George Washington High School - Surveyor Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Mr. Ernest J. Cummings Principal 1936-1945 Mr. Ernest J. Cummings was the first principal of George Washington High School, having come here in 1936 from Galileo High School. He attended pri- vate school and then graduated from Stanford University. He taught at Lowell High School for a time and then went to Galileo High School. There he taught Latin and Greek and was also principal of the night school. Mr. Cummings served as George Washington ' s principal until January of 1945. After leaving George Washington High School he went to the Board of Education as Deputy Superintendent of Secondary Schools. Following his retirement in 1950, Mr. and Mrs. Cummings moved to Santa Barbara where they now live. He is active, still raising lemons and oranges.

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25 th ANNIVERSARY ii ■ r-w »C j FOREWORD In this year of nineteen hundred and sixty-one, we are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the com- memoration of George Washing- ton High School. For twenty-five years it has added much beauty to the city of San Francisco. Throughout the years, George Washington High School has pro- duced many professional artists in the fields of entertainment, sports, education, and civic af- fairs. In closing, we would like to dedicate the 25th Anniversary Surveyor to two great men who have made this school what it is today. They are Mr. Ernest J. Cum- mings, George Washington High School ' s first principal; and Mr. 0. I. Schmaelzle, the present prin- cipal, whose pictures are on the pages to follow. GAIL CANN NAOMI KATES EDITORS San Francisco, California

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Mr. O. I. Schmaelzle Principal Since 1945 Mr. 0. I. Schmaelzle is the second principal of George Washington High School, having come here in March, 1945. He attended the University of Illinois and obtained his Masters Degree at the University of Stanford. He went on to do additional work at the University of Chicago and the University of Cali fornia. Before coming to Washington, Mr. Schmaelzle served as principal of high schools in Tuscola and Morton, Illinois; and in Fresno and San Francisco, Cali- fornia. In the years of 1941-1945 he was Director of Counseling and Guidance in the San Francisco School System. His wife, Dorothy Fair Schmaelzle, is a graduate of Stanford University. He has a son, John, who is a medical student at the University of California and his daughter, Sue, is a senior in Home Economics at Oregon State College.