Leavenworth Senior High School - Junebug Yearbook (Leavenworth, KS)

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Ira J. Bright O. R. Young RA J. BRIGHT, superintendent of the Leavenworth schools for the last sixteen years, ha s never tailed to cen- ter his interests in the children of Leav- enworth a n d their cdr-cational n e e d s. and through his un- failing efforts the schools 'have made great progress. Mr. Bright received his B. S. degree from Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, his A. M. degree from Columbia University, and has done graduate work at the 'University of Kansas. Mr. Bright is past president of the Kansas State Teachers Association and a mem- her of the Schoolmasters' Club of Kansas and the 96 Club, a national educational leaders' association group composed of two educational leaders from each state. Leavenworth is indeed fortunate to have the services of a man who is recognized as an outstanding educa- tional leader by men of national importance. The leader of the senior high school faculty and stu- dent body is O. R, Young, principal, who has a B. S. degree from Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, an A. M. degree from Columbia University, and has done graduate work at the University of Minnesota. He has been Leavenworth's high school principal for six years, and through his outstanding educational the- ories, his consideration for others, and his willingness to aid, he has won the respect and admiration of the student body. the faculty, and the general public. Under his leadership, senior high school has gained wide rec- ognition in the educational field.- Appreciation is extended to the members of the Board of Education, who give willingly and without renulneration of their time and talent to the problem of conducting the Leavenworth public school system. Heading these mem-bers is the man chosen by his associates to be their leader, President B. G. Culver, who has served on the Board for the last eight years. His able co-workers are E. Bert Collard, vice-president, L. H. S. Through the Years XACTIA' seventy years ago the first clnss of Lezweuworth High School. sixty-four in number, emburl-:ed on their educational careers, With the class of 1935 more than 3,000 students will huvc been grnduutcd from this institution .... thc oldest high school in the state of Kautszts. When l.c:n'euworth lligh School sturtcd in 1865. the faculty :md principal consistcd of one member. an llr. ll, D. lk-Cnrty. Two years latter Mr. 1lcVicur was brought from :tn eastern school to take ovcr the supcrintendeucy. ln this capacity hc. with the :tid of the principal. attempted n strict rcgruding of classes. Protests from pnrcnts caused the removal of these officials from ofa fice. l'. .l. Willizuns. :ts superintendent, :md l'. .l. Can'mich:tcl. :ts principal. succeeded them. In 1SGS. the Morris School building was completed. Tins structure. A four-story brick uffatir. wus the pridc of Lcnvenwortli. The complete fourth floor of the huilding was occupied by the high school. whose faculty had been increased to two instructors and whose enrollment had now rcnchcd seventy. 'l'wo years inter the faculty was increased to five members. .lnue 30. 1871, remains one of the highlights of L. H. S. history. On this tiny the first groduntiug class of Lcnreuwortli Senior lligh School went forth to gain fume :md fortune. The clnss of 'Tl--consisting of four students -holds the distinction of bcing the first grodmxting class in the sovereign stntc of Kansas. In 1875 the high school classes were moved to Oak Street School. School wns held on the assembly room pl:1n. All the pupils gathered in one room: while one group recited. thc rest studied. Later. iu 1886. the Boxtrd of Edu- cation purchased the Westminster Church, which hnd not been completed. :md remodclcd it for n school building. The assembly room plan. however, was continued until 1891 whcn the building was remodeled into classrooms. The cnrollmcut was now 250. :uni :ill prospcctive students were retpured tu pnss tm entrance t'Xillllllliltlllll. 2 who has been a member four years. Captain VV i 1 l i a m S. Al b r ight. who has work- ed in the inter- est of education i n L e a v e n- worth for the l a s t twenty yearsg E. H. Connor, w h o has s erved twelve Years: and L. C. Clark and Dr. Leon M a t a s s a r - i n, e a c h o f whom has ser- ved two y93l'S- A s e a c h m e m b e r i s elected for a term of tour years, 'he must. n e c e s s a r - il y serve on more than onte of these com- mittees: Ways a n d Meansg E1 mqp l-oym ent 3 B ufldings. l Grou n dfs, an d Janitorsg A u d i t i ng , B. G. Culver E. Bert Collard Laws, Begum, W. S. Albright E. H. Conner tions, and Li- L. C. Clark Leon Matassarin braryg and Furniture, Apparatus, and Printing. The maintenance of an adequate school plant. an effectivebconrse of study, the assembling of an active teaching personnel, and the provision for a healthful extra-curricular program attest to the ability of these men in fostering a school system that meets the needs of the child of today. O 0 0 ln 190-l Le:n'cnworth Senior lligh School wus completed on the corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets nt u cost of npproxilnntely SGO,llll0. Inside plains included thc rooms for thc Board of Education nud officcs of the super- intendent of schools. Several years latter thc enst wing was constructed and in 1913 the northwest wing was completed. The some ycan' the :administra- tion offices were moved to the Times Building :ind the rooms they had occupied were converted into classrooms. Life went on without :tny stirring events until .lznnuiry 29. 1932. This cold. dreary night sznv the total loss hy fire of the Lenvcrnvortli Senior lligh School. The following day. however. plnns were made for senior high students to attend classes in the afternoon in the junior high building.. Jznnun-y 31. 1932, saw the students signin ut work, huving lost only one day of school-u l'9IllRll'ktllll0 record. Leriveinvortli citizens inimedirrtely voted bonds for o new :md modern school building: :md on March 30, 1933, the new building was opened to the public. This building. the present day school, is thoroughly modern: it wats erected on the site of the old one :md cost S1Sl.5S3. It has at cupocity of S00 students. L. ll, S. statistics show that its Smallest graduating class was in 1873, when only two persons were given their diplomas. ln direct contrast to this is the class of 1930, That class. thc largest in the history of the school. consisted of 126 grnduntes. .ls :ui cducntionol institution. L. Il. S. offers four courses: college prepanwttory. general, connncrciul. :uid practical arts. Le:n'enwortli High School has been at member of the North Ccntrnl Association of Uolleges :uid Sccondziry Schools continuously since lftttli. Grndnntes from schools associated with this orgzmizution :ue not required to pass entrance exumimrtious before entering college. Thus, with this impressive record to look upon. the clnss of 1935 depau-ts with the sincere fcelng thu? theirs is n progressive Alma Matter.

