Caney Valley High School - Kane Kan Yearbook (Caney, KS)

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Foreword Wm-, thi- si-nior class of 1934. have strircd in this i-dilion of the Kane Kun to present to you Lin- an-tivitivs i-iijoya-cl by us and the Statis- livw of nur linni your in Fancy High School in or-lr-r than wi- may rvtuin the fond remem- ill'2llll'l'Sllk'k'1lSiUllt'll hyzi reviow of this hook in l.nir lilk-. Thi- thi-nic curri0d out in this 5--mlnioir is that of thc cosniic ray, the power nl' which nw- iinvi- likvnvd to that of knowledge. I Ih

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ni,...T History of Caney High School e voted to build a school build- C n x After some difficulty these bonds were finally S0143 to ' f 0.2 - - . lirlizliiilrepsndence banker for ninety cents on the dollar. Nine hundred l ll f this monev were spent in the construction of a small white rs o . . - , , lgltnzlv whool building on land donated by James Hamm Smlth- On September 30. 1871, bonds wer The first school board was composed oil three men, namely: Sam- ui., Ridgwt-ay, director: C. M. Smith, clerk: and A. M. Taylor, treas- urer. The first teacher was Mrs. Bal'l'iY1Ef0n- The bell for the building was purchased by Dr. Taylor who with Mr. Stuart was largely responsible for the building of-the new edifice. ln 1900, eleven boys and girls graduated from Caney High Svhool, after having completed the necessary two years of work, an education, comparable with that of the present day eighth grade edu- raiioll. The high school course was increased to three years and a fourth year was added in l905, During this same year at brick building, the Washington, was constructed to accommodate the increasing number uf pupils in both .lunior and Senior high school. The McKinley building was built in 1908 and used as the high -chool building until the year 1914 when the present building was erected. It was at this time that the curriculum was increased by the addition nl ai commercial course, manual training, and home economics, Yl'l fiWioll. debate, and normal training. The purchase of the athletic l'l--lal encourage-d ulhlf-tic activities. The high school was later improved by the addition of a library: an annual. the Kam--Kan: a school paper. the Nakenakg and the dram- Mll-' HI'uanization, the Playmakers. l'Hlll'5' lligh School is known as one of the best schools of the state. ll 1- ai Vlass A school and is a member of the Northern Central Associa- ll ll ol' Volleges and Secondary schools. It has participated in various roiil---in and not in vain, as a glimpse at the trophy case will prove.