Lamar High School - Orenda Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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JESSE MADDEN Assistant Principal E KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT . . . . when he impresses on Lamar boys the importance of an education: for Lamar's as- sistant principal, Mr. Jesse Madden, learned the hard way. He left high school to work on a rice plantation and in the oil fields. When he lost all his savings on a wildcat well, he came back to graduate from high school at the age of twenty-one. Mr. Madden entered Rice Institute in Fall, l923. He was a member of Rice's football, track, and cross-country teams. After gradsiating in l9Z7, he worked in a Port Arthur oil refinery until his desire to teach became a reality and he began work at Lanier Junior High School in February, l928. He left Lanier in the fall of l935 to Coach football and teach biology at San Jacinto from l935 to l94l. Meanwhile, in i938-l939, he completed his master's degree at the University of X ,S Houston. He became assistant principal at Bur- bank High School in l94l, and soon be- came acting principal .when Burbank's principal entered the army. Mr. Madden has been at Lamar since the fall of I9-45. He immediately be- came popular with the students, who never wait to be hauled into his office for punishment, but just drop in to visitl J. O. WEBB: Assistant Superintendent

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W. J. MOYES Principal A CENTLEMAN WITH A VARIED PAST. . . . is Lamar's principal, Mr. W. J. Moyes. Originally from Abilene, Texas, he graduated from the University of Texas and did graduate work at the Universty of Chicago, Univer- sity of Wisconsin, Columbia, and the University of Houston. He taught four years at Allen Academy in Bryan and four at Marshall Training School in San Antonio, where he was co-principal for two years. Mr. Moyes came to Houston to teach Latin and English lhe was chairman of the English department! for seven years at South End High School. Moving then to Central High, he served a half-term as assistant principal before becoming principal of Central in the fall of l923. lt may be news to many Lamar students that while Mr. Moyes was making a name for himself in the academic field, he also chalked up some fine athletic records, During his ten years as track coach at Allen and at Marshall, his teams won eight state championships and were twice runners-up. He coached seven seasons of track and football at South End High School. After fourteen years' service as prin- cipal of Central-later Sam Houston- Mr. Moyes became the first principal of the newly-built Lamar High School in the fall of l937. W. E. MORELAND: Superintendent of Schools

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KW ' A lg32S,,hih,ll..' rm W r 1 Miss RUTH TA OFFICE The heart of Lamar is of course the office on the second floor, and the four ladies whose pictures you see on these pages help keep that heart a smoothly-beating one. Just outside the office of Mr. Moyes is Miss Ruth Taylor's desk. Over it and into her hands comes a steady stream of work. Her biggest job is as Mr. Moyes's secretary, but that is only the beginning. After attending to Mr. Moyes's correspondence, Miss Taylor takes care of secretarial work for the teachers, secures substitute teachers, looks after keys and supplies, and supervises the student cashiers in the lunchroom. Across from Miss Taylor sits Mrs. Edith Ferrell, the school's registrar, whose files contain the grades of all Lamar students. Mrs. Ferrell also interviews parents and students about courses, and enrolls new fiygr students. lt is herjob to mail transcripts of W V MRS. EDITH FERRELL