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Fifty Years of Columbia High School THE story of the fifty-year growth of Columbia High School, from one advanced 1 class organized to increase the efficiency of the Columbia School to the present organization of over 1500 students, is a story of the realization of educational ideals and of rapid progress in educational thought. In 1885 a small advanced class taught by the principal of the school was estab- lished, and three years later, in 1888, Columbia High School held its first commence- ment exercises. Miss Etta Kilburn becoming the first graduate. The small higher class was a regularly established part of the educational program now, and was re- ceiving increasing interest from the people of the community. The addition of manual training to the high school curriculum was made in 1890, and the course proved a popular one. The following year saw a regular four-year course of study adopted, and in the same year, sciences were given a place in the high school program. The prestige of the school was increased when in 1892, two Columbia graduates were accepted at Cornell on certification. A choice of three courses was now offered students: one preparing for college, one for entrance to the state Normal School, and one training students for business. The business course was augmented in 1897 by the inclusion on the program of typing, stenography, and bookkeeping. The ever-increasing community interest in the high school, and the realization of a need for some effectual link between parents and administration, led to the formation in 1909 of the Columbia Home and School Association. The curriculum was being constantly enlarged to suit the needs of the school, and now the interest of the students seemed to turn from purely academic matters to extra-curricular affairs. In 1912 the School Council was organized to give students a voice in school government and in solving problems which might arise. With the growth in student participation and interest in school affairs came a desire for a medium through which the school news might be brought to the entire student body and to the community. Thus in 1915, The Columbian' was estab- lished to meet this need, to foster school spirit, and to build student opinion.' Other extra-curricular activities made their appearance in the life of Columbia: in 1920, Parnassian was established as a debating society, and in the course of years it has assumed its present status as the honor dramatic organization of the school. The completion of Columbia High School building in 1927 was a'proud achieve- ment of the community. The excellent facilities and modern equipment of the building mark it as one of the finest high schools of the country. The student body today numbers nearly sixteen hundred; a class of approximately five hundred will be graduated in June. Fifty years of exceptional advance in educational standards have reached their culmination this year. A celebration marking this anniversary included a dramatic depiction of the progress of the American secondary school, and the publication of a booklet commemorating the anniversary. We can now look ahead, and with educational ideals blazing the way. advance toward the ultimate in secondary education in another fifty years of progress. THE MIRROR—1936 Page Twelve
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Columbia Faculty Administration JOHN A. BOSSHART. A. B. Superintendent of Schools CURTIS H. THRELKELD. A. M. Principal FREDERIC CREHAN. A. B. Vice Principal MARY HENDERSON. A. M. Vico Principal English MAURICE CURRIER. M. Ed. Supervisor IDA GRACE ALEXANDER. A. M. JOHN A. BROWN. A. B. L. EUNICE GENTHNER. A. B. THEODORE P. GNAGEY. A. M. MARTHA M. GRAY. A. B. ALICE GUEST. A. B. GLADYS HAYNER. A. M. ROBERT K. MARSHALL. A. M. ELIZABETH M. MAYSE. A. B. marjorie McFarland, a. m. (resigned) MARJORIE NICHOLS. A. M. RUTH C. PAINE. A. M. HELENE SMITH. A. M. IRWIN W. THOMPSON. A. M. CHRISTIE M. TOLLEFSON. A.M. JOHN I. WENKER. A. M. Librarian WINIFRED WILCOX. A. M. Latin HELEN CARRIGAN. A. M. Supervisor ANNA CASWELL. A. B. CHARLES DOOLITTLE. A. M. MARGARET SANDERS A. M. HELEN LEECH. Ph. D. Modern Languages MARGARET ALLEN. A. B. Supervisor ALTA AHRENS. A. B. CATHERINE CARRIGAN. C.E.F. CECELIA FREEMAN. M. Ed. BERTHA GATES. A. M. MARIE SORA. A. M. ANITA VALE. A. b. MARIAN WOLCOTT. A. M. LILLIAN DIRKS. A. M. Physical Sciences J. A. ERICKSON. A. M. Cheirmon NORTON BROWN. M. S. ELTON CHASE. A. M. ALLENE MARKHAM. A. M. OLIN PARSONS. A. M. DONALD SUMMERS. Ph. D. Physical Education THOMAS HIGBEE. A. M. Supervisor MARIAN ALLEN. A. M. WILLIAM BAKER. A. M. KATHRYN ELDON. Ph. B. HARRY MAHNKEN. A. M. (resigned) CONSTANCE MUELLER HARRISON B. MOSHER. B.P.E. Music RUSSELL SHENTON. B. S. Supervisor CHARLES BATCHELDER Mathematics FREDERIC CREHAN. A. B. Supervisor FRANCES HEWITT. A. B. GEORGE JACKSON. A. M. ELIZABETH MacBAINE. B. S. PHILIP MARVEL. B. S. BURNHAM PAIGE. A. M. FRANK ROGERS. A. M. CHARLOTTE SMITH. A. M. CLINTON TALBOT. A. M. Social Scioncos HARRY SHEELEY. A. M. Chairman FLORENCE ACKERMAN. A. M HENRY GRAY. A. M. CAMILLA LOW. A. M. MILDRED MEMORY. B. S. RAYMOND STERLING. A. M. JOHN A. BROWN. A. B. HELEN PERKINS. A. B. Industrial Arts JAMES HOPKINS Supervisor VORIS LINKER. A. M. LEONARD PLATT EMERSON POWELL. S.A.E. Fine Arts GENIEVE SECORD. B. S. Supervisor VIOLET DEMAREST. B. S. MARIAN WHEELER. B. S. Commercial GEORGE B. PONTZ. M. S Supervisor MILDRED BULLOCK MARY GAYLORD MARIAN JOHNSON FLORENCE ROPP. B. S. CARL STRONY. A. M. KERMIT WH I I AMS B.E.C. GERTRUDE YOUNG. A. M. economics jdl tf ELEN SNYDER Supervisor JOYCE PAUL. B. S. ELIZABETH ZIELENBACH. B. S Page Eleven THE MIRROR—I 9
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