Portland High School - Totem Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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,Q 'evil A 4 i.. 5 4 1 i , Q 3 Q i - . 5 8 ' , 5 -L E . ,, n ,, Q-'11, ' ? Q z I M aff O--C , 4 f I -ai.. 2 fal'W44u1 Sharon Lee's program. Seen at the left are clerks Mrs. julia Murphy and Mrs. Helen Young. Q-41 w1th Norman Reynolds Q I '4'l397M Roberta Mitchell gets some college pointers from Educational Adviser Mrs.- Doris Damren. in 14 -' .4 n 1 'Of A 1 R-' 1 45 'U -f' -a'

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. ef Guidance Department Increases Facilities This year the Guidance Department doubled its stall with the addition of two more counselors and another clerk. NVith the addition of these new mem- bers to the staff, more counseling facilities are avail- able to Portland High students. Specialization has been the keynote. Mr. Philip Dennis. head of the department. and Mr. john Conroy specialize in non-college course guidance. Mrs. Doris Damren, the educational adviser, counsels students on college choices and admissions procedures. She has also been a very great influence in getting many schol- arships for PHS students. Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt. the counselor for freshmen. 'lids them in getting adjusted to high school life. Mrs. llelen Young and Mrs. julia Nlurphy are clerks in the department.

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.Ns ' I, .f X' V ff -i f 'f ,x mg, Special Instructors: Mrs. Bt-vc-rly Libby, physical educationg Mr. Pasquale Tranquillo, artg Miss Janice Ayer, physical educationg Mr. Fred Higgins, driver trainingg Miss Maxine VVebber, vocal music, f 1 In Appreciation... 10 Mrs. Ruth B. XVyman, a member of the PHS Home Economics Department, re- tired at the end of the fall semester. A teacher for the City of Portland School De- partment for more than thirty years, Mrs. XVyman always maintained the highest standards of pedagogy and endeared her- self to her students by her interest in their welfare. The Totem staff pays grateful tribute to this outstanding member of the teaching profession. w?