Broadway High School - Memories Yearbook (Broadway, VA)

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Page . 3 .. - HISTORY OP BROADWAY SCHOOL In 188U. the Broadway school, a one room building with one teacher, was organized as a private institution The Broadway Free” School was established in 1870 with C E Barglebaugh as the first teacher Professor Barglebaugh established the Broadway High School in 1882. This was the first high school in the county, with the exception of Harrisonburg. In 1907 the old frame building burned and was replaced the following year by the present grade building This building also served as a high school until 1920 when the present high school building was erected 0 In 193 4- four new rooms were added to the high school building, to be used as a library, a laboratory and a commercial department Later fire escapes were added to both buildings In 1926 the home economics cottage was bought and re¬ modeled. Several years later it was moved to its present site The gymnasium was also built in 1926 In the basement of this building are the agricultural rooms and the shop. Since the founding of the school, it has increased in size from a one room building to four modem buildings, and in enrollment from a handful to 529• The following ha ve been principals of Broadway High School from its founding to the present day: C. E. Bargle baugh.. 1882-1889 William DeBell.. I889-I89O John DeBell.I89O-I891 P. D. Lipscomb.. 1891-1892 Thomas J. O ' Neil. 1892-1895 W. S. Flory.1895-1897 Daniel Kays. 1897-1899 Mr Carr..... . 1899-1900 J. M McClung. 1900-1901 B M. Hedrick. I9OI-I90I4. W A. Myers . I90I4.-I908 Mr. Hyde. 1908-1909 A. T. Powell . 1909-1910 I. I. Triplett, Jr.1910-1911 J. M. Shuler.1911-1915 J. C. Myers.. 1915-1917 Ward N • Miller. 1917-1919 L. C. Fultz.1919-1920 W. A. Flick . 1920-1921 H E. Wakeman... 1921-192l(. R. B. Strickler. I92I4.-I959 J. Frank Hillyard.. 1959-

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ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION Page High School Faculty Branner, Edgar T. . Band Va. Fahrney, Mrs. Pauline A. Englsih, History Va. Hillyard, J. Frank. Civics Va. Lester, Miss Brownie.,. History,English,Physical Education Va. Mason, Miss Miriam...,. Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physical Education Va. May, Miss Minnie... Librarian Va. Miller, Joseph W... Glee Club ,..Broadway, Va. Moyers, Miss Lennis...... Home Economics Va. Myers, Miss Tressie. English, Civics Physical Education Ph illips, Clarence A ..... . Mathematics, Physical Education Athletic Coach Va. Roller, E. ' K . Vocational Agriculture Va. Thomas, I. F . Commercial Va. Trumbo, Miss Dorothy........ English, General Science Va. Physical Education