West Carrollton High School - Piratan Yearbook (West Carrollton, OH)

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1931 The first building co truatec dur ia Mr. Shade's administration was Jiel ■'ft' ium-gymnasium. Later the old auditor!. o tv 'l«:ond floor of the original wing of tfe JtoJjK'as converted into classrooms; the old gymnasium, into a study-hall. 1937 saw the Red and Blacl iridders playing all home games inwieifke ft eWBed stadium. More comfortable thaM t| oler bleichers, the cement stands have en Aura«d)lBrgf crowds of fans to support the Pirate teams: The twenty-six room West Carrollton Elementary building, wliidfllscffHcluAs the high school band room, a hAltlEuff affti the superintendent's offices, wal ci»pJpftrf- nd fully occupied in 1954. That4arrw year th industrial arts building was used for the first time. In order to kaep vpaaai w h the population growth near the! c o the West Carroll- ton Schools cons»uW : 4 Ko aine City Elementary building. Bj|t doJon Jloor, it includes an auditorium-gymnasium and an attractive cafeteria. • i (' 1955 6

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MR. WALTER E. SHADE Mr. Shade served as superintendent of the West Carrollton Exempted Village Schools from 1931 until 1955. During those years he endeared himself to countless scores of students, teachers, and residents of the community. Retirement has not deprived Mr. Shade of his vital interest in the personal development of each individual; it merely has given him more time, unhampered by pressing duties, to give wise counsel and to rejoice in the successes of his many friends and acquaintances. 5

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Above we see Mr. Shade in a scene familiar to many of us while his office was still located in the high school building. It was by such casual day-by-day contacts that Mr. Shade kept his finger on the pulse of the school and through which we came to know and love him well. Mr. Shade has always been an ardent Pirates fan. We were accustomed to seeing Mr. Shade selling tickets at home football games; and, as the above picture shows, he also enjoyed serving as a scorekeeper at all the basketball games. 7