Ben Blewett High School - Brochure Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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UEUIEATIUN MR. HOLDEN Assistant Principal as - 1 1 d igg K we cv' I f f. i'::'-- if' 4 y FRAN K SHou LDERS Class President Only one hundred years ago the liberty loving pioneers established pub- lic schools in St. Louis. Their increased efficiency, widened scope, and growth in one brief century encourage us to expect that the public schools will transcend every prejudice of sect, cult. or creed: integrate all that is provincial or petty, and become the great central force in the establishment of social unity. We, of the Iune Class of 1938, have received all the opportunities which a century of progress in public education has been able to provide for us. It has been our aim to be worthy of the advantages which we have so en- joyed and appreciated. Page Six

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DEDIEATIU Miss ERNST Principal A Centennial Class, we of Iune, Nineteen Thirty- Eight! How far we have come! Through one cen- tury! But, look ahead, and thrill at the inspiring prospect! How infinite the privilege of progress that the ever-clear- ing and ever-expanding unif verse lays before our minds and spirit! EE TENNIAL

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In 1838, the first school for pub- lic education west of the Missis- sippi was established in St. Louis. A little later, in 1853, the first high school work was begun in old Benton School. This century has marked the development of a fine public school system, and the new Southwest High School, with many others, has been built to accommodate the increasing num- ber of students. EENTENNIAL Om BENTON SCHOOL NEW SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL Page Seven