Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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lilcrisrnpc migtmfy at 5135111515 $$eg gfdpml t ' f. After any organization has been long established it is alvays good to look baek the brave struggle it has made for existence, and to t' The history of Dallas High Sehool began, when, at an annual sehool meeting in 1903, the people of the city voted to add the ninth and tenth grades to the grade, school. In a few yiars the school outgrew the small grade building and it bee a new building must be provided. A special election was called in 1910 and $50,000 in bonds were voted for the. eonstrnetion and equipment of a new high seheol buildinfr. i The present building was then built and furnished. and on January 7, 1911, the tlrmrs of Dallas High were thrown open to the proud and eager students. Three teachers were employed at this time and of course the school eonld offer only a limited eonrse cf study. Previous to this time only the ninth and tenth g 'ades had been offered, with the enrollment of forty students. In 1911 the eleventh grade or the Junior class i 1 was added and in 1912 the first class, made, up of six girls, graduated from Dallas High. In 191?, a well equipped kitehen and sewinfr room was provided, introdueing Domes- tie Seienee and Art into the school. And in addition to this, apparatus and equipment fn' Physics, Chemistry, Biolegj, and Physieal Geography laboratories were furnished With the addition of these new courses and the four full years sehedule, the enrollment inereastd in 191-1 to one hundred and sixty aetive students. The addition of these eonrses also made it necessary to employ six teaeheis instead of the original three. Iesides the regular work, opportunity for broader growth x'as provided through ' the organization of The Associated Student Betly of Dallas High Sehoolll; an organiza- tion whieh was to control all student activities. These aetivities eonsisted of the Atlefphian and Ilhilegia Literary Soeieties, the 'arions athletie teams, the glee elubs, and the high sehool orchestra. at aee its development. aine, evident that The enrollment deereased eensitlerably during the war, when many of the seholars respenthd lefally to the nation's eall to arms. The Adelphian and Philegia Literary Seeieties and the orehestra were disbanded, but only temporarily. In 1919 debating soeieties were, organized and several interesting debates were held. This year has been one of the greatest in the history of Dallas High School. The enrollment increased from 100 'in 1919, to 125 at the present time. The high sehool paper. Mllhe I'eriseope? was enlarged and a splendid Periscope annual edited this year. More high sehool spirit has been shown in athleties than has been shown for years and Ilallus High School has had teams who have played unusually sneeessfnl games with the larger sehools. The high school has also had both a boys and gir glee elnb whieh l:are made several appearanees before the publie. A full Fennnereial eonrse has been added this year. The inereasing enrollment is prebably due somewhat to the addition of this new eonrse. XVith the addition of this new course a new teacher was employed. making nine teaehers in II. II. S. Fifteen Seniors will graduate this year, leaving the reins of the school to the Junior elass tnext yearls Seniorsl, who, with the help of the other classes. will endeavor to keep up the sehool spirit and to make next year as sne- cessfnl as the present one has been. 1. FORD t tRef 0in Schools E. S. 122. t

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