J M Tate High School - Tahisco Yearbook (Gonzalez, FL)

Page 17 text:

 acuity 11

Page 16 text:

JIM ALLEN SCHOOL PR D BRESS, in the sense of acquisition, is something; but progress in the sense of being is a great deal more. To grow higher, deeper, wider, as the years go on; to conquer difficulties, and acquire more and more power; to feel all one's faculties unfolding, and truth descending into the soul - this makes life worth living. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10

Page 18 text:

Tttewaye fruMt tfe ‘Pvttttifial The first unit of J. M. Tate School was built in 1917. The building consisted of eight class rooms, office, library and four service rooms. This building was the first brick school structure outside of Pensacola. Prof. J. M. Tate lived to see it erected and named for him. In 1926 a bond issue was floated. With this money an annex of four rooms and the auditorium was constructed. The present gymnasium was erected in 1929 - a building much needed for our basketball games. During vacation the school buses of the county were stored in this building. The next addition on the campus was the dairy. The dairy grew from the small beginning of three cows to a forty cow dairy. As the enrollment of Tate increased more room was needed. During the W. P. A. days four rooms were added - library, study hall, and two class rooms. During the summer of 1941 fifteen boys who had completed the eighth grade were summoned to build the agricultural shop. As renumeration each received a credit in manual training. The materials for the building were paid mostly from funds secured from the Federal Government. The cannery building was made possible from funds from Mr. J. H. Allen and the Florida Pulp and Paper Company. The county furnished the plumbing, wiring, and screens. In May 1948 the elementary school and faculty were delighted to move into the new elementary school, consisting of ten class rooms and eight service rooms. This building was financed by Tate bonds. The lighting of the buildings meet modern require- ments. The heating systems have been changed from coal to fuel oil burners. Our athletics and physical education are continually improving. Our football and basketball teams have received outstanding recognition in conference games. The equipment for the various departments: agri- culture, home economics, commercial, literary sub- jects, and library have been increased as the student body has grown. The enrollment of the school has increased gradually each year; and, at present, it has reached the 1000 mark, with 81 seniors. The faculty of thirty eight teachers is composed of well trained men and women - many of them holding two degrees and having had many years of successful experience. One of the best parts of our school is the increased opportunities for music. In the year 1949-1950 more than one hundred students have elected glee club. Our band has grown to forty seven members. The parents, student body, and faculty swell with pride when they see in the various school activities the crimson and grey on parade. 12