Venice High School - Gondolier Yearbook (Venice, CA)

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...ii Y i Mrs, Mamie L. Sallee, Girls' Vice-Principal Ray B, Shaw, Boys' Vice-Principal IEE-PHI IIIPALS SALLEE A ll SHAW As Girls' Vice-Principal, Mrs. Mamie Sallee di- rects the girls' needs and interests. She has charge of all stude t ' n activities, such as assemblies, field trips, open house, Student Council, Girls' League, Venetian Ladies, calendar, and publica- tions. Le ca t e Beautiful will be a beautiful place in which to live just so long as Americans live beautifullyg but just as soon as we become sordid and cruel and selfish, we will d estroy all that beauty. The responsibil- ity is ours. t us remember that Ameri h MAMIE L. SALLEE. As Boys' Vice-Principal, Mr. Ray B. Shaw di- rects the boys' needs and interests. l-le plans the master schedule of classes and supervises the ath- letic program, Boys' Week activities, and the hall and ground traffic. One of t mY work has to do with the activities of the pupils. l am more and more convinced when I observe Venice High School boys and girls taking ad- vantage of the opportunities offered here that America will continue to be America the Beau- tiful. he most interesting phases of RAY B. SHAW.. l 7

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Principal Raymond E. Pollich PHESENTINE MH. PULLIIIH No institution in America, educational or oth- erwise, could possibly select a more appropriate theme for guidance at this time than America the Beautiful. ln contrast with the strife and suffering rampant throughout the world today, America in its beauty and its worthiness stands out as a glowing beacon of the acme in modern civilization. To have even a slight understand- ing of the plight of other peoples of the world tends to clarify our vision, remove confusion from our minds, and present a true picture of America the beautiful and Americanism - the desirable. To maintain America as the beautiful, as the desirable, its citizens must adhere closely to the principles and practices of Americanism as made manifest in the pages of this publication. American democracy functions through insti- tutions such as the home, the courts, the schools, l6 political parties, community organizations churches, and the like. The principles, activities, and accomplishments of these and many such in- stitutions constitute what is known as American- ism. Consequently, the preservation and progress of Americanism are based on the American- like manner by which each of these institutions functions. As an American institution, and hence an in- tegral factor in this great institutional scheme that constitutes Americanism, Venice High School has its part to play. We-students, par- ents, teachers - along with other institutions, have before us continuously the challenge to think, act, and accomplish in a manner by which Venice High School will make an ever greater and greater contribution toward the maintenance and improvement of America the Beautiful. 1

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THE FACULTY At Venice High School are four co-ordinators, who work with the vice-principals and the principal in promoting activities in their special fields. The en- tire group is known as the Co-ordinating Council. Appearing in the picture from left to right are Elmer Bull, vocational training co-ordinatorg Mrs. Vivian Dingle, health co-ordinatorg Raymond E. Pol- lich, principalg Mrs. Mamie Sallee, girls' vice-princi- palg Ray B. Shaw, boys' vice-principal, Courtney S. Overin, citizenship co-ordinatorg and Mrs. Gertrude lllingworth, professions and fundamentals co-ordi- nator. THE COUNSELOR Counselors came into being many years ago as a result of diversified courses and increased high school enrollments. The purpose of the counselor is to re- lieve the principal and vice-principals by aiding them in directing the school's guidance program, The picture shows Counselor Stephanie A. Berthot guiding a student in planning her program. ln the background is Mrs. Florence Wadsworth, assistant in the counselors' office. THE REGISTRAR The purpose of the Venice High School attend- ance office is to encourage students to develop good habits of regular attendance and of punctuality. That this aim is being realized is attested by the fact that Venice ranked in the upper third among the city high schools in its average daily attendance this year. Mrs. Elsie McLaughlin, registrar, is shown at her desk. Consulting her is Mrs. Clara Swanson, clerk in the attendance office. THE LIBRARY The aim of the Venice High School library is to serve the entire student body by providing reference work and reading material, and to encourage students to read more extensively in various fields of literature such as the novel, drama, short story, poetry, biog- raphy, and essay. Students are taught to use reference material in the school library so that they do likewise in any other library, with intelligence and discrimina- tion. ln the photograph, Mrs. Ruby Edenquist, librarian, is seated at the desk giving directions to Mrs. Virginia Stein, library clerk.