Forest Avenue High School - Forester Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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An Arclenf American Principal oT PoresT Avenue T-ligh School, Wylie A. Parker is recognized ThroughouT Texas noT iusT as a high school principal, buT as an ardenT builder oT a democraTic, TervenT sTaTe. As Tounder and originaTor oT Texas Week, lvlr. Parker has won sTaTe and naTional acclaim, ln honor oT our Texas heroes, a week aT PoresT is seT aside. Texas Week, as iT is called, is The week in which March 2, Independence Day, Tails. Over I,500 books comprise The Texas Memorial Library, To which each year during Texas Week books are conTribuTed. BuT simply The TiTle FaTher oT Texas Week is noT enough Tor so superior a man. Mr. Parker oTTers a challenge To each sTudenT To overcome obsTacles and make his liTe worTh while. l-Te has done This by making his habiTs and ways oT living such ThaT They will serve as an example To his sTudenTs.i T-Te has never said or done a Thing which would serve To disillusion Those who Try To paTTern Themselves aTTer him. Mr. Parker led The school in The Tremendous underTaking oT obTaining The names oT every ForesTer in some branch oT The armed services. Each TirsT- period class was asked To soliciT The names oT each sTudenT who had aTTended ForesT and is now serving in The armed Torces. AT The end oT The TirsT week, a ToTal oT 2,000 names was conTribuTed To The oTTice Tiles. The oTTice was busy aT each period wiTh girls Typing and Tiling These names and Mr. Parker calling The homes oT many graduaTes To conTirm names senT in. Mr. Parker's goal oT 3,000 names was reached. Forever encouraging youTh, Mr. Parker oTTen spends hours aT a Time wriTing leTTers oT recommendaTion Tor Those who have aTTended ForesT now seeking admission To OTTicers' CandidaTe School or higher posiTions in our armed Torces. No maTTer is Too Trivial To receive his aTTenTiong no Task is Too greaT Tor him To underTake. PaTienT, genTle, courTeous and sympaTheTic-iT is liTTle wonder ThaT Wylie A. Parker is loved by all.

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WYLIE A. PARKER B.A., M.A. Do you remember ihis young man, Miss Rowe? Look wha? as fine record he is rnakinqf '... Mr. Parker poinfs wiih pride iowarci The excellenr record made by his ex-sfudenrs. Many a Foresrer owes his firsr job fo Mr. Parker, who wrifes an average of Jrwenfy-five lefrers of recom- menciaiion each week. l'rn never foo busy for Thai, he says. Principal

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I JULIUS DORSEY L. V. STOCKARD W. T. WHITE SuperinTendenT Assisfanf Superinfendenf AssisTanT Superintendenf in Charge OT High Schools Adminisfrofion DALLAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION DR. DAVID W. CARTER, PresicIenT MRS. W. P. ZUMWALT, Vice-PresidenT GABE P. ALLEN F. D. DANFORD L. O. DONALD DAN D. ROGERS MRS. T. A. WAGGONER The Dallas Board oT EducaTion This year has had one oT The greaTesT Tasks ever seT beTore Them. Because oT The war program, all school policies have had To meeT wiTh governmenT reguIaTions and war-Time orders. This year problems such as The adiusTing OT school lunch menus To The raTioning oT various Toods, The iniTiaTion oT new high school courses in maThemaTics, aeronauTics and oTTice sTudies and The inTroducTion oT a new vicTory physical-TiTness program Tor high school sTudenTs have had To be meT. The Board recenTly esTal3Iished The IndusTrial War School Tor The beneTiT OT working men and women who wished To learn war work aTTer regular working hours.