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

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year of 1926-27 opened with Mr. Stevens and Mr. Clement taking office. That year also saw the organization of the Pep Olub .... The year 1929-30 was a banner year. The football team won the Southeast Kansas League title. The orchestra Won second place at Pittsburg, In his second year here Mr. J acoby's influence upon the debate team began to show. The team composed 1 1 1 A 1 3- of James Callahan, Ida Rae Sprad- ling, Ida McGarvey, and Ben Sa- lathiel won the Pittsburg, K. U., and district tournaments as well as the S. E. K. championship. They were defeated only in the final .s . round of the state tournament. ,. i -y ' , ,pic ' ,. ,-. -2 . . ,. ,s , .Q l ff' p , This was probably the most suc- 4 3 cessful year in Independence de- bate history. The next year the s football team, brought home an- other league title. .... Although X'-1-e bringing no athletic titles, 1931-32 ii, brought something as good. Com- ,af . 4 iw X . sw 'X Q peting in the state music contest at Emporia for the first time the orchestra won first place, beating Ottawa, who was considered to have a rather permanent lease on that position. Another banner year was that of 1932-33. In that year the football crown was won for the third time in four years. The debaters and orchestra were outstanding. .... 'llhe pnerdt year brought no athletic crowns or in- tellectual conquests, hence boasts little that can be mentioned ..... m This brief sketch traces the history - of I. H. S. If it is not pleasing, it is our lack of ability, not history.

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year of 1919-20 was one of those in which nothing noteworthy hap- pens. We mention it only because Miss Self received her diploma. The next year the orchestra and band were recognized to have a definite place in the curriculum with the employing of Professor Goepfert. The football team again succeeded in staving off defeat. This was the last year of M.C.H.S. It was taken over by the city of In- dependence the next fall .... With the beginning of I. H. S. in 1921, Miss Russell was engaged. Of her S the Orange and Black made this quip: Miss Russell isn't very if large, but she is good looking, help- ful, and patient. Her former class- mate, Miss Brown, also returned to her alma mater and Miss Burns moved up from the Lincoln grade school of which she had been a charter member. In addition to all this the Bulldog gridsters had another all-victorious season .... In the fall of 1922 Bert Beal's grid- sters completed their third straight undefeated season. Before the celebrating was over the stu- dent body was stunned by the death of Principal Nees on Decem-' ber 1, 19-22. The school building was then named Nees Hall in his honor. It was during this year the new junior high was built .... In the fall of 1923 the new building was first used. A host of new in- structors came to I. H. S. The fol- lowing fall Mr. Smith succeeded Mr. Beal as coach. .... The school

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