Macomber Vocational High School - Craftsman Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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SUPEBIIITEIIDEIIT Mr. E. L. Bowsher, Superintendent of Schools. Coming to Toledo during the time the new Macomber Vocational High School was under construction, Mr. Bowsher lost no time in bringing to the many problems of an expanded program of vocational education, his wealth of administrative knowledge and skill. ln his position as head of the Toledo Schools he has always been alert to the needs of Macomber. His furtherance of the interests of vocational edu- cation has contributed to making our school among the best known of Vocational High Schools in America. During the past year, Mr, Bowsher has shown his interest in our school and its activities by including an athletic tield as among the projects to be accomplished through the passage of the new tax levy for making physical improvements to the Toledo school system.

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DEDICFITIUII The Macomber Graduating Class of l95O takes pleasure in dedicating its Craftsman to Miss Ann Schwertzler, who, approximately twenty-five years ago, participated in the establishment of Toledo's first Vocational High School, which, in l938, developed into Macomber Vocaltional High School. Miss Schwertzler has always been interested in applying the practical principles of English to the specific trade needs of Macomber's students. Her college degrees include a B.A. degree, in Secondary Education, from Toledo University, and an M.A. degree, in Vocational Education, from the University of Michigan. In i932 she produced a survey which revealed information concerning the trade training and the employment situations of the boys of the Unit Trade and the Cooperative Departments of the Vocational High School. Under Miss Schwertzler's guidance the school's first orchestra, first glee club, first yearbook, and first Student Council were organized. She is con- stantly striving to promote activities which will make school life more pleasant and more profitable. Her democratic characteristics and her man- ner of friendly helpfulness have won for her the admiration and respect of both the faculty and the students of Macomber. The Staff

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OUR PRIIICIPHL ff -.1 is... f - 5 - Mr. Dannenfelser is a true pioneer in the field of vocational education. ln Toledo he organized and was the first principal of the old Toledo Voca- tional School located on the site of the new main library. This school, through his vision developed into a full fledged Vocational high school of first grade. His efforts reached a climax with the building of the new school which became known under its present name-Macomber Vocational High School. Mr. Dannenfelser's constant aim has been to organize a program of vocational education which offers an opportunity for the boys of Toledