Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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ADMINISTRATIVE AIDS REDUCE FRICTION Books out of place in the library, students lined up asking for excuses to go home, records out of order, bills unpaid—these are glimpses of- a school without efficient administrative aids. Fortunately, friction in the design of VHS is reduced effectively by Mrs. W. D. Burgsteiner, Mrs. L. P. Thomas, Mrs. S. J. Glassman, and Mrs. Bryan Mathis. Mrs. Burgsteiner, Mrs. Thomas, and Mrs. Glass- man complement the administration by performing services which speed up the motion of the school and keep it moving in an orderly manner. Mrs. Burg- steiner’s familiar mountain of paper work, Mrs. Tho- mas’s books bulging with names of students, and Mrs. Glassman's many Guidance Office announce- ment sheets give a fair indication of the kind and amount of work these aids do. In her position as librarian, Mrs. Mathis comple- ments the academic side of the school. She assists students in their efforts to find needed books and keeps all library materials in an orderly arrangement. 16 Mrs. Burgsteiner, above, is happy to push aside the piles of insurance forms, adding machine tickets, telephone mes- sages, and transcript requests to receive and deposit club money’. Despite the many calls she must answer every day, Mrs. Glassman, below, always manages to keep a smile in her voice: Guidance Office, Mrs. Glassman speaking . .

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CONCERNS TOP ADMINISTRATORS Surrounded by birthday gifts from students and faculty, William Howard Bridges—principal of Valdosta High School—just smiles. 15

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 Look a here, you're not on the list, MRS. THOMAS. Mrs. L. P. Thomas, secretary to the principal, checks her notebook to see if Richard Cowart can leave school. Labeling books is one of Mrs. Mathis’ duties as librarian. While arranging magazines in the periodical room, Nancy Nix and Candy Beck, seniors, catch up on school gossip. 17