Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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Kenneth Mevers W Director of Guidance s 1 Owen Henson Director of Curriculum E. B. Weaver, Principal K 3 -3 be is dministration Lends Helping Hand THE ADBIINISTRATORS of Topeka High School looked toward the future years as they advised us. the entire student bodv. about the problems and rewards we would face as the citizens of tomorrow. Theirs was the complicated task of co-ordinating all academic and social functions. and promoting better student-teacher relationship in the halls of Troy. Whether settling a disturbing problem of discipline, selecting a prospective college or future vocation, or merely giving a word of encouragement whenever needed. our cooperative administration lent many a helping hand to both the faculty and the students. 793 Q , x y r 41.2. ' vi' eq V 'I' at V Q, A 51110 sf 4r-33 . 'J .gk 'fini fi' Annabel Pringle Dean of Girls V V. J . , ., P T Busy with a million Otto Bodenhalmen details-Mr. Weaw'er. Dean of Boys 17

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Wendell R. Godwin Superintendent of Schools Dr. Giles Theilmann Director of Instruction .S if 2 ' V M. J. Vlfhitson Ass't to Superintendent Board Direc s, Influences Progress -5-l-- UNDER THE skilled leadership of Wendell Godwin, Super- intendent of Schools, the six non-salaried school board mem- bers tried to solve the ever-present problems facing the school system of Topeka and the community in l956 and 1957. Al- ways responsible to the public and with the good of the in- dividual students and teachers in mind, our hard working school board members strove to meet each new problem with understanding and foresight to benefit the students of today as well as those of future years. tin SCHOOL BOARD. Mrs. Ernest Shiner, Mr. G. W. Snvder ,Ir Mr. T A Kerr. and Su erin- ' . . . , p tendent Cvoilwiri discuss the budget. ..,.,.a-sulvr-' 16 Planning another high school for Topeka are Dr. Gordon Summers, Mr. Robert Schen- del, president, and Dr. Richard Greer. Considering the personnel problem are Mrs. LaVon Armandariz, secretary, Mr. James WT. Porter, and Mr. Charles Sheetz. Missing, Miss Elizabeth Donaldson. treasurer.

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Through this door pass the hungry and the well fed. Beyond a second door is the Cavalier room, for private luncheon con- ferences and free-hour meetings. Intent on details of the new eligibility lists, faculty members set an example of good attention to their speaker. Room 103 is the usual meeting place on these once-a-month occasions. ' id to Others, Is Facult Motto IN CLOSE contact with the students during the school year, the faculty was always willing to give assistance when needed. We learned to look toward these people for leadership as they taught us not only their subjects, but also about ourselves and others. To us they were not just teachers, because we knew them as friends and sponsors of clubs, programs, and other extra-curricular activities. Busy as they were, the teachers found time to take part in var- ious civic, religious, and social affairs around Topeka, to be active in the Faculty Guild, and to work in professional organizations. Some even spent their summer months in university study and i travel. Thus they broadened their knowledge of subject matter and kept pace with new methods of instructions. T Many new teachers joined the faculty this year and quickly became a part of our Trojan family in the hustle and bustle of Topeka High's full schedule. Although we may not have shown it at times, we will remain L grateful to these teacher-friends for their patience and under T YCHTS. 1 , F lv I I standing toward us as they instructed and guided us through the