Bolton High School - Bruin Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BOLTON HIGH SCHOOL N NINETEEN hundred fourteen the far-seeing citizens of Alexandria saw that if Alexandria was to keep pace with the other cities, she must have an adequate school building in which to train her future citizens. Mr. and Mrs. James Wade Bolton, wishing to do some- thing that would aid in the development of Alexandria, presented to the school board the site on which the school now stands. When the building was completed, it was named Bolton High in recognition of their splendid gift. In September, 1915, the students of the old Alexandria high school moved into the new building. The School Board officers at the time were: Mr. Jonas Rosenthal, president; Mr. J. W. Bolton, vice-president: Mr. D. B. Showalter was parish superintendent; Mr. S. M. Brame, principal of the high school, and Mr. R. E. Galloway, assistant principal. When school opened for the session of 1915-16 the number of students enrolled was 275, and forty-six were graduated at the end of the second term. The year of 1925 finds an enrollment of over seven hundred students with a graduating class of 115. The faculty composes forty teachers. These statistics will serve to give us an idea of the steady growth of the school, and call to our attention that already the needs have outgrown the present accommoda- tions. We are looking forward soon to the erection of a new building which will easily provide for our increased enrollment and afford the best possible educational advantages.

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MR. S. M. BRAME Our Principal