Watauga High School - Musket Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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As school began in the fall, so did the tedious jobs of Watauga’s principal, Dr. N. A. Miller, and its assistant principal, Mr. Carl Fidler. Their jobs varied from hosting visiting dignitaries to disciplining rowdy students. But the beginning of the year did not initiate their duties; Dr. Miller worked diligently during the summer to plan schedules and then to adjust them. Mr. Fidler was re- sponsible for the safe transportation of students on the buses. Both principals made sure that good behavior was Dr. Miller concentrates on the announcements he is about to make. He always displayed. also gives special instructions concerning class meetings. Ollie Jackson waits for Mr. Fidler, assistant principal, to sign her admis- sion slip so that she may be allowed to re-enter class. Dr. Miller watches as Mr. Fidler searches for a student’s class schedule which is needed to call the student to the office.

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ASU Financial Aid Proves Beneficial To School Mr. Whitmer, a graduate assistant from Appalachian State University, shows Bill McGuire how to operate a projector. Leonard Hicks and graduate assistant Mrs. Beshears watch with interest as another student gives an oral report in English. Appalachian State University and Watauga High School were joined even more closely together during the past year than they had ever been before. Since Watauga is the laboratory school for ASU, it received aid in a number of various ways. Some of the teachers received a supplement to their yearly salary, while students attend- ing the graduate school of ASU taught classes at Watau- ga as graduate assistants. Appalachian students also par- ticipated in high school classes of the subjects they plan to teach after graduation from ASU. One of the monitors of the closed-circuit television installed at Watauga High School depicts a typical classroom scene. 15

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Jimmy Harrison consults Mrs. Mast as to what subjects he should take next year in preparation for his future career. The work in the guidance and health offices seemed al- most continuous. Mrs. Grace B. Mast, the freshman and sophomore counselor, aided freshmen and sophomores in their plans for the high school years ahead of them. The junior and senior class counselor, Mrs. Margaret Gragg, assisted juniors in planning for their senior year and se- niors in choosing a college. The guidance department also directed the administering of group tests and spon- sored the rewarding “College and Career Nights.” The school nurse, Mrs. Harrill, was always ready to give first aid or advice regarding health problems. Counselors And Nurse Give Valuable Advice Mrs. Gragg checks over a permanent record to see if all the student’s teachers have filled in the correct information. Mrs. Harrill, school nurse, prepares one of her health lectures which she gives for the benefit of Watauga’s students. 17