Beaumont High School - Caduceus Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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v 7rPi'W.I-11,413 EJ ? - I.. T H E C A D U C E U S MR. WILBUR N. FULLER By VIRGINIA QUICK HOUGH Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ways has a world-wide reputation as a furniture center, it should have a F' 'fr deeper meaning for the pupils of Beaumont High, for it is the birthplace of our principal, Mr. Wilbur N. Fuller. Michigan, too, is noted for the high stand- ard of her public schools, and it is with great pride that Mr. Fuller can say he at- tended them. He was a pupil in the grade school and the Central High School, and graduated from the latter at the age of seventeen years. Still in pursuit of educa- tion, he attended the University of Michi- gan, where he specialized in the natural sciences. While at the University he taught as an assistant-instructor in the Zoological laboratory, ln 1904 he came to St. Louis with the opening of Yeatman High School. Mr. Fuller was connected with Yeat- man throughout its creditable career as a High School from September, 1904, to February 1, 1926, and contributed largely to the school spirit of Yeatman. Mr. Fuller has the quality of leadership, and this trait was soon recognized by those with whom he came into contact. He progressed rapidly to the honorable posi- tions of second-assistant in 1906: first- assistant in 1910: head-assistant in 1911: acting assistant-principal in September, 1918: regular assistant-principal, March 29, 1923: and principal May 8, 1923. While at Yeatman, Mr. Fuller taught various sciences, including physiography and physics. He also coached various ath- letics: tennis, basketball, track, and foot- ball. A large number of the Yeatman Cups that are on display in the cases at Yeat- man were won by teams that he coached He was also sponsor of a number of or- ganizations in addition to that of the senior class. Mr. Fuller has been a repre- sentative for a number of years in the High School League, which he, with the help of another teacher, organized. He was trans- ferred February, 1926, from the principal- ship of Yeatman to the same position in the new Beaumont High School. We have put complete trust in him, for we know that he will make Beaumont respected throughout the city for its high ideals. BEAUMONT HIGH SCHOOL By WILBUR N. FULLER N February the first, the long looked for event took place and the doors of the Beaumont High 'u ' 'l School were thrown open to the young people of the largest high school district in the City of St. Louis. After we had passed the outer doors into its beauti- ful entrance, we paused in wonder, because its magnificence was overwhelming and gave such wonderful promises of what might be in store for us. Soon we were gasping at the size and stateliness of our Auditorium and its stage gymnasium. Our first journey about our new home was a Thirteen

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