Evander Childs High School - Oriole Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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ntministrative Staff And Senior Advisers t i t WALTER EINDLAY JOHN A. DONOHOE KATHERINE CUNNIFFE Dean of Boys Administrative Assistant Dean of Gifts tANET COHEN ERED M. SCHELLHAMMER KATHRYN V. FLOOD Senior Activities Senior Activities Cottege Adviser

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F P g la I M. Newell GILBERT 5. BLAKELY Principal, 1915-19Q5 1 HENRY I. NORR Principal, 1 926-1954

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A GIHHCC Backward In Fehruary, 1915, Norris High School organized two annexes: Fordham, in PS. 46, and XVestchester, in PS. 47, with Nr. Btaiqeiy, chairman of English Department, in charge. in Septemher, 1915, these an- nexes and another, Xviitiamshridge, hecame a new high schooi, called the Evander Childs High School, in memory of a distinguished educator of The Bronx. Giihert S. Blakely was appointed principal. The Bed- ford Annex was organized in Septemher, 1914, the Yvalcetietd Annex, in Fehruary, 1915, and the Union- port Annex. in Septemher, 1915. The cornerstone for the Knew huitdingn at East 184th Street and Creston Avenue was iaid May 6, 1915, and the huitding was occupied in Septemher, 1918. The first Field Day was held in Pelham Park in May, 1914: the first G.Q. election took place in Fehruary, 1914. Qur icirst puhhcation was The Bridge, produced in the tau of 1Q15 hy a sixth-term commercial ctass at Xyiiiiamshridge. The Evander News First appeared in the fait of 1919, white The Qriote came into our midst, aided hy htiiss Xvoodman, in June, 1920. The hrst Handhooic appeared in 1914. The Honor League was organized in the spring of 1917, and hecame a chapter of the Arista in 1924. in 1926, a Junior Arista was organized. The Lunch Room was opened in the fait of 1918. As iong ago as 1917. Mr. Schamus coached a dehating team which defeated Townsend Harris Halt. The First concert was given hy the Glee Ciuh and Qrchestra in Decemher, 1914. in the early days, dramatics coaching was shared hy Mr. Rauhichecic, Mr. Vxfechsier, Miss Edmunds and others. Later Wir. Knicicerhocicer and Mr. Fernschiid contrihuted their zeat. From 1922 until 1926, the productions were directed hy Miss Diiion with the couahoration of Mr. Rauhicheclc, hfiiss Nightingale, Miss Cusack, Wir. Arnold, iviiss Herring, and Miss Taylor. in 1950, Miss Qwens hecame dramatic adviser. Our dramatic destinies are today in the very capahte hands of Mr. Friediander. in Wiay, 1925, we cetehrated the tenth anniversary ot the founding of the schooi. The cetehration hegan with a faculty luncheon at the Hotel Astor, commemorating Mr. Biaiceiys ten years service as principai. It ended with the presentation of HRoad to Yesterday, the First Alumni play. Evandefs name has hecome wen known through her success in dehating. Under the guidance of Mr. Schamus, our students won the Hamilton dectamation contests in 1924 and 1925. in 1926, we were the only schooi in the country having two successful competitors in the Franco-American Good Witt Qratoricat Contests. In more recent years, there have heen the most significant changes: After the death of Mr. Blakely, on Qcto- her 2o, 1925, Mr. Norr, who had heen administrative assistant, succeeded as principai. Realizing that the former main huitding had outgrown the conditions of the times, Mr. Norr made ptans for a new main huiid- ing on Gun Hitt Road. The school was opened in the fait of 1950. in the same year a new annex was estahiished at Shakespeare Avenue and 172nd Street. it was named Btatceiy Annex in honor of our heioved icirst principatg Giihert S. Blakely. Eight years after his appointment, to the very day, Mr. Norr passed away suddenly on January 19, 1954. Dr. Hymen Atpern, formerly head of the Spanish Department at De Witt Clinton, hecame the third prin- cipal of Evander Childs in the tau of 1954. Une of his earliest acts was to secure the re-naming of the Wood- lawn Annex, as the Henry I. Norr Annex, in memory of the man who had so adrnirahty sustained the Fine traditions of the earliest years of our schooi. . Dr. Atpern has launched many innovations in Evander hte, among them the Honor School, under Dr. Miles, and the institute of Adult Education, now under Dr. Silver. Evander has had a glowing history and has attained an enviahie piace for herself in the educationai world.