Jordan Vocational High School - Red Jacket Yearbook (Columbus, GA)

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MR. FRANK P. BRADFORD Assistant Superintendent Jordan students will always feel indebted to Mr. Bradford, who served as principal for twenty- five years before leaving the school in 1945 to become assistant-superintendent of the Columbus Public Schools. Since the merging of the city and county school systems, he has also become super- visor of instruction. MR. NATHAN R. PATTERSON Assistant Superintendent Formerly superintendent of the Muscogee County Schools, Mr. Nathan Patterson now serves efficiently as supervisor of special services of the Muscogee County School District.

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(MmimAiAcduHt. TRIBUTE TO BOARD OF EDUCATION As early as 1904, members of the Co- lumbus Board of Education have worked for our school. In that year, Mr. G. Gunby Jordan, President of the Board, and several colleagues began plans for a Secondary Industrial School. In 1937, as a result of wise planning of the Board, during the presidency of Mr. R. M. Arnold, a new school was erected. As a result of the merging of the city and county schools on January 1, 1950, a new Board of Education composed of fifteen members became officially ac- tive. These men and women are work- ing earnestly to make the schools in Columbus and Muscogee County the best in the state. They are now doing every- thing in their power to promote the ex- pansion that enrollments and progressive living demand. MR. WILLIAM HENRY SHAW Superintendent of Education The merging of the Columbus Public Schools and the Muscogee County Schools on January 1, 1950, into one great system, known as the Muscogee School Dis- trict, has been due largely to the capable leadership and the energetic and tireless work of our superin- tendent, Mr. W. H Shaw. Since coming to Columbus in 1945, he has worked continually for greater expan- sion and commensurate equality. MEMBERS •Front Row: Mr. W. C. Woodall, Mr. J. Q. Davidson, Mr. Maurice D. Rothschild, Mrs. Frank P. Bradley, Mr. Louis C. Kunze, Mr. Walter A. Richards, Mr. W. H. Moon, Mr. George Adams. Back Row: Mr. J. Stacy Jones, Mrs. Richard Chaplin, Mrs. Madden Hatcher, Mr. Ben Hurt Hardaway, Jr., Mr. Samuel W. Neel, Dr. Guy J. Dillard. Not in Picture: Mr. John R. Kinnett.

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MR. R. H. TALIAFERRO Principal As our principal, Mr. Taliaferro devotes many hours administering to the needs of both students and faculty. He listens patiently and gives encouragement whenever difficult problems arise. During the five years that he has been at Jordan, he has worked unceasingly to raise the moral and academic standards of the school.