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

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Left to Right: Robert Sayers. Warren B. Grant, vice-president; Marlin F. Reppert. Cecil W,. Hunt, prpsident ; Florence Harper, clerk ; S. E. McDaniel, William T. Newkirk, Willard J. Graff, superintendent. The Board of Education Education is the cornerstone of democracy ; the students who are at- tending school today will be the citizens of the nation tomorrow. The Independence Board of Education realizes this fact and has made every effort to meet this vital challenge. The members of our Board of Education spend many hours work- ing out the program which gives the Independence school system the same high standard it has had in the past. The Board of Education strives for a program which assures every student the greatest of educational op- portunities and at the same time protects the interest of the members of the community. The following are members of the Board of Education this year: Cecil W. Hunt, president; Warren B. Grant, vice-president; Robert Sayers, Marlin F. Reppert, S .E. McDaniel, and William T. Newkirk. Miss Florence E. Harper is clerk of the board and C. W Reno is treasurer Supt. Willard J. Graff is an ex-officio member.

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vl illacd d. Graff Siipeviniendeni of Schools Willard J. Graff, Superintendent of Schools, was re-elected for a two-year term by the Board of Education early this year. Mr. Graff came to Independence from Marshall, Missouri, in 1941. In addition to the capable performance of his duties as head of the city schools, Mr. Graff has taken active part in community affairs. He was chairman of the Red Cross War Fund drive which topped its quota of $16,300.00. He was one of the original promoters of the Teens ' Canteen, and is a member of the Canteen Council. In Boy Scout work, Mr. Graff is chairman of the Camping and Activities Committee which directs all scout activities and camping in the Independence district. He is a vice-president of the Rotary Club and serves as a member of the City Library Board. Mr. Graff is a member of the Board of Deacons of the Baptist Church and is teacher of the Men ' s Bible Class. Recently Mr. Graff had the honor of being named National Chair- man of the National Education Association committee on new voter prep- aration and recognition. He is chairman of the Kansas junior high school textbook advisory committee and is a member of the following professional organizations: the National Education Association, the National Associa- tion of School Administrators, the Council of Administration, the Kansas State Teachers Association, and the Independence Teachers Association. He belongs to the Phi Delta Kappa, the Pi Gamma Mu, and the Kansas Schoolmasters Club. An alumnus of Southwest Missouri State Teachers College at Springfield, Mr. Graff received his Master ' s Degree from the University of Missouri and has taken graduate work at the University of Colorado.

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E. 7v. Stevens jJean-Pvincipa I E. R. Stevens, dean of the junior college and principal of the senior high school, has served the Independence schools for eighteen years. Mr. Stevens is an outstanding educator and is a member of many state and national organizations — the National Education Association, the National Association of School Administrators, the National Association of Second- ary School Principals, the Kansas State Teachers Association, the Kansas Association of High School Principals, the Council of Administration, and the Independence Teachers Association. He belongs to the Phi Delta Kappa and the Kansas Schoolmasters Club. He has a bachelor of science degree from Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia and a master of science degree from the University of Kansas. During his eighteen years in Independence, Mr. Stevens has taken an active part in community affairs. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the subcommittee in charge of the 4-H Club Spring Festival, a member of the Rotary Club, a member of the Executive Com- mittee of the SeKan Area, and chairman of the Senior Scout Committee of the SeKan Area. Mr. Stevens is a member of the official Board of the First Methodist Church, is the Lay Leader of the Church, and an assistant Sunday School teacher. Mr. Stevens recently retired from active service as president of the Kansas High School Activities Association, of which he had been a member for 23 years. At the same time he retired from the presidency of the Na- tional Federation of State High School Athletic Associations. He had held that position for fifteen years. The following tribute was paid Mr. Stevens by the National Federation: 10