Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Miss Tlloxus URKING in cooperation with Mr. Iarvis in directing the work of our school, heckoning us onward and guiding our sometimes wavering footsteps. is Miss Anna Belle Thomas. Her character and ideals are on a high plane and her aim is always to lift our efforts upward. Her personality invites friendship and hecause of that fact, we feel respect and regard for her. Association with Miss Thomas is an honor and privilege and her influence has heen an inspiration to many. With her as our heacon light, we are encouraged in our endeavors and spurred on to greater accomplishments. 7

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Catxtx VV. Iakvts T the head of organized institutions which function smoothly stand leaders, men and women of strong character and personality: among these is Calvin VV. Iarvis. Little do we realize the tasks he meets daily in the school. the prolilems he must cope with. He is a tnan of lirni convictions hut with sympatlietic under- standing of young people. one to whom a trouhled person may go for counsel and guidance. The kindly interest he takes in every student encourages greater ellort. Honored. respected. and loved hy all with whom he comes in contact. surely we cannot place hitn anywhere except on the heights. t i

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1932 AT CIl'lNTR.-Xl, lNhTlil'QN huntlrecl thirty-two h.is provetl .i successful yegtr for Central High. XYe ctin feel th.it its .i result of m.iny yetirs of etlort our school h.is g.iinetl ti higher pltice on the l.icltler ol' progress. .Xpprosiiniitely twenty-three huntlretl stu- tlents h.tt'e heen enrolletl this ye.tr to help in this .itt.tinment. Une ol' the chieli t'.ictors in the progress of tiny school is the l'.tcultt'. This te.ir we liiitl severity-six memhers on the tlicttlty. Ut' these Miss Turner .incl Nliss Trow- hritlge. girt tcuichers. Miss Hollitldy. te.icher ol' French. .intl Mrs. llrice. lihr.iri.in. gtre new. Miss Miirion Trowhritlge is gl grgicluiite of North l3.il4ot.i 5t.ite College. while Miss lIonst.ince Turner comes from the L'nix'ersity of Minncsot.i. Miss M.ir- g.iret Hollicliiy. gin qilumnit ol Centrgtl. spent lmrt ol' l.ist tc-.ir in l r.ince stuclying lfrench. Miss lflorence lfish. .iliter .i term's le.ive ot .ihsence. h.is resigneml her posi- tion on C1entr4il's l'.icultx'. Cientixil lieels th.it her resignation me.ins it xerx' great loss . . . 4 to its l.iculty. .is she w.1s recognizccl .is one ol' its most qihle tc.tchers hec.tuse of her originality. scholarship. .intl strong leiitlership. Some ol' the lltculty lTllYC receirecl outside recognition this year. Miss Luellgi Cook wits miitle presiclcnt of the Min- nt-.ipolis Division ol' the Minnesotii licluciition ,Xssoeiiition gintl is the giuthor ot' ai recent texthools on linglish. Miss .-Xniy lfox is ii memher of the Xxitioniil lfxecutive Committee of The .Xnieric.in lfetlergition ol' Tegichers. Miss Cireer. the heiitl l.ihr.i- riain git Central. wits iippointetl hy Superintentlent Cliirroll Reetl to he the sccretitry of the city texthook committees. Four funds hiive heen left to Central High School for the henelit of the stuclents. The interest from the XYiirren Trust funtl of S1500 is usetl its gi prize for ii tlehgtte hetween the juniors gtncl Seniors. The lfiilk lissity itncl the Chile lfssiit' prizes iire ollerecl to the Seniors who write iincl clelivet' the hest orittions on certain clesignittecl suhiects. The ltlgi Y. Prohett liuntl is ti scholarship lunml which wgis st.irtetl ten ye.irs gigo in honor of Miss Prohett, who. while Deitn git Central. in.itle everyone her friend by her generosity gincl gracious personality. This funcl h.is provetl its worth hy heing of :tial to 45 stuclents since it wits founclecl. The committee in charge of this fund consists of Mrs. U'lirien. Miss Hutchinson, Miss Sicltlgtll. gintl Mr. Rodgers. The Girl Reserves. the Girls' Cluh. the l,.itin Cluh, the llommerciiil lfluh. the lSot.iny Cfluh, the fgtculty. gtntl outsitle lirientls of Central contrihute itnnuailly to it. The music cletmrtment. uncler the clirection of Mr. Morse. h.is clone its shttre to make this ye.ir gin outstgintling one. The large gittencl.ince .it the opergis Lel1iwiil4t .incl Chimes of Nortn.iiicly wits evidence ol' their success. .Xnother te.icher whom we must thttnlg for her work in niiilging the clr4im.itic .ictivities ol- Cc-ntr.il gi success is Miss Lorine Cirosx. .Xs the gitlviser of the Mimes .incl Mummers. she h.ts h.itl clmrge of m.tny protluctions. liesicles two successful cl.iss pl.iys. she co.icheil .t nolewortln' evening tterliortimiitce ol' Tiger House. The Mimes .intl Muintners gtlso put on two m.itinee performginces. The puhlic.itions ot Cfcntriil tire not to he outclone ht' the other .tctivities of the school. The Quest. Cfentr.ili.in. gintl News won .Xll .Xtneric.in mting from the Nit- llHll.ll Seltciluslle l,I'ess .Xssuei.tliuIt. .Xn et ent which in.il4es the te.ir tiieinoinihle w.is tuning oIT the inortgwge on the .ithletic lieltl. lfor sexeixil te.irs the proceetls from the Cometh' Concerts time gone for this littrpose. llowexer. helpetl hy the receipts from the h.isl4eth.ill turnotits this xe.ir. the niortg.ige w.is tmitl oil- .tntl the esent w.ts celehmtetl hy .i hig hontire on the lieltl on lloineconiing lJ.it.