Dobyns Bennett High School - Maroon and Grey Yearbook (Kingsport, TN)

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BOARD OF PLANS AND POLICIES me ' lrst Ross NI s L C1 I In NI s P B Seott Seeond Ross I C, C1059 H C Dunnms, X D Broelxmln Supermtendcnt Ross X ROIWIIISOII X Hodge The Bolrd of I dUClflOI1 has 1 ble 1espons1b1I1t3 but we lease If securely III the h mds of nts members They gxaelously glse then tlme II1 order that They see to If th lf we get the kmd of educatlon that wlll make us better cltuens of tomorrow Then dutles for VSIUCII we cannot think them personally are performed generously XX e are proud of them Thelr efforts wlll nex er be for gotten Thus yelr three of our faithful members who hue sezxeel Olll school for mmy sears retired Thex ue Mis XX Dobxns Mrs Iranlx Wfrnght III 'VIr 5 C 'Nlmmeh Then lox IIIX and ro found mterest II1 the tetlx 1t1es of our sehool m llee them lrleplaee lble and unforgettlble charleters XX e extend a heartx welcome to our new mem bers Mrs I'1ulB Seott Nlrs I C1 Dau ind NI1 H G Dunmng I petxuon tor 1 lower lux Page te II . , ,403 7 . l LA4'A1lrDA'- A' IT. 'z I rp . I. I . rf. . . . we, the students, can have better schools and an extended education. , . W 7' 3 ' Q k 3 .Q Via 'll ' f I l K 1 el I .I. I.. . Q ' p - I7 f ' rx x - ' '-'I .. I . I , I . .. N. Viv, Q

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We the Scmor Class, dudlpatc our 1945 Maroon and Grq to our Supermtendent, Ross N Robmson who has our profound grautudc for hls unceasmg efforts to lulp us to become butter Amarlcans I Ili lfllif'

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THE COMMANDANT Pr1or to becom1ng the outstand1ng molder of Klngsport s educatlonal system, Mr Ross N Robmson attended Carson Newman College, the Un1vers1ty of Tennessee, the State Teachers College, and Columbxa Um verslty He taught ln the elementary and hlgh schools of Tennessee and was pr1nc1pal of hlgh schools ln Georgna for two years Then he came to Klngsport and served as prmcnpal for three years In nmeteen twenty four, Mr Robmson took over the superlntendency of Kmgsport s cnty schools, and h1s able leadershlp has been the estabhshment of our present complete educatlonal system Our superlntendent IS responslble for Dobyns Bennett s bemg a very modern school ln every respect, h1s mterest has been xn the act1v1t1es and problems of the students as well as ln b1g adm1n1strat1ve dutles Upon h1s shoulders rests the entlre responslblhty of keeplng the SIX schools mtact, and thls job IS carrled on by hrm w1th ease and assurance The students of Dobyns Bennett appreclate h1s well spoken advlce and feel free to ask lt at any t1me Mr Roblnson ns now an act1ve member of the Natlonal Educatlon ASSOCIQIIOH, The Tennessee Educatlon Assoclatxon, The East Tennessee Educat1on ASSOCIZIIOH, The Amerlcan ASSOCIRIIOH of School Admmlstra tors, and The Nat1onal Socxety for the Study of Educatlon Through h1s act1ve partlclpatlon 1n these orgamzatlons, he has become an educatlonal leader known throughout the South He has d1l1gently and patlently served as super1ntendent 1n an unceasmg attempt to better K1ngsport's field of educatlon, and under h1s able adm1n1strat1on, the schools of K1ngsport have grown and developed 1nto an outstand1ng system, competmg favorably w1th those of the larger c1t1es of Tennessee So, lt IS w1th smcere appreclatlon that we, the Senlor Class of nlneteen forty fix e, ded1cate our Maroon and Grey to Ross N ROblHSOn Let s see now Go eight blocks up the road turn to your rlght and follovs your nose for five blocks cut through that bng field at the corner and lt s the last house on the other sxde across the street w1th the red roof on nt But of course lf you want to take a short cur nt s that house rnght dom n the street there . . . . , . 0 I - . . , . . , - . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . - 7 . . .. , . ' Y , I ! fs ' 1. ' x un., ' 5 I 11' , . v x x ,, 1 Page eleven