Southwestern Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Jamestown, NY)

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REACH CUE G-CAL All busy housewives and mothers as well as efficient secretaries, our office staff are adept at handling a variety of jobs well. Mrs. Elador Carlson, receptionist, attends to the switchboard in the main office and serves Mr. McKay as private secretary as well. Mrs. Carlson has had the pleasure of seeing both her son and daughter graduate, one in each of the two first classes to be graduated from the new central high school. Mrs. Madeline Swanson, general office secretary, and specifically secretary to Mr. Swearingen, must wait a number of years to see her daughter graduate as she still attends Lakewood branch grade school. Mrs. Ann Miller, who also occupies a desk in the main office, helps everyone from the clerk of the board on down, but finds her special work that of being Mr. Rood's sec- retary. Mrs. Millers daughter also was among those of the first class to be graduat- ed from the new building. That the office is a cheery, friendly place where the general routine work involved in running so large a school is so efficiently cared for is no accident with these three in charge. From left to right-Mrs. Madeline Swanson, Mrs. Elador Carlson, Cseatedjg and Mrs. Ann Miller.

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Mr, Cloise Swearingen, Mr. Holland Rood, Mr. Fulton McKay. THEY l-lEl.PED US As we entered the doors of Southwestern last September we were aware that we now had three principals to guide us. However, so engrossed were we in the adventure that we never paused to think of the hours of patient thought, planning, and plain hard work which these three men had to do be- fore the doors could swing open to admit the eager throng of junior and senior high students that first eventful day. Few realized that the very schedule which they were following, almost casually, was the result of months of work, much of which had been started while we were still attend- ing the branch schools and the new high school was only a dream which we could scarcely believe would come true. Probably no one who has not actually been a school principal ever appreciates the masses of detail, the hours of thoughtful planning, the records and data which must be worked out before a school can begin to function. Each of us has his own little problem to faceg it is only the principal who must face 750 of them! Each of the men in our administrative de- partment has a specific department of which he is the head. Mr. Holland Rood, Supervising Principal, coordinates the various branches of South- western. Mr. Hood was educated at Clark- son and Albany State. Mr. Fulton McKay, Assistant Supervising Principal, assists him and also is in charge of elementary education in the entire sys- tem. Mr. McKay was graduated from Edin- boro State and St. Bonaventure's. Mr. Cloise Swearingen, high school prin- cipal, is a graduate of Syracuse and St. Bonaventure's. Both Mr. Rood and Mr. McKay have daughters in this year's graduating class.

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TI-IE BASIC CCURSES ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Our cultural background has been greatly enriched by our experiences in the English Department. The senior high section includes: Mrs. Bernice Williams, educated at Allegheny College, Mrs. Mary Kistler, a graduate of Westminster College, and Mrs. Gladys Wat- son educated at Hunter College. Herbert Bixon, a student teacher from Fredonia, has been assisting Mrs. Watson in her classes the last quarter. In the junior high section We find Miss Pauline Cook, a graduate of Houghton Col- lege, Mr. Eugene Erb, educated at Buffalo State, and Mrs. Marjorie Deuink, who at- tended Fredonia Normal. Our beautiful new library is managed effi- ciently by Miss Floy Parker, a graduate of Buffalo State. Seated-Mrs. B. Williams, Miss F. Parker, Mrs. G. Watson, Mrs. M. Kistler. Standing-Miss P. Cook, Mr. Erb, Mrs. M, Deuink. HISTORY DEPARTMENT Our history department has taught us of our background and heritage and has helped prepare us for the future which is yet to come. Mr. Irving Miller, who attended the Col- lege of the City of New York, and Mr. Byron Windoft, a graduate of Edinboro State, are given the task of teaching the Senior High section. The Iunior High History Department in- cludes Miss Pauline Lopus, graduated from Fredonia State Teachers', Mr. Salvadore Calamungi, Who attended Canisius College, Mr. Samuel Restivo, educated at Grove City, and Mrs. Alberta Ulmer, a Buffalo State graduate. Seated-Mrs. Ulmer, Miss P. Lopus. Standing - Mr. Miller, Mr, Restivo, Mr. Windoft, Mr. Calamungi.