Charleston High School - Charlestonian Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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Kanawha County schools are indeed fortu- nate in having a superintendent and Board of Education who are so vitally interested in education and its advancement. ln the last few years Kanawha County has forged ahead in the field of education to the extent that Charleston is soon to have a new high school. lt will cut almost in half the present enrollment of CHS, much to the benefit of the high school students of Charleston. This is only a part of an exten- sive building and repair program for the entire county, which is now under way. R. J. GORMAN County Supervisor of High Schools VIRGIL L. FLlNN ' County Superintendent of Schools Charleston High School, the largest of a group of thirteen high schools which make up the secondary educational unit of Kanawha County, is governed by a board of five members. These men are elected by the people to serve a four-year term. From their number a president is chosen. ln their hands is the difficult task of guiding the entire educational system of Kanawha county. The board appoints a county superintendent and six assistants, one of whom is in charge of high schools. Members of the board are: :ja A R. . Robertson, president.. .... Charleston H. L. Snyder... .......... . ......... Charleston N. N. Snyder. .... ....... . .. .... Clendenin H. T. Crawford --..... .....St, Albans T. J. Grizzell .. ..... Kayford :51Due to the death, in March, of O. T. Jenkins, president R. A. Robertson was chosen to act as president for the remainder of the term.

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DMINISTRATIQ To the administration and the faculty of CHS we owe our lasting gratitude for the educational and cultural foundation which they have helped us to make for ourselves. Through them and their guidance we have been able to win honors, not only for ourselves, but also for our school. May we always remember the fine example which they have set for us.

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W XXXL If '2 TO THE STUDENTS OE CHSf4 The theme for the Charlestonian serves to remind us of the changes which are taking place in the world. Tennyson in his immortal poem Locksley Hall says: Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosics of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales, Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew From the nations' airy navies grappling in the central blue, At the time Tennyson penned these lines of poetry no one took his ideas of aviation seriously. People thought his reference to airy navies was only the extravagant flight of the U simagination. Yet, within a century, this poetic extravaganza has become true. The fact that change is taking place so rapidly emphasizes the importance of education in the affairs of life. Education is the process whereby youth is prepared for the eventualities of a rapidly changing world. Uneducated youth flounders in the cross currents of change, loses altitude, and lacks determination to take off again. Educated youth meets the vagaries of change, takes them with the stick pulled back, rides out the variable currents of chance, and sails away into the blue atmosphere of life, achieving success and making satisfactory social adjustment. ln aviation, ground work training is basic experience which the aviator must master before he is able to fly. He must know how to read the compass, sextant, and altimeter. He must know how to figure distance, miles per hour, and position. He must know how to write the log of his flight and communicate orally with the radio operators along the way. He must know the laws of gravitation and other scientific information. He must know the technique of the operation of a plane and, finally, he must be able to think logically about all matters incident to flying. Charleston High School endeavors to give the youth it is serving ground work training fundamental in preparation for complete living. This ground work training is the ability to read with speed and comprehension, the power to use newspapers, books, and libraries to gain information, proficiency in express.on, oral, written, and graphicg proficiency in the funda- mentals of calculation, understanding and appreciation of common scientific phenomena, ability to make intelligent use of scientific devices necessary in life's activities, and proficiency in the tools of thought. Thus, the youth in Charleston High School is trained to wing its way to wholesome and complete living in a rapidly changing world. I 'lm M' w wtf l' 775' '- bfi? li if 5 5 - . 5.,.f: WIA ' 1? ,hiya 5 IW, ' ZEZW' 1 tll