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

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--nlunulnnnnlnlmlnnllnl - -- -- .... .4 TDTXQUTAT TIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllmlljll n1wrrA1nrwg! uxdtyou .urcvvdxv C. W. TAYLOR H. A. SNYIJER S. R, HELLER H. VV. KEEL WV. C. GRIGG L. B. STANTS HE SIX members of the Board of Education this year are: C. W. Tay- lor, president, W. C. Grigg, H. W. Keel, S. R. Heller, L. B, Stantsg Mrs. C. H. Hawkes is secretary and clerk. The Board meets regular- ly each month, but special meetings are called at any time necessary. There are two committees, one to look after the buildings and grounds the other takes charge of education and finance. Mr. Snyder, Mr. Keel and Mr. Stants are members of the former and the latter is composed of Mr. Heller, Mr. Grigg and Mr. Taylor. Probably the greatest thing accompli'shed or started this year by the Board was the development of the Athletic Field. The Field is being used for football and hockey, and in the future there will be tennis courts, a soc- cer field, a baseball diamond and all kinds of equipment for outdoor exercise. A steel fence was put around the grounds this year and several thousand loads of dirt were put on the field to make it level and help drainage.

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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.

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F. C. GARDNER, Superi11tendent: For the past three years F. C. Gardner has been superintendent of the Abilene Schools. Before tak- ing over the superintendency, Mr. Gardner was principal of the High School for two years. Since his graduation from the Kansas State Teachers' College of Emporia, he has secured a B. S, de- gree from the Universi'ty of Kan- sas, and has taken three years of graduate work at Columbia Uni- versity. New York. Mr. Gardner has had much ex- perience as a teacher in rural and high schools and has been super- intendent oi schools for thirteen years. He is well liked in Abilene and has taken part in many civic enterprises as well as school activ- ities. M. R. GRAY. Principal Mr. Gray has been pri'ncipal of the Abilene High School for the past three years. He has an A, B. degree from Dartmouth and this year received his Master's Degree at the University of Chicago. Before coming to Abilene he was principal of the Burlington High School and before that made a trip to England where he studied the English school system. He served in the 318th Aviation Squadron dur- ing the war, Mr. Gray has always been in- terested in athleticsg and he has laid particular emphasis on scholar- ship this year and A. H. S. has placed high in the all-student tests, also in the selected student tests at Emporia. Mr. Gray is secretary of the Central Kansas League.