Southfield High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Southfield, MI)

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Attendance, colleg l l While waiting to see their counselors, sophomore Sue Blaokner, senior Dar- lene Goldman, and sophomore Pat Bazar are talking about how Pat broke her leg toboggauing. Darlene asks if she can autograph Pat's cast. Mrs. Letha Palmer, senior counselor and business adviser for the yearbook, discusses plans for the 1962 Blue and Gray with senior Cheryl Commons. schedule. 14 CS and problem: Throughout the ear each stu- dent makes several, trips to the counseling centerg some go down for disciplinary reasons and oth- ers just go down for a visit. Ii is very seldom that a counselor is just too busy to have a friendly talk with a student. The counseling center is always buzzing with students, faculty, and school guests. Mr. Ned Brodbeok, junior counselor, hands his first hour student assistant, Linda McCririe, a studentfs

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work together to set and enforce school policy Mr. Glenn Schoenhals, who suffered a fatal heart attack March 7, 1962, had been the superintendent of the Southfield Public Schools since the organization of the school district in 1947. He spent more than 30 years in the service of the public schools in Michigan. Southfield community and more definitely the Southfield School system lost a tremendous friend of education who will be extremely difficult to replace due to his sincere and honest evaluation of edu- cational philosophies, which gave to South- field one of the outstanding school systems in the country, said Mr. Robert E. Hall. Mr. Glenn Levey was assistant superin- tendent of Southfield Public Schools until he died of a heart attack in June, 1961. He was the first business manager at Southfield un- der Mr. Schoenhals. In 1951 he was elevated to the position of assistant superintendent. Mr. Hall said, Southfield High School is grieved at the passing of Mr. Glenn Levey, a friend and colleague of the st-aff and students of this school. His sincere interest in the welfare of the students of Southfield made him an l10I10I'abl6 and mCITl0I'21b16 PCFSOII-H Mr. Albert Howell, Mr. Glenn Schoenhals and Mr. Norman Olm- ln March, Mr. Norman Olmsted became act- sted discuss plans for future school development. ing superintendent. Board of Education hw Seated: Superintendent Mr. Glenn Schoenhals, Mr. John Minke, Mr. Kenneth Larsen, Assistant Superintendent G. Campbell, Mrs. Elsie F. Lloyd, Mr. Gordon C. Hen- Mr. Albert Howell. Absent: Dr. Ira. M. Altshuler and derson. Standing: Mr. Charles Curtis, Mr. Theodore R. Mr. Norman Olmsted, assistant superintendent. 13

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re handled by counselors. vir. Sanford Burr, guidance director and college adviser, Lictates to his secretary, Mrs. Hazel Gotberg. The pamphlet rack was a new addition to the counseling center last year. Karen Duncan investigates the re- quirements for a career as an executive secretary. 'N- Mr. Robert Watts, sophomore counselor, pauses brief- ly while looking up a student's record for an interested parent. 15 ffisim'-i ' ' I e 4 sa 1511. v 5 ffm 3- k,Li:3fZ'f A .- 5 r - - 2,1f,eqfv.iiz:- :' V ' ' ' - wg . ' Mr. Cecil Foote, attendance counselor, and his student assistant Linda Rogers, question a stu- -dent's absence. Q. w mga Q: H ff