Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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All in a day ' s work . A phone rings. Typewriters can be heard humming while a long line of students wait to check out, use the phone, or gel tardy permits. As soon as the phone is hung up, it rings again. The combined sounds of typewriters and ringing phones fill the air as flowers are being brought to the office to be delivered to a girl for her birthday. The receptionist and secretaries are busy try- ing to get their daily work done. The work never seems to stop. This is a typical day in the central office. Every day in the central office is dif- ferent, according to Mrs. Melrose Goetz, who is head of the office person- nel. Filing reports, answering questions, filling out tardy slips, admits and check- ing on absences are all a day ' s work. There are always students in for tar- dies and absences, said Mrs. Betty McDougal, attendance clerk. Sometimes the same students come in every day. Parents are pretty good about calling and reporting their children ' s absences. When they do not call, we have to call the parents. There are occa- sions when the students try to call in for themselves or get a friend to call in pretending to be the parent, she said. The central office personnel hear a variety of excuses for being tardy or ab- sent. Some of the most common excuses are — oversleeping, bad weather, car trouble, doctor ' s or dental appoint- ments, illness or death in the family. Some of the more unusual excuses are — no clean clothes to wear, didn ' t want to come to school, had to walk a girl to class or got caught by a train (although most students do not need to cross any railroad tracks.) The clerks, secretaries, bookkeeper and receptionist work hard to keep Stroman running smoothly. Their days are long and their workload tremen- dous. They help keep Stroman the great place it is. Sylvia Adames Receptionist Adela Barker Special Education Aide Linda Borowitz Bookkeeper Gladys Claybourn Audio-Visual Clerk Melrose Goetz Office Supervisor Lil Hausmann Library Clerk Nancy Kissinger Computer Clerk Betty McDougal Attendance Clerk Bettye Pribyl Counselors ' Secretary Nankie Russell Library Clerk Carolyn Shimek Attendance Clerk Josephine Vonderau Secretary On picture day the central office staff decided to gather for a group picture. Front: Nankie Russell, Sylvia Adames, Betty McDougal. Back: Nancy Kiss- inger, Gladys Claybourn. Carolyn Shimek, Melrose Goetz, Linda Borowitz, Lil Hausmann, Jo Vonderau. 234

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Mrs, Joan Kindred ih rt-tir -.ludents on a daily baM . stT i. ed Stri.nia)i, Mi s iiiK as Mh.,..l nurse alter ei(;hl mostly lur aspirin or Tyleni.l alley School and the Cai years of service at Stroman since we are the sinus capital Development School on a ( and 21 years of experience. ot the world. Mrs. Kindred ly basis. She helf)s approximately 1()( Roycc Buesin); Counselor Esther Caddell Dean of W onicn Virginia Cowen Head Librarian Richard Crow Assistant l.ibrarui Claudia Kckel Counselor Joan Kindred Nurse As assistant librarian, Richard Crow is responsible for ordering, cataloging and all reference materials. After 31 years of service to VISD and 16 years at Stroman, Mr. Crow is retir- ing. He said his favorite part of working was help- ing the young people. Senior counselor, Novaline Jowell, keeps track of scholarships available to senior class students. Miss Virginia Cowen joined the faculty as head librarian and is responsi- ble for making sure the library is run efficiently. Faculty 233

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Gracie Garcia Paulie Garcia Carlton Matthews Head Custodian Modesta Navarro Aurora Pena William Richards Norman Sims Walter Soliz Cafeteria Ser- vice includes Gertrude Brown. Azalia Benich. Sofia nante, Follis, Escla- Therma Mamie Hernandez. Ra- chel Munoz, Irene Ramos. Rosie Repka. Anita Rodripez. Lucille Skorup- pa. Rose Velas- quez, J o s i e Ybarra. Taking care of the school What is the daily workload of a custodian at school? According to Mr. Carlton Matthews, head custo- dian, a day begins early, for he ar- rives to open the school at 6:30 a.m. On the cold winter days, he braves rain and icy wind, making sure all the grounds are kept clean. However, the hardest and most important part of his job is responsibility. I must check the school to see that everything is all locked up, he said. Mr. Earl Kitchens, who is in charge of maintenance, regards the school plant in a different manner. He must make sure that the elevator is work- ing, the heater is running in cold weather, and the air conditioning is always in top condition. On weekends during the winter, when some of the days are like those we had in January, Mr. Kitchens must check to make sure no pipes burst. Repairing things that the students tear up, according to Mr. Kitchens, is his most time-consuming job. Walter Soliz and other custodians were in charge of keeping all the classrooms clean. 235