Amarillo High School - La Airosa Yearbook (Amarillo, TX)

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One of 'rhe major improvemenls in +he growing of Amarillo was 'lhe laying of +rolley fraclcs down Polk S'l'ree'l in lhe early l900's. This piciure, from The files of 'lhe Amarillo Daily News and Globe-Times, was 'laken beiween Second and Third S+ree+s. N THESE PAGES are scenes of lhe early I6 on e plains. Piciures of a ci'ry being buill' and schools 'filling lhe needs of lhese induslrious pioneers. As 'lhe populaiion increased, 'l'he needs 'For schools. 'leachers and equipmeni grew. The cilizens of Amarillo mel' This need wifh adequafe buildings and fhe begin- nings of a program fo meel' 'lhe infellecfual and culfural needs of iis youlh. The founding of 'l'he Reserve Officer Training Corps reflecled 'lhe 'Ifrend of educafion following World War I when educafion was no longer considered a luxury. The ROTC uni+ al Sandieland has always been a major ac+ivi+y and helped frain counfless young men for pre-service fundamenlals for World War ll. Page 9

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Miss Dorinda E. Bond, one ol Sandieland's all-lime fa- vorile 'leachers gave her life in service +o A.l l.S. in an aufomobile accidenl relurn- One of 'lhe longes+ 'lradilions in Sandieland is lhe annual coronalion of lhe Queen. This specalcular is presenfed each year during +he annual Back-fo-School nigh? of American Edu- calion Week in early November. The queen is elecled by 'lhe enlire sludenl' body in Ocfober. ing from Canyon where The Sandsform is published. She was publicalions sponsor and 'leac er of English 'For sev- eral years. Sfudenls al A.H.S. during World War ll, like sfudenls all over lhe counlry, boughl' war bonds and honored +heir classmafes and alums who wenl off lo +he service of lheir counlry. Mr. Thomas Haynie, now dean of women, was sponsor of +he sludenf council which was in charge of +he proiecls. Represen+a'live of +he lype of musical ensembles which have performed 'lor counlless civic groups +hroughou+ +he decades is lhis Four Hils and a Miss of l'he early I940's. Mr. J. F. Paschal, presenl direclor of publicalions, is piclured al lhe exlreme righl. Mrs. Julia Dean Evans, former choir direclor is al' lhe piano. Page l I