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,lil THE JUNE BUG M ll 9 3 5 DW Nw Q Published hy Senior Class of Leavenworth High School Leavenworth, Kansas

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K .nr K.. TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT . . . ' SJC ennis enthusiast. and L. H. S. team coach is C. V. Sc OR HES ,I jon., gond feuowu Ceytainlv C be Pratt, bookkeeping, shorthand, and commercial law in- ksaid of Otto Boman. staff sergeant. D. E. M. and assistant to the P. M. S. and T. of the R. O. T.. C. A senior class sponsor is ,Miss DOYODIIY E- CVH119' 13101' ogy instructor, who holds an A. B. degree fr0m the University of Kansas. Assistant Coach XV. H. Elliott has a. B. S. degree from Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg and is now completing work for his masters' degree at the Uni- versity of Kansas. He teaches general science. physia cal geography, and algebra. Popular on the athletic field and in the classroom is Richard Godlove, L. H-. S. coach and civics teacher, wht. earned his A. B. degree at the University of Iowa. In addition to teaching plane and solid geometry. Miss Jennie Harbine has the responsibilities of being head sophomore sponsor and coach of the animal junior play and the sophomore assembly. She earned an A. B. degree at Miami University. Every one knows Miss Nettie Hartnett. secretary to 0. R. Young and attendance and record clerk. Mrs. Minniemae Jones, English teacher and junior class sponsor. coached the senior. the C. S. A. C.. and the Fine Arts Festival plays. She received her A. B. degree from Midland College, her A. M. from Columbia. MIDDLE ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT . . . One of the sponsors of the Goodfellows Club is V. M. Lampton. industrial arts instruct.or. Part of his training was received at the University of Kansas. but his degree was granted by K. S. T. C. of Pittsburg. Head of the mathematics department, Miss May Lan- dis, teaches many students algebra. geometry. and trig- onometry, and presides at the head of the junior class sponsors. Kansas University granted her an A. B. Having studied at the Universities of Kansas and XVisconsin. NVestern Reserve University. and the Uni- versity of Dijon. France, where she obtained a Diplome de Francais. Miss Amy E. Langworthy. A. B. and A. M.. is well qualified for her position as head of the foreign language department. Familiar to every senior and most underclassmen is cheerful. smiling Miss Mary E. Mickey, head of the his- tory department. She has attended the Universities of Kansas. Colorado. Chicago. and XVisconsin, and has both A. B. and A. M. degrees. Aside from teaching American and world history. She is head senior sponsor. Many freshmen, juniors. and seniors have studied English under Miss Annie Murdoch. B. S. Her educa- tion was sec-'red at Kansas State Teachers College of lfinporia. the University of Chicago. and Edinburgh lfniversity. strnctor. He has done work at the University of Kan- sas, the Winfield Business College, and the Gregg School. Instructor of English. head of freshman class sponsors. and coach of tl1e freshman assembly program. Miss Elizabeth Reardon holds an A. B. and A. M. degree trom the University of Kansas. Miss Helen Reardon, journalism and English teacher, has for some years been the advisor of the Patriot and the Julie Bug. She was awarded her B. Si. degree from Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia and her M. S. degree from the University of Kansas ill 1934. LOWER ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT . . . A pleasant man is Oscar E. Ruther. instructor of the girls' physical education classes. He received the G. G. title from the Normal School in Indianapolis. Miss Sarah Kathryn Siddens, instructor of typing, sophomore sponsor, and advisor of the junior group of Girl Reserves. attended Palmer College and Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, where she received a B. S. degree. The new commanding officer, Captain Russell Skinner, P. M S. and T.. came to L. H. S. from Vancouver Bar- racks, Xdfashington. After receiveing his A. B. degree from Illinois Wesleyan University, he entered the United States Army. He has had both foreign and home details. During the morning one may hear strains of music floating from the room of Miss Minnie Taylor, director of the Boys and Girls Choruses and the mixed chorus. Miss Taylor is the holder of a B. S. degree from Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia. John O. Trollman is the director of the Lt. H. S. or- chestra and R. O. T. C. Band. Although he has attended the Sherwood School of Music, it was from Northwestern College that he was awarded an A. Pt degree. To those wishing to take a course in home economics, we recommend Miss Eva XVatson. instructor in clothing and textiles. She attended the Church School of Art. the University of Chicago, and the University of Kan- sas, where she obtained an A. B. degree. Teacher of chemistry and physics is Herman Weigand. who received an A. B. degree from the University of Kansas. Park College granted an A. B. degree to Miss Helen Yoakum, teacher of sociology. phychology. and econo- mics. and girls' advisor. She has also attended the Universities oi' Chicago and Kansas. Miss Claire Nelson received her A. B. degree from the University of Kansas. She teaches first year Span- ish, Latin. and world history. 'S