Hoke Smith High School - Smithsonian Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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MR. ROY W. DAVIS, Assistant Superintendent in Charge of High Schools MISS IRA JARRELI, Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools CZ I7'Ll.IZtLiSll1'Cllitl'OI1 The fact that Hoke Smith I-Iigh School is able to make so auspicious a beginning this year is due to the careful planning of our administra- tion. Hoke Smith is proud to claim the administra- tion leaders for her own. Miss Ira Jarrell makes her home in our community and is a familiar ngure to everyone. Many of us remember when Mr. Roy W. Davis had his office in this build- ing and was our principal. The social lives of many I-Ioke Smith youths are guided by Mr. Ed. S. Cook whose recreation center is located in the Capitol I-Iomes Project. With the efhciency of our administration and their helpful influence in our community, Hoke Smith can face the future with confidence. MR. ED. S. COOK. President of the Board of Education Mrs. Fannie Mae Weston, secretary, takes notes at a meeting of the Board of Education. 6

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Because of the respect and commendation he gained from our student body both through his genial sense of humor andhis wise man- agement of our school, we, the Smithsonian Staff, respectfully dedi- cate this, our first annual, to Mr. Gerald Y. Smith, principal at the time of Hoke Smith's transition from a junior to a senior high school. May he rise to even greater heights in his new position as super- vising principal of all Atlanta schools. 5

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A-Q 3712 Clyurtain lses On Monday, September 8, 1947, Hoke Smith High, like an actress playing her first role, stepped demurely into the educational limelight. Her role in the community was to be tested, criticized, and possibly ap- plauded. Many were skeptical that she could give even a fair representation of the role that heretofore had been untried in the school world, a role for which there had been no rehearsal. How could any ingenue hope to cope with the role that should be reserved for an illustrious, celebrated prima donna? Hoke Smith High had the chance, but could she reach the heights of performance that would establish her as a star? Her opening was looked upon with interest by critics and friends alike. who wished to see what a mere beginner could accomplish with her novel, unheard-of role. Now, at the end of the first act, Hoke Smith High has shown that a stellar performance is to be hers, that a truly great performance can be in the making. She made mistakes. yes: all beginners do. But the deftness and ingenuity with which she handled her role overshadow the mistakes that she was expected to make. The curtain will rise soon for the beginning of the second act, and in the eventful years to come. the curtain will rise many, many times. 7