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

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Il li' n '. tsl ,gnu 2 01' : Q . VA , I i - 5 3 .ig Y PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION The first account of anything resembling the present Parent-Teachers Association was found among, some old records assembled by Miss Dorothy M. O'Donnell, class of 1926, at the requests of J. Milton Rossing, the then Principal of Ellicott City High School. These records were found in the desk of Miss Bertha Brown, the first Com- mercial teacher of the School, after her death, January 24, 1924. The first Constitution, drawn up a bit prior to 1912 starts out with Article 1--The name of this Club shall be The Patrons and Friends Club. Under Article 8 we find committees appointed, one of them called a Sunshine Committee, whose duty it was to visit sick children of the school, scatter Sunshine abroad and have charge of play- grounds. Perhaps visiting the sick children of the school was not such a strenuous job then as it would be now for we find only eight in the graduating class of 1912. An- other Constitution was drawn up and adopted in 1923. The name was at that time changed to Patrons' and Teachers' Association of Ellicott-City High School. This High School was the old one on School Street. In March 1923 the Board of Education bought the site and all that was left of Rock Hill College after their disastrous fire of January 26, 1923. On the 18th day of November, 1924, the students of the school, led by the Mt. Airy band and accompanied by the Board of Education and Dr. Albert Cook, State Superintendent of Schools, all the teachers of the school and other notables of the town, paraded from the old school to the site of the new one for the laying of the cornerstone by Patmos Lodge A. F. 8: A. M. The next afternoon, Wednesday, November 19, at 3:00 P. M. as part of Educational Week Program and at the call of Mr. Rossing, a Patrons' and Teachers' Meeting was held, the objects being to get the patrons to work for benefits and improvements in connection with the new school building and to take steps to provide safe and' convenient ways for pupils to reach this new building. At the end of 1924-1925 school year, Mr. Rossing resigned and Mr. Herbert Brown was appointed in his place. The school was dedicated on September 26 and on that evening the Patrons' and Teachers' Association put on a supper in the new school, proceeds from same being 315020. A special meeting was called on September 30th, purpose lyeing to settle the supper bills, appoint a committee for buying playground equipment and another to clean the school grounds. A discussion also took place at this meeting as to the desirability of becoming a part of National Parent-Teachers Association. A motion to do so was carried and a committee appointed to draw up a new Constitution conforming with National requirements. From then on the problems of the school seem to have been much as they are today and were met in much the same way-continuous work on improvement of school equipment, furnishing a grounds, more playground teachers' room in school, cafeteria supplies, library books, etc., money raised by means of dances, card parties, suppersg delegations going before School Board and County Commissioners. Some of the improvements brought about by the continual gripes and activities of the Association were, grading and leveling of school grounds, removal of old B. and O. buildings and a new bridge over Tiber to take the place of these buildings, a fence to keep children from getting in the way of busses while -they fthe bussesj are turning around, removal of Cafeteria from one part of building to a much better location and best of all, the moving of incinerator from near the school, where the smoke and fumes and smells were a source of constant vexation to teachers and pupils alike, to its present location much further out on New Cut road. In September 1934, Mr. john Yingling came in as Principal of the school and from then on the school seemed to grow smaller and a need for another school was acutely felt. In September 1939 the new High School on Montgomery Road was ready for occupancy and the old one on College Avenue became Ellicott City Elementary. At the spring meetings of that year the question of a division came up. Should the High School have an Association or could they, in some way, continue as one? Eventually'a new High School P.T.A. was formed, a new Constitution drawn up and a charter issued to the new association by the Maryland Branch National Congress of Parents and Teachers on the 4th day of November, 1940. But this new association fell upon hard times. These were war years, gasoline was hard to get, interest seemed to lag and after the October meeting of 1942 no more meetings were held 'till November of 1944, at which time it was decided to have just four meetings during that year. In September, 1945, meetings were started on the 3rd Monday .of each month and have been so continued ever since, gaining in popularity and attendance. But while the roll-call of the Association has been grow- ing so has the roll call of the pupils, only much faster, and now a new High School, our Central Senior High School of Howard County, will be ready for our high school pupils this September and our school here will just be a Junior High. What will be the fate of our Parent- Teachers Association?

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SPORTS AT E. C. H. S. Rah! Rah! Rah! Team! Team! Team! can be heard at all seasons of the year at Ellicott City High. Our Sports Program, we feel, is an exceptionally fine one. Athletics has always played a large part in this school's life, but the years have seen it improved from teams coached by subject matter teachers, to Public Athletic League Coaches, Miss Blanche Drennan and Lee Williams, who came one-half a day twice a week, to two full time instructors who are busy before school, at lunch times, after school, and many nights a week. The success of our program this year is due to our three interested instructors, Miss Mary Elizabeth Lang and Robert Gerrety who succeeded james A. Quinlan who resigned to take a more remunerative position in December. Each student's interests and needs are taken into consideration. Physical examinations by Dr. Theodore Shrop, the Howard County Health Doctor, or by one's own doctor are required for all participants on the various teams. Eye examinations are given by the Physical Education Department. The results are shared with the whole faculty so any eye strain causediby seating arrangements can be corrected. Each student has a health card which is kept up-to-date. First Aid Courses are required fending in a qualifying card for all passers Jin the Seventh Grades with more recent changes taught in the following years. The school has the use of the Howard County Public Health Clinics and the services of Mrs. Noel, one of the Howard County Public Health Nurses. Varsity activities are: GIRLS BOYS Fall .............. .......... F ield Hockey SOCCCI Winter ........ ......... B asketball BaSkCtbal1 Spring .,,, ......... V olleyball TI'3.Ck Softball Softball This year, in most of these sports are found junior-Varsity and junior High teams. An Intramural Tournament in Senior High Boys' and Girls' Basketball stirs up much interest as the Student Council offers plaques to be kept by these winners in their homerooms until the next basketball season. Students can be seen enjoying table tennis, shuffleboard, badminton, tumbling and dancing in different parts of the gymnasium before school, at lunchtimes and after school. Other added attractions are the Faculty-Student games held in Basketball and Volley- ball. The Ellicott City Athletic Association has almost IOOW membership. The dues are one dollar a year, and this enables a member to attend games at reduced rates. Candy and cokes add to the income. All proceeds are added to the appropriation of the Howard County Board of Education to buy much needed equipment and to pay for transportation of teams. School letters and trophies are awarded to team members who have qualified by rolling up the necessary points. These are presented at an assembly held on the last day of school in June. E Q .pL..g,.,,pg15g!,P, g t r-:. A