Shawnee Mission North High School - Indian Yearbook (Overland Park, KS)

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G. MURLIN WELCH Principal Through his twenty ymrs at Shawnee Mission North, Mr. G. Murlin Wfelch endeavored to accomplish this goal: to be ever alert to keep the secondary school system abreast of the educational demands of youth. He further explained his goal by stating that we have to constantly evaluate our school system and make the changes that are educationally sound. This ideal succeeded in making Shawnee Mission one of the top thirty-eight high schools in the United States. Every school day at eight thirty, a familiar voice drifted into the class rooms obtaining the attention of the students with a warm Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. To Shawnee Mission North stu- dents and faculty that voice was Murlie who was principal, disciplinarian, and the man who possessed the contagious smile. Always trying to promote the most cordial student-teacher relationships, Mr. Welch supervised the extracurricular activities, registration, class schedules, transcripts, guidance, the activities budget, and the general operation of SVM North High School. eeping the Future in Mind Counselors, chief advisors for the problem laden: Mir. A. P. Snodgrass, Mrs. Florence Huber, and Mr. Elvin Miller. Helping S-M's students to help themselves was a task of Mrs. Florence Huber, Mt. A. Palmer Snodgrass, and Mr. Elvin Miller, Shawnee-Mission North's guidance directors. Mr. Elvin Miller was new to S-M North. Vfith the addition of a third counselor this year, a revised counseling program was introduced. One advisor was assigned to each class. Guiding seniors in their choice of a college or of a career was Mr. Snodgrasss duty. Mrs. Huber aided the juniors with plans for the remainder of their life at S-M. Advice concerning the problem of transition from junior high to high school was given to the sophomores by Mr. Miller. Each coun- selor was to follow his assigned class through school until its graduation. Thus, they were able to become better acquainted with the students, enabling them to give more personalized advice to all S-Mites.

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Gerald Ashen Minnie Baldwin 2 Helen Biery They came to Shawnee-Mission eager to teach Gerald Ashen, B.S., Central Missouri State College, Speech, Debateg Crib- bage Club, Drama. Minnie Baldwin, B.A., Sorbonneg Advanced French, Beginning French, Advanced French Club, Y-Teens, Pep Club. Helen B. Biery, M.S., Kansas Universityg Latin II, III, IV, Latin Club. Merlyn G. Blomberg, B.S., M.S., Emporia Kansas State Teachers' Collegeg Bookkeep- ing I, Typing Ig F.B.L.A., Typing Club. Gilbert Merle Boone, M.B.E., Emporia State Teachers' College, Bookkeepingg F.T.A., F.B.L.A. Ruth Browne, M.A., Denver Universityg Englishg Book Club. Jane Bucher, M.A., University of Kansas City, Biology: Science Projects, Rock Hounds. 'fl Merlyn Blomberg Gilbert Boone Ruth Browne Jane Bucher I7