Joplin High School - Joplimo Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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DIRECTGR of THE SYMPHCNY Mr. E. A. Elliott, our genial superintendent, came to us from Nevada, Missouri in the fall of 1930 to assume his present duties at the beginning of a trying period for Missouri's schools, During those lean years he saw to it that Joplin's schools were operated efficiently and that educational standards were kept high. There are two things that seem especially typical of our superintendent- one, his ready wit and keen sense of humor, and the other, his progressive spirit. He is not unmindful of the good in old practices-those that are worthwhile he retains. Neither is he a worshipper of all that is new. But he is constantly on the alert for new ideas which will mean progress in education or in com- munity life. Once convinced that an idea is worthwhile, he loses no time in putting it into practice if it is within his power to do so. Joplin's students feel that in Mr. Elliott they have a friend who not only understands their problems but who knows how best to solve them.

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Public spirited citizens who give of their time and energy to see that Joplin's schools are wisely and efficiently conducted in the best interests of the whole community-to them We owe a debt of gratitude. Below is a typical session of the Board. From left to right: 'Mr. Herbert R. Wheeler, Member: Mr. Charles F. Wells, Vice-President: Mr. E. A. Elliott, Superintendent: Mr. S. A. Harris, President: Mrs. Etta B, Garlock, Secretary: Miss Fern Gray, Clerk: Mr. Cliff K. Titus, Member: Mr. Kelly E. Greenwell, Member. Thirteen Schoofs Out School Begins

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THE MAESTRO , 0 0,6 For more than a score of years our principal, Mr. H. E. Blaine. has directed the affairs of Joplin High School. A big friendly man he is with a twinkle in his eye-the students like him as a friend genuinely interested in each of them, and respect him as a wise and competent educator. Nor does he live just in a world of books. He likes football, basket- ball, and track. And, when the time comes to roll his desk top down for the summer, he finds pleasure, as does many another philosopher, with rod and reel along likely looking streams. During the years that Mr. Blaine has been at Joplin High School, it has grown in enrollment from about seven hundred in four grades to more than twelve hundred in three. New courses and equipment have been added in keeping with the most progressive practice.. The school's success in extra curricular activities, as well as its high scholastic standing, has been due, in no small measure, to this principal of whom we are justly proud. 17 if teen