Webster Groves High School - Echo Yearbook (Webster Groves, MO)

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BOARD QF EDUCATIGN . ,, f Wi Q, b. Orixmz J. NIILLLH -3 Pl'4j5I4llU7If EDWARD C. STITART 1 W li , , in i X1 Nlns. L. L. Ai's'1'1x - ' .n ' 'ifl't'-ljft'.NilIt l7f I Qc, 2? as ii A. , , ,ffH ',. PEL M X. MRN. Lliii J. Ymul' vw i ' XII :mu S. fliiisxi el Q f The qenengl lendeney gl lne v,OrI4 gl lne Board lor llie year I93I-32 l'ias been loward mgre eerelul linengial memaqe-me-nl' end l3UdgGlir1q lo VTIGGJF Cliofiqiriq COV1diliOV1S. ll became quile 6-Videnl llqgl llie Qmgufqf gl lqgmej lI'1 VVGbSl'GF lliid ClGCliI'1Gd 6ll'TlOSl lo ll'16' VGV1- islwing poinl and llial llie yearly increase in revenue available lo llwe Board from lliis source could no longer be counled upon. Despile lliis, llie pupil load was sleadily on llie increase and llie problem ol meeling lliis increased demand wills a declining revenue was llie 'raslf llial commanded llweir maior allenlion. Ceupled willq llwig were llwe lurllqer developmenls ol plans lo increase llie elliciency ol llwe sclwools, bollw pliysically and educalionally. Tlie grealesl progress lias been along edu calional lines. Credil lor lliis advancemenl is due lo llie superinlendenl and lwis slall and llfie line coeoperalion ol llie leacliers. Tlieir loyally and professional abilily l'iave been ably demonslraled. To secure a conlinuily ol lulure developmenl along Jrliese lines, Mr. Goslin bas been relained lor llwe dislricl under a llireeeyear conlracl. Durinq llle ye-gr 5, qymmggium Wgg Qdded lo DOUG-gldS SCl'lOOl, wliiclw nas already pVOvG'Cl le be Qne Ql llqe be-gl inveglmenlg lqjvverd ggqiol lD6'l'lGI'!T1GDl l'l lG dislricl has GVGV I'1'1cidG. year elge merkeel llqe beginning gl The eeeperalive deparlmenl ol visual educalion eslab- lislwed by llie scliool dislricls of Sl. Louis Counly- l-UV1Cl1VOOfT7Sr-lW6VG' been imPVOVGd Gfid GO ouldoor gymnasium added lo llie l'iigl'i sclwool. A niglil scl'iool lo-rallied!neg'roafcofn'iriiiiTii'rycwas also begun. A principally, lwowever, we lwave blazed llie lrail loward greaflelri economies during willioul impairing llie elliciency ol llie scliools. llwe communilyllwasx secured during I93I,l3j grealer relurns lor ils sclfiool lax llian ever belore and 'bids lair lox receive a slilllfgrealel relurn in l932f33. j li Vi ll i ouvsim. rviiiuik i Pllgm' ,li7l'L'l7L' N 1 Km i. , 3,-,,- ,. , ' X i lf,.- ' 'X XX 7-..f . X XXX Y S-, X Xi

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W 7 ,X Vf, v X! tbrvvnrufgg, No educaTional insTiTuTion has changed more bofh in iTs purpose and The conTenT oT iTs curriculum Than The public high school. From The sTricTly college-preparaTory, iTs purpose has broadened unTil now a high school educaTion is considered essenTial Tor all proTessions and Tor all Torms oT business as well. To meeT This demand The conTenT oT iTs course oT sTudy has been vasTly increased, so ThaT in The larger schools a sTudenT may prepare Tor almosT any Trade or Torm oT business. WhaTever The purpose, iT seems To us The high school should do Two Things. IT should Teach youTh To Thinlr logically and To express Their ThoughTs clearly and TorceTully. Perhaps in recenT years sTress has been placed on expression, buT The power To see The relaTion oT cause and eTTecT is very imporTanT. Thinking is laborious and is disTasTeTul To many: however, iT one is To rise above The masses and become a leader, he musT be able and willing To Thinlc Things Through. lvlay WebsTer l-ligh always sTand Tor These Two essenTials oT educaTion. fr VQJ Page Eleven

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BCDARD OF ADMINISTRATICDN . , . XNILLXRIJ lu. liiisux, -X. H.. N. NI. Supi'1'1'nli'l1ili'1il nj Srlriiiils 1' LII xin.1-gs ln. Mimi-,1c. fl. ll.. A. NI. llrirrrtnr' nj Rl'.X4'Ill'l'lI Nl un .l, NlxHsllxl,l,. I,l'Llll Illhlilllli? Tilllilllillf' St'I'I'1',lll'l In flu' lll'Iilll'lifHll ' V 'wif ,l. 'If lllxsiix. X. H.. X. Xl. llflillflifllll nf High Srliiml C Q Z X Ilmx xicli N. l,x'l'i'x. TLS.. il. Xl. Wk . -fi, ' .'T.N.kliNfIIllf l'rl'l1i-ipul D Amr? 3. .li rixx 12, Xiiiim ii. li. S.. X. Nl. V, - ' 3 r1.s.xi.sli1riI l'l'l'lirl'pill 9. The men and women connecTed wiTh The adminisTraTion and supervision oT a large high school, such as ours, share an exceedingly responsible relaTionship To ThaT school. The rapidly increasing enrollmenT and The necessarily increased complexiTy oT The educaTional machinery greaTly enhance This obligaTion. The adminisTraTors exercise leadership vviTh The communiTy and wiTh The communiTy's represenTaTives, The members oT The Board oT EducaTion. They musT also Turnish proTessional leadership Tor The Teachers, and so subordinaTe non-essenTiaI acTiviTies as To allow worThy inTeresTs To challenge The pupils' inTelligence and employ Their Time and eTTorT. The adminisTraTion rnusT Turnish boTh leadership and guidance To The pupils, leadership in a choice oT correcT spiriTual values oT liTe, and guidance in a choice oT curriculum ThaT will besT TiT The sTuden-Ts To render as adulTs The maximum service To Their Tellovvs. The responsibiliTy oT The school has been well deTined by a noTed educaTor as The Taslx oT making a liTe as well as malxing a living. WebsTer Groves has long been noTed Tor The many excellenT gualiTies oT iTs high school. IT is The inTenT oT The presenT adminisTraTive sTaTT To proiecT These Tine gualiTies inTo The Tu- Ture and To consTanTly develop addiTional opporTuniTies. ln so doing, The Taxpayer or paTron fTiusT be assured oT adeguaTe reTurns Tor The money expended. The Treedom and gualiTy aT Ta'culTies musTibeYQ guarded. Finally The school musT be child cenTered To The exTenT ThaT all decisions be deTermined by a Thorough sTudy oT The sTudenTs' ambiTions and poTenTialiTiefa and by consideraTion oTiwhaT is besT Tor These sTudenTs as a group and as individuals. T WILLARD E. GOSLIN y Pirgu llmlim .ii Q-fx, ,ff- K 1--ff