Polytechnic High School - Caerulea Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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FRANK G. REID S REGISTRAR and business executive of Polytechnic, Frank C. Reid occupies a position of importance and responsibility. Mr. Reidis handling of school affairs is accom- plished with such accuracy and tact that the complicated transactions of the school move to completion with surprising ease. His duties connected with registration are numerous and exacting. since with him rest decisions affecting the fate of thousands of students. He is never loo busy to work out knotty problems of require- ments for graduation and admission to college. Highly important also are the tasks of prepar- ation and administration of tl1e school budget, the compilation of the manual, and the custo- dianship of student body funds. JANE L. FOX HE LONG line that is found wait- ing outside Miss Fox's office on registration day is evidence of the eagerness with which her advice is sought. Students who have entertained the idea that school counselors merely assist students in choosing subjects, changing programs, checking credit, and obtaining information about colleges or vocations should be assured that back of these activities is a sincere desire to aid every pupil in securing the maximum benefit from school opportunities, so that he may fit himself for serviceable work, enjoyable acquaintances, and citizenship above reproach. Miss Fox especially desires each student to become a sound and independent thinker. MISS NELLIE HADDOCK S ASSISTANT counselor Miss Haddock aids in the routine functions of the odiceq but more than this, she has incorporated into her work the spirit of Polytechnic itself. Miss Haddock believes that education, with its exact measurements and tests, is becoming a science and that through these measurements teachers are able to gain thorough knowledge of the pupils, possibilities and to assist them accordingly. To t-his end she supervises the administering of tests and careful checking of results. Her aid to students is invaluable. ADMINISTRATION Twenty-one

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l Twenty JAMES C. PENIWELL CTING in the double capacity of vice- principal and boysi adviser, James C. Peniwell fills a position requiring rare insight and tact. In his two years at Polytech- nic, students have always found him ready to lmeet their needs. The problem of his office is to establish helpful personal contacts with the boys of the school and to create close cooperation among the faculty, student body, commission, and the Boys' League. Because of the well-organized methods used, the accomplishment ol this aim has not been difhcult. An important function of the office is the formulation of plans 'for social and recreational events which can be enjoyed by all students and which will be a means of drawing them closer together. qTo instill into the minds of students the necessity for careful and wise use of leisure time and for a sturdy foundation in mind and body has been the underlying aim of the activities which the vice-principal has sponsored. MISS ISV ELYN LOFLAN D ERHAPS there is no other phase of high school life that affords girls the friendly atmosphere and acquaintances found in Girls' League activities. This is especially true at Polytechnic because of the note of sincerity and quiet graciousness that Miss Lofland has brought to her office as dean of girls. Although comparatively new to Poly, Miss Lofland has lost no time in falling into step and in helping the girls acquire both leadership and sports- manship. Her duties include assisting the girls to make adjustmentsg encouraging them to par- ticipate in the school activities for which they are capable and to which they are attracted, so that they may actually become a part of the schoolg and in establishing the ideal of progress in the minds of each and every student with whom she has contact. Another important phase of Miss Lofland's work is the creation of so friendly an atmosphere in her office that girl: find themselves naturally drawn to it. ADMINISTRATION

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Twenty-two FAC ULTY Chloe C. Anderson English Edna E. Anderson Librarian Ethel Peyton Babcock Social Studies Norman Barker Physical Education Mrs. Lora Rinehart Barr English Levantia Bartlett English Walter YV. Bell Physical Education Lena Pearl Bennett Home Economics Meta B. Bergen Commercial Mrs. Bernice Bierbaum Modern Language Oleta Bigelow Commercial Edward S. Brainard Industrial Arts Lillian V. Breed Dramatics Gertrude l. Buchanan Commercial Winnie B'ucklin Librarian M-rs. Mary B. Buerger Modern Language Henry F. Bullard Industrial Arts Helen C. Burke Social Studies Charles R. Church Physical Education Mrs. Martha L. Coats Biological Science Albert W. Comfort Physical Education FACULTY