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

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RICE E. BROWN Each year some two hundred or more young men and women graduate from the Emporia High School. The completion of a high school course means more today than ever before. Practically every position of importance requires at least high school graduation. We hope the three years which the members of this 1940 graduating class have spent in Emporia High School have been happy and profitable ones. Whatever you plan to do after graduation, we want you to know that our best wishes go with you. Your Principal, RICE E. BROWN. Miss CHR1s'r1N1p BONCZZKOWSK! Sc'crz'tury to Mr. Brown Nine

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Deep-seated and dominant in human nature and fundamental to all real progress is the desire of parents to make life richer and better for W- M- RICHARDS their children. The American people have placed the public school first as a means for accomplishing this end. Their faith in public education has caused them willingly to levy taxes, to build school buildings, to purchase equipment and to employ teachers. Many parents have made great personal sacrifices to keep their children in school. Schools have not always been as good as parents desired. But in times of prosperity and in times of adversity, during years of drought or flood and during years of abundant crops schools have been maintained. May every pupil who attends the Emporia Public School and every teacher who serves keep the faith of those who have made public education a part of the heritage of American youth. W. M. RICHARDS, Superintendent of Schools. Miss HELEN FELTON Secretary to Mr. Richards Eight

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FACULTY MR. HUGH BROGAN Miss Donormz HAMER Assistant to lbu Priucijzul Dculz of Girls All members of the student body wish to express their appreciation to the loyal instuc- tors who have ushered them through another year of high school and steered them on to higher learning. There were two new teachers this year, Mrs. Jaquith and Mr. Murphy in the English and Commerce departments respectively. Faculty meetings were held once a month to discuss plans for making Emporia High a more progressive school. The work is gen- erally done in committees. The National Honor Society has a standing committee with Miss May Hancock as acting president. A new committee has been added this year regarding the point system. Miss Jennie P. Douglas is president. With the beginning of the fall term, Emporia High was honored to be the first school in the state to begin a survey known as the Co-operative Studies of Secondary School Standards. The entire faculty participated in this survey. Miss Hamer, Dean of Girls, acts as the girls' representative on the administrative staff of the school. She is always glad to help the girls with their home, school, and personal problems. She also acts as director of the social program of the school and as chairman of the faculty sponsors of the Girl Reserves. Mr. Brogan is assistant to the principal and also teaches in the Commerce department. He aids in sponsoring many school projects and is always ready to help with something new. The school would have a hard time carrying on Without these two members of the faculty. Ten