Emporia High School - Re Echo Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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-- - -- BOARD OF ED MR. LOWTHER- In November, 1896, the Emporia school system was proud to announce that they had a outstanding man as their leader, Mr. Lowther. He was honored with the position as Superintendent of City Schools. He has been a faithful worker of this school for 38 years. He prepared for this work in NWest Virginia University in Morgantown, Va., and also in K. U. at Lawrence. Outside of school affairs Mr. Lowther has had some time for social functions. He is a member of the Masonic lodge, Scottish 18th Rite, 32 degree, Rotary Club and Current Club. F. B. HEATH- Mr. F. B. Heath is President of the Board of Education for the Emporia Senior High School. He has been on the board since January, 1922. Mr. Heath was educated in Wellsville, Kan. He is now a freight agent for the Santa Fe Railroad Company. O. G. RINDOM- Mr. O. G. Rindom is Chairman of the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board. He has served on the Board since February 1929. Mr. Rindom was educated in the old Normal School and later taught a short time in the High School in the fall of 1909. He has been in the floral business since 19195 and is now President of the Kansas Unit of the Florists Telegraph Association. His hobbies are: music, industrial organization, and sports. MISS NORA WOOD- Secretary to Board of Education. F. E. PENNINGTON- Mr. Pennington is Chairman of the Rules, Regulations and Discipline Committee. He has served on the Board since 1931. Mr. Pennington has several filling stations for the Derby Oil Company. MRS. W. D. ROSS- Mrs. NV. D. Ross is Chairman of the Teachers and Sal- aries Committee of the Board of Education. She was elected on the Board in the year 1929. I. T. ADAMS- Mr. J. T. Adams is Chairman of the Supplies, Fuel, and Furniture Committee of the Board. He was President of the Board from 1925 to 1931. He has served on the Board since 1915. Mr. Adams was educated in the rural schools of Ohio. His hobbies are: good schools and good family. He is a city salesman for the DeBauge Brothers Produce Company. E. W. DANIELS- Mr. E. XV. Daniels is the Vice-President of the Board of Education. He is also the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board of Education. Mr. Daniels is a retired real estate and insurance man and has been on the Board since September, 1925. UCATION J, ,........-. . . .,.,..7k f l I xv W x

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X' Many have been the changes since we moved from the old Garfield building into the present Senior High School building. The Garfield building, which stood a short dis- tance south and west of the present building, faithfully served its time, Its wooden steps were worn by the countless feet of students tramping up and down from one floor to the other, year after year. At one time it housed, not only the four High School grades, but also the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. An addition, built on the west side, was a joy to the parents, faculty and students. It contained a large assembly room and study hall combined. Wheim the Literary Society meetings were held in this room, the parents sat in the rather uncom- fortable seats without a word of complaint. Then came the day when the old building was vacated and the new building was used for the first time. The students were called upon to help move and it did not take long to make the change. Scarcely could we believe that there were to be so many modern conveniences in the new building. We were to have a new, up-to-date gymnasium, a study hall seating two hundred with a fine library conveniently located near it, a beautiful auditorium seating nearly a thousand people, a modern hot air heating system, a thermostatic cooling device so that the rooms would not be- come too warm, fine, large classrooms, restrooms, spacious offices, and up-to-date laboratory, Man- ual Arts and Home Economics rooms. S. U. Pett was Principal of the High School when the move was made. How proud he was of the new building! The curriculum was broad- , u O ened. New courses were added. Mr. Pett re- signed after several years to take up Social XVel- fare work at the Henry Ford Automobile Plant in Detroit. Later, he was promoted to the man- agership of one of the departments in the factory. Mr. Pett was followed by R. R. Cook. Mr. Cook made many friends here. He was a man of fine character and had a pleasing personality. After several years, he accepted the principalship of the Topeka High School and later became Principal of the Roosevelt Senior High School in Des Moines, Iowa. NVe were saddened to hear of Mr. Cook's death early in February of this year. The writer of this article was elected Principal upon Mr. Cookls resignation. Several thousand students have graduated during this principalship. Many of them have been outstanding. Probably, the banner year was in 1924 when our High School won three state championships: in Scholar- ship, Music and Basketball. Our school has been honored again this year with the state basketball championship. This year the largest class in the history of our school graduates. The entire school wishes them the best of success in whatever they may under- take. Your Principal, Rieia E. BROWN.

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HISTORY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATIO FOR THE PAST TWE TY YEARS The Board of Education, as well as other fea- tures of the city schools, has changed in the last twenty years. Therefore, every person who has ever been a member of the Board or who has had any connection with the Board should be praised for the years of service he or she has so gracious- ly given to the community. Probably you would be interested in knowing the general work our Board of Education does. It has entire supervision of the business affairs of the schools, hires all employees and does innumer- able things that are necessary to the welfare of the city schools. The Board is divided into vari- ous committees which supervise the work as- signed them such as: finance and claimsg build- ings and grounds, teachers and salaries, supplies, fuel and furniture, and rules, regulations and dis- cipline. Six members make up our Board of Education, three being elected every four years. Many mem- bers serve more than four years, however. You probably thought all the officers of the Board were also members of the Board, but only the president and vice-president are members- the secretary and treasurer are not. The treasurer is elected every odd year at the city election and the secretary is elected each year by the Board members. L. T. Bang was president of the Board from 1912-1917 when he was replaced by H. E. Peach, who served as president from 1917-1925. J. T. Adams succeeded Mr. Peach as president and he was followed by F. B. Heath, who is president at this time. This Board, which I have been explaining, has accomplished wonders in the last twenty years for you know it supervises all the city schools in Emporia and has improved not only this Senior High School alone, but various other buildings of the city system. As well as adding new improve- ments to the old school buildings they have super- vised the construction of several new buildings. Take our own Senior High School for instance, the Board had direct control of the construction of this building. In 1912 the president of the Board, L. T. Bang, the vice-president, C. W. Law- rence, and J. O. Wforkman helped plan this build- ing together with the building committee whose members were G. A. Hege, Fremont Miller and Charles H. Dabbs. These men made this build- ing the pride of our city and much credit is due them for its success. .As time went on, the Board realized the need of additional buildings and the replacement of some of the older buildings in which to train the younger generation properly, so plans were made for the following school buildings: the Lowther Junior High School in 1925, Kansas Avenue building in 1927, Mary Herbert building in 19295 and a school building site on Washington street was bought in 1932. Besides taking care of the school buildings, the hiring of teachers and other employees, the Board has supervised many changes in the curriculum as recommended by Mr. Lowther, our superinten- dent. Some years ago the departmental system was introduced in the grade schools and many changes have been made in the courses of study in all of our city schools in the last twenty years. A few years ago the Board employed four dif- ferent supervisors in the grades, but two of these have been discontinued, at least for the present, and at this time we have Miss Delore Gammon as grade supervisor and Miss Edith Bunch as music supervisor. The Board employs a school nurse, this depart- ment having been installed about fifteen years ago. Miss Stella Klein is our present school nurse and the duties of her office are unlimited. Opportunity rooms for problem children were introduced in the city schools by the Board several years ago, the first of these rooms being located in the Senior High School building, but later moved to the Union school, and in a short time these rooms were added both at Maynard and the Junior High School. However, at present only those at Maynard and the junior High School are in operation. On the whole the Board of Education has a very great responsibility, but they seem to like it, and have made it a Board of which we are justly proud.