Hagerstown High School - Epitome Yearbook (Hagerstown, IN)

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MR. CORY Our Superintendent. through his understanding and foresight, during our high school years, has been an inspiration to us to better ourselves and our education. His efforts have been sincerely appreciated. Xlay he continue to inspire the stu- dents of our high school for manv years. MR. DoNsoN During our high school career. Mr. Donson has come to be recognized as a good friend and advisor to all of us. He is always willing to lend a hand in any situation. Now, as our years at H. H. S. come to a close, wc say. lt has been a pleasure to have been un- clcr your superviSi0n.',

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School Boarcl To our School Board and Superintendent of Schools goes the responsibility to provide the grounds, buildings, teaching and non-teaching personnel. equip- ment, supplies. heat. light. power, maintenance, insurance. curriculum, textbooks. the financial structure. etc. necessary to meet the educational needs of the school community which it serves. ' Our progressive, highly mechanized and ex er changing economy is character- ized by the highest standard of living known to any civilization. Our phe- nomenal success is essentiallv due to democratic America's belief in an educa- tional system which provides an opportunity for every boy and girl to obtain an education. Our local School Board composed ol' -lames Stewart, Presidentg Voyle Allen. Secretaryg Leonard llershauer. Treasurer, Herbert Doerstler, Dean Parsons and Frank Xl. Cory will soon turn over to this school community a new modern ele- mentary school building consisting of thirteen classrooms. auditorium and stage. clinic. special education and teachers room. and principal's olhce with an inter- eommlmication system. This building contains the conveniences which go with modern school construction. Time marches on. XVith the completion of the elementary project the School Board can give special attention to other current problems which are a part of a long-range plan. Page 'l'wr'nly-law

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Thc llilgCI'StUXVll-JCllCl'SOI1 Township School Board in 1946 cmployed Harrold E. Moorc, cducaitionarl consultant from Indiamar University, to make ai school survcy of this community amd rccomincnd ai school building prograun that would cairc for locail nccds. A cumulaitivc huilding fund of 35 cents wars cstaxhlishcd in 19-16. Tho clcmcntarry school building falcilitics wcrc incrcaiscd in 1949 hy rcinodcl- ing amd adding to thc gI'2lClC school amncx thcrchy crcarting two class rooms- l7l'lllL'llJLll'S ollicc amd spcciall cducaltion room. Tha- ucw homc cconolnics unit-caxfctcriai kitchcn-shop-algriculturc amd two room clcmcntaxry huilding through thc usc of CllIHlllR1tlYl' funds amd hond issuc wcrc huilt in 1953-alt ai cost of 8279.000 Locanl School Board mcinlwrs halvc for SCYL'l'2ll yl'1ll'S rccognizcd that thc old clcmcntalrv huilding wus hccoming ohsolctc amd would haivc to hc rcplalccd alt thc cairlicst possilmlc dartc. This ncw structurc is lmccoming ll rcarlity sooncr thaln alnticipaitcd als ai rcsult of thc proposal of thc l'crfcct Circlc Corporation thalt lhcx' would gin' 95100000 towalrd tht- construction of il ncw l'lt'I1l0I1l'kll'y huilding il il could hc huilt alt oncc. with thc undcrstamding thalt thc old huilding must hc torn down. ilrchitccts Xlcfluirc amd Shook of ludiamaipolis wcrc cnnploycd. Thc tiuamciail potcutiail ol' tha- conununiti' wars amallyzcd amd thu fiuc ollcr of Pcrtcct Circlc wars aacccptcd. Construction wars stalrtcd in Nlaly 1956. Novcnuhcr 15 thc School Board in rcgulau' scssion rcry QI'ilL'lOllSlf' aicccptcd thc F5l00,000 Pcrfcct Circlc chcck from thcir Yicc-l'rcsidcnt Dam C. Tcctor who wars formcrlv ll School B02ll'Ll incmhcr. To thc Pcrlcct Circlc ll0ill'll of Dircctors wc sary Thank you. Pugv Tuwnty-fozu'