Hadley Technical High School - Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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acts of the Boald ot Educatlon thell DhllOSOphV secms to be thls It 19 the duty of the COI'IlI11Lllllty to educate ltS vouth allke fOI buslness and fol college and xxlth no meagel plepalatlon fOl Qlthel Slxitx txxo xe'lls 'lgo ln an HddlESS dellxeled at the d9dlC2lf1Ol'l of thc Olfallon Polvtechnlc Instltute that plototxpe of thc Hadlev Xocatlonal School Plofessol Chauxenet then Chancellel of WX ashlngton Unlvelslty polntcd out that oul OdUC3flOll ll sx stems max be dlxlded lnto txxo pllnclpfll classes accoldlng to the leadlng ldea OI educatlonal objectlve each seeks to leallze One sys l m seeks the cultule of the lI1d1VldLl?ll th1OLlgl'l the traln lng of hls IHT HQCILIWI poxx els md attaches onlv a s cond alv 1ITlDOlf'1l1C9 to the use the lTld1xldLlZ:l1 xxlll make of hls tlalnln The othel sx stem llxs enlph 1915 upon the tcchnlcll knoxxledgc the h lblts and sklll xx hlch the ln CllVldLl'll xxlll IQQUIIC to obtflln m ISTLIW OVCI the mfltellal COITCGINS of hls DhVSlC'1l llfe P1OfCSbOl Chauvenet polnted out thqt the D1 lctlcal sclences 'ml the mechanlcal 'llts ale the ploneers of clvlllzfvtlon and that lt xxe xx ould have llfe more abundantly xxe should fllst haxe lealned to make a llxlng The controlllng DLIIDOS of the Hadley Vo c'ltlon'll Qchool IS to teach Hlst hoxx to make a llvlng The lax men of the Board of Educatlon haxe s en thell duty and have p IfO1l'I'l d lt xxell They have made thls bulldlng posslble and haxe D1OXlClGd fOl lts fbltLllC phyS1 c'll expanslon The school beals thc name of a dlstln gLl1Sll9d cltlz n xx ho gaxe much of hls Useful llfe to the publlc SQIXICG An HLISDICIOUS beglnnlng has b en made But all effolts at educatlonal plogless ucc ed O1 fall stand OI fall by xx hat goes on Ill thc classloom ln th shop O1 Ill the labolatoly The LdL1CE1t1Ol'lEll ploglam C11 lled out IH thls lJLll1dll'1Q xx1ll dctelmlne the I 'lLd9Ll1L o lts usefulness Success xxlll lest ubcn the teachels 'lnd upon those xx ho select them and dllcct then x olk Once b fole through the enllght ned publlc Splllt and g nelosltx of oul CIUZQIIS 'l nobl stluctule xx as elect d Ill thls clty and dexoted to the t1 11ll1Y1Q' of those plepal ln fol Ol engaged ln mech'lnlc'll O1 othcl llfldLl9tl1ll pul sults Once befole ln thls Clfy thlou h the efforts of fOlXXHId looklng laymen that bulldlng becam the plop CITY or the St Louls Publlc Scho ls xxlth the coxcnant anl aglecment that plepalatolx blanches of polxt ch nlc Ol technological educfltlon should b p lIH'll'1ElltlV establlshed fol the b neflt of thos engaged lll OI plepar lng fol such voc'lt1on'll DLIIQLIHQ But that 'lu DICIOLIS b glnnlng ffllled ot QLlCCL9SthlOLl0'l'1 thc n 'll Sl lltedn s lf not th ed lC1llOI1dl bl ndness of thos lcsponslbl fO1 the GdLlCHllOI12ll ploglflm of the DLlb11C school svstem . , , ' U 1 W. ' V ' ' I I - 1 . u 5 v' L ., 1 , , K- . , t ' t c . c , . . X , , , , ' Y 1 Y . 1 1 v I V ' - v 1 . ' 1 Y . x v A I C' Lv 7 N 7 ' v. 1 1 C . 1 1 , . . . , i . . . ' 1 i . Y - Lo ' L . . . 1 . - O 1 1 k - Q L ' '.', Z ' W 19 - L 1' 1 C A 1 . . . ' .fff lx' Z. , t . . . . . . 1 1, ,. 1 . 1 1 - . .1 , A , r . , , , L . 1 1 . C 2,1 1 .-, 1 I . I w I . , I 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . D c . . 1. 1 f 1 c c 1 , c L c L 1 Q L 11 1 1 ' y 1 1 1 y 1 , - c . . I . i 7 A . Q c ' ,c c 1,, 1' c. '. ' K . ' y f ' 1 q ' 1 - I . x, , Q ' ' Q ' . , ' . . . i. y ' V. I . i .- 5 . . , c ., c . . 1 3' ' ' . 1 1 V. . . . . 1 O . . lv c, 1 . 1 1 1 A S A 3 1 ' 1 1 1 , 1 ' 1 1 1 ' ,-, 1 , , g ., - 1 1 , 1, K1 Y 1 C 1 1 ,I , r 1 A .L L .- '. . . . . V. X 1 . V V hi F 1 AY 1 . 1 I 1 1 w 1 v. i w N H . . . .1 W , c . 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 11 1 , . v . G Q . lx . 1 . 1. 1, , Q 1, . Q 1 ' , 11 ' ' I ,X 1 1 V 1 fs Q M c L , 1. c . c ' ' ' 1 1 1: Y 1 1- ' 'T 1 1 , . 1 I ' 1-1 ih- L., x c h c c ., c . . . . Y ,P ' 1 1 1 ,1, , , . KY, 1 v u - . I I ' D Y l - c r c X' I v A ' . fx v- wg E . 1 1, , . , . H 1 1 1 , 1 , 0 - 5 c U V 1, ' 3, c - G C ' c L f 1 ' 9 12 k g ic ' . 1 Y . 1 : ,, F . . ,D - , c c . 1 . 4 1. .J CKY . K c . ' 3. .' ' t, X Q1 f V CS, , Q L 'P ' 1 ff, 'C . . C I X vf 5 L n -

