Central High School - Red and Black Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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PHOTOGRAPH BY GERHART SISTERS

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' Q34 ISS AnnalVl Southw1clc durmg gig! her years of SQTVICG as c 16 clerk 1n Central H1gh School estahhshed herself Hrmly 1n the hearts of the faculty and students The un1versal and envlalble adm1ra t1on accorded her 18 but a reflect1on of her own character and ab1l1ty Her helpful and fmendly response to all, her scrupulous deVot1on to r1ght pr1nc1ples and not the least her remarkable memory and d1s crlmlnatmg Judgment made her loved and Valued It 18 to her that we ded1cate Wlth s1ncere apprec1at1on th1s 1ssue of the Red and Black fl' Q' ' ' rf v n , E I . l . ' , , I . ,ef , h F LQ, . . 1 . . . ll l 1 I . . . -I I . . . . . 1 1 s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MR. W. J. S. BRYAN R. W. S. BRYAN has recently rounded out fifty years of work in serving the Public Schools of St. Louis. His work has been of great importance: that of helping to operate the educational system for the children of St. Louis. Mr. Bryan has won our admira- tion by the fact of his remaining so long at his post, still showing his heels to fifty years of time, and still using his fertile brain for the benefit of the children of this city. There are few men who direct the energies of an entire lifetime toward a single unselfish goal. There are fewer still who, with that noble purpose, are able to withstand the ravages of time and the difficulties of life without failing in their purpose at one place or another. Mr. Bryan has been a man who has been able to do these things without failureg and in him we.find probably the greatest asset that the Board of Education has ever had. During his distinguished service his duties have been well performed and it is with sincerest praise that we say of him: A producer and benefactor of one of the finest school systems in the world. Many have been the receptions and congratulations that Mr. Bryan has re- ceived in celebration of his half century of work, but not one of these is able to present the really deep gratitude and sin- cere admiration that is held for him by all. Central students, perhaps, owe him a greater debt of gratitude than do any others of the city, for he has had the in- terests of Central at heart for many years. He served in the capacity of a teacher for thirteen years at Central, later becom- ing Vice Principal and Principal. Follow- ing lVIr. Soldan's death, he was appointed Assistant Superintendent, in charge of high schools, which office he holds today: and consequently we lost him to a work of broader scope. ln doing this work he serves as the connecting unit between the high schools and the Superintendent of Education. It is with greatest pleasure that we see Mr. Bryan begin his fifty-first year, and it is our earnest hope that he may complete many more years of service.