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UNIFICATION—A SPEEDING ARROW OF SILVER SHOT AT THE TARGET OF TOMORROW; A SINGING TRIUMPHANT SHAFT THAT STOPS FOR NO BARRIERS; THE DETERMINATION OF YOUNG TO SUCCEED FLUNG IN THE FACE OF PESSIMISTS—UNIFICATION—THE SPIRIT OF 1958. A Brief History of Cardinal Community Schools Cardinal was but a dream of the delegation which went to Des Moines in December, 1955, to discuss with the State Department of Public Instruction, the possibility of a merger of several dis- tricts in this area into one large area. In January, 1956, this group of forward-looking men united with many others to meet in Bla- densburg to lay the foundations of this new educational plan. A steering committee was organized to complete the study of this proposed reorganization. Clifford Moore was first named temporary, and later permanent, chairman of this committee. The aim of the committee was to find a method of giving the best possible education to the most practical number of students at the lowest possible cost to the taxpayers. Petitions were circulated during the late months of that year, and the final decision was to be made at the polls on February 14, 1957. This proposal involved twenty-three school districts in four counties; three of which were high school districts. Despite the failure of this vote to carry, the steering committee, after further study and door- to-door canvass of the area, dropped four small districts and circulated new petitions in the re- maining area. The second vote was scheduled for May 7, 1957. This vote passed by an overwhelming majority. Immediate plans were made for the election of a new school board to take office in July. A gentlemen's agreement was set up which allowed one individual to serve from each of the three high school districts with the other two to come from the rural area. This area was divided into a southern portion and a northern portion. The board which took office that July were Floyd Harmon from Eldon, Lowell Giltner from the northern part of the rural area, Clifford Moore from the southern part of the rural area, Lloyd Whit- ham from the Agency area, and Max Willhoit from the Batavia area. Mr. Willhoit was named president of the board at their organization meeting. After careful screening of a large number of applicants, the board selected an individual who they felt most nearly fitted the needs of the new school district to serve as superintendent. Ro- bert F. Leland, Superintendent of Schools at Paton, was offered the position and accepted it. He began his duties in August and was faced immediately with the problems that all newly reorganized areas are faced with, such as operating one large district from several small budgets. In Addi- tion to these problems he was faced with those which were unique with our own area. Among these is the need for a new high school building which must be completed as soon as possible if we are to gain those advantages for which we reorganized. Considering the fact that our separate schools had to sacrifice some of their individuality to the uniformity of a single school district and the fact that some things which were done were not always agreeable to all of us, the year has proceeded with an ever increasing unity which makes us feel confident that ours was a right step and one for which we would always be grateful. The name, Cardinal Community Schools, was chosen by the board from among the many which had been suggested to it. It is well liked by everyone because of its meaning which is chief and first. The advantages of this larger school is to offer a more nearly adequate curriculum to prepare our graduates for life in this century at the most reasonable cost possible. 7
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Administrative Staff RICHARD HILL Assistant Superintendent Agency MADELYNC. HUNTER High School Principal Eldon HARRY WOOD Assistant Superintendent Batavia SECRETARIAL ASSISTANTS 6 CAROL PENROD Eldon MARY SMITH Agency
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