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

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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

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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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The Tribute to Mr. Stevens The high school athletic chronicle of the last fifteen years is sprinkled with a healthy portion of the work of Evan R. Stevens, born in a Kansas sod hut, educated the hard way with sweat and calluses and evo- luted into a man with the strength of character to pioneer the formation of a strong Kansas High School association and to win the respect and confi- dence of co-workers in the biulding of the national federation. For fifteen years he has been president. President Stevens has been a warrior in battles to make the organi- zation a force for good. He has not hesitated to take a stand in controver- sies which affected the high school welfare. As president he has kept the discussion from wandering into unrelated channels, has given attention to the welfare of those who have talked the softest when endangered by those who have made the most noise. He has calmed discordant factions through a personality that engendered confidence in his fair-mindedness, unselfishness and practicality. Twenty thousand high schools extend thanks and appreciation. His ideals are indelil ly stamped on the national federation policies and practices. His influence will last through the life of the federation. In the January 14, Kansas City Star, C. E. McBride, sports editor, congratulated Mr. Stevens and quoted the national tribute. f . — 1 m »«« 1 J—