Fullerton Union High School - Pleiades Yearbook (Fullerton, CA)

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trustees • The board of trustees Is composed of five men who devote much time and effort toward the betterment of the school. Members of the board are Mr. Claude Ridgeway of La Habra, president; Mr. Er- nest R. Walker of Yorba Linda, clerk; Mr. J. W. Schiller of Buena Park, Mr. L. B. Stew- ard of Orangethorpe, and Mr. Albert Launer of Fullerton. Mr. Fred Johnson of Yorba Linda replaced Mr. Walker In May. • 15

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ers. At the present time the faculty num- bers ninety-five. ' • The first gradu ing class of 1896 con- sisted of two members: Arthur Staley and Thomas McFadden. The graduating class of 1934 is con pos ' ed of approximately two hundred and thirty members. After 1896,- as the enroilmeVit was increasing steadily, the few rooms in the grammar school build- ing became too small to meet the require- ments of the students; therefore, in 1906, the hi h school was moved to a ' larger buIliB- ing on West Commonwealth Avenue on. the ' present site of the FullertoOCity Park. At this time there was an average daily attehd- .ance of sixty-five students. In 1 934 -the total enrolltnent in the high school is 1369. In 1906 a new principal, Delbert Brunton, came to the high school. In 1910 h second . building was added in which classes in manual training and home economics were to be taught. 141

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• We may point with a trace of egotistical satisfaction to fine buildings, ample athletic fields, and acres of campus. We may swell with pride as we recount the accomplish- ments of skilled athletes, brilliant students, or illustrious alumni. But only to the extent to which these are outward manifestations of fineness of character and high idealism to which the school has contributed can we claim greatness today. Louis E. Plummer 16 •