Compton College - Dar U Gar Yearbook (Compton, CA)

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Zhe Old Order Changes % THE CHAIR - and the cares - ot responsi- bility are passed from Dr. Scott Thompson to his successor, Superintendent-elect Dr. Stuart McComb, with an it ' s all yours guesture of regret and relief. Dr. Thompson has been elect- ed President Emeritus Valedictory 16-H I am very sorry in many ways because the time has arrived for mo to leave a post of service to the young people of this area. I have seen so many young men and young women enter the schools under my charge, particulary Compton College, that it seems like a wonderful dream as I look back over a generation of years. May I say sincerely that I have tried to dedicate my life to the education of youth, particularly by doing m best to create a friendly, stimulating environment and an atmosphere of learning for the pupils. It is only out of such an educational philosophy that the pupils may feel free to develop and grow. If an institution is man- aged too much by hard and fast regulations that dictate behavior, there is a ten- dency to create that repression and frustration in youth which destroys confidence and self-realization. If I have succeeded in creating this friendly atmosphere, not only for youth, but for every employee in this great union school district, I shall always feel that I have accomplished one of the greatest of all aims in the education of youth. — Scott Thompson

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A Vscar ' TO A FRIEND of young people v ho retires this year, and thus ends thirty-four years of pioneering educational leadership in Southern California and the nation. Below, left to right. Dr. Scott Thompson inspects a typical student project, recon- struction of earthquake-destroyed inter-build- ing arcades, hie points to memorial plaque for youth who died in World War ! 1 . Always a sports enthusiast, he chats with tracksters Charles McKnight and Bob McMahon of Coach Ernst Hartmann s cinder team. « y-

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Guiding the policies of the Compton Union Secondary and Junior College school districts through the stormy waters of 1949-50 was the unenvlcd responsibility of these five public servants. Under the presidency of Mrs. Maria Mendonhall of Paramount the board was composed of: Mrs. Clara E. Fox, clerk, of Wiilcwbrook; Mrs. Nola B. Lortis, member from Comp- ton: Charles C. Sekley of Enterprise: Robert D. Tragor, member from lynwood: and Dr. Scott Thompson secretary. Theirs was the huge job of wrestling with the problems of a rapidly expanding school population. In addition, the board had to make unprecedented decisions con- cern ' nq the withdrawal of Lynwood from the district after a school election and the historic reversal of policy on the 6-4-4 plan of organization. What the future holds for tho young people of this rapidly changing district rests in the public-spirited hands of these educational leaders. POLICY MAKERS of ihe Connprcn Union Secondary and Junior College School Districts are the Board cf Trustees; Mrs. Marie Mendenhall, president; Mrs. Clara E. Fox, clerk: Mrs. Noh E. Loftis; Mr. Charles C. Seltley; Dr. Scott Thompson, secretary: and M ' . Robert D. Trager. oard of Zmstees % SMILING PLEASANTLY, and preparing to open some cor ' espondence Is Dr. Scott Thompson, dean of Los Angeles County district superln tenJents. 17