Milby Traditions Principals During its existence of thirty-five eventful years, the administrative staff at Milby has been headed by only two principals. The school's first principal was Mr. W. I. Ste- venson. whose arrival at Milby in 1926 climaxed a lustrous drive from a farming vocation in Coop- er, Texas to educational eminence in Houston. Mr. Stevenson's thirty-one years of dedicated service at Milby were highlighted by his recipi- ence of numerous distinctions. Among these were his positions as Secretary of the Texas Associa- tion of Secondary Schools, and President of the Houston Association of Schools. The year 1960 brought Mr. Stevenson's re- tirement and Mr. Roscoe Bayless's ascension to the office of principal. Mr. Bayless attended Texas Tech University, Columbia University, and the University of Houston, majoring in English and speech. He began teaching both subjects in 1935, his initial year at the school. Mr. Bayless served as Chairman of Youth Work—YMCA, mem- ber of the Rotary Club, and as a delegate to Na- tional Red Cross Convention. W. I. Stevenson Rcscoe Bayless School Paper The first newspaper of Milby was called the School News and circulated to 800 students and community residents. The School News was changed in 1925 to the Student Echo and again in 1942 to its present name, the Milby Plainsman. Throughout the years the Plainsman has de- veloped as a leader in high school publications, accumulating such awards as a second class rat- ing by the National Scholastic Press Association in 1947, a first class rating by the Texas Gulf Coast High School Conference in 1958, and a first place certificate in 1962 from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. In addition to these, the newspaper has been awarded first place honors for National Newspaper Week and local winner in Journalism Day, as well as first and second place in news and feature at Interscho- lastic Press Conference. 13
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