Central High School - Booster Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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THE RACQUET FAREWELL TO MR. LONG AND BOBBIE Shortly after the Christmas holidays, an announcement was published in the local papers that Mr, E. D. Long, vice-president of our school, had resigned his position. Mr. Long had been elected to the presidency of Tri-State College of Angola, Indiana, and the acceptance of that position prompted his resignation here. Few teachers enjoy the conhdence and good will of the students as did Mr. Long. It is needless to say that his loss to the school is a grievous one, and that he will be sorely missed by both students and faculty. The election of Mr. Long to the presidency of the Indiana college illus- trates excellently the good that comes from one's leaving a place of employ- ment in good standing, for Mr. Long, previous to teaching at La Crosse, was a teacher at the college which has now so singularly honored him by offering him this great position. Besides missing Mr. Long, students will miss his son, Bobby, whose influence upon his fathers' work was immeasurable. Bobby was the most frequently used device his father had in the teaching of psychology, Uncon- sciously he served as the medium through which we learn of the working of a child's mind, Almost daily Mr. Long would relate an incident in the life of his son which would illustrate a topic under discussion. Bobby was a spiritual member of the pyschology class. Suffice it to say that we are sorry to see him go. We take this means of expressing our gratitude to Mr. Long for the pleasant hours spent under his guidance, and wish him the best of success on his new venture. B E'

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ALBERT H. SANFORD IVY B. NATION MR. PRUITT THE RACQU ET Immediately after the commencement of the second semester of school, Mr. Sanford, of our history depart- ment, accompanied by Mrs. Sanford, took an extended trip to the west. The major portion of the time, however, was spent in California where, we are informed, a very profitable and enjoyable vacation was spent. The vacation did much for Mr. Sanford, who had just passed through a strenu- ous program of work, for, instead of enjoying his regular summer vacation last year. he taught at the University of XYisconsin. The fact that he was re- quested to teach at the university again this summer necessitated a mid-year vacation more than ever. Also atthe middle of the school year, Miss Nation, instructor in Latin and English, decided to take a vacation, but one of a greater length than that of Mr. Sanford. She, with her sister, left for an extended trip to Europe. Although -she had not yet returned at the time of this publication, she has frequently dropped a card or a letter to friends at home to inform them of her whereabouts. Among other places, Rome, Italy, and Cairo, Egypt, were visited. The students and faculty anxiously await her return to hear more about her trip. During the absence of Mr, Sanford, Mr. Pruitt occu- pied the chair of social sciences. Although Mr. Pruitt was a member of our faculty for only two months, he gained for himself a great number of friends. Upon request, he obliged us with the photograph of himself by which his students and fellow teachers may remember him. VVe hope, however, that we shall see more of Mr. Pruitt personally in the future. l923

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