Salem High School - Quaker Yearbook (Salem, OH)

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The heavy task of furnishing and main- taining the machinery throughout the school i.s the job of E. S. Kerr, superin- tendent of Salem Schools. ' Being superintendent means not only to provide and repair, but to search and be on the alert for new Ways in which to improve the standards and quality of a school. The standards of the leader are reflected on those who follow him. In this case, the students of Salem are his followers. Earl S. Kerr Superintendent of Schools Mr. Kerr has proved Worthy of his high position through the many improvements already made and the ones he plans to make in the future. The entire region of Northeastern Ohio recognizes Mr. Kerr as an authority in his field. Under Mr. Kerr's direction, a more high- ly standardized and systematic education- al foundation Will rapidly develop. It is therefore not difficult for anyone to real- ize that Mr. Kerr is to be greatly admired. He has Won the approval and devotion of his flock.

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Wzdfldffa Wa ' 'r Tv fgz , 9 I J.: if ,.-' 4:54 V Imlllvjg Lk L, Y ummuml lilllillilllilllllfi I M, The Faculty . . . an important, intelligent group . . . trying its best to knock some sense into this generation . . . under- standing teachers, sometimes impatient . . . always expressive . . . and striving to impart facts which will make for a better world . . . a peaceful world . . . . Teachers are human . . . each with char- acteristics, good and bad, which endear them to the hearts of their students . . . characteristics like . . . Mr. Henning greeting the detention hall with an after-school smile . . . Mr. Mumford pacing back and forth in front of his class while giving a lecture on American history . . . Miss Ulicny standing outside her homeroom door before the tardy bell rings .... Mr. Jacobs looking sheepish after telling a joke . . . Mrs. Mulbach sitting on the edge of her desk interpreting Sandburg . . . Mr. Barrett striding nervously back and forth in front of the bench, wearing his lucky raincoat . . . Mrs. Tarr quietly explaining Mark Antony's speech . . . Mr. Hagedorn struggling with inter- locking pieces of wood . . . Miss Cope blow- ing her unforgettable whistle in gym class . . . Mr. Guiler asking a student to repeat an answer just once more .... Miss Thorp reading aloud a student's writing . . . Mr. Brautigam teasing a stu- dent about his report card . . . Miss Dox- see watering her geraniums . . . Mr. Mil- ler coming into class, late and breath- less .... All the teachers with proud smiles on their faces . . . maybe a mistiness in their eyes . . . as they watch the graduating Seniors participate in the last program of the school year . . . knowing they have acted in an important phase of the students' lives . . . and hoping their parts have been well played ....

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f, ,wi ls, Beman G. Ludwig Principal Allow me to introduce Beman G. Ludwig, faculty head at Salem High School, who can boast proudly of his Work as princi- pal since 1941. Before affording the job he now holds, he carried the same position at the Junior High School for five years. It is hardly debatable that Mr. Ludwig can now be recognized as a veteran in his work, but he is still at the job and as en- thusiastic as ever. . A daily routine may seem long and bor- ing to the student, but to the principal it is probably somewhat like running a large factory. Some of the activities which keep Mr. Ludwig busy are planning and talking with students and teachers about Various subjects, setting up the school calendar and a daily schedule, making semester changes, confering With colleges and em- ployers about students and former gradu- ates' grades, and many other tedious tasks. I tried to follow him one day, and I just couldn't keep up. I came to the conclusion that it isn't hard keeping Mr. Ludwig busy. What is more, he doesn't seem to mind it a bit.