Foster High School - Arrow Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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TIIE ARROW DEDICATION Because he taught us our first lessons in living together successfully as he enrolled and welcomed us to high schoolg because of' his bound- less enthusiasm and efficient work in displaying his desire for our suooessg because his limitless energy in the search for truth has helped us see our value as individuals, we, the Seniors of 1941, dedicate the first issue of our year book, The Arrow, to Hr. Merle J. Burr.

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Tlll ARROW QL Q ,ms sf., at Q, 1. ., , 2, li saw, X Vsgtgx, f ,gym , ' r ' II .lf tree I E MMM hh- SCHOOL HISTORY As a result of the oil boom in 1921, Foster High School was built to care for the greater nu hers of high school students living in this co munity. Since Mr. H. V. Foster, a wealthy oil man, donated the land upon which Foster now stands, the school was named in honor of him. In 1951 the building was completed and ready for classes. The first graduating class had only five members. The next year there were thirteen, and each succeeding year the number has continued to increase. Originally Foster was a country school known as District 60, its boundary being three miles square with Valley Brook as the center of the district. Later, in the year 1936, Foster was accepted as a mem- ber of the Oklahoma City school system. During its existence Foster has had five principals: Dr. Hodges, Mr. Nance, Mr. Fisk, Mr. Burr, and our present principal, Mr. Grady. with steady increase in enrollment, the need for additional space became so great that a gymnasiu and two rooms were added to the origi- nal six rooms and auditorium. In 1955 the last addition was made, in- cluding two more rooms, a shop and the landscaping of the grounds. These three additions to the high school building have done much to make Foster the school of which we are all so proud today.

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TIIE ARROW . , M. TO THE STUDENTS OF FOSTER The members and sponsors of the Senior Class of 1941 are to be congratulated for the fine work done in publishing the first annual in the history of our school. The annual seeks to show that the history of the school is made by the oombined efforts of the students, parents, and teachers. May this book bring joy and happiness to you in the years to come by recalling the nnny friends and happy experiences that were yours during your school days.