Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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COUNSELING. GUIDANCE TAKE SKILL Mr. Charles McBee spends much of his Hme conferring wi'rh s+udenfs. He is a gradua+e of Nor+h Texas S+a+e UniversHy wifh Bachelor of Sci- ence and Masfer of Educafion degrees. He is currenfly working +oward a dodorafe af +he Universify of Housfonh The assisfanf principalhs fob caHs for a range of fal- enfs. He musf be sympa+hef- ic and undershnding. and af +he same fime. he musf hold a +igh+ line on general prob- lems of conduct When a Jreacher was go- ing +0 be absent Mr. Mc- Bee was +he person +0 see fha+ a subsfHufe was on hand. Parenfs offen comrerred th Mr. McBee COncernIng everyfhlng mrrom why +he7r pride and icy musf wear socks +0 how +0 persuade daughfer +0 hand in her homework. Mr. McBee was promofed fo full principalship when Mn DevaH became secondary curriculum diredorh OFFICE ROUTINE MOVES smoothly when experienced workers are on We fob.

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LEADERSHIP MAKES TJ GREAT Mr, Lonnie DevalI became principal of Thomas Jefferson High School for Jrhe I966-67 school +errn aHer having served as feacher, depar+men+ head. boysh coun- sebr. and assisfam principal over a period of 25 years. Mr, Deva was graduafed from Soufh- wesf Texas Sfafe CoHeqe wifh Bachelor of Ar+s and Mas+er of Arfs degrees, and he is currenHy complehng work Jreward a Docfor of Educahon degree from Jrhe Unf- versify of Housfon. During The closing weeks of school. Mr. DevaH was promofed +0 become +he di' recfor of curriculum for secondary schools of +he dlsfricf. Mr. Deva will be missed by sfudenfs and feachers ahke who have found him pleasanf and courfeous and very much a parf of 3H fha+ Jrranspires 6? TJ. Assisfanf Superinfendenf Alexander Koerfh Mr. Lonnie Deva Principal of Thomas Jefferson High School Alfhouqh Mr. Alexander Koerfh does no? dea! di- recHy th sfudenfs. his in- fluence 15 clearly felt One of his maior jobs is +he re- cruifmenf o? Jreachers for all schools in +he disfricf. Mr. Koer+h was principal af Sfephen F. Ausfin I946- 53. when he became curricu- lum diredor. He was pro- mofed +0 assisfanf super- infendem In 1955. Mr. Koerfh is a graduafe of fhe Universlfy of Texas and Sam Housfon Sfafe Col- lege.

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WISDOM. SKILL NECESSARY MR. HOBART WARD AdminTsHaHve Assimm B.A.. Norm Texas sme M.A. Peabody CoHege wss LOUISE ERWIN as, Texas Woman's University M.Ed. UniversHy of Housfon: Direcfor of EducaHonal Guidance MRS. EDNA HARGUS 8.5, Lubbock Tech: MS, UnfversHy of Housion: Junior Counselor MR. BEN WKER 8.5. DeHa Shale College: Sophomore Counselor Congress Sponsor MR. ROGER RUSSELL 5.5. and M.Ed. Sam Housion State Teachers CoHege: AchHTes Diredor MRS. ELAINE COMMANDER Principal's Secrehary MRS, ANNA MAE DEVINE Secrefary MRS. DOROTHY DUGAN Regislrar MISS JEANNETTE TENNEY Mandance Clerk HOMEWORK FOR MISS Mergers? McGinfy, a Spanish feacher. is checking mid-ferm exams in Hms For reporf cards.