Independence High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Independence, KS)

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TROPHIES 1921

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Q T Interesting Bits of M. C. H. S. History CHASfDEHHETTIXTHEREPOBTER The passing of the Montgomery County High School will not be with- out regrets. This will be especially true among the hundreds of bright young men and women who have gone out from its portals equipped for life's duties, and who are today filling places of trust and usefulness. They will always recall how their first impulses to achieve were awak- ened and quickened there and the impetus was given to their ambitions to develop their talents. To each of them this school and all that it was to them stands out as one of the brightest memories in their youthful beginnings. It will, however, be some satisfaction to them to know that only the name will pass away, and that the institution will be retained with its influence for good augmented rather than curtailed. When the history of this school is written, what a monument it will be to Professor' S. M. Nees, who was its ,first principal and who has ever since been retained in that position without opposition or even an expres- sion of a desire for a change. The system of taxation by which the school was supported has been severely criticised and warmly defended, but the work of the school has met with an approval far more universal than that given to any other institution in the county. This is due to the unselfish, untiring and capable direction given to its growth and develop- ment by Mr. Nees. It is an achievement seldom equaled and never excelled. His position was not an easy one. The pathway of that school has not been strewn with flowers. Always a subject of attack from the taxation standpoint, around it have played political controversies, sec- tional animosities and all the bitterness that creeps out of the petty jealousies of ambitious cities in a rapidly developing county. Through it all Mr. Nees has stood at the head of the school, making it a stronger and better school each year, and always extending its sphere of useful- ness. It is an accomplishment that must now be of great satisfaction to him. He has performed a service to his community and to the young manhood and womanhood of this county that is invaluable. Best of all, it is a service that is appreciated by his fellow citizens. It has not been the fortune of many men .who have devoted the best years of their lives to a great public service to receive the plaudits and approval of their fellow men to a greater degree than will Mr. Nees. Due credit also should be given to the members of the Board of Trustees and the Faculty for the splendid and efficient service which they have rendered to the school and community. Members of the Board have been elected who were not in sympathy with the law creating the school but all have done their part toward making it one of the best high schools in the state. At all times the Board has stood for progress and has been willing and ready to provide the equipment and supplies which the institution needed. The Faculty has always been composed of the Seven M. C. I Orange cmd Black . l1921lV S. l i 1 . 4