Ashland High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Ashland, KY)

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ELIZABETH ROFF FRIEL, Dean of Girl: Transylvania A. B.g University of Chicago, Columbia University M. A. l-low to Measure Progress DEAR MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1933: I congratulate you upon the motto, Progress Unceasingf' The very fact of gradua- tion is evidence of your adherence to such a philosophy and of your reasonable hope of its continued expression in your individual lives. May the habits practiced in High School, such as, attention, concentration, daring to undertake, sense of proportion, thoroughness, joy of achievement, conhdence of success, pleasure of co-operation, insure happiness for you in both living and making a living. May some measureof the facts as well as the methods you have learned here also go with you, and withal may you have an abiding sense of your school's conscious pride in your individual futures. Measure your progress by the clearness of your goal, and the definiteness, steadfastness and flexibility of the plans and efforts by which you approach it. Be generous in labor in enthusiasm in rudence. - s 2 P Salvete et valete .' I8

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The Progress of Our I-ligh School W. B. JACKSON, Principal University of Kentucky, A. B., M. A. Phi Delta Kappag Kappa Delta Pi The Ashland High School was organized about the year 1879. It was housed in a two-story brick building located at what is now Fourteenth Street and Carter Ave. Miss Margaret Coles was the Hrst principal. Apparently the school was run as a three-year high school until 1882. In 1883, the first grad- uating class consisted of seven members. The growth of the high school and its work was steady, but probably its greatest progress was during Mr. Crabbe's administration with Mr. J. W. Bradner as principal of the high school. These two Figures, important in the history of high school education in Ashland, built a foun- dation for the present modern high school system. Mr. Bradner was followed by Mr. A. F. Darby as principal of the high school, with Mr. B. F. Stanton as superintendent. Mr. R. T. Whittinghill followed Mr. Darby as principal. It was during Mr. Whittinghill's administration that the high school was accredited with the South- ern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools with an A standing, which it has retained. Mr. Whittinghill's successor was Mr. Edmond Rowe, who remained in this position from 1916 to 1919. During Mr. Rowe's administration, the high school was moved in the fall of 1918 from the old Crabbe building in Central Park to the excellent new building on Lex- ington Avenue. The new building was designed and completed under the supervision of Mr. J. W. Brad- ver, who was superintendent at that time. The high school building, when completed in 1918, was modern in every respect. It was operated at that time as a four-year high school. Mr. Rowe was followed by Mr. E. M. Edwards, who was principal of the school through the school year ending in 1921. He was followed by Mr. M. E. Ligon, who was the prin- cipal for the succeeding 2M years. Mr. Ligon was a principal of wide experience and a great organizer of high school work. It was during his administration, beginning in the fall of 1922, that Mr. C. E. Ackley became the Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Ligon left the system before the year was up. Mr. E. O. Saunders, as acting principal, finished out his term, ending in June, 1924. In September 1924, Dr. J. D. Falls came to Ashland as Principal of the High School. In this capacity he served four years until he succeeded Mr. Ackley as superintendent in 1928. Dr. Falls, like Mr. Ligon, was an excellent organizer. The school continued its rapid growth under his direction. It was in 1924 that the school became a Senior High School, enrolling only the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades, the ninth grade was transferred to the new Junior High School Building. In 1924 and 1925 the total enrollment was 438. At the present time the total enrollment is 875. In the fall of 1928, the writer became principal of the high school and is serving in that capacity at the present time. It was also in 1930 that the Senior High School building was enlarged by the addition of a new wing consisting of I3 rooms, this is being completely utilized at the present time. In 1927, a modern gymnasium was completed. This building has done much towards taking care of our etrxa-curricular programs. The school at the present time is being operated by a staff of twenty-seven teachers, and by a librarian, principal, and secretary. Thus, with the foundation laid in 1879, the high school continuing through more than fifty years, has grown from a school with a graduating class of seven and an enrollment of less than a hundred, to a class of 216 graduates and an enrollment of 875. I7

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1' . . 'fr- Tlwe Faculty WILLIAM E. ADAMS Economies ana' Business Arithmetir University of Ohio, B. S. Adviser of Nature Club and Senior Class MIRIAM N. AGNEW English University of Louisvilleg University of Ken- tuckyg Oxford College, A. B.g University of Chicago. Adviser of Grammar Club and Senior B Class ELIZABETH L. BERTRAINI English University of Kentucky, A. B.q Ccfumlmia University, M. A. g Ohio State University: Uni- versity of London. Adviser of Quill and Srroll, Hi-Life and Senior Class EDGAR W. BAILEY Biology Georgetown Collegeg University of Kentucky, A. B., M. A. Adviser of Kinetic Club and Sophomore Class EDITH B. BROBECK Secretary to Principal Holy Family Business School. KATHLEEN CLAY Geometry and Trigonometry Blackstone Collegeg Marris Harvey, B. S. Adviser of Sophomore Class CLARA SMITH CLARK English University of' Californiag Ohio State Uni- versity, A. B. Adviser of Literature Club and Senior B Class HAZEL CHATFIELD Typing and Secretarial Training University of Kentucky, A. B.g Bowling Crcen College of Commerce. Adviser of Typing 2 Club and funior Class HARRIET CHATFIELD gr . ' 5. 35 s qi H- -' 1-l' .. My . ,Y -a. 'yi il '. : ff V 1 -C- 'fu ,, 1 If 3 . . . .,. I gf f 'Pr' .rgi 'ffm' fries 1351, 2- '-N A-Nh fzi E S., I - 4 ii-i .fli- . X I , v a 1 'S 5? ' ri-E. 4. r Sal' L i v v Wk iii . 1 '4 'Q . I I I- ,Ill il. 3' Jf' -ic '21, ' H Y 1 i 1 ,gr hh lr -.n Geometry .assi University of Kentucky, A. B.g Marshall College. W Adviser of Service Club and Senior Class ' fwiifi DOROTHY N. DAVIS is-5 Latin and History 13 3 Georgetown College, A. B. Adviser of Latin Club and junior Class 1 9 fast . , .yy tt - Li--. '-1-'53 f . 2' fs. ,. . NJ.. . I S-