Ravenna High School - Tappan Tatler Yearbook (Ravenna, OH)

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W. E. WATTERS, principal Hiram College-B.A. Kent State University-M.A. Mr. Watters has spent ten of his twelve years in the Ravenna school system as principal of the high school. His helpful interest and guidance enabled us to suc- cessfully fill a school year with scholastic and social activities and achievements. Before coming to Ravenna he spent four years in the county schools, three of them as principal of Streetsboro. He also taught one year in Trumbull County. One of the chief obligations of any school citizen today is that of finding the way in which he can contribute most -effectively to the preservation and improvement of democracy. Free schools are a product of the democratic outlookg in turn it must nurture that philosophy. says Mr. Watters. :ic :i: :lc f Ravenna Board of Education The Board of Education has many duties that most of us know nothing about. For instance, did you know that the Board gave us permission to use the Highland School gynmasium for a Youth Center? The Board is also responsible for the attendance of everyone of school age, and setting up the requirements for graduation. The Board prepares the annual budget, forms the policies of the school system, and decides the amount of money to be spent on projects. Members of the Board are John Byers, presidentg E, G. Willyard, Mrs. Ralph Cun- ningham, Henry Jones, and J. B. Yoder. The clerk is Miss Mary Moncey. 7

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A little over twenty-five years ago the location of the high school was changed from the Highland building to th-e new and modern structure on the corner of Main and Clinton streets. At the time of the opening of this new building, few extra-curricular activities ex- isted other than football. School was mostly a cut and dried affair of reading, writ- ing, and arithmetic. Even football didn't have an over-amount of stress placed upon it. It was then played at the same stadium we now have. Then it was nothing more than an old field that became flooded and full of mudholes after every rain. In 1929, w-e moved to Riddle Field which was located on the corner of Myrtle and Riddle streets. In 1934, our present stadium was started by the WPA. During all these years, we were gradually adding new activities and new subjects to our curriculum. In our grade schools, there also have been many noticeable changes over the past quarter century. They now have special art and music instruction each week and movies that go along with their studies. Our kindergarten, a great help to young children in getting adjusted, is also a recent addition to our school system. We are sure that if it wer-e not for the interest, loyalty and perseverance of the teachers to whom this article is dedicated all these things could not have been ac- complished in so short a time. It takes people like these who are willing to remain year after year and keep working for the things necessary to develop a fine, high quality and well rounded education so essential to the young people of today, and this foundation must begin in the elementary schools. There are twelve teachers who have contributed their time and effort over the past 25 years to make the Ravenna school system as outstanding as it is. They are the following: H. Larry Brown has been superintendent of Ravenna High School for 10 years. He attended Hiram college and Columbia where he received his B.S. and M.A. de- grees. Before taking over his present posi- tion as superintendent, he was principal and head coach at Ravenna High for 15 years. Charles B. Bates is another teacher who has served for more than 25 years. He is a graduate of Mt. Union where he received his B.S. degree. He also attended Columbia. He heads the Science department at Rav- enna High, and was formerly director of Ravenna High band. Mrs. Helen Chapman has been teaching seventh grade mathematics while here at Ravenna. She is adviser of Junior High journalism staff. Mrs. Chapman is a grad- uate of Hiram college. Representing Chestnut School, Mrs. Christine Cooke teaches fourth grade and all upper grade music classes. Sh-e studied at Columbia and Kent State and holds a B.S. in elementary education. Miss Bernice Crist of Highland school teaches the third grade. She attended Ohio and Kent State universities. In past years she taught the fourth grade and also taught at West Main school. Miss Eloda Holt, one of the two Highland teachers who have worked twenty-five years in Ravenna, teaches the fifth grade and particularly enjoys teaching music and art. A former teacher of the eighth grade, Miss Holt attended Wooster and Kent State. For the past five years, Miss Anna Mc- Clean has served as senior adviser and pre- viously as junior adviser. She graduated with her B.A. from Culver Stockton college. She is the senior English instructor. Miss Adelaide McCormick graduated from Kent State normal school. She has taught the fourth and fifth grades at West Main. She likes to teach arithmetic, Eng- lish and music. Miss McCormick enjoys reading Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and t'Huckleberry Finni' to her classes. The Latin department is headed by Miss Ruth Pangburn who is a graduate of Ober- lin college where she received her B.A. de- gree. She is the former sophomore and Literary Club adviser. While here at Rav- enna, she has taught Latin I and II and sophomore English. She is adviser of the Latin club. Teacher of seventh and eighth grade so- cial studies, adviser to Y-Teens, president of Ravenna Teachers' Association, and secretary of NEOTA, Miss Christine West- lake is busy in furthering school activities. Miss Westlake, who attended Ohio State University, formerly taught penmanship in the grade schools. Miss Vera Wright has always taught first grade and enjoys getting the younger folk started off on the right foot for their school years. She did her college work at Kent State. C. D. Zumbro was the FacultyManager of Athletics for 23 years. He teaches me- chanical drawing to junior and senior class- es and has previously taught metal and wood shop. He attended Ohio University.