Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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High School- Qualyliea' Leaders Wz'!Zz'ngQ2 Dedicate Selves to Youth HE SUM of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work. If this maxim is believable, then Troy's administrators rarely lose time, for their hours are spent in constant application to their all-encompassing job of operating a big school. Directing everything from scholarships to assemblies, from special curricula to special bulletins, the quintet dem! onstrates perpetual motion. The responsibilities of enrolling over 2,200 students fall on the shoulders of Mr. Burnette, new director of instruction. As the guidance counselor, Mr. Meyers deals with personal problems, career planning, and setting up test- ing programs. Along with him in this work are Miss Aley and Mr. Bodenhausen, as student deans. Troy's many awards and scholarship ratings have long been due to the expert direc- tion of Miss Pringle whose responsibility it is that the college-bound are qualified. Under the sympathetic and able co-ordinaa tion of Principal XVeaver, these five administra- tors work for the entire nody of students to see that- they have a well-rounded course of study, capable teachers to direct it, extra-curricular activities that please and develop them socially, and that all of it is done in an atmosphere-of mental growth. ERNEST B. VVEAVER, Pfllflflflllf KENNETH MEYERS GLENN BURNETTE A.v5i.vfr1nt Princijml PHYLLIS A. ALEY OTTO BODENHAUSEN ANNABEL PRINGLE Assistant Principal Dirrrlor of Guidance Dvnn of Girls Drum of Boys Srlmlnrxliijz Dirrrim' Dirvrlor of Curricullml an -at 'Q .ar ll-ev ,W-, earl ffm. K s ,li ' . ' . 'N ,Q 1' . 3 rf , - f.' ii5 53E' ,e mi 51.25 i , fllzilifsi' W in 1: .--. , Meer' as K wil. if V . , ,325 Ei :rg-gi ef - -. . f L- :g ,Wt .- igj :' - A Avy: 1 X fs? 51..vtig,,g We Qgyaifi wr 'Q 12

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BOARD OF EDUCATION President ......... Dennis C. Payne Vice-Pres. ........ Merrill H. Wertz Dale Buchanan Fred W. Rausch Jr. Robert R. Schendel Gordon A. Summers Attorney .......... James W. Porter I ...atm AMONG 1959's most rewarding ceremonies for Mr. Godwin and the Board was the dedication of Mcliachron Elementary School. City Schools- Elected Ujjicials Surmount Dz'jicuIties,' Forge Ahead U NTOLD HOURS of devoted efforts are put in daily, weekly, l and yearly by the appointed administrators of the Topeka Public School System and the elected School Board Members. Working for the city's youth, committees and individuals have functioned efficiently and tirelessly to provide the best possible educational facilities from kindergarten through high school graduation. Numerous tasks faced the administration this year as they contemplated the high enrollment of the next decade. The need for additional teachers, up-to-date methods and improved in- struction, replacement of outmoded equipment, and more class- rooms made heavy drains on educational funds. Undaunted by the setback of the defeat of the School Bond Proposal, this de- termined group has gathered momentum. As .the 1956-60 year closes, new plans are underway to complete the building pro- gram, to place greater emphasis on the peculiar educational needs of today's young people, and to raise teaching standards with accompanying higher salaries-all without the loss of the personal side ol' education that has come to be expected by Topekans. Although most students at Topeka High are not intimately aware of the scope of administrative problems, it is to their credit that they know that their appreciation will need to be shown in terms of higher scholastic records. TOPEKA'S top educator chats with Mrs. George Docking at the annual Future Teachers' tea at the 'Governor's Mansion. ll

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SO GLAD to see you! A re- ceiving line for an FTA tea at the G0vernor's Mansion- Mr. Burnette, Mr. Meyers, Miss Pringle, Mr. WVeaver, Miss Aley, Supl. Godwin, Mrs. Docking, Nancy Ramsey. AS AN EXAMPLE of the friendly advisory attitude of the administrators, Mr. Bodenhausen counsels with students. OPEN House-1959