Pontiac Northern High School - Avalanche Yearbook (Pontiac, MI)

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William ,I. Lacy is busy at one of his many duties as the Assis- tant Superintendent of Instructional and Pupil Personnel. W'-w7'W li Vemon Schiller, Director of Financial Management, stands with pride in the beauty of the new building's modem lounge. The paintings in the background are symbolic ofthe explosive trends in education. I1 ff!! .-'JLFID 5 ' . ,ltlzif , tfil f Qlilgeiff -o'tA W Z Richard C. Fell, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Staff Personnel, works diligentlv at his office, an important part ofthe efficiency of the Board of Education's purpose. Fly- lte W. Haslinger, City Director of Physical Education. expresses the antici- pation felt by all the directors and hoard members as they awaited the ful- fillment ofthe plans and blueprints for the new building. The Director of Guidance and Pupil Personnel Services, Amold W. Embree, co- ordinates the placement and positions of the various teachers connected with the school system. .1 ,

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Roads that have heen charted and mapped. . 1 ' Looking at home and comfortable in his modern new office, Dr, Dana P. Whitmer, Superintendent ot' Schools, lakes a moment to relax from the busy schedule of coordinating and directing the activities of our schools. 19' , , ' The new Board of Education Building, the reality of a long- Y MA., '. Laci, , planned dream, symbolically overlooks the progress ofthe new v K' 47 highway, Wide-Track Drive. The building stands as a credit lo tbe modem etticiency ofthe school system. Conducting one oftheir first mo lhl b d lt is always dangerous to attempt to travel a course where the roads are alien and unltnown. We, as students, cannot toresee some ol the ditticulties and pitfalls we will have to overcome as we progress down the road towards the direction we have chosen. It is for this reason that there are men and women who have dedicated themselves to the toslt of charting these diredions tor us, mapping out their courses and destinations, administering lteys and guide-lines lor better understanding, and providing us with the tacilities to carry out the courses they have designed. ,,- 4+ 1 F... n y oar meetings, the Board of Education James L. Howlett, Monroe M. Osmun, William H. Anderson, President, Mrs. poses congenially in the panelled beauty oftheir new room. The members are: Elsie Mihalek, Vice-President, Victor P. Sutt, Secretary, Russell L. Brown. and Dr. Walter L. Codsell,who was unable to attend. sw -'-- Q ffffxfi' i ' , '757iIg'i.' -,.' .XX ec ' ' ' i U W. wifi ' 1 AL le Pride in W Plllllinh ' 'tum fnon S, lit

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l X xxx Working with people is one ofthe main arts of the duties of Lewis A. Crew, P the Director of Instructional Personnel Services. Another important aspect of the Board's purpose is the Vocationaland Adult Education Department, of which Maurice C. Prottengeier is the director A, Stanton lxvely, Director of Purchasing and Transportation, is in charge of handling manv of the difficult aspects of the Board's obligations. E Q fy. -v4 The Director of Secondary Education, Victor M. Lindquist, takes care of the mul- tiplicity of problems connected with coordinating the activities of our high schools. Pausing momentarily on the staircase by the building's entrance, George Putnam, Supervisor of Secondary Vocal and Instrumental Music, reflects the satisfaction of all the board members in the conveniences of their new offices. ...--uv o L i