Huntington High School - Huntingtonian Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACULTY Miss L. G. Bassett, Miss Selma T, White, Mrs, Laura F. Allen (2nd ROW) Mrs. Estelle G. Phillips, Mrs. Hattie J. Fauntleroy, Miss Mary E, Patterson, Mrs. Martha E. Melvin. As the years passed the school and her popu - lation grew. The need for more facilities and a larger plant became evident. In reply to the demand, the city school board appropriated a new school which housed over seven hundred students and twenty rooms. ‘These included an auditorium, laboratories in the areas of chemistry and the domestic sciences, a library, a principal's office, a teachers' lounge, anda clinic. The site was one of the most beautiful landscapes in the State and consisted of seven and one-half acres, which also allowed for a playground and parking area. On January 28, 1924, the new building was completed, and the students and faculty moved into the new Huntington which was located on Marshall Avenue at 16th Street. Under the direction of Professor Palmer, the school, faculty, and student body continued to flourish with each passing year. Junior high school was incorporated into the high schoo] program. New subjects were added to the curriculum, and additional clubs, organiza- tions and sports were created to provide more outlets for the students. Among these were a debating team, a student council, a literary society, a science and radio club, and a math club. The band and chorus were organized and a newspaper and yearbook were published. Sport activities included football and basketball teams. Due to the expanding physical educa- tional program, an athletic field costing ap- proximately $20,000 was added. It was the only enclosed and equipped athletic park owned by

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LUTRELLE PALMER, scholar, educator, humani- tarian, served the Newport News community as principal of Huntington High School from 1919 to 1943. During his administration the ground-work for the present-day Huntington was laid. He was chosen by the Newport News School Board to fill a vacancy which had been created by the institu - tion of a new educational environment--the birth of a high school. His abiding faith in the propagation of the Christian ideal has won him a place in the hearts and minds of many citizens in this community. His picture, which hangs near that of Collis P. Huntington in the corridor of the school, will serve as a lasting reminder of a man who dedicated himself to the education of the community's future generation. PROFESSOR LUTRELLE PALMER PRE RACUIsiay,

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VIEW OF THE PRINCIPAL’S RECEPTION the Negro school in the country at that time. On this field the Huntington football team went on to become the State football champions. When the building became too small for an ever-increasing community population, Hunt- ington moved to her present site on Orcutt Avenue. The old Huntington then became Dun- bar Elementary. With a present faculty of eighty-eight and a September enrollment of over 2100 students, Huntington has won many PRINCIPAL'S RECEPTION OFFICE Limited space and insuffi- cient lighting with which to work were but a few of the handicaps Prof. Palmer facedrin MiS,OLl1eC me buG against these odds he ef- fectively administered the business of Huntington. From behind these office doors he hired and main- tained the best of faculties, gave guidance to and dis- ciplined students, wrote letters of grave importance, coordinated the school cur- riculum, transacted offi- cial business and carried on his many duties as principal. OFFRICI: honors in the fields of scholarship, athletics, music, and art. One of the most outstanding schools in Virginia, her alumni are among the graduates of the best colleges and universities in the world. From her humble beginning Huntington has grown to her present size. Presently the school is in the throes of a building program designed to keep abreast with the community expansion. What does the future hold?