Sam Houston High School - Cherokee Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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lit ,. 4 P -Q -'Q 'LI Q ,.,-, -X4 I Q T- -u f. Provide Foundation for Pupils, Pursuit of Knowledge ,667 Supplying information about colleges and future jobs is the main task of Mrs. Cathryn Moore, Sam Houston's counselor. Mrs. Moore conducts tests to help students choose colleges for select vocations best suited to their needs. She also counsels students who have individual problems. Mrs. Moore taught English at Jefferson High School before coming to Sam Houston two years ago. She is a member of the Theta Sigma Phi, Alpha Delta Kappa, Deans and Counselors' Associa- tion, Southwest Texas Personnel and Guidance As- sociation and the Bert S. Lichte Guild. Mrs. Moore, who holds B. A. and M. A. degrees, has studied at the University of Colorado, University of Texas and Texas Woman's University. As dean of girls, Mrs. Janie M. Siebrecht helps girls of Sam Houston by offering personal as well as academic information about various subjects. During registration Mrs. Siebrecht helps new- comers by selecting proper schedules. Throughout the school year she is busy counseling girls with individual problems and helping them make right decisions. Sponsoring the National Honor Society occupies much of Mrs. Siebrecht's time. She is a member of the San Antonio Deans and Counselors' Association, Southwest Texas Personnel and Guidance Association and a charter member of the Beta Tau Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma. Mrs. Siebrecht received B.A. and M.A. degrees from St. Mary's University. She has also done graduate work at the University of Texas and Columbia Univer- sity. W 29

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Qualified Administrators Offer Advice to Students, Mr. William C. Gorden, vice principal, serves as dean of boys and helps supervise classes in Sam Houston's busy curricular and extracurricular schedule. From Southwest Texas State College Mr. Gorden received B.S., M.A. and M.S. de- grees. Before coming to Sam Houston, Mr. Gorden coached at Page junior School, Fox Tech, Bracken- ridge and Burbank High Schools and was director of physical education at the Y. M. C. A. Topping the list of Mr. Gorden's interests is traveling, and he has toured extensively in the United States and Canada. Mr. Gorden is a mem- ber of the Referees' Association and the local Ad- ministrators' Association. 28 Mr. William M. Campbell, principal of Sam Houston for fourteen years, spends much of his time as an administrator and friend to students who seek his advice or approval on various projects. Mr. Campbell was graduated from the University of Texas, where he received B.S., B.A. and M.A. degrees. Mr. Campbell, superintendent of schoolsin San Saba, Texas, for eighteen years, also served two terms as mayor. For the last few years Mr. Campbell has served as director of District 14 AAA Interscholastic League. He is also a member of the local Administra- tors' Association and Lions Club. In fulfilling the duties of his office, Mr. Campbell this year has assumed the responsibility of 1,082 stu- dents and 43 faculty members. His high standards exemplify the dignity and authority of his leadership, .' we s i 1 I + 4 H-QXX-1

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Office Staff Helps to Regulate Schoolfs Heartbeat was KV fl fl., ,.,,,,,,,,, Wwmm, ymqgpvyw-I .wnwwfwffwf W W ' ' fmwwvfwwff WW y,z.,1,,,ffw ,,.,,,,z,f,z,Mf ,V 1 X K, wg 1 Qt -wg' i...x.--,,-.., - -' f- , ..., .-,2:,.: MRS. OPAL BEYER, secretary and registrar, checks a list during a busy day at her, desk. 111 30 N X r Providing the heartbeat of every well-organized school is the duty of its office staff. Vital records and statistics must be kept, business correspondence handled, school ex- penditures recorded, not to mention a hundred other things to be done - with only a handful of people to do them, Clicking typewriter keys and the slide of cabinets are typical sounds of Sam Houston's heart. As long as Sam Houston has an office staff as efficient as our present one, our school's heart will never miss a beat. ff! id iv Writing out an absentee slip is just one of the many duties of MRS. PAULINE PHILLIPS, attendance clerk. J' R MRS. VIVIAN CURRY, treasurer and book clerk, records the A day's expenditures.