Andrew Jackson High School - Oracle Yearbook (Jacksonville, FL)

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L V Vkfff t' 5' t D t il.-il. TIIE 0llACl,E I937 A Decade of Progress Vl'lien the doors of .Xndrew .lackson lligh School close ill ,llllll' 1937, the school will l'ave successfully completed its tenth year as a public institution of learning. The final construction features of the building were completed in 1927 to givt birth to a stately editice, trim and dignilied. To the public eye it was just another building. but to its students it was a much needed medium of preparation, the beginning of a career and future life. lo serve as hrst principal. the late Mr. R. H. Ruthertord was wisely selected. His conscientious efforts and nntiring energies assisted the 7-lo inexperienced students first en- rolling to adapt themselves Io the new school. l'pon Mr. Riltlierfofrlis fCSl3l'll1lTlHl1 ffl HCCCDY the position of Superintendtnt of l'ublic Instruction for lluval County. Mr. lf. S. VVetzel was appointed and was in turn succeeded by Mr. T. t'. Prince. ln 1935 Mr. M. QX. llem- orest. the present Principal. was appointed to the principalship, a position which he has very capably tilled. with the able assistance of Mr, lf, l.. l.ounsbury. dean of boys, and Mrs. Madge Bowers, dean of girls. Since the day of the tirst opening of .-Xndrew Jackson. there has been a steady growth in enrollment and a marked development in physical and mental achievements that was fostered by a liberal standard of education. :Xt present, thtre is an enrollment of 1433 students in the school. There were 150 receiving diplomas in the tirst graduating class. while the class of 1937 consists of 3-12. The steady increase in enrollment has necessitated the construction of additional classrooms. To provide instruction for the pupils entering in 1927, thirty-one teachers were chosen. Of that original number there still remain Mr. Merrick .-X. llemorest. Mrs. Madge Bowers. Mrs. .-Xrlie Dixon. Mrs. l.ois liyers. Miss Eleanor Comstock, Miss Ella Harwell. Mrs. Edna C. Jones. Mr. George S. Mercer. Mrs. Catherine Merrick. Miss Anna Moore. Mrs. Isabelle Mcfaskill, Miss Harriet Pfeiffer. Miss lilva Roberson, Miss Helen Scanlon, Mr. H. F. Smith. Miss Verna Soderstrom, Mrs. lfdna liable Sutton. Miss lilizabeth Tragitt, and Miss Maude ltoodward. The faculty has been augmented annually until it now totals sixty members. ln all tields ot athletics .-Xndrew jackson has long set an unprecedented pace for dis- tinctiveness of play. The trophies that the 'lackson athletes have won during the short per- iod of ten years in the history of the school are numerous, Although the 19311 football team was not up to the standard of previous years, the basket ball squad has enjoyed an unusually successful season, In addition, track, golf, tennis, intramurals baseball. handball, and wrestling have all found important places on the athletic schedule. Receiving the noble heritage of the tJR.XL'I.lf publication from lluval High, a news- paper of the same name was published in .Xndrew ,laekson as a continuation of that thriving periodical. This paper tlourished until the financial depression when it was forced to cease publication. Its successor, the TIGERS t'l,,-XXY. was originated in 1936 by Mr. Cyrus A. Anderson and is listed among' the foremost assets of Andrew Jackson. The tell years of continuous progress of the school should serve as an inspiration to future students. It should be an incentive to spur them on to greater things, and render to the name Andrew jackson High School an even greater significance.

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