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

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MURLIN WELCH Principal Growth change improvement these were ready words In the vocabulary of Shawnee Missions principal G Murlin Welch The growth of Shawnee Mission provided many vivid contrasts with the past Since coming to S M In T937 Mr Welch witnessed startling changes A student body of five hundred persons in T937 grew into gn enroll ment of twenty seven hundred in 1957 ln twenty years a faculty of thirty persons became a staff of nearly one hundred But even more amazing were the increasing re sponsibilities of the principal Each day Mr Welch wqg COnfr0nteCl by a growing world of details concerning at tendance enrollment schedules and extra curricular ac tivities Correspondence public relations and parent teacher problems were added duties All the details of administration were only the means of attaining the goal of Shawnee Mission High School . . . education The principal's most important responsibility ' ,..,,-A, ,,-.... ,.. -...c..,,, ........ ..-. --Y. ..- , ...t , ...E . .Sk - - s . N Rsjfcrf W1 1 C s- K X. X ...X Xa Xrx. K ,S ' z -- i SFO? 'X vt X . C - ' I . . . 'K x, X ss T . f sspf-css. K . . I , . k I I sc sc, KI - . ' ' ' - ., , , . 1, . f . - i XX - I . . . . - . . . I f ' ' ' I a . . . . . , , . I . 1 1 , - - . I I - was guiding the school in achieving this goal. gcidministrators, planners, educators Dr, Bruning? He could be-anywhere! As Director of Curriculum of the entire Shawnee-Mission school district, Herbert Bruning was rarely seen any one place for long. Analyzing and studying new text books and workbooks seemed to be a never-ending task to him, however, this was not his only job. He also kept an up-to-date record of the academic preparation of the school's staff members, and worked with teachers in the continuous revision -of classroom curriculum. Responsible for all matters pertaining to attendance, clubs, and discipline was Vice-Principal Carl lson. His iob included keeping activity period running smoothly. Directing and supervising the activity programs, Mr. Ison still found time in his busy schedule to help be- wildered students with their problems. The ever-growing administration received a new member in Guy Barnes, Ad- ministrative Assistant. While certainly not new to Shawnee- s Mr. Barnes' freshman year at the new post. He supervised S-M's expanded transportation pro- gram which included revising bus schedules and routes, rams, and maintaining accurate in- Mission, this wa directing safety prog surance records. Coping with these overwhelming tasks was a full-time iob for S-M's corps of administrators. Herbert Bruning, Director of Curriculum, Carl Ison, Vice-Principal, and Guy Barnes, Administrative Assistant T7

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SCHOOL BOARD. Seated: Howard D. McEachen, Roy E. Welch, Richard V. Garrett. Standing: Mel Flowers, Kenneth P. Rankin, Charles A. Long. The five-man court handed down its ruling, and a new policy went into force at Shawnee-Mission. The legal tribunal, S-M's Board of Education, consisted of Messrs. Melvin Flowers, Roy Welch, Richard Garrett, Kenneth Rankin, and Charles Long. lf a legal problem concerning the district arose, or if the six schools in the area needed new equipment, this group gave the final go-ahead on such questions. These five men, chosen for four-year terms, were the only elected officials of the district. Issues arising from year to year included the pay- ment of faculty salaries and the sale of district bonds. ln addition, the board members devoted much time to the estab- lishment of special classes for improvement of reading, for handicapped pupils, and for particularly gifted students. The biggest problems of the court dealt with handling the in- creased enrollment of the area. Special attention was given to the construction of the new high school, as well as to the employment of new teachers to meet the growth of the student body. Working with its administrative official, Dr. McEachen, the board approved the division of the enrollment between the two schools, S-M North and East. The court awaited the next school term and the many varied cases the six schools would present to its members for decisions. five pilots form steering committee Dr. McEachen, with an eye to the future, surveys Shawnee-Mission East. v 18 li

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We the teachers of Shawnee Mlsslon Thus phrase backed up the actlons and reflected the purpose of the Shawnee Mlsslon Faculty Association In order to promote cooperation provide a united volce In school affaurs and cultlvate personal friendship and fellowshlp the teachers of Shawnee Mnsslon Hugh School actlvely participated In the the assoclatlon Included members from the hugh school and the four Iumor hughs In :ts goals through nts actlvltles and by nts accomplnshments nt was fulfllllng a purpose and lnsurmg the future of the teachlng professlon Several tlmes durlng the year the classrooms of Shawnee Mlsslon were invaded by an eager group of future faculty members Fresh from the campuses and brlmmmg over with educational Ideas student teachers from many parts of Kan sas learned to apply the theories taught them In college classrooms By gradlng English themes conducting science experiments supervising physical education exerclses and assugmng soclal science prolects, they gamed the experience whlch would be their passport to the future Mr Lushbrook and Mr Slmpson are thelr grades THAT funny' STUDENT TEACHERS. Lynn Frisbie, Blanch Webber, Vinson Dering- l'Ol'I. 20 V future faculty and fellow former students faculty qgseusfaun. -In the eleventh. year sidc-e-its forflqfaon, M. .,.,, . - . .... .,.. . .al -.,, N ..-.,. ,........ . -4 ...-.J Y-...4,.........,,.....,.........-. ..... ,. . .. - ,... -1. . .1 .., ... .. ,. ... , .. .,