Highline High School - Pirates Log Yearbook (Burien, WA)

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Page Nine Lv-fit: Shirlcy Bosclly, Arnold Drnnincl, Scott, Vw'in. Iiurf nian, Lylc Daycrin, Dr. Victor Thompson--'SCHOOL BUARD. Right: L. D. Bakcr. SllAl7t'T1'l1lL'71dC7lI of Highlmc Puhlic Schools, Community Education Leaders ln thc rcccntly addcd administration huilding prcsidcd the hardworking unsung group, thi- I-Iighlinc Board of Dircctors. rcady to rcccivc thc praisc or hlamc for thc actions of district schools and studcnts. Prohlcnis largc and small confronted thcin as thcy inct around thc inassiyc tahlc to inakc dccisions conccrning scholastic and financial qucstions facing thc schools. Vwfith the incrcasing school population cainc thc prcssing prohlcin of hiring capahlc tcachcrs and providing additional matcrials. The faculty of thc high school and tht- icvcn gradc schools was noticcahly incrcascd and conditions indicatc that it will continuc to grow. This ycar thu pupil ovcrflow was partly chcckcd hy thc construction of twclvc portahlc huildings throughout thc district iivc at Lakc Buricn, two at thc high school, two at Anglc Lalac, two at Boul-:yard Park, and onc at Sunnydalc. To incct war tiinc conditions. not only did thc Wliirc Center School actually run on a douhlc shift during thc cntirc ycar. hut scvcral nurscry and cxtcndcd dayfcarc schools wcrc sct up to providc carc for the childrcn of working parcnts. It hccainc iI'lCI'C2lSil1Q'lY'CJl'CfTI, howcycr, that pcrinancnt housing facilitics would soon hc mandatory. Thc dircctors dccidcd that construction throughout thc district should hc startcd at thc carlicst practicahlc datc, and hcaring this in mind, thcy prcscntcd to thc votcrs at thc fall gcncral clccion a proposition for thc issuancc of honds to the amount of S53Ofl,fHlil. Statc and Fcdcral aid was cxpcctcd to hc forthcoming if thc district was rcady to assumc its sharc of thc costs. At thc polls on Novcinhcr 7, thc votcrs stood firmly hchind thc school hoard and its proposal. Mi'. L. D. Bakcr. Supcrintcndcnt of Highlinc Puhlic Schools. lccpt thc hoard incnihcrs inforincd as to thc prohlcins facing the schools, thcir facultics, and thcir pupils, Sccrctary and oiiicial rcprcscntatiyc of thc School Board was Mr. Lylc Daycrin. who carricd out thc husincss dctails. Thc group convcncd twicc ii month unlcss circuinf stanccs dcmandcd niorc of thcir timc, Thc nicn who coinpriscd this governing hody wcrc: Prcsidcnt. Mr, Williairii Furman: vicc prcsidcnt. Mr. Shirley Boscllyz Mi'. Arnold Drimincl, M1'. Al. tl. Scott, and Dr. Victor Thompson. Thc lattcr has hccn on thc hoard sincc 1924, whcn Highlinc was just a lirtlig rcd school housc on thc hill.