Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

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Faculty Administration and perform some act of kindness for us, if only a suggestion for a trouble- some schedule; finding a home where we Seniors from the country could find happiness and content all through our four years, or perhaps the smooth- ing out of some serious misunder- standing for us. Miss Hightshoe has attained both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Mast- er's degree. The theme of our Argus embodies three supreme ideas—the school, the home, and the city. Mr. Hannum, as Superintendent of our Public Schools is instrumental essentially in bringing into closer relationship with one another these three units, merging them into one noble purpose—Ot- I tumwa! His supervision of the school system touches in a very real sense the life of our community. I lis policy and that of his board of directors dictates largely the ideals, purposes, and business integrity of future Ot- tumwa. Mr. Hannum received his Bache- lor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa, and was also a student at Columbia Uni versit v. N. Y. I.rw.i.A lIiciirsiiOR R. P. Hannum F. W. Douma Ass't Principal Superintendent Principal. “ Our I ligh School, the best in the land That motto was given to the students by an assembly speaker about eight years ago. Since that time we have been getting nearer and nearer that goal. Today our school compares very favorably with any high school in the country. W e have an excellent faculty, an enthusiastic student body and one of the best sch x l plants found anywhere. It is up to each one to do his or her part to get the most out of this wonderful opportunity. I f fifteen hundred people are unitedly striving to make our school the best there is, it surely will be.” These words of Prank V. Douma embody the ideal which our High School is striving to attain Yet one person, dominant above all. is directly responsible for the attainment of this ideal Mr. Douma! Iwo years of honest effort and efficient systems in- stituted by Mr. Douma have lead us nearer and nearer to that goal l ie attended I lope College, Michi- gan l ni versit y. Chicago University, and Iowa I. niversity. and has re- ceived his Bachelor of Arts degree. Miss Hightshoe a friend willing to stop in her most busy moments Tuvnty-onc

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Board of Education Notice having been given ac- cording to law. a regular meeting of the electors of the Ottumwa City School District was held in the Court House September Oth. 1858. This is the first secretary's record of the Board of Education. At the same meeting it was de- cided that if a school was to be main- tained any length of time, it would be necessary to levy a tax to pay the larger part of expenses. The secre- tary stated that from $1800 to $2000 was needed, and that there would be paid into the District Treasury $ ooor $400 as a portion already allotted. The balance would have to be raised by a tax. The following year. 1850 on March 14 the first organized school board was elected: President. Thos. C. Woodward: Vice President. S. B. Thrall; Secretary. S. D. Moore: Treas- urer. John Moore: Directors. Joseph Haync, Jas. H. Merrill. E. J. Hunter. On March 11. 1861 a motion was made to tax district property five mills to “build a school house. By 18O7 (he annual expense of the school had increased to $4,228.75. In 187(3 the high school was organized as a separate unit. Since then there have been twenty principals. The largest growth in the school has taken place in the last ten years under principals: . B. Rice. J. H Brenneman. Roy F. Hannum and I- rank Douma. The Ottumwa School system is entirely in charge of the Board of Education. It has authority to man- age all finances of the district: to elect teachers: provide supplies: purchase sites and build schools; and make any rules and regulations it deems neces- sary. Because school management is highly professional, the superintend- ent usually attends to it under the authority of the Board. The present Board includes Lester Jay. President: Ernest Manns: Frank (' Rancv: Mrs. E. G. Barton; C. D. Evans; Mrs. D. E. Graham: C. C Lowenherg; Walter K. McLain, Secre- tary: K G. Mowcry. Treasurer. Mesdames Graham and Barton and Messrs. Raney. Jay and Evans arc the committee in charge of the High School. Our school board has spent many extra hours working for our school. Schaefer Field and the High School it- self. with its unusual equipment, arc lasting evidence of their efforts. . C. IX Evans W. McLain Lester Jay C. C. Lowenbbrg Mrs. K. G. Barton E. Manns Mrs. D. E. Graham F. C. Raney Tucntv

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Engineers 'The duties of the janitor force in general are keeping the building anti all it equipment clean and in repair. To keep it clean there are some things that must be done twice daily such as sweeping the corridors. Most of the work is done once each day and some things are done regular- ly once each week. “The daily duties include sweep- ing anti dusting the office all the fifty- two classrooms, the cafeteria and the gym, cleaning ail the eighty-three lav- atories and twenty-four drinking fountains. The hoys’ and girls' lock- er rooms and shower rooms are clean- ed. scrubbed and disinfected every day. The swimming pool is cleaned and heated and all machinery and the forty-two electric motors are cleaned and inspected each day. One duty that requires considerable t irne- is the carrying of all paper and sweep- ings that have been collected the pre- ceding night to the boiler room to lie burned. There is a janitor on each floor for about twenty minutes before Aim Hamilton Flossir Johnson Prko Jamks Rkki Pkki IIa ki.ton school starts every day who is kept busy unlocking lockers. The differ- ent duties that are performed weekly arc done by doing a few each day. These include scrubbing all the eigh- teen lavatory rooms, sweeping and dusting the auditorium, dusting all the chairs and tables in the cafeteria, washing the wa lls in the corridors and washing the filters of the pool. Together w ith the regular duties that must be done daily or weekly there are always some of the following things to be done Replacing broken door and window panes, replacing burned out light bulbs, repairing machinery, door locks, door checks, lockers, telephones, bells, clocks, brok- en chairs and seats and cleaning erasers and chalk troughs. Keening the outside steps and walks free from ice and snow as much as possible has been quite a task the past winter In the fall and spring considerable time is spent on the shrubbery, lawn and trees surrounding the building. Joe Bane:. Ass t, to Mr. Levings. Lkvings Jok Bank William I.kwis Ciikstkr Mikr Virgil Ross Tutmy-M