Biloxi High School - Indian Echo Yearbook (Biloxi, MS)

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IU -1 .I 00 .0 Oo cv.. u ' c ' a ' 0... Q.. H. M. TOCHE, Sr., has served almost seven years and is vice- president of the School Board. Co- owner of the Salcedo Oil Distribut- ing Company of Miss. and owner of a fishing boat on the Gulf, Mr. Toche is a life long resident of Biloxi. His family was one of the first settlers in Harrison County. ,. 'A s ' Q r je s G: 5 4-ii . . QQ A- 'uv i1'.,.,...- GLENN L. SWETMAN, secre- tary, is a former Navy man having attended the U.S. Naval Aeademy at Annapolis. In addition, he at- tended the University of Miss. and is a graduate of Soule Business College in New Orleans. Presently connetted with the Peoples Bank he has twite served in the position of setretary of the group. If N 'iw f' 4352? '- K A 11,4 ft- Q ' I 'Wi hd, . DR. D. L. HOLLlS. past pres. of the board, has been team physitian for the past IH years. He is past commander of the American Le- gion and past president of Lions International, Dr. Hollis is also setretary of the Biloxi Hospital staff and secretary of the Coast Counties Medical Society. He graduated from the University of Alabama. uf ark liROTSCHER STECKLER is Supt of Roads and Grounds at the Vet- erans Administration Center. He was edutated in New Orleans Publit Sthools and -lesuit College. lle attended Loyola University and took estension courses from Louisi- ana State University in .ggrirulture and allied fields. Active in civic affairs, he is a member of the Knights of Columbus. and Ki- wanis.

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Bitoxi BOARD or EDUCATION QGZMZLMM ,Manga It is again my pleasure on behalf ot the members ot' the Biloxi Board of Education to express my best wishes to the faculty and student body of the Biloxi Senior and junior High schools. Much progress has been made during this past year in both buildings and the members of the board realize that this foreward movement could not have been accom- plished without the splendid cooperation of the teachers and the boys and girls. It is always an honor to have the opportunity to express these thoughts by way of the Indian Echo and my sincere appreciation is extended to the editors and members of the staff for publishing a most creditable yearbook which is an example of the many school projects that is indicative of the enthusiasm and training of the students in the Biloxi City Schools. -Lewis W. Hood. jr. 47' ,gait ...Q Q 1,1 I.bVC'lS HOOD, jr., a former student of Y Biloxi High. heads the Board ot Education as its president. Mr. Hood held the honor of being , one of Biloxi's first four-letter athletes. He is a ' graduate of the University ot' Miss. where he coached baseball 2 years and attended Ogle- i thorpe University. Ga. and Tulane University. New Orleans. La. A member ot' Delta Sigma Chi fraternity he is associated with the Miss, Phar- '5'-. s -1' maceutical Associations. the Biloxi Lions Club '- and the Biloxi Fishing N Hunting Assn.

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' W-4,4 am. . , - : .f J,-. mlm' 4,:,g'.-5 . 1 . 'Q 'Wt55'-:H 'li' D1 MR A E SCRUCGS Suptrlntcndtnt Arthur E Strurggs ws is llrst tlttttd to held thc Bnloxr Cnty Sthoolb m .xnuary 1947 Haung worlxtd on hls dottoratt ot phrlosophy dcgrte at Loumana Stltt Unntrsrty Mr btruzgp us tht holtltr ol tht bxthtlor of stltntt and master of stxtntt rn sthool dLlITllI1lSfI'.1flOIl and hnstory tltgrtcs Prnor to hrs l0yL.1I' Iwrrntlpalbhrp at BllOXl Hugh he Spent ant years at Pearl Rlxtr JUDIOI' Colltlgc is htxd ol tht history dcpartmcnt and toath bnntt Mr Strugp supcrlnttndenty thcrc haxc been many notlteable xmproyements nn tht LOIlkllflOl'lS ot thc sthools Cafcternas bonlers tlasaroom and auclro usual rooms haw been ltldtd along mth many other renox atrom Wrthout qucstnon the most out stlndung tltxtlopmtnt has been the approynntg ot the bond ISSUC for a ntw Negro sthool Thu prolttt h rs hun 1 mayor undertaking Ottrtul announttmcnt ot the rtappomtmcnt of Prof Scruggs to thc superrntcnclenty for .1 ptrnotl ot thru yftars was rclcascd rn Dcttmbtr by Board Prcsudcnt Lexus W Hood . . . I 1 J, f v r- V .. - - f . - y , , 1 W , , . . , L, w I K ,,5 5 . , , L- . K--Q V. L . , . , . . .,.y.- .4 , - , . . t ' -. y- 1 .' . -f . - f v 4'r ' v - . t ,. ., ., . ' . . . .. L , I . Q A .. , L t. . I ' if Q Y. '4 4 - 2 1' - . o 4 4 Q -r