Robbinsdale High School - Robin Yearbook (Robbinsdale, MN)

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SUPT. E. J. COOPER Mr. Cooper Perhaps one of the most deciding factors in procuring a high school for Robbinsdale was Mr. Cooper's persistent effort. Mr. Cooper has had a wide experience in high school supervision and came here well equipped to guide a young school into wider channels. He taught and coached at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, 'n 1920. was principal at Fayette, Iowa, from 1922 to 1923, and was superintendent of schools at Gutenberg. Iowa, from 1923 to 1927. For several years, he served as superintendent at Monona, Iowa, and then, in 1930, came to Robbinsdale. His scholastic training brought him to Upper Iowa University, the University of Illinois, and the University of Minnesota. He was awarded his bachelor of arts degree and also his degree as master of arts. He is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, national honorary education fraternity. V Any school's main standard should be scholarship , he urges, but at the same time, Mr. Cooper believes that leisure time activities should be prevalent. He is very much interested in the welfare of students, and is active in promoting the creative arts, such as music, dramatics and writing, as well as athletics. Pa3e 6

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'foleivobd The pages of this yearbook will try to express our sincere appreciation to the school board, the enterprising business men, and all who helped to make it possible for Robbinsdale to have its new model high school. Pdse 5

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DR. HENRY E. HARTIG Dedication In a world in which education plays an increasingly important part, what civic enterprise could be more valuable to a community than the erection of a modern school? Education, which a philosopher has termed man's greatest armor, took an upward turn when the school board, backed by an enthusiastic clan of townspeople, voted in the proposed project. It was declared that a new high school would bring opportunity to the doorstep of many students who would otherwise be deprived of the chance to continue their studies. Adequate facilities for furthering laboratory and project courses, in addition to the housing of the standbys of readin', writin', and ’rithmetic , would help to round out the educational program. To you. the School Board of Robbinsdale, we dedicate this book. We feel that you are most worthy of such a tribute, and hope you will understand the gratitude with which we make use of everything which has been provided for us. Thank you for everything—a beautiful building, large well-equipped rooms, recreational centers, dramatic, vocational, and sports facilities, and a spacious auditorium. We appreciate your efforts. Page 7