Scarsdale High School - Bandersnatch Yearbook (Scarsdale, NY)

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xx IN MEMORIAM MRS. GERTRUDE T. PRICE Secretary or many years Mrs. Fike has held the po- sition of Child Psychologist at Scarsdale High School and the grade schools. Ably assisted by Dr. Reigart, her departmental duties chiefly concern working individually with students and their particular problems, and administering the series of ability tests to all those in Scarsdale schools, OFFICE STAFF o to the office is not always a sum- mons to doom. Such messages often bring lunch to the absent-minded, after- school iobs to the ambitious - as well as detention to the tardy. Whatever the call, we find our office workers cordial, efficient and pleasant to know. INDISPENSABLES e can be proud of the fine iobs done by our custodians who, under the direction of Mr. Lyons, administer to the needs of the school in an effort to keep the plant in A-l order. 'l5 CHILD STUDY DEPARTMENT CHILD STUDY DEPARTMENT Mrs. Lena S. Benedict, Mrs. Irene Fike, Di- rector of Child Study, Dr. Agnes Reigart. OFFICE STAFF First row: Mrs. H, Shannon, Clerk, Mrs. Dorothy Carroll, Clerk Mrs. Marie Minnick, Clerk. Second row: Mrs. Margaret A. Myers Seeretery to the Senior Deans, Mrs. Dorothea Bishop, Secretary te the Assixtlnt Superintendent: Mrs. Thelma Briggs, TYPISTF MF! Bertha Kane, Telephone Operator, Miss Beatrice Stclle, Secretery te the Superintendent. INDISPENSABLES Mr. Thomas Lyons, Heed Custodiang Miss Edith Harris, Cafeteria Managerq Mr. Maxwell lrarn, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds.

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ADMINISTRAYIVE OFFICE Mr John H Mitchell Assmlni N Frmupll Mr Oliver ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE o some students, Mr. Melchior is the speaker who addresses us at assemblies, and to others, the familiar and respected figure so often seen in the halls. But for all, as our own principal and chief spokesman, Mr. Melchior, with the assistance of Mr. Mitchell, sets school policy and coordinates all academic and extra- curricular activities. W., Melchior, Principal: Mis. Anne Austin,7Suro1ary. N Prineipllp Mrs. Louise A. Claycomb, Exsculiva Secretary. SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEANS Miss Eleanor W. Chamberlin, Dean of Girls, Mr. George W. Pauff, Dean of Boys. ut of the mouths of students oft times come excuses. On either side of Scarsdale High's Grand Central Office is the prov- ing ground for this state- ment. To the right, Miss Smith hears the pleas of iunior high girls and helps them with their individual problems. She also plans the academic studies that her girls will carry through the next two years. Next to her is Mr. Newlin, who attends to the needs of iunior high boys. Besides maintaining discipline, he helps his boys plan their courses of study. To the left of the General Office, Miss Chamberlin and Mr. Pauff reign iointly. Miss Chamberlin guides senior high girls through their studies for the remain- ing three years and on into college, while Mr. Pauff does the same for the senior high boys, Besides these duties, the deans plan individual parent con- ferences, as well as career conferences and meetings with college representa- tives. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEANS Mr. Joseph G. Newlin, Dean of Buns: Miss Frances Smith, Dean of Gir s.

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Anxious to ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Seated: Miss Grace E. Blanchard, Mrs. Frances D. Bartlett, Miss Elizabeth H. Dyer, Mrs. Mary P. Schumann, Mr. Coburn H. Ayer, Head of Department: Miss Thelma Fitzgerald, Miss Jane Van Male, Miss Janice Smith. Standing: Mr. Louis Flaccus, Jr., Mr. John Cone, Mr. Ernest F. Painter, Mr. Charles H. Lyons, Mr. Samuel Withers, Mr. Franklin G. Myers, Mr. George M. Lawson. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT rom autobiographies to source themes, Dickens to Sinclair Lewis, and Longfellow to Chaucer, the English Department teaches all. A brief re- view ofthe departments curriculm would include a grade summary ot this sort: sentence diagram- Now first of all ing is taught to the seventh graders, the eighth graders read and follow Dickens in David Cop- perfield, autobiographies in the ninth grade aim toward self-criticism in young writers, tenth graders try their hands at essays and .lulius Cae- sarg the eleventh grade murders Macbeth, and the seniors dispense with their source themes. But Scarsdale High School's English Department has much more to it than lust that. For example, there is excitement when the advanced Senior English Class lumps into Walden Pond or the Junior Honors Class attempts 3,000 words. In' terest is always provided by the special records and movies which occasionally break classroom routine and deepen our enioyment of such works as Julius Caesar, King Lear, and Cry, tha Beloved Country. However, to give a fuller, more complete pic- ture of the English Department, a review must mention Mr. Myers' part as a satyr in ninth grade classical myths and Mr. Painter's famous Lud- wig , lt must include a quick lunch with Mrs. Bartlett, Mr. Ayer's delightful sense of humor, as well as those eternal gatherings in Mr. Withers' room, Thanks to the many personalities in the department, English abounds with interest and excitement.