Washington High School - Little Prexie Yearbook (Washington, PA)

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eclical Department The Washington High School medical de- partment can rank easily with any other such school department in the state. Each year, the boys from the Freshmen and Junior classes re- ceive physical examinations trom Dr. Patterson, the school physician. Similarly, the girls of these two grades are given examinations by Dr. Noble. In addition to these examinations by the school doctors, each student received a chest X-ray as a precaution against tuberculosis. Dr. Patterson also gives physical check-ups and examinations to all boys participating in any athletic contest. DR. GUY E. PATTERSON Medical Inspector DR. E. BEACHLEY NOBLE Medical Inspector MRS. BESSIE MARIE TOWNSEND Dental Hygienist DR. F. C. WELLER Dental Examiner LINDA AIKEN School Nurse OCIE FRYE School Nurse Dental examinations are given each year by Dr. Weller and Mrs. Townsend. It defects are found in a student's teeth, they are pointed out to him. He may then see his family dentist and have them corrected. Dr. Patterson is at the high school each day from 9 to IO A.M. Miss Frye is in the Health Room until noon, and then she visits the various grade schools. Miss Aiken assists with the medi- cal examinations in the high school, but is more closely associated with the grade schools.

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Facult Joseph Rodiom Anne Ruben Anne M. Rutherford Margaret Sampson Bess L. Shape Zara L. Siegel Jane Sproat Cliff R. Sfives Florence Van Nostrand Margaret Williams Grace A. Wolf Beatrice Woodward Uffice Personalities Clea Andrew Phyllis Ashbaugh Leah Miller Norma Morgan I 2 l

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Our Cleaner- ppers Our custodians have a real iob on their hands-keeping the school as clean, warm, and attractive as it is. The student body and the fac- ulty, all make demands of their services, and the problem of pleasing 1500 students and 67 teach- ers is indeed a task. The rooms are too hot or too cold-so the engineer, Mr. Boardley, has to change thermostats and regulate the heat, a win- dow can't be raised, and a ianitor is called to fix this, a door won't close or lock-these are only a few of the minor problems confronting our nine custodians. ln between these catastrophes, they wax floors, wash windows, sweep rooms, repair lights, clean the many and vari-colored deposits of chewing gum off the floors, clean writing from the walls, and a hundred other tedious duties. They work long hours, and many is the evening lights burn on the various floors as the ianitor moves wearily on his way-cleaning and sweep- ing, arranging chairs, washing blackboards, so that the building will be pleasant and attractive the next day. Bill Miller, as head custodian, can be found almost anywhere. One of his duties is the issu- ing of supplies, and every Monday morning he is at the door to the supply room, ready to dis- tribute paper, pencils, etc., so the classes may carry on for another week. Mr. Criswell and Mr. Gilson are usually seen on the upper floors after school closes for the day. They have charge of cleaning the second, third, and fourth floor rooms and corridors. The year- book staff, working after school, often delays Mr. Criswell on his rounds of the second tioor, as they tarry in Room 223 for long sieges with pic- tures and copy. John Criswell Bernard Dodd Barney Dodd doesn't make an appearance until 2 P. M., so naturally he is very much in evi- dence at all athletic contests during the winter. Barney's chief headache is the auditorium, and it is his responsibility to see that it is kept clean and shining during the winter months. He supervises the laying of the mats for the wrestling contests, and sweeps the floor before all basketball games. In addition, the many activities for which our auditorium is used, make his an extremely de- tailed duty. Mr. Boardley, as the school engineer, spends most of his time in the sub-basement, where the heating plant is located. He has charge of the furnaces, sees to the loading of the conveyor, and takes care of the mechanics of the school heating and ventilating system. Pop Gray's familiar figure was seen most frequently this past winter-when the snows came fast and often-shoveling paths to the vari- ous entrances and keeping the walks in passable condition. He is also found making the rounds of the drinking fountains, and keeping them clean and sanitary, washing walls, and sweeping the first floor corridors. Other custodians on our staff of workers are Roy Winters, George Dunlap, and Elva Hutch- inson. These men are infrequently seen by the students for they work after school hours. The up-keep of the school is not only a job for the custodians but for the students as well, and all could lighten the duties of these men, who do such a grand iob of keeping the building spotlessly clean, by being careful not to throw papers on the floors, write on the walls, or gen- erally marring the appearance of the school and surrounding property. William Gilson William Miller