Wells High School - Correlator Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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. Fire Marshals The Fire Marshals inspect the building regularly to see that all infiammable de- bris is removedg they preserve order during fire drills. The corps is composed of dependable, alert boys and is under the direction of Dr. Thomas Jackson, science teacher. The officers are: Junior Fire Marshal-Russell Styler. Fire Lieutenants--john Battaglia, Mitchell Bratko, Angelo Isola. V The Fire Marshals have been functioning since the organization of Wells High in February, 1935. The Library Staff An efficacious library is an essential part of every well-organized school. A competent staff consisting of approximately seventy members, under the super- vision of Miss Hazel Merry, gains additional education as a result of their interest and labor among books. For some time after the opening of the school library in October, 193 5, The Library Staffi' was known as The Library Clubv until the members agreed to hold meetings during the school day, and to become known as The Library Staff. All staff members must be present at the meetings, therefore marked improve- ment in service has been noticeable. All members now hear suggestions for the betterment of the library routine and for the formulation of policies. By granting permission for meetings during school hours, Dr. Pierce has formally recognized the staff as a service organization. For their work, the staff members are recompensed by social affairs such as informal dances, parties and book-review days. The officers are Henry Hebda, president, Mitchell Bratko, vice-presidentg Loretta Dzierzanowski, secretary, Casimira Grochowski, treasurer, Leopold Kozi- mor, sergeant-at-arms. Clean-Up Committee In the three weeks extending from April IO to May I the extra-curricular ac- tivity which overshadowed all others was the annual Clean-Up, Light-Up, Paint- Up Campaign. Its purpose was to make Chicago appealing to the eye and health- ful to the body. Miss Lorraine Holterhoff was sponsor. The chief officers were Robert Brandt and Frank Pufont, general chairmen, jean Ulatowski, assistant chairman, and VV'anda Lopata, secretary. Twelve com- mittees were organized and assigned special duties, they totaled forty students, chosen through teachers' recommendations. It was because of them that attrac- tive posters were to be found on all walls, correspondence and funds were taken care of, the need of destroying all debris after cleaning was stressed, the cooperation of grammar school students was obtained, a desire for cleanliness was promoted among the students of Wells, prizes were solicited, programs produced, snap-shots gathered, all typewriting was done, and new ideas were discovered and used. They constantly kept the campaign before the eyes of the community.

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Q. , QW' 'A 'f Q ' 1 1 Q-1 -' . +,3,,3g,l in .. 31 ,-.g,. f'ffV:,1-: . Office Secretaries One of the first service groups to be organized in the Wells High School was .the Office Service. It is made up of a staff of girls who devote one or more of their study periods to working in the school office. Every period they can be found cutting stencils, running off mimeograph copies, typing letters or reports, delivering messages to teachers, working on the files, answering telephones, or di- recting visitors. They do all this because they want to construct a strong foundation of actual experience before leaving the school in search of jobs. As a material reward they become members of the honor society' receiving honor pins after having served for two semesters. They also receive grades from Mrs. Loretta Everding, office clerk and their sponsor, to add to their total number of credits. The Attendance Office The sole purpose of the Attendance Office is to keep an accurate record of each individual student's attendance at school. Every period the student in charge must see that class absence slips are col4 lected from each room. The attendance clerks, after collecting these slips record ,the names of absentees, the room number, and the period of their absence according to divisions. The sheets on which this information is recorded are sent at the end of each day to the respective division teachers. After any absence, the student on his return to school must present his excuse to the office. An admission slip is attached to the stamped excuse. fThis slip, which admits the student to all his classes, is signed by all class teachers and re- turned to the division teacher, who sends them to the office. Here they are kept for future reference. All pupils, who develop the habit of coming late and Ucuttingf' classes must report to the attendance office. Such pupils are subject to discipline. If they persist in repeating this misconduct, it is the duty of the attendance office to notify parents of such behavior. The attendance officer has the authority to grant early dismissalsn and give the final stamp of approval on incoming and outgoing transfers. This ofhce, under the supervision of Mr. Klest, requires the services of ap- proximately seventy students. Service Group The Service Group is an organization of students, boys and girls, who assist Miss Mary Barron, Mrs. Martha Baxter and Mrs. Anna K. Bittle in their work for the school. This group consists of seniors who are preparing themselves for entrance into the business world by volunteering to do whatever secretarial work any teacher in the school may require. Their work consists of cutting stencils, typing hectograph carbons, running off mimeograph and hectograph copies, typing letters and reports, delivering messages, answering telephones, using calculating machines, filing papers, taking dictation and carrying out whatever job they may be called upon to do. They can be found every period in rooms 309, 317 and 414. After having been of service for one year, these students are enrolled in the Honor Society and receive their honor awards.

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