemed to have extra time for a student's problems and wor- ries. His job throughout the year in- cluded paperwork and planning duties required in all administra- tive work. Mr. Tucker also had charge of the many disciplinary re- sponsibilities of a high school. His work demanded long hours and gentle diplomacy, but Peoria High School students seldom saw Mr. Tucker without a smile lighting his face. Miss Florence Poshard was the Dean of Girls at P.H.S. She was kept busy enforcing administration policies, working out honor roll lists, and counseling girls. She supervised commencement exercises and practiced the processional with seniors. Girls wishing to leave school during the day because of illness were dismissed by Miss Poshard. Diligently and unceasingly, she at- tended to the myriad problems of a public high school. MEMBERS OF THE Board, seated: Elizabeth Cleaver, Leo Sullivan, Virginia Newellg back row: Jackson Newlin, Robert Jameison, Frederick Bourland, Epsey Williamson. craa aaaac a 'l HARVEY TUCKER Assistant Principal DR. MARK W. BILLS Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bills and the other seven school board members discussed city-wide policies and curriculum programs whose result was seen in the classrooms of Central as well as all other Peoria public schools. The board and its chairman, Dr. Bills, met twice a month. The members also reviewed such items as needed buildings and classroom materials, teachers' salaries, and budgets for the school year. The board worked for a competently administered school system for the Peoria area. Faculty Page 19

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ALBRIGHT, ADA MAE: U.S. History BAILEY, ELEANOR: Spanish BAIRD, JOHN: Algebra: Geometry 'Y'-'av BARNETT, CHERYL: Math: Geometry BAUDER, HARRY: Regional Geography BEHRENS, MYRTLE: Office Personnel BERNHARDY, VERYL: Algebra, Chemistry: General Science BEST, CAROL: English BILL, MARIE: Library Clerk BIELEMA, MARTIN: Algebra: Geometry: Adv. Math BOOS, SUSAN: General Science: Biology BOYLE, BRUCE: Sophomore Counselor VISIONS OF CHECKMATES dance in Mr. Stepping's head. ?