Central High School - Wakitan Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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School Officials OFFICERS President ........-.-.... .......... J , S. Lucas Vice-President --..-.... ......... D r. J. M. Bell Secretary ------------ .....-.-----........ A . L. Loving Treasurer ...,,... ,....A.. G eorge U. Richmond Attorney --..---,--- .--.,,-- J ohu C. Landis, Jr. FREDERICK H. BARBEE Superintendent of Schools BOARD 0F EDUCATION J. S. Lucas Mrs. H. W. Sandusky Dr. J. M. Bell N. S. Hillyard Mrs. Ralph Douglas O. A. Zollinger

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I, N1 KI T if ' -f ki 1 ' ' ' X , 1'L'?L-Q f, 8' W 'U R ,215 PTQLIA 21,?K..?'f3.?vfC1Jf39 Tai YA i ' X . 5 QiM QikilZi i Farewell Tribute NVithin a few days the integrity of the class of nineteen hundred thirty will be broken-no longer will you search for treasures as alunited groupg no longer will you go adventuring within the confines of Cent1'al's walls. Yet your years at Central have given you a fond union which cannot be broken. In common with all of Central's sons and daughters, you are heirs to aristocratic traditions of mind and heart. Accents of nothing mean or lowly color these traditions--they form a bond which will in spirit keep you together forever. Experience proves that the greatest treasure of life goes to those who preserve the values of life in the best proportion. May your heritage from your high school days furnish you with such a sense of values as will enable you to lay hold of much fine treasure and balance it in nice proportions. May you carry through the adventure of living a certain fineness of conduct, a certain pursuance of ideals that one may identify as genuine culture. VVith your high school life back of you, may it never cease to give you joy to remember that Central has set her love upon you. With admiration and affection for the class of nineteen hundred thirty. 451464, 5.01 . 3555553 or .34 xi' o B34 791.1 xx? six X z X f of Page Fourteen

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, KVA Ki TANWQJQ, ,W ,, f'fq '?'1l . i V V H H R '27, ' f5f7'fCx'-MPAX YA LQSC fA,ff.'RJ'A Yn1.Y1?3f1QK fix fx mx rm zf9'LL.3Ql y I I 1-1, 1 , J cl ,p u A rj 1 di HI l 474 I E .Nl ,fy uf W? Ne g J 'E 'i ,I 54 ,Y ,xi gf X154 1 , DJ 'W 3:11 1 l , U4 . 1 H. J 1 , , I s , l 1: A . 5' I . 1 I 5 - l , SAMUEL T. UTZ LOUISE E. BARTHOLD 0 ,I I Vice-Principal Dean of Girls ' . W, r LU ,J 5 I si History of Central High School' Q, L , 1' 4, 'X' I In 1861, the school board of St. Joseph made a contract with E. B. Neely, who con- gg . ducted a classical school on Tenth Street, between Felix and Francis Streets, to take 3 students who had finished the grade school work. In May, 1861, because of the impend- 154, ing Civil War, public schools were closed, with the exception of Mr. Neely's, which con- Ai Al tinued to the end of the term. In 1864, when the war in this part of the state ceased, j 1 ,f a new school board was chosen, and it appointed Mr. Neely superintendent of public 13 1' Vg schools. In 1866, a building designed for a central high school was 'erected at Tenth I and Edmond Streets, and it became known as the St. Joseph High School. The school ' 4 2 was two stories in height and contained four rooms. School in this new building opened Nl SEQ in 1866, and this date is usually considered the beginning of Central. P41 Ns Q If one takes 1866 as the beginning of Central, her first principal was John Crosby, L4 BN who remained in that capacity until 1877, when he was succeeded by William Rusk. C. E. 5 . Miller, who has taught at Central for over fifty years, began teaching about 1874. In .1 1895, the present building was erected, and Mr. Miller was principal at that time. In , 1910, Benton was erected, and the building which was formerly known as St. Jo- X seph High School, became known as Central. The last four principals have been: J. W. I Thalman, O. S. Wood, G. R. Deatheridge and Miss Calla E. Varner. Previous to the year QL I ij of 1927, the Central Annex was used as a polytechnical high school, but since that time it 1 I ,, ' has become a freshman high school. The annex is conducted on the same plan as Cen- 1' 1 ly! tral, exceptthat it has only the freshman class. Central has always been a high school f' - 5 CT of the first class and is on the list of accredited high schools of the North Central As- :ml ' , sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools. - Q4 lf Q Fi , ........31'-5TT T'.i'1fl- -:xii- ?, 'r-'Aj - if - '-- , ' ' - -f-W ----f--------f- A Qes:x.tgll15c:i.a,1,.1fgg.. xgax:gc-w11 mf: xTi.z.ii1.2eg.4 Q 333 Page Sixteen