Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1986, Page 178

Description:	People who communicateWorking intently at the computer, freshmanlibrary aide Morgan Bradley helps keep track ofSouths collection of books.Souths librarians and counselors . . .they helped students find the books theywanted to read or select the classes theywanted to take. Students at South foundthat if they communicated with thelibrarians and the counselors, often theywould find the resources to help them.Communication was important tolibrarian Marlin Birnbaum.Ive finally gotten to know the kids,which makes me so much more effective,she said. She felt that her third and finalyear at South was memorable, saying,The computer finally worked, and theT.A.s were great! The computer andseventeen student aids helped Birnbaumkeep track of over 1,900 books.The counselors kept track of almost1,750 students at South. Counselor GeneWalters described their duties as thepublic relations arm of the school,facilitating relations between students,teachers, and parents. He felt communication was a vital part of a counselors job,saying, I dont know of anything moreimportant to what we do. Both thecounselors and librarians were available tostudents, ready to communicate.IIn her home away from home, head librarianMarlin Birnbaum avails herself of the materials.It looks like youre going to pass afterall! Counselor Gene Walters reassures senior EdBaxley with the help of a computer printout.178 Counselors and Librarians
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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