Johnson St Paris High School - Parisian Yearbook (Saint Paris, OH)

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MISS CHRISTINA GORDON MISS JESSIE NIXON A moment’s consideration by anyone will prove to them that the faculty of any high school is the key to that school’s success. Other things are important but, weighing them all, the faculty more than over balance any other. With this importance in mind we say that S. P. H. S. is very fortunate in having a group of teachers so remarkably efficient as this year’s faculty has proven to be. They have labored faithful and accomplished much with their classes and they have loyally supported every school undertaking. Indeed when we undertake it all words seem too cold for the expression of our appreciation of their labor and support. Mr. Turner has been with us the entire High School life of class ’21, as superintendent of S. P. H. S. He is a splendid mathematics teacher. He teaches Physics, Agriculture and Manual training. He has attended James Milikan University, Decatur, Illinois, Dixon College and Normal School, Dixon Illinois, University of Illinois and Ohio State University. He received the B. S. and Educa- tional degree at O. S. U. and the B. S. degree from Dixon College and Normal School. This is also Miss Gordon’s first year at S. P. H. S. and she fills her place very well, especially that of an English teacher. We should be proud to have a teacher so well qualified for the work. Along with English she teaches European History. She is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan and has re- ceived the A. B. degree. Domestic Science is a splendid subject for pupils to take especially when a person like Miss Nixon has charge of the classes. In addition to the Domestic Science classes she teaches Biology and French. Miss Nixon is a graduate of S'. P. H. S. and we are certainly glad to have her return to 6

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Our Faculty at Work SUPT. J. M. TURNER 5 R. H. KLAPP, Prin. jMISS HELEN KREMER

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the school to teach. She received her college education at Ohio State University and South Dakota College and has received the B. S. degree. Mr. Klapp is a graduate of our school and it is with joy that we welcome him this year as Prin- cipal of S. P. H. S. He is a teacher of mathematics, History and Civics. He is a graduate of Wit- tenberg College and has received the A. B. degree. This is his first year here and we hope it is not his last. S. P. H. S. is very fortunate to have such a splendid Latin teacher as Miss Kremer. This is her first year here and the pupils who are taking Latin next year should especially wish her to remain in the high school. Besides Latin she teaches Book Keeping. —Viola Rhynard. Our School Board A school board seems to compare very favorably with the coal on a great locomotive. Most people seem to pay very little attention to it but never-the-less it is the stuff that furnishes the power for the engine. Without it the engineer would be powerless to move the train. So with the school board, few people ever give them any thought except to give them a knock when they happen to make some little mistake. The superintendent, like the engineer, would be powerless to guide and develop the school without the support of the board. The pupils themselves, who get the direct benefits of an up to date school, rarely ever think of the school board who are back of it all, striving for a better school for the children. There is a great deal of credit due our former school boards as well as the present one for their efforts to make our schools the best possible. At the time our present building was proposed in 1917, the board consisted of President, J. P. Berry; C. S. Kite, H. F. Ammon, Jesse Lewis and Harvey Coddington. Before the contract for the building was let in August 1917, Mr. Coddington resigned, because he lived in section along the west end of our district which was transferred to the Lena-Conover school district. The board elected Ed Leedom to succeed him and he was installed Aug. 3, 1917. Mr. Lewis resigned and moved to New Bremen in the fall of 1917 and Nov. 12, 1917, the board chose Chas. Jenkins to succeed him. Mr. Turner was asked to act as clerk of the board to succeed Mr. Lewis. At the November election in 1919, Mr. Leedom and Mr. Jenkins were elected by popular vote for a term of four years. In August of 1920, H. F. Ammon moved to Columbus and W. F. Mclnturff was chosen by the board to succeed him. In September of the same year J. P. Berry resigned and the board chose D. C. Leammon to suc- ceed him. In April of this year Mr. Jenkins resigned and the board chose Wilbur Berry in his place. Mr. Kite alone remains of the former board of 1916 while the resignation of Mr. Jenkins leaves only Mr. Kite and Mr. Leedom of those under whose administration our new building was built. We should always back our school board to the last. They have always been progressive in their views, always looking ahead for greater things for our school. 7