Shawnee Mission High School - Indian Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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iff HERBERT BRUNING Director of Curriculum . ALMA MATER? Take your pick: Kansas University, Colorado State Col- lege of Education, Emporia State Teachers College, or Harvard University. Each of these prepared Dr. Herbert Bruning for his position as Director of Curriculum for the entire Shawnee-Mission school district. Meeting with teachers, checking their certification requirements and co-ordinating classroom activities caused him to harbor one regret-that he could rarely come in contact with the students themselves. But on the other hand, the study and analysis of textbooks along with his other responsibilities caused Dr. Bruning to be highly satisfied with his present post. As he himself said, It gives me an opportunity to do a number of things that I've long wanted to do in the field of secondary education. A. PALMER SNODGRASS Guidance Director nLET'S talk it over. with 'Pop.' This was probably one of the most fre- quent suggestions heard in the halls of S-M around enrollment and grad- uation times. Whether fitting together the jigsaw puzzle of schedule changes or writing letters of recommendation, Mr. A. Palmer Snodgrass could always be counted on to provide some helpful hints for solving Pfflblems that plagued many perplexed students. Keeping square pegs out of round holes by matching would-be graduates and the colleges corre- 5P0nding with their qualifications required the good judgment Of 21 S0lomon. Administering tests, providing weekly vocational speakers, and Pf0Cessing the large volume of grade transcripts added to the well-filled agenda Of this busy Guidance Director. Despite this already crowded schedule, time was always found for everyone. MRS. FLORENCE HUBER Guidance Director HEQUAL attention to those who have problems and those who are prob- lems might well have been the motto of Mrs. Florence Huber, Guidance Director. Each day she held conferences on any subject from choosing a college to dropping zoology. During the summer and fall, Mrs. Huber worked hard on enrollment. Throughout the entire year she was faced with the tasks of checking transcripts and making sure that each senior had the qualifications necessary to graduate. In spite of her many duties, Mrs. Huber took time to consider the problems of each student as an individual, giving invaluable advice and assistance.

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le! in il l yi l l l l 1 l ,. Q :gig A il ii ii li it 5 155 E Lil 5 E ? ,. 14 HOWARD D. MCEACHEN Superintendent A WIZARD with time was Dr. Howard D. McEachen as he made good use of every minute to perform his many and varied duties. His number one function was the application of school policies outlined by the Board of Education. Next came the hour consum- ing jobs of selecting personnel and administrating the budget. Add to this the supervision of four new junior high schools and the future construction of one more senior high school, and Dr. McEachen became a very busy man. He reserved a great deal of time, however, for what he considered one of his most vital re- sponsibilities, that of holding conferences. Many disturbed par- ents and worried students found relief from the gracious tenant of the office just off the hall. As well as capably fulfilling his duties as Superintendent, Dr. McEachen took an active part in many outside activities. He held several positions of importance in the community, among which were the office of Vice-President of Kaw Council of the Boy Scouts and a member of the Board of Directors for the Com- munity Chest. Mr, Mac was indeed an example of the old saying, He who does much, always has time for more. Top Personages on the Totem Pole G. MURLIN WELCH Principal WE CAN never stand still, said Mr. G. Murlin Welch. We have to keep searching our methods, ideals, and procedures to see if there isn't a still better way to approach our goal of offering the most possible to every individual. From his first Good morning, ladies and gentlemen on the Monday announcements until the last door was locked after a game or dance Saturday night, Mr. Welch never paused in his search for a still better way. The supervision of all extra-curricular activities, an enormous job in itself at S-M, was but one of his tasks as principal. Murlie also kept an eye on attendance, class schedules, tran- scripts, discipline, registration, guidance, and the general opera- tion and supervision of the school. But the proof of his dedica- tion could be seen in the fact that never was he too busy to stop and counsel a student, confer with a teacher, welcome a guest, or otherwise take time out in the special way that distinguishes the man with a purpose from the man with only a job. For even in his eighteenth year at Shawnee-Mission, Mr. Welch continued to discover how the school could best fulfill its lofty function of helping each student to understand the dynamic society in which we live. - .

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I hw J W 1 4 I i 5 Could be the office of the FBI, but really it's S-M's Bureau of Vital , Statistics keeping track of students and their affairs. V l i AMIDST the steady staccato of busy typewriters and the incessant ringing of the phones, the office staff worked behind the scenes serving S-M. Everything from daily attendance to county, state, and federal reports was in the scope of their responsibility. Knowing where to find most of the answers, the necessary nine were the head- quarters for inquiring students. Efficiency was their key word in keeping permanent footprints in the files and corresponding for the administration. Office Staff 4 Z Ci Y Mas. LOLA ATHERTON MRS. JOSEPHINE FRANK MRs. ALBERTA GALLAGHER MRS ELLA MAE GRADY NJ MRS. BETTYE HAL L MRS. ELLEN I-Iznfs MRS. THELMA HUGHES W f ..,. x ,t,y R up :' L 3 ' ' .-t'.., K .F ' g ' sis, ' ' f -7'i5t'fa 57-'vif'F' . ii i .- ' E 4 ,1 iis, F ,L Y a,-. - I lvxhk ,L L.Lk Q? Kim A Q 'ssi st. esss MRS. JOHN KIMPEL MRS NINA Wooos