Ellicott City High School - Oracle Yearbook (Ellicott City, MD)

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SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS: WOODLAND C. PHILLIPS HERBERT C. BROWN PRINCIPALS: HERBERT C. BROWN J. PAUL FRANK JOHN E. YINGLING SCHOOL BOARD '24 SCHOOL BOARD '39 JOHN W. SELBY STANLEY E. GRANTHAM HARRY PARLETT ALBERT L. RIDGELY HOWARD S. KUHN ISAAC H. TAYLOR EFORE the actual plans for the new high school were made, there was much controversy as to whether or not the plans for building the new school were too pretentious. However, after a few months of discussion the Board of County Commissioners bonded the county to purchase a site at Ellicott City for the erection and equipment of the school on said site. The Ellicott City Times supported the people in their desire for the new and much needed high school. Campaign buttons were distributed among the people who proudly displayed them as proof of their desire for the new school. Finally, on November 18, 1924, the actual laying of the cornerstone under the auspices of Patmos Lodge No. 70, A. F. and A.. M. took place. Students of the old school, led by the Mt. Airy Band, paraded through the town to the new site. Preceding the ceremony of laying the cornerstone, the student body of the old school together with many visitors, attended exercises held in the auditorium. Patriotic songs were sung by the school children and addresses were made by Mr. Albert S. Cook, State Superintendent of Education, and Mr. Woodland C. Phillips, Superintendent of Howard County Schools, who acted as chairman. Placed in the box in the cornerstone were the following contents: Directory of school oflicials and teachers in the state of Maryland 1924-1925g list of oflicials and representative citizens in Howard County, the Ellicott City Times, dated February 7, 1924, contained an article entitled Howard County Schools, Big Events , the Baltimore Sun of November 18, 19245 High School, Focus of June 1924 contained In Memoriam for Miss Bertha R. Brown, also combined faculties' picture, High School Focus of September and October, 1924, Campaign buttons of Ellicott Patrons Club bearing the slogan A New School For All-Now-Let's Get It , Pledge Cards advocating immediate action for the new Schoolg Panorama of the student body of the Ellicott City High School Page Six

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1939 1924

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taken in March 1924, numbered and named, brief outline of education in Ellicott City, and a copy of the program for cornerstone laying, November 18, 1924. Father of Lester Long, president of the Senior Class of '39, H. Lester Long, a graduate of Ellicott City High School of 1914, had the supreme honor of laying the cornerstone because he was Worshipful Master of the Lodge at that time. During the years that the Messrs. Brown, Frank, and Yingling have been principals, the school has advanced so as to become a necessary part of the com- munity life, both intellectually and socially. Our curriculum has been rounded out to fit both those who desired further scholastic work and those who went into the business field immediately. Through these years, our alumni and friends have seen vast improvement in school spirit, an increasing interest in the library, a great change in the school grounds and property, also the long desired accommodations for the gymnasium. To these we could add numerous other items, but we feel that they can all be summed up in these few words: The present is the living sum-total of the whole pastf'-Carlyle. Page Seven