George Washington High School - Post Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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A DECADE OF PROGRESS Under the leadership of Reverend Baker, former editor of the West Side Messen- ger, plans for a West Side high school were forwarded. The new high school was to be called George Washington High School, the site was to be on Washington Street, the old Cumberland Road, and was to cover twelve acres. The final location, as decided upon, extended south from Washington Street in the twenty-two hundred block to the Big Four Railroad property. The plans for the school met with approval of the City School Com- missioners. Actual construction began in 1924, and the school opened in 1927 under the supervision of Walter G. Gingery, Enrollment Increases The greater number of the new pupils and teachers transferred from Manual Training High Schoolg however, pupils of all the city high schools were given the oppor- tunity to signify their desire of enrolling in Washington High School. The members of the faculty coming to Washington from Shortridge were: Mr. Gingery, as principal, Miss Dorsey, as head of the English departmentg Mr. Bruce Morrisong and Miss Marie Sang- ernebo, who is now Mrs. Wilcox. From Manual came: Miss Amy Keene and Miss Bess Sanders Know Mrs. Wrightj as members of the English department, Mrs. Browning and Mr. Jones, math departmentg Mr. Money, head of the history department, Mr. Bock, head of the language department, Mr. Van Dorn, science departmentg Miss Elizabeth DeHass Know Mrs. Randolphj, home economics departmentg and Miss Loehr, physical education department. From the city grade schools came: Mrs. Ethel Hightower and Miss Myrtle Johnson, English departmentg Mrs. Head, language departmentg Miss Moder, history departmentg Mr. Harding and Mr. Muterspaugh, industrial arts depart- mentg and Miss Mary Cammack, home economics department. The following appointments brought the total number of the faculty to thirty-five: Mrs. Ina Gaul, as Dean, Misses Clarice Hedrick, Margaret Quinzoni, Alice Treat Know Mrs. Shultzj, Kathryn Smith Know Mrs. Schakelj, Alice Koehne, Ruth Hasely, Mary Laatz, and LaVon Whitmireg and Messrs. Knight, Schell, Shepard, and Bogue. Miss Walls was appointed secretary with Miss Forsch as her assistant. Twenty-eight of the original thirty-five charter members, to whom this book is dedicated, still retain posi- tions on the faculty-loyal stand-bys to the Washington cause. Nine-hundred and eighty-three students enrolled the first semester in a building designed to house one-thousand. By February, 1937, the number on the faculty was in- creased to seventy-two and the munber of the students to twenty-two hundred. The only increase in housing facilities has been the twelve portable rooms, used to house the overiiow of twelve-hundred students. We owe our success and progress to the splen- did cooperation of Mr. Gingery, the faculty, and the community leaders. School Ranks High George Washington High School has been the means of solidifying the West Side into one great community. The school has been granted a first class continuous com- mission from the Indiana State Department of public instruction and ranks high on the accredited list of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Both ratings are of the highest awarded by these standardizing agencies. Gifts The school has been the recipient of many gifts from prominent and noteworthy or- ganizations and individuals. The Major Harold C. Megrew, Auxiliary No. 3 of the United States Spanish War Veterans presented thirty-six U. S. fiags which are now placed in the various classrooms. J. K. Lily was the donor of the valuable painting of George Washington on the Field of Trenton, which hangs in an honored placed on the west wall of the auditorium, an inspiration to every student in our school. A silk flag was pre-

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Music Robert Shepard Maude Delbridge Etta Scherf Charlotte Crist, Accompanist Physical Training Henry B. Bogue Carl Klafs Sergeant Wolff Elizabeth Hatfield Mabel Loehr Sara Ann Hartley, Accompanist Librarians Gilberta Heid Pauline Vonnegut Marjorie Walls, Secretary Margaret Hannan, Attendance Clerk Carolyn O'Neal, Clerk i Geraldine Eggers, Clerk Edith Young, Home Visitor

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sented by the Cornelia Fairbanks Chapter of the D. A. R. The bust of George Washing- ton, which stands in the main entrance hall, was given by the H. Lieber Company. The plaster cast, the Pageant ot' America, vvall decoration which hangs in the front vestibule, was designed, made, and presented by Mrs. Sangernebo. The Junior order of the United American Mechanics gave us the beautifully bound pulpit Bible and the large American fiag. These we use on ceremonial occasions. Hugh McLandon presented the bicentennial plaque of George Washington. Among the many autographed books which are a part of our library, are these autographed first editions: George Ade, Fable in Slangg Sabitini, Scaramoucheg Barrie, Little Minister: Hervey Allen. Anthony Adverse. Eleven hundred and fourteen copies ot' other books were donated to our library the first year. Today that number has increased to a total number of seventy-four hundred and thirty-seven volumes. Since 1928 each graduating class has presented a gift to the school, one from which they thought the incoming students would gain the most benefit. The class of '28 presented the picture of George Washington which bangs in the main ofliceg the class of '29, a thirty-five mm. moving picture machineg the class of' '30, the stage lightsg the class of '31, the clock which hangs in the main corridorg the class of' 332, the picture in the main corridor just outside room 104g the class of '33, a sixteen mm. picture machineg the class of '34 and '35, also sixteen mm. picture macbinesg and the class of '36, twelve library tables and chairs. Scholastic Records Scholastic ability and achievement has grown along with the enrollment. With each year Washington High gains greater prestige as her students and alumni conquer in their various chosen fields. Our alumni have carried on for Washington, as they have maintained honor-standing workin their various colleges. Our students have brought home to Washington many cups, medals, and plaques through their superior scholastic and athletic activities. The trophy case in the main hall stands as a mute reminder of our achievements. Sports Washington made her debut in the field of sports in her first home game with Crawfordsville. The score: Crawfordsville, 22: Washington , 6. Our football, basketball, and track teams have also contributed their share of trophies to our notable collection. Extra-Curricular Eight clubs had their origin the first year. By 1935 this number had reached the thirty-seven mark including three adult and alumni groups afiiliated with this school, Alumni Association, Parent-Teacher, and the Washington Men's Club. Ranking fore- most among our clubs areg the George Washington Chapter of the National Honor Society, Civic Quest, Minute Men, and the Washingtonians. The purposes of the clubs are to act as advisors of the freshmen boys and girls, respectively, and to promote civic and social life in the school. The clubs, as a whole, promote a loyal spirit in the school and in the community. Tenth Year This year has marked an unusual year of accomplishment and achievement. We have conquered in the field of sports as well as scholastically and have added an un- usual number of trophies to our trophy case. The school board has accepted a set of preliminary plans for a new addition. iYe have had our first alumni return as members of the faculty in the persons of Messrs. Ludlow and Luzar. We have established a beneficial exchange of faculty members with England. May the next ten years be as profitable and progressive as these iirst ten years have been, and may Washington continue to graduate students capable of assum- ing in society the positions of young men and women of self-direction and independence.