Chattanooga High School - Dynamo Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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hool in the South first Officers, Training Camp held in the South in Fort Oglethorpe. He graduated as a 2nd Lt. in Field Artillery. Since Lt. Bates spoke French fluently, he was chosen to go to France as a billeting officer. After he was discharged in Germany at the closing of the war, Lt. Bates decided to remain in Europe and study at the Sorbonne in Paris. He latcr received his lVl.S. Degree from Columbia University and has done graduate work at Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin, Peabody, and the University of Cuba. He returned to Chattanooga to teach at City until 1925g then he opened the new Look- out ,lunior High School as principal. He served in that capacity until May of 1926. ln tl1e fall of 1927 Prof. Bates became prin- cipal of Chattanooga High School. He has served continuously in this capacity, except during service in World War II and for over one year when he served as acting School Superintendent while Superintendent Derthiclc was in England. During World War II he served as a Special Service Officer, securing entertainment for Teacher Principal MR. CREED BATES Mathematics troops abroadg he also served as an interpreter. For outstanding service he was given the Legion of Merit Award and was discharged as a Lieutenant Colonel. Returning to Chattanooga, Col. Bates resumed his position as prin- cipal of the oldest and best secon- dary school in the South. There is much more which could be said, these few words can not possibly do justice to the life, influence, and talents of this great leader in deter- mining the destiny and prestige of Chattanooga High School.

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CHS - The Oldest ond Best Second 1 gf 6 A born leader of men through the years, Col. Bates has taken part in all types of civic and church activities. He has served as a Trus- tee of Bonny Oaks Orphanage since 1929, succeeding his father, Squire L. W. Bates, who was instrumental in founding Bonny Oaks. Col. Bates now serves as secretary of the Board of Trustees. Col. Bates has been prominent in Methodism for more than a half century. In the St. Elmo Methodist Church, he is on the board of trustees. For ten years he was chairman of the board and a steward. He has previously been a delegate to the District and Annual Conferences of the Methodist Churches. The Methodist Church established a school, the Standard Train- ing School, of which Col. Bates was named Chairman of the Board of Managersg and since 1946 he has been a dean. Col. Bates has also held the position of Sunday School Superintendent. Col. Bates joined the Chattanooga Civitan Club in 1922, two years after it was founded. He has been an active member for forty-two years and served as president in 1932- 33. Col. Bates has served as District Commander of Civitans, Chair- man of Chattanooga Armory Advisory Committee, President of State Y.lVl.C.A. Board. President of Chattanooga Half Century Club, Commander of James-Craig Ludon Post Qf the American Legion, Trustee of University of Chattanooga. Member of Com- mittee on Colleges and Universities for Southern Association of College and Secondary Schools. l Creed Fletcher Bates was born February 1, 11894, the sixth child of Squire L. W. Bates a d Jane L. Bates. He was born in St. Elmo and spent all the summers of his boyhood on Waldens Ridge. N Creed received his elementary education at St. Elmo Grammar School. He was a good student even as a small boy. He loved local 'istory and spent many of his waking hours on Lookout Mountain hunting for Indian relics. lCompleting four years of work in three years, Creed graduated from Central High Syhool in 1911 with honors. He was Alumni Editor of t'The Digestf, the school's newspaper, piesident of the debating society, and a mem- ber of the track team. Receiving his A.B. degree in education, Mr. B tes graduated from U. C. in three years with honors. He worked on U. C.'s yearbook arid newspaper, he also held comic rolls in all the college plays. l1n 1911 Prof. Bates began his far-reaching career as an educator at Central High School. Hb taught there until the outbreak of Woi'lcl War 1 in 1917. lProf. Bates began his military career at the l Student 4 t i l l i 1 l l t

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' ' A ,.:.b i I . fy---. Left to right: Corley Young, G. Paul Sams, Mrs. C. M. Hooper, S. Dean Peterson, Raymond D. Witt, Jr., Elroy Rollins, and William D. Leber. -.W Em., f...W pi!-me .'-- sie? ' 1,55 .gi .:k..k i .V . 20 SUPERINTENDENT OF CITY SCHOOLS Dr. Bennie Carmichael COMMISSIONER OF ED U C A TI ON S. Dean Peterson Board of Education Votes to Leave Stadium at Bottom of Hill