Wellsboro Area High School - Nessmuk Yearbook (Wellsboro, PA)

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in administration. Come on, Bertha, what do you mean, 500 more tablets? W The Superintendent's duties include supervision and hiring of teachers. 5 Wellsboro has an important new face in the main office this year-lVIr. Clifford L. Ruland, Principal. Nlr. Ruland came to Wellsboro from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, where he was the assistant principal at Red Lion High School. When asked about his new position at Wellsboro, Nlr. Fluland replied, lt's dif- ferent. There is something new to do all the time, I have learned alot so far about the various areas that fall under my realm of responsibility. lVlr. Ruland was also impressed by the students' different values and by the stu- dent-faculty relationship. The Faculty is more interested in the students as individ- ualsg their interest in the student does not end at the classroom door. One warning he had received about the new position concerned the weather. lt is enioyable, he observed, not as bad as everyone had said it was going to be. xi M ' I-1 f W ' 'S , if WW,,,wfw 5,gn-nl! n1 ' Mr. Ruland's day began early, clearing excuses for early dismissal and checking announcements for the daily bulletin.

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The philosophy of education, if you want to call it a philos- ophy, which I have for the Wellsboro Area School District is quite simple. The best education possible for the young people of our community at the lowest practical cost. Perhaps this is a method of operation rather than a philosophy because it cer- tainly doesn't contain much theory. The best education possible covers many aspects from the student and community needs, to methods of instruction, and program of studies offered. Methods of teaching or instruction are based on the curriculum and type of course and may include team teaching, large group instruc- tion, regular classroom instruction, independent study, con- tracting for courses, field experiences where practical, use of community resource persons and many others. The main thrust will be in the area of curriculum since we are fortunate enough to have all the necessary and well equipped schools. I plan to revise and evaluate what we are presently doing in K-12 and make this evaluation an on going process. This is a must if our students are to be prepared to enter the labor market, attend college and become useful citizens of our com- munity. l plan to consider the request of the students and com- munity and use their input to help formulate a relevant program of studies. We will continue to place emphasis upon the use of supplementary materials and be perhaps more library oriented in the future. There will be a continued effort to expand our Tioga Co. Voc. Tech. School as the labor market dictates. On the other hand there will also be increased offerings in the Academic areas for those students planning on advanced educational training after high school and courses of general interest open to all. l view the position of Superintendent from many different areas. Naturally the position of Superintendent carries many and varied responsibilities that include all areas of the educational process from the personnel management to transportation through curriculum, budgeting, etc. The Superintendent must not forget the taxpayer and plan accordingly in meeting the needs of the community and our young people, and together with the Board of Education levy taxes to support the school system. Cooperation must be stressed continually with the various agencies in the state, county, and community that deal with the young people. They are our most important product. Public relations with the community is very important. The area of human relations is always present in dealing with the staff, students, and general public. The best advertisement that we have is satisfied customersa students and parents. Our finished product, a well educated future citizen, has been nutured and groomed carefully and given what we feel will be needed to become a productive and happy member of society. A .Q V ,K-Si ,M l 77 xwt yr iris-3-43' -ni S s Q-:aspects -Q5-xl Mr.. McKissick initiated a bi-monthly newsletter to acquaint citizens of the district with the activities of the school system. Times changed x i E . Qs XX I x f 4 1 if 2 Q 2 :V , f i S i ' i , llama: S .: l to f it ff . ..., --ts f y r- 5 - Q 5 i E 3 2 S x K 5 X T 3 ' sis' 1 i .. .,. t..., . V 2. Es, xtfggfgg s all . - gsm i . .1 , ef- 2 E i 2 i lVlr. McKissick began his career as Superintendent of the Wellsboro Area School District after seven years as a classroom teacher of law and office machines and two years as assistant principal at River Side High School, Elwood City, before becoming principal at Wellsboro. 4

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A new set of rules and regulations has accompanied almost any major change in administration. Wellsboro Senior High School was no exception. Nlr. Ruland im- mediately took care of the old attendance problem, incorporating a handy card system for those teachers with homerooms. Instead of copying and recopying ab- sentees off a scrawled list, the secretaries merely looked at color-coded slips of paper and knew who was tardy or who was late. To get back into class, the student had to go to the office and tender his excuse, however feeble or thin it sometimes was. Those that had cut classes to go to the parking lot, though they didn't enjoy the rituals involved in re-enter- ing class, might have liked the new way of handling the car herd in the lot. A numbered Hornet sticker and a three-by-five index card cleared up a few misunderstand- ings. Besides, those who left their lights on lor, happi- ness of happinesses, had their lights turned on for theml could be called to the office and be notified of their mistake. A different kind of mistake literally caused an up- heaval in the school-a leaky fountain on the gym floor. After a few weeks of school, though, the old floor waved good-bye, and a shining new floor took shape. But once the gym was finished, there was another prob- lem. The carpenters had 'done such a good job varnishing and smoothing it that the basketball players slipped and slid all over the first few days. There was a thought that the new guarantee wouldn't allow any dances on the floor lthe prom?l, but a persual of the fine print finally proved productive, since the company would allow one dance per year lthe promll. Smokers were also glad to hear of a smoking niche, and hastened to show their support. Between the main- tenance building and C wing, smokers united to enjoy a morning, a lunchtime, or an afternoon cigarette. Since the thought of a smoking loungehad been kicked around in Student Council for a few years, and nothing had ever been done, this section of the student body rejoiced at the news. V Q -4, The problems of the new at- tendance system slowly dawned on Rene Bowen. in rules. . . The recently finished gym floor glistened with a new shine, as well as a new guarantee. 6