Portland High School - Totem Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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The oHice trio. Miss Mary Conroy, Mrs. Jean Ney, and Mrs. Iola Bloomer. The Office Staff Steers A Steady Course With a ready, helping hand and a cheerful smile, the oche staff steers the administration of the school on a steady course, aptly handling the thousand and one problems that arise in a normal day. Miss Mary Conroy, never too busy to provide the student with aid and understand- ing, is ably assisted by Mrs. Iola Bloomer and Mrs. Jean Ney. Together they meet the deluge of late slips, phone calls, and hundreds of ques- tions which a day of school life can bring. This trio in the office, always pleasant and agreeable, never fails to help teachers and students alike in any way that it can. Their efficiency affects the entire school in a way favorable to a smooth administration and to study. The office aides, girls who volunteer to help during study periods, work with the secretaries to lighten the burden; the result is smooth-running Portland High School. The oHice aides. Clockwise: V. Carrier, S. Thomas, A. Beckwith, C. Peterson, S. Lounsbury, J. Esley, M. Stewart, M. Creaney, N. Heatley, J. Foote, N. Moore, C. Gomez, M. Staton. Seated: J. Mastroluca.

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Mr. Theodore S. Johnson, submaster; Mr. Howard C. Reiche, principal; Miss M. Adelaide Lehan, Dean. ttSmooth Sailing Is The School Watchword At the helm of the administration and execu- tion of the Portland High School program are Principal Howard C. Beiche, Submaster Theo- dore S. Johnson, and Dean Adelaide Lehan, who skillfully piloted the curricula and activities through a successful year of innovations. Mr. Reiche has come to mean more to PHS students than a principal. He has become a personal friend who shows a sincere interest in their activities and Who always has a word of praise or congratulations for a job well done or an Submaster Johnson counsels Vincent Allen. SImth. Pdhcipal Reiche advises Michael honor received. Miss Lehan, dean of girls, and Mr. Theodore S. Johnson, submaster, are ever ready with friendly counsel and educational leadership for all students. They work closely and tirelessly with the students and encourage them to bring their scholastic and extracurricular prob- lems to them. By conferring with teachers and parents, Miss Lehan and Mr. Johnson have been able to solve many problems e academic, voca- tional and personal. Dean Lehan Chats with Ramona Getchell.

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A Seated: Mrs. Doris Damren, Mr. Philip Dennis, Mr. John Conroy. Standing: Mrs. Frances H. Rogers, Miss Dolores M. Ciriello. The Guidance Department Aids All The Way Mrs. Damren counsels Jean Esley. 10 The Guidance Department, giving special apti- tude tests and freely offering professional advice, plays an important and beneficent part in the studenfs life from the day he enters Freshmen Alley t0 the day he is handed his high school diploma. Counseling is the keynote in the or- ganization of the Guidance Department. Mr. Philip Dennis, head of the department and Mr. John Conroy, specializing in non-college course guidance, administer vocational advice to com- mercial and industrial art students. Mrs. Doris Damren, the educational adviser, counsels stu- dents on college choices and admission proce- dures. Mrs. Damren has been instrumental in obtaining many scholarship grants for college preparatory seniors. Pleasant, accommodating clerks in the Guidance Department are Mrs. Frances H. Rogers and Miss Dolores M. Ciriello.