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academic or cosmopolitan hlgh schools because lt would differ in fundamental aim Hence it could not be success ful lf conducted as a part of any one of our academic high schools They saw that a separate bulldlng with dlfferenr equipment a carefully selected corps of teachers d1f ferent curricula closer correlations of its aCtlVlt19S wlth the live occupatlons of the business world are essential to 1tS success that the related technical studies and ex perlments designed to give vocational results must be effected upon foundations of knowledge ideals and hab its that can be acquired only through experiences in the vital phases of the occupations themselves They saw that employers and others in charge of 1ndustr1al and com mercial organizations must be called upon to assist the school in devising and in carrylng out programs of voca tional training if the programs were to be effective Reallzing this they says clearly that the plans foi electing a comprehensive building of this type could not be carried out on the old Central High School site alone As a result the property fronting on Bell Avenue west of Channing was purchased and added to the old Central High School site The purchase of this additional ground was not made in the usual way It was not made upon recommendation of the officials of the Board who con acldltlonal ground came as a lesult of conferences and discussions by the Board Members themselves in the Committee of the Whole and was the direct result of their observation anfl study of housing accommodations fo1 vocational education ln other cities With the additional p1 operty added to the original site of the old Central High School the Commissioner of School Buildings was directed to proceed with the prep aration of plans for a school building with vocat1onal and technical accommodatlons chiefly in mind The structure was to front on Grand Avenue with its shop umts front Inv on Bell and Channing It was to contain a commo dious auditorium, larger than any other under control of the Board The building was to be erected unit by unit and ln such way that it could be readllv adapted to new and unforseen needs in the Held of vocat1onal education The entire edifice was planned to be flexible so that it might be converted and reconveited to serve the future changing educational needs of a changing 1ndustr1al xx orld These plans are being carried out in the erection of that part of the building now under construction What is the educational philosophy underlying this school? It has never been ofliciallv formulated or ex pressed in words As I understand its expression in the . Y , . - Y 3 . . 1 s v ' . 1 ' 7 v 7 A - v Y 1 7 stitute the Sites Committee. The decision to purchase this r ' ' 1 7 Y U 1 . . 7 . . g w C . . . - . . V . - C, . ' i

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DRUM and BLIGLE CORP The Pride of Hadley Thls photograph shows the Hadley Drum and Bugle Co1ps when lt was under the dxrectlon of Harry Guest m the early years of Hadley Mr Guest was a champlon Bass drummer and a very good showman He led the Hadley Drum and Bugle Corps and they became the best and one of the most well known Corps throughout St Lou1s Mr Guest never mlssed an opportumty to take hls Corps to pa rades chlldren s hospltals veteran groups or wherever they were call ed The students had sery colorful unlforms and made a ve1y brllhant and colorful spectacle I ' 1 . . . . y . , . . , . - 1 r 7 . 4 .. X l 'e -A 9