John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Principal Hill Takes Pride in Youth Of Reagan PRINCIPAL ... It takes more than a few degrees and some years teaching experience to make a princi- pal. While coping with hundreds of problems, J. Davis Hill, principal at Reagan, is a friend to teachers and students alike, and his interest in the welfare of the school endures from the first bell to the last. Mr. Hill received both his B.S. and M.S. degrees from West Texas State. He also studied architecture at the University of Texas. He has taught Industrial Arts and also has coached several sports such as football, basketball and track. White Deer, Amarillo, Marshall, and Galveston are schools where he first taught before coming to Austin, where he was princi- pal at Porter Junior High for eight years. Such school experience is invaluable in helping a principal with the difficult decisions that have to be made. Mr. Hill is very proud of Reagan, and his pride in the faculty and students of the school has made the motto Not Without Honor come alive. Eifih PRINCIPAL J. DAVIS HILL takes an active part in school activities, here introducing cheerleader Adana Pearce. DAVE SMIT attention of «tmin{ thi J. Davis Hill Principa 200 — Administration DR. IRBY CARRUTH (sitting between Darwin McKee and Mr. J. Davis Hill) attended the welcoming assembly for Maria Massano, Reagan ' s foreign exchange student. 1 fc-

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The administration of Reagan has a big job in the education of the 2,231 students of the school. This learning process would not be possible without those who make lesson plans, answer questions that help the student to under- stand, score papers to evaluate student progress, plan experiments and field trips and lead the interesting discussions that make school worthwhile. Each of the 113 teachers at Reagan is responsible for the students under his guidance. Understanding and knowledge make a firm foundation for all, and teachers receive satisfaction from knowing they are a larger part of the future. Administration Administration - 199

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School Board Eight Members Review School Policies DAVE SMITH, vice-president of the school board, demands the attention of his fellow members while pointing out important facts concerning the HEW desegregation plans. SCHOOL BOARD . . . Busy is the word that best describes the board members of the Austin Indepen- dent School District. The main duties of the Board are to review school policies, change outdated ones and initiate new ones whenever the need arises. Heading the School Board as Superintendent is Dr. Irby Carruth, who has held that position since 1950. Seven other members, elected for six year terms, make up the rest of the Board. Like many school districts throughout the South, the Austin School District was faced with the threat of having its federal funds taken away if it did not find a more efficient means of desegregation in the public schools. It met this challenge with a promise to have a solution by January, 1969. This it did. Another decision by the Board changed the section of Austin north of Runberg Lane from the Reagan to the Lanier School District. This decision was made in order to meet the rising student population of Reagan. Austin ' s School Board is to be commended for its interest in the youth of such a large city. Without its members the operation of this school, as well as the many others in Austin, would be impossible. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES include, seated from left, Mrs. Exalton Delco; Roy Butler, president; Mrs. Robert M. Wilkes; standing from left, R. Desmond Kidd, secretary; Dave Smith, vice-president; Will D. Davis; M. K. Hage, Jr. Administration — 201 ■