Portland High School - Totem Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Principal Howard C. Reiche, able administrator of Portland High School and sympathetic counselor of its boys and girls, is never too busy to take time off for a few minutes of friendly conversation with one of his students. Legion are the problems, personal and scholastic. that lake the girls to the Dean of Girls office. These diiliculties are quickly straightened Ollt by Miss M. Adelaide Lehan's patience and warm understanding. A genial smile, a kindly pat on the back can make almost any problem less perplexing. The boys find choices of action easy to make under the guid- ance of Submaster Theodore S. johnson. P. H. S. Applauds I is Leadersbzp , ,....,. it -Q.. if f Q-di Z K, LBJ -X

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HEAD ADMINISTRATORS: Mrs. Pauline Bogh, assistant to the Superintendent, Dr. Har- rison C. Lyseth, Mrs. Helen Andrew, and Mr. John W. Sturgis, members of the School Secondary Committee. T010 Administrators Plan the rogmm Citizens of Portland learned with regret this spring that Dr. Harrison C. Lyseth, superintendent of schools since 1942, will retire from his administrative post next December. His retirement will be a great loss, not only to the Port- land School System, but to the community as a whole, for he has played a prominent role in civic activities. Under Dr. Lyseth's guidance the city's educational program has been ex- panded to keep its schools in line with the best in the country. Beautiful new buildings and equipment, modernized curricula, and various specialists have become part of the plan designed to make sure that every child will receive the type of education that will best prepare him for this changing world. Portland High School students and faculty members combine with those of schools throughout the city in wishing health and happiness to Dr. Lyseth for the carrying out of his future plans. PORTLAND'S DIRECTORS: Miss Gertrude Prinn, reading, Miss Emily Chase, vocal musicg Mr. Clinton W. Crallfam, jr., instrumental music: Mr. Frederick Kosiha, health and physical education: Miss Jeanette Cutts, school psychologistg Mrs. Cwendolcn Elwell Flanagan, art: Dr. Margaret Allen, educational testing: and Miss Lysla Abbott, school librarian.

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Theirs is ez Career 0 Devotion and Service Portland High School is a thriving, bust- ling community composed of more than fif- teen hundred men, women, girls, and boys who live in close association with each other the best part of each waking day. It is also a creative, active community in which stud- ents learn, and teachers faithfully accomplish their appointed tasks. It takes lots of doing to keep the wheels of such a group turning in an orderly fashion and much of this is done by the devoted office staff, Miss Mary Con- roy and Mrs. Iola E. Bloomer, patient, kindly and efficient, who handle the hundred and one administrative and clerical details that keep P.H.S. functioning so smoothly. The students and the faculty owe a great deal to Miss Conroy and Mrs. Bloomer for their careful concern of everyone's problems. NO MORE CHEERFUL and courteous secretaries ever graced a high school office than Miss Mary j. Conroy, seated, and Mrs. Iola E. Bloomer. ITS A LOT OF FUN to work in the office , according to office helpers: Alta Minervino, Patricia Jy oanne DIPICITO Florence Rourke Annette Ciriello, Maryann Colello, Susan Murphy Dolores Cmello Francha Murphy Anne Reinhardt, and Judith Young.