Klamath Union High School - El Rodeo Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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NEWICST SCHOOL SERVES MANY. The Lucille O'Neill Elementary School is the newest school in Klamath County. Opened for the fall term of 1961, the school is the latest step in present education. and the first step in the future. as Klamath Grows Again Klamath Falls education started with a one- room structure in Linkville in l878. The ensuing 33 years are history now. A history that each resi- dent of Klamath County may think of with pride. In the life time of a KU student many advance- ments mark his memory. United and West Coast airplanes started regular flights, six new elementary schools have opened, a shopping center was estab- lished, a branch of the armed services created installations and four medical and dental clinics constructed. When one begins an organized study of Klamath Falls progress, he finds overwhelming facts about the basin and city. There are 30 schools in the county today, many economically advantageous industries and equally important elements for a modern thriving city. The latest progress in Klamath County includes completion and dedication of the Lucille O'Neill Elementary School, plans for a proposed junior high school, and increased efforts in solving the problems of an excessive student body at Klamath Union High School. What does the future hold for Klamath County? To answer this important question very simply, Klamath's future, be it good or bad, is the right, the inheritance and the responsibility of every young person from the several high schools of the basin. All high schools in Klamath County graduate students who will have an active role in the future of the basin. All youth may take advantage of the past experience of its elders.

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Faculty members, as well as students, have increased in num- ber since the high school was first built many years ago. Where once the number of faculty mem- bers was six, it hasisoared to over 90 members at the present time. During this same period the student body has increased to almost 2000 pupils. Times have changed but the teachers remain as dedicated to their work and to their students now, as they were then. Unlike the teachers of past years, the teachers now days per- form other tasks around the school. Many act as counselors for the students and help them with their personal and school problems and with selection of courses to take in the remaining years of high school life. After a regular day at school is complet- ed, many members of the faculty devote their extra time to act as advisors of clubs and committees and to chaperone on busses going to out of town games and schodl dances. Modern teachers must keep abreast of the rapid developments in all basic areas of learning. Many teachers further their edu- cation by attending summer clas- ses to obtain higher degrees in their particular field. In this way, they increase their knowledge of the subject they teach and can lead the students on to new fields of learning. 2