Anacortes High School - Rhododendron Yearbook (Anacortes, WA)

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ADMINISTRATION 5 ELMER S. DABNEY, Principal When for the premier time Superintendent Cramblitt introduced Elmer S. Dabney, new principal of Anacortes high school, to the student body, he said. “When it’s time to play —he plays; when it's time to laugh—he laughs; and,” pausing still longer, “when it's time to work —he works. One hundred and eighty days of Elmer S. Dabney have served to accentuate the truths in this statement. When it’s time to play, he can gambol about as gaily as anyone; when it's time to laugh he has been known to start in the remotest corner of the study hall and infect the entire room with his chuckle. He can take a joke, too. Witness the many times that passengers in his sumptuous Buick sedan have caustically cautioned him about exceeding the speed limit. Or the time when, obliging his wife by bringing home a bottle of vinegar and some pedestrians by giving them a lift, he was heckled by ironic doubters. (Turn to page 48) Five

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£ RHODODENDRON 1934 £ DeFORE CRAMBLITT, Superintendent Probably no individual of the Anacortes schools is so generally well-known and well-liked in the high school as the man who is just completing his first year as chief. His intimacy with the students however, can easily be explained for no man was better liked as principal of A. H. S. than DeFore Cramblitt during the six years he served in that capacity. His versatile personality and activities carried him everywhere. In fact, he is so active that a moving picture showing him in the midst of some job can be the only realistic representation of this multi- sided figure. As general overseer, no man could be better adapted. On the field and in the bleachers, he is on the job; poor officials are taboo and he asks no man whether the referee is good or bad. He knows. In scholastic undertakings, he forms a vital part of the fore- giound. He is one to show the taxpayers that the school is not run for the special benefit of beefy athletes. (Turn to page 48) Four

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Board of Education Efficiency has been the key-note to the successful management of the Anacortes schools by the board of directors this year. With a depression to buck, the school board plowed its way through, assur- ing an education for the 1,189 Anacortes students. Taking charge at the beginning of the school year, the board found conditions poor. Facing them was a warrant indebtedness of $45,000 in district 18. Warrants were difficult to dispense with. The revenue collected was 18'' lower than the previous year. Another problem to contend with was the fact that prices were steadily mounting. To run the school, $65,071.61 was issued, the amount apportioned ihe year before having been $79,552.89. Miraculously, the board managed to budget this allowance, cutting down solely on overhead, with no decrease in teachers’ salaries or scrimping on text books. To the superintendent and principals, the board gives most of the credit for the fine management. Taking charge of repairs and economy in overhead, Mr. Dexter, head janitor, has been of great assistance in balancing the budget. Plans are being considered by the board for next year, which will include a gym project, whereby improvements will be rendered to further accomodations for students taking active part in physical education. This subject will be required next year by state law. Outstanding in the characterization of the board of directors is its capability to deal with such difficult (Turn to page 50) Six