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

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Board of Education BORED of Education? Not the Shawnee-Mission Board of Education. Difficult was the task tackled by the School Board which exercised control over not just one, but an entire system of schools consisting of S-M and four junior highs. The members, usually acting upon the recom- mendation of the superintendent, approved hundreds of suggestions from that of repairing the roof to changing the curriculum. Other responsibilities of the efficient five included setting up bus routes, planning dates of school holidays, approving all social functions, and deter- mining how best to spend the taxpayers' money. In addi- tion, the Board had the grave responsibility of interview- ing architects and studying plans for the construction of the new Senior High. aThese five men were elected to their positions and served with no compensation other than the appreciation of those who benefited from their service and the satisfaction of a job that was well done. Builders work hard during the week to enlarge the bleachers for avid Friday night football fans SCHOOL BOARD. Richard V. Garre tt Howard D. McEachen, Kenneth P Rankin Henry M Furrell Charles A Long Roy E Welch

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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

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