Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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E D Towler Zip There were not many dull moments for the prlncnpal of old A H S durlng 1942 43 Al though vacatlonnng ln Portland when the hugh school burned Mr Towler lost no tnme nn getting the sltuatlon In hand so that wnthln a weeks tame the four hundred and flfty pupuls were un their class rooms agann though the class rooms were widely separated The admunlstratlve end of a school conducted ln three separate bulldlngs Involves many and complex problems but wlth a cooperatlve faculty and student body Mr Towler admur ably overcame all obstacles Besudes being actuve nn student atfanrs M Towler as prlncupal was called upon to par tucupate In an advlsory capaclty for ratuomng programs carrled on In his bulldung This re sponsnbulnty entanled the attendung of many committee meetings and addutlonal organ uzung Malntalnnng hrs offnce In the Presbyteruan Annex Mr Towler endeavored to keep per sonally rn touch with has student body and to provide ways ana means for a program an keeping wuth the demands of the tnme . . .V --.-4 , . 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 ' ' - I r' r I ' . . . . . r 1 ' '

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A C HAMPTON ln hls enghteen years as superlntendent at Astoria s Cnty Schools Mr Hampton this year expernenced one ot has busiest because of world condatlons and the burning ot the high school bunldlng durlng the Thanksglvlng va groups of busunes men wntung nught letters and sending telegrams to Washlngton author :tres Superintendent Hampton kept determun edly at It until he was able to announce that the school board had been granted the neces sary permlt and prlorutues to proceed with the rehabulstatuon ot the burned hugh school burldung Acting as vuce chalrman of the managing commnttee of the U S O as chanrman of the County Lnbrary board and as Junior Warden of the Grace Eplscopal Church Mr Hampton turther served has communuty Hrs usual routine In spate of these added dutles was not slnghted and words of encour agement were not spared to enther students or faculty cation. Meeting with the school board, with S 7 . I I Nl

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' v6-. Q3 In IX K' 5 , n 5-N - 1,3 f o 5? GGG Bob Kussman us the furst Astorua Hugh student body presudent to presude over a hugh school housed un three separate buuldungs Puctured above are the en trances to the Presbyteruan Church Annex the hugh school annex and the Lewus and Clark Junuor Hugh School These three buuldungs turnushed class rooms for the A H S student body after the ture Holdung theur usual busuness meetungs un Mr Towler s ottuce at the Presbyteruan Annex the student coun cul made plans to contunue wuth Natuonal Assemblues programs and student body assemblues and to pro mote defense actuvutues The student councul went on record un favor of organ uzung o Vuctory Corps and were progressung satustac toruly un that durectuon when the ture dusrupted for the tume beung all extra currucular actuvutues Later the Cuyul Aur Patrol served as a branch of the Vuctory Corps Quute a number of both boys and gurls uouned Wuth a vuew to perpetuatung certaun tradutuons the student councul called student body meetungs to award letters to stumulate pep and to elect student body ottucers V X' KK -'ii 5 - A ' QP- 4 su. ml K fi T llppvu' lllt'llll'0I liuussuuuauuu, Stuuluu I Ilumly I'u'u-siuvuutp Pl'l'9llj'll'l4l2lll Auuuvfg I, wus :uml Clark .luniuur liluglu fvluuulg Ai1lll'l.l Illulu Svlxuml Gyuuu. Sll4l1'lll 1'tuuuuut'il-lfiuxt ltuuw: Kllssllhlll, luv, I,uuYX'uultl, lxuxuululxull, Su-vuuuuul Ram: Pri vipuul Tuuwlu-r. Fuwljv, 'I'l1uuu'uu1uuuu, Alws. ' . l - - - - - 1 1 1 ' I - I - I I ' I 5 , f xy ' I I