Shawnee Mission West High School - Saga Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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Office Ladies Combine Efficiency and friendliness became the policies of the office workers, vvho concerned themselves with the technical aspects of Shawnee Mission West business. Mrs. Parks relayed the announcements and most other communications to the teaching staff and students. Maintaining records of money transac- tions, Mrs. Pope served as bookkeeper. The registrar, Mrs. Glick, kept records of scholars' grades and notable activities, while Mrs. Daly fulfilled the duties of attendance clerk. Mrs. Parkison carefully arranged appointments for students with the five counselors, and Mrs. Chipman acted in the capacity of secretary to Mr. Selves, handling outside commu- nications. Mrs. Boyer, the nurse, applied herself to making calls to absentees, signing excuses, and coping with the accidents and incapacities which befell the student body. As did the other office ladies, Mrs. Boyer received aid from zealous helpers. These student workers offered assistance by delivering notes and attending to business at the main desk. Mrs. Donna Parkison, Counselors' Secretary ,A W., -5 , g I , 1' . Q ' Q -isa. ..,wi.s5e1.. . g - 1 - A q Q ' f , lli:llE --1835 Office Ladies-Mrs. Florence Parks-switchboard operator, to Mr. Selves, Mrs. Marge Daly-attendance clerk, and Mrs. Mrs, Muriel Glick-registrar, Mrs. Winnie Chipman-secretary Eloise Pope-bookkeeper. 20

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Administrators Supply Management, Counsel As principal of S-lVl West, lVlr. Arthur W. Selves assumed the many responsibilities of a co-ordinator. By observing and evaluating students and faculty, he utilized the most efficient policies. By joining lVlr. Dean Johnson in the capacity of vice-principal, lVlr. Jack Hammig helped in planning assemblies, taking charge of disciplinary measures, and executing other school tasks. Additionally, lVlr. Johnson organized and arranged activity periods, and lVlr. Hammig functioned as athletic director. With 2300 students in a building designed for a capacity of 1800, a need for further guidance coun- seling arose. lV!rs. Anne Frame contributed her abili- ties along vvith lVlr. Paul Arnold, lVlr. Robert Welch, lVlrs. Jo Ann Carroll, and lVlrs. Virnelle Fletcher. Be- sides advising students on matters of scheduling, col- lege information and job positions, and confering vvith teachers, the counselors administered several tests. Students began three years of examining with the Differential Aptitude Tests. As juniors, they ad- vanced to PSAT's and National lVlerit Tests. Seniors planning to attend Kansas universities met a necessa- ry requirement by taking ACT'sp likewise, they- tac- kled Scholarship Aptitude and Achievement Tests. Mrs. Frame advises seniors taking Scholastic Aptitude Tests against marking answers without carefully reading questions. lVlrs. Virnelle Fletcher lVlrs. Anne Frame lVlr. Robert J. Welch 19

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Experience, Knowledge For Operational Facility 1 W: E Searching through the maze of absentee slios office assis tants silently attempt to locate an elusive Viking Nlrs. Nedra Boyer, Nurse Peering into the vision tester, lVlarta Gustin scrutinizes eye charts which test acuity and depth perception. Qi l