Kinkaid High School - Kinkaidian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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The addition of the Senior High School brought new needs-a library, a science laboratory and a gym. The gymnasium was built through the con- tributions of patrons headed by Mr. R. W. Wier as chairman of a fund raising committee. The mothers, however, should be credited with a signifi- cant part in gathering funds. The group hit upon the idea of operating booths at the annual Field Day and raised 333,500 of the necessary 323,000 in that fashion. As a result, Field Day, which had originated in 1911 to the San Jacinto Street school, grew in importance. The athletic department had grown in keeping with the academic. The first eleven man football team was organized shortly after the opening of the High School. The only impediment to athletic progress, however, was a huge tree that occupied the middle of the playing field at the back of the school. lVlrs. Kinkaid, who treasured each tree as an old friend, refused to bow to progress. The coach, sensing a true need, found his own remedy for the situation. One night he arrived on campus, ax in hand. The following day lVlrs. Kinkaid arrived to find that the school had an enlarged athletic field. With this exception, Mrs. Kinkaid met the needs of her school as they appeared. The result of her work continually appeared in the increased number of students. By l943, the school had grown to include 275 pupils. By 1946, it was necessary to supply a separate building for the High School Department. The property ajoining the school on Richmond Road housed an empty building, formerly an institution for the mentally ill. The house was razed and the site was sold to Kinkaid to provide space for the new building. In l950, a new gym was built to accommodate the then 550 students. During the same year lVlrs. Kinkaid decided to retire after 45 years as a teacher and administrator. With her approval, the trustees chose as her suc- cessor lVfr. John H. Cooper who had been assistant headmaster at the Tower School in Wilmington, Delaware, and headmaster of Keith Day School in Rockford, Illinois. lVlr. Cooper had received his bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees from Yale University. Upon the retirement of William W. Kinkaid, Mr. Cooper named Dr. Carl Reed as principal of the high school department. ln November l95l, the entire community was saddened by the death of lVIrs. Kinkaid as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident.

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