Chamberlain High School - Cub Yearbook (Chamberlain, SD)

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Old High School Building -1915 Since Mr. Smith came to Chamberlain there have been many changes and enlargement in the town and school. At that time, in 1949, the Chamberlain School District included 450 students and employed 20 people on the faculty. Now since the school district covers 1600 square miles, the number of students has grown to 1300 and the school employs 75 people on the faculty. The school has also gained three new buildings and a new location for the superintendent’s office. The Egleston Building was ready for use in 1955, the Chamberlain Armory in 1958 and the Chamberlain Elementary School in 1963. Two years ago Mr. Smith’s office was relocated in the white house east of the Egleston Building. In 1952 the school became a North Central accredited school. Chamberlain Elementary School -1963 5 Chamberlain Armory -1958

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Vemon V Smith has sub mitted his resignation as superintendent of Chamberlain Independent School District, effective June 30, 1974. Supt. Smith has been with the school district for 25 years. From 1949 through the spring of 1958, he was high school principal and business teacher. Since then, he has been superintendent of schools, succeeding the late Elgie Coacher. Mr. Smith has spent 36 years in the field of education as teacher and administrator. During World War II, he served four years in the Naval Air Corps. Elementary Principal Lennis Long and Supt. Smith were honored at an open house sponsored by the PTA and the school board. 4 Mr. Elrod, Rev. George Khma, Mr. Smith and Richard Lloyd get ready for graduation exercises.

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Members of the school board, present and past, and the PTA sponsored an open house honoring Mr. Smith on April 28 in the basement of the United Church of Christ. A most interesting program. This is Your Life, Mr. Smith’, was presented. Former teach- ers taking part in the program were Dale Vance and Ed Lodge of Spearfish and Ken Kessinger of Sioux Falls. Two sisters and a brother of Mr. Smith’s also participated in the program. The Smith children were also present for the oc- casion. They are Vernon R. of Vermil- lion, Mrs. Gerald (Diane) Rabe of Cin- cinnati, Ohio, and Cindy of Austin, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the grandparents of three, Jennifer Smith, and Brett and Kendra Rabe. Participating in the program were Oscar Smith. Colomc; Cindy, Austin, Texas, Mrs. Gerald (Diane) Rabe, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Martha Kenaston. Colome; Mrs. Imogcnc Turnquist, Wewcla; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Smith Jr. and Jennifer, Vermillion. Jennifer comes to visit Grandpa. 6