De Soto High School - Desotonian Yearbook (De Soto, MO)

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DeSoto Public Labrary I 12 South Main St DeSoto MO 63020 A-: .,'b 1.--1 'Nou To Superxntendent Ralph Poole who spent the servlce of De Soto Publlc Schools thls the flrst volume f Dragon Tales whose pubhcatlon he mmated, 1S respectfully cledlcated HIS energy mterest ll t be and devotxon to h1s school and hls God W1 no soon forgotten all of h1s productlve lxfe ln I cannot say, and I wlll not say That he IS dead He IS Just away! Thmk of h1m farmg on, as dear In the love of There as the love of Here . . '7 .u . 7 s -. .L f K , t Q.: . if Z, , . 1 - .1 f- ...a ' '.i.'E5.1' P5 wwf., 4 .Ll A FS' V .t Lf- - A , . .X J ., if , T 3 'a' . - 3 .- , . . . 0 ! ,, ,, . . , . . ' 7 l IV ' ,, . . . IV

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ADMINISTRATION A-5' -If-v Superintendent Harry M Talbot assumed duties as head of De Soto High School on Feb rua.ry first, succeeding Mr Ralph P0019 who p a s s e d aw av November twenty third, after twe nty se ven years service to th e school Mr Talbot's fr len dl y manner, sympathetic mterest, and tzreless devotion to the school have already endeared him to the hearts of the students It is expe c ted that t.he school will achieve new hexghts under lus marvelous leadershxp Mr J C Culwell, who has beenprmcl pal of De Soto H1gh School for the last nine years IS an outstand1ng administrator ln th1s area His presidency of the Jefferson County Schoolmasters group in 1950-51 is evidence of that truth He has coped with the numerous problems of the high school with alacrity facility, and sound judgment. During the interval when the school folmd itself without a superintendent he courageously carried on. His efforts should be an example to all men. '39- ! W.. i .5- ' .A g 'fe f lf' f