University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Counselors DR. W. WESLEY TENNYSON served as the co-ordinator of the guidance program ut I High this year. He has had this position for three years. Dr. Tennyson obtained his A.B., B.S.ed., M.ed., and Ed.D. from the University of Missouri. The Counseling department, staffed by Mr. James Winfrey. Mrs. Laurabeth Hicks, and Dr. W. Wesley Tennyson, guidance co-ordinator, operated in three main areas this year. The department held the “routine” interviews. i. e.. conferences with all new students, meetings with parents, and the traditional junior and senior interviews. The latter two types were held in order to discuss post-graduation plans. The counseling staff was also responsible for administering various tests and interpreting them. The counselors also dealt with personal student problems. An important duty of the countelort ««i to help ttudents arrange their college board tchedulet. MBS. LAURABETH HICKS served as airls’ counselor in this, her first year at U High, and as the faculty adviser to the Social Committee. Mrs. Hicks received her B.S. from Prairie View A M in Texas, and her M.A. from the University of Minnesota. MR. JAMES WINFREY spent his third year at U High as boys’ counselor. He obtained his B.S. at Iowa State I niversily and his master’s at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Winfrey is working on his Ph.D. 10

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Administration I High’s administrative system has always been more complex than that of most high schools due to the close connection between the college of education and the school. Dean Walter Cook headed the entire college of education and Dr. Robert Keller, as director of the high school, served as a connecting link between the two organizations. The administrators most intimately connected with the students were Principal James Thompson and Assistant Principal Robert Anderson. Many of their duties overlapped: both were concerned with internal administration as it affected students and faculty, both worked essentially independently of the college and both were involved in the enforcement of student discipline. Mr. Anderson’s job included working with student activities to a greater extent than did Mr. Thompson’s. As»i»tant Principal. Robert Anderson 9 Director, Robert Keller

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Library The I' High library served the student body in two main capacities. First, and probably most important, the library was a source of information. Its shelves held magazines, pamphlets, and hooks of a fictional and non-fictional nature. Therefore, the student could seek either enjoyment or intellectual edification therein. Second, the library provided an area for study. The quiet atmosphere was conducive to this, and many students look advantage of it each noon-hour. Librarian Mitt Edith Kromar Health All I High students were familiar w ith the nurse's office. New students at t High were greeted with a physical examination, and. later in the year, check-ups were given the students who had entered three years earlier. Although not equipped to be a treatment center. I High had permission to send students to the t’niversily Health Service in case of emergency. Some of the most important duties of I High's health staff. Miss Marian McReavy and l)r. K.mma Kronk. were in the fields of health counseling and education. “Kids come in with health problems and problems which can impair their well-being.” explained Miss McReavy. and she went on to describe how she and Dr. Kronk met periodically with the counselors and the administration to discuss these problems. Dr. Emma Fronk Nuria Mill Marian McRaavy Onca avary thraa yaart. U Highitai undarwant phytical chackupi. II