Great Falls High School - Roundup Yearbook (Great Falls, MT)

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THE ROUNDUP SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Irving Wright Smith, M. A., Ed. M. Irving Wright Smith was graduated from the Hartford, Connecticut, high school in 1906. He went to Trinity College, receiving his B. S degree in 1910 from that school. Later he studied at Vale University, receiving his M. A. in 1913, and his Ed. M. degree from I he Graduate School of Education at Harvard in 1927. Mi 1 . Smith was instructor at the Night high school, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1909; vice-principal of the Seymour high school, Seymour, Connecticut, in L910; instructor at the Crosby high school of Waterhury, Connecticut, four years; principal of the Seymour, Connecticut high school until he resigned to become principal of the Leominster high school, Leominster, .Massachusetts. in 1927 .Mr. Smith came to Great Falls from the Leominster high school to be principal of the local high school, a position in which he served for two years. Upon the resignation of S. 1). Largent, Mr. Smith was tendered the position of City Superintendent of Schools which he accepted and has capably and efficiently administered since. In 1930, during the summer session, he was a visiting professor at the University of Montana. The students and teachers of the city schools, and particularly here in high school, have a very warm feeling toward Mr. Smith, lie has been a dis- tinct asset to our school and community. Pago Fourteen

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THE ROUNDUP HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Merle C. Gallagher, B. A. Merle 0. Gallagher was graduated from the high school at Stevensville, Montana. He attended the Missoula high school for one year as a post graduate student. He then attended the University of Montana at Missoula from 1914 to 1918, when he received his B. A. degree. He gained further education in summer schools at the University of Montana, the University of Minnesota, Iowa State College, and Columbia University. Mr. Gallagher was instructor in the high school of Wabasha. Minnesota, from 1919 to 1920. He taught at Billings, Montana, for one-half year. In Sep- tember, 1921, he became principal of the high school at Two Harbors, Minne- sota, where he remained for two years. In August. 1!)27, he accepted the posi- tion of principal of the Billings high school, where he remained until the fall of 1929, then becoming principal of Great Falls High School. As we had the pleasure of entering high school the first year Mr. Gallagher was principal of Great Falls High School, we feel as though he is rightly a member of the class of 1933. His supervision has always been fair and square, and we have found him to be one of the high school students ' best friends. P;v, ' e Thn-tr.n

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THE ROUNDUP THE BOARD OF EDUCATION m t. Fred Traber Chairman Dr. C. J. Breesee Dr. A. S. Chicpiester Dan C. Wentworth I. W. Church Albert E. Wiggin Victor F. Gibson Secretary It is the tradition and law of the American people that boards of educa- tion shall be responsible for public education. The board of education constitutes the link between the community and ihe professional forces who are actually in charge of the schools. The powers of the board of education are statutory and granted powers, vested in the boards only through the constitution and the legislature, and although they represent the state in lay leadership and must be responsible to the state for specific acts, nevertheless there still remains a large degree of self- government. This privilege, which is clearly an implied responsibility to formulate poli- cies to meet ever changing local needs and conditions, is a most wholesome challenge to the board of education. Serving on a board of education is no per- functory matter and there is ample room for the best thought and energy on the part of every member in any community. The board of education has the power to contract for services, materials, supplies and other necessities to be used by the school, and when so authorized and directed by the electors of the district or county to purchase, issue and sell bonds of the district or county, purchase school sites and contract for new buildings.