Forest Avenue High School - Forester Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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1 LIBRARY In the first year many school activities were started. THE FORESTER, the official monthly paper of the school, was first published on October 15, 1916, and in May, 1917, the first ANNUAL was published. The following societies were organized during the flrst year: THE HAMILTON LITERARY SOCIETY, THE SENATE LITERARY SOCIETY, LA TERTULIA, MUSI- CAL DRAMATIC SOCIETY, THE RAPHAELITES, CRESTHA CLUB, THE SHAKESPEAREAN CLUB, and the GIRLS' GLEE CLUB. In this year, the school did not do much in athletics, but the material out for the various teams promised great things in the future. In the First scholarship assembly that was held, many students made an average of eighty or more in every subject. In May, 1917, 58 students graduated, 38 girls and 20 boys. The enrollment for the second year of Forest Avenue High School was 749, an increase of 33W over the first year. The school had by this time overcome all the hardships and trials usually attending the opening of a new school, and all things were progressing smoothly. . This year Forest had regular football, basketball, and baseball teams, arid all did fine work considering the fact that these were the first teams the school had put forth. Two new societies were formed this second year, these were the Forest Avenue High School Literary Society, and El Circulo Espanol. There was a noticeable increase in the participants of the scholarship assemblies this year, and their fine showing boosted considerably the standard of scholar- ship at Forest Avenue High School. v 10

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+4 ' s, 1 7'-J '- IL ,. 1 re. 'AUDITORIUM The S choal History During a few years preceding 1916, the only high school in Dallas Bryan High became very crowded. This school was not able to accommo date very successfully the increasing grade school graduates. The School Board then decided to build another high school. Forest Avenue, from whence the name Forest Avenue High School, was chosen as the place for a new school, and work began on the new big school in 1915. The building that was erected is one of the best high school buildings in the South, the cost of building being S300,000. In this building, the corridors, locker-rooms, and laboratories are all spacious, beautifully built, and well equipped. This'sch0ol has a large gymnasium, and one of the largest school auditoriurns in the South. The auditorium is able to seat twelve hundred people. This vionderful building was completed and opened to pupils in Septem- ber of 1916. Mr. E. B. Cauthorn was appointed principal of this new high school, which was in the future to become the best and foremost high school in the city. The enrollment for the first year was 713 pupils: boys 282, girls 431. The teachers who were at this high school the Hrst year, did their part toward starting the 'school off right and finally making it the best high school in thecity. I 21+ .1 . , , A.. it :

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Q .-.vw ,W Q .K J sg- 1 SECOND FLOOR CORRIDOR September of Nineteen Eighteen started Forest Avenue High School on her third year. The school was now making great progress and was becoming known as the best high school in Dallas. Nine hundred and seventy-one students were enrolled this year. On January lst, 1919, The Standard Debating Society, the most educa- tional organization in the school was formed. This society in the future was to make a great name for itself not only in Dallas, but over a large part of North Texas. Athletics during this year showed a great improvement over the pre- ceding years. In track, two Forest athletes won honors for themselves and for the school. These were Earle Wilson and Adolph Marder. The school year of 1919-20 was one of the most successful and brilliant years of Forest Avenue High School. Honors were won for Forest in practically every contest in which the school participated. Forest basket- ball and track teams, by winning State championships, became known all over Texas. The city declamation and debate contests, and the city inter- scholastic tennis tournament were won by students of this school. Fine showings were made in thelscholarship assemblies of this school during this year. e 1 E 5 lu li fl L TE A . Et 'Q sf ii 4, f, if ,1 l-f ., I , in-me ,,C.. ...au A 1 .fi , . vi lyfgvixi fl 5, -N , fs 4,1 in J'-E 234 A l N 4 v i l 11 we lx fi 5391! I fl, ,, ici 1 N.,-,J , - ,pw-f , 5 r.. it 2 5. li f. Ii if 25 ' Y' S wa. ., y 55 :HE 15 .L 'V F 'i . e1' . ,L , , . - . 1 - ' ' fi 0 r it 5 JI M -1 h 55,5 X ' 'IX . aw 1 ' f ., fi J, . J ' P ii - li, ,. - .,.-..,.. V: ' .. V ' 3 , .fmhmimbi I aa A .. Hg.