Walnut Hills High School - Remembrancer Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Expert counselors in personal guidance Many a frightened effie has received encourage- ment and aid from Miss Olive Clarke, our Dean of Girls. Miss Clarke finds time for these personal relationships with the students, although she is kept busy sponsoring Girls' League, Big Sisters, Student Aid, and Student Ushers. She also serves as hostess to visiting college representatives, and through her vast experience and acquaintance with campuses and personnel across the country, she is able to give advice regarding college choices and careers. Alumni often return to Walnut Hills to thank Miss Clarke for her expert guidance. Since his arrival last fall, Mr. John Owen has given much-needed advice and guidance in his position as Boys' Counselor. The principal job which Mr. Owen has is advising boys concerning school and personal problems. He also helps boys in educational and occupational choices for the years after their graduation from Walnut Hills. Mr. Owen gives valuable assistance during the weekly homeroom guidance periods. Among his many duties at school, Mr. Owen is adviser for the Big Brothers. This fall he originated and conducted a How to Study course for the lower school. LEFT: Miss Marguer- ite Shigley, Secretary to the Principalg Miss Dorothy Varnau, Sec- retary to the Assistant Principalg Miss Patricia Gaines, Secretary to the Dean of Girlsg Mrs. Lois Reid, Treasurer. 17

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Familiar faces but in new positions LEFT: Mr. Henry W. Schroeder, principal. RIGHT: Mr. Howard Luedeke, assistant principal. Treat the school as if it were your own home. All of us associate this quotation with Mr. Henry W. Schroeder, who in his first year as principal, has endeared himself to all Walnut Hills students. His ability as a leader has been proved in his four years as assistant princi- pal. All of us who have come in contact with him as he performed his many duties have learned to admire and respect him. His importance to Walnut Hills cannot be overesti- mated. To the juniors and seniors he is an invaluable adviser when the inevitable question of college choice arises. To the freshmen and sophomores he is a guide at a time when the business of correct program planning seems most confusing. He is the guiding hand of the lower school, aiding them in the important adjustments needed to acclimate them to life at Walnut Hills. And to the entire student body Mr. Schroeder is the jovial, efficient ad- ministrator, ever working to maintain the high scholastic standards and school spirit which have always characterized Walnut Hills. Mr. Howard Luedeke, our newly acquired assistant principal, performs his duties with an efficiency and amiability beloved by the entire school. Boys' discipline, Student Court, Traffic Squad, and the bookroom are vital functions of the school which he so ably su- pervises. As Faculty Manager of Athletics, he takes deep interest in our teams and school spirit. Mr. Luedeke is extremely appreciative of the cooperation shown him in his new of- fice. In the future he would like to see Walnut Hills retain its fine traditions and high standards. Under his good judgment and unwavering attitude of interest we are sure that Walnut Hills will attain this goal. 16

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apable instruction in language arts ABOVE: Miss Jane Acomb, Miss Esther Cahill, Miss Wilma Hutchison, Mr. Harold E. Inskeep, Miss Martha Keegan, Mrs. Katherine Lappa. Miss Eleanor McDevitt. Miss Vivian Ross. RIGHT: Pupils acquire a useful, ex- pressive vocabulary by classroom dic- tionary work. INSERT: Miss Etta 0'Hara, head of the English depart- ment. 18 Appreciation and expression - these two words might well serve as the keynote of the English de- partment at Walnut Hills. Students learn to understand and enjoy the prose classics from Treasure Is- landw to The Scarlet Letterl' and also to appreciate poetry, drama, essays, and biography. They learn to express their ideas through written compositions and class dis- cussion. By continuing their study of grammar, students become more fluent in their use of the English language. The senior source theme climaxes preparation for college. By variations in the course of study, the English department has helped Walnut Hills to be a mod- ern and progressive high school. Galsworthy's Man of Proper- tyu and Hardyis Return of the Nativen have replaced books like Henry Esmond by Thaclcery. Poems by Milton have been taken from the curriculum in favor of Benetis John Brownis Body. Re- cently the source theme was intro- duced in place of the briefing of a formal argument.