Abilene High School - Orange and Brown Yearbook (Abilene, KS)

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rN1NrrA1r rrw8l 'ruvvwrywn - DRUWK-V . Abilene Schools HEN THE last war whoop had died away to the west, the pioneers of Abilene turned their attention to improving the rude settlement they had established and which they struggled to retain. In what is now the southwest part of the city they built a small school house. From this school came men and women who have helped to make this a bigger and better City of the Plains. As the population increased, a de- mand for more schools brought into existence the three grade schools-Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley ,gf .., 'IX -junior High School and Senior High School. There QS, 5 nl . ' .. . 4' ufo vi, V are also three kindergartcnsgat the tlty Library, at 2 .Zu m f. the lNlcKinley school and at Lincoln school, 4 Q v 1 B 'ui 4 ' Since the beginning of its career, the High School ,J ' 'vi' V has been a center of civic interest. lts courses ot' Q 0 145' 0 . . . O '7' Pg N stud ', athletics, drama and music have made it row J ERA9 . 3 . . . . . 3 9 QE -Egg rnto the lively, self-approving institution of 1928. ANS?- From a class of five, its enrollment has increased to over five hundred students now attending. These students are not alone from the district itself but include sc0res of pupils frcm the various parts of the county who come here because of the fine ac- commodations of the school and its fine educational facilities. Some of the school's finest records have been made by young men and young women from outside of Abilene and their success is an indication of its broad and helpful instruction for every member of the school. Because of this wide area served the influence of the school goes out over the county. The school offers six courses: Professional, Normal Training, Com- mercial. Home Economics. Manual Arts, and Vocational Agriculture. The latter course is for boys only and girls take the Home Economics Course. One of the most progressive projects of the school is the Library, which is in connection with the study hall. A-Nt present there are more than 3,000 books. including Reference Books, the series of American Year Books, His- tories, Science Books and Novels. The Clipping and Pamphlet File, Mu- seum Cases and Current Magazines have been added since 1923. The stu- dents have found thi's library a convenience and useful asset to their work. Parallel with the development of the school system itself has been the growth of public interest in education and the school's activities. Every year more persons attend the athletic events, more are interested in know- ing Abilene's record in scholarship contests and always has there been a hearty willingness to furnish adequate equipment for the constantly en- larged demand of the increasing enrollment in Abilene schools. 106 llllllIlllllIIllIIIIIIIIIllIllllllllllllllllllllllll ' - ' IlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllll' 1.14.