Kirkman Vocational School - Spirit Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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Hmmm VC here Old Lookout s lofty top Meets the southern blue Proudly stands our Alma Mater Noble grand and true CHORUS Lmft the chorus Sp ed If onward Hall to thee our Alma Mater Hall' Vocatlonal Down among., the buay hummmf, Of the bustlxng town Outlmed galnst the hrll of Cameron Proudly wears her crown 1 A - ' Q , , , y 7 3 3 ' - 7 Q . P 9 Loud her praises tell, 7 Y ' r ' ' I r, 1 ' Y ,

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Sain! Qfeetozg The vocatxonal school was establxshed 1n the fall of 1928 through the efforts of the late O C Klrkman With a staff of three teachers the school began operatlon at the old 400 Chestnut Street bu1ld1ng Seventy puplls were enrolled durlng the first year In 1931 a large bu1ld1ng to the rear of the school facmg on Broad Street was rented to accommodate the mcreasmg enrollment In 1936 a new shop bu1ld1ng was erected at 215 Chestnut Street to house a part of the vocatlonal shops Two years later the mam bu1ld1ng was ready for occupancy The rented bu1ld1ng was gxven up and the hugh school was moved mto 1tS present locatlon The orngmal vocatnonal school bu1ld1ng continued to be used as the junior branch of the school untxl 1945 when If was moved to the Park Place School In july 1940 the N atronal Defense Trammg program Clater termed the War Productlon Trammg Program! began Classes were conducted day and mght to prepare workers for war poductlon jobs More than 8 300 men and women were enrolled durmg the five year perxod November 1945 marked the begmn1ng of the separate Veteran Trammg Program An enrollment of 1 985 veterans of World War II has been recorded smce th1s date The growth of the h1gh school phase of the vocatxonal program has steadlly mcreased throughout the years From the small begmnlng m 1928 the h1gh school staff has mcreased to 32 and the enrollment numbers 521 students 0 . . . . 9 , . ' 9 . 9 1 . 1 ' - 9 9 ' 9 9

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601602 Preszdenl TOMMY EVANS Address 343 Sweetland Dnve From Hnxson Hugh School Course Prmt mg 101112 Acnvmes Key Club 49 50 T811 Shop Presldent 49 P 50 Presxdent Jumor Class 49 Boys State Representatnve 49 Presxdent Semor Class 50 Offecefza Secretary F AY REESE Address 1052 West Elmwood Drive From Red Bank Hugh School Course Commerclal 1 year Actxvx nes Commerclal T841 Club Secretary 50 Semor Class Secretary 50 An nual Staff 50 T811 Shop Play Semor Prophecy I I : ' 5 : . . Q : - 9 ' ' 5 : v . , , - , , ' 7 I 9 v Local cha ter Vnce-President, T 8: I, , 3 , , gr , . , Q , . , I . 9 C ' 5 : . Q . .' : Y , 1 . , - I Q 1 ' 1 I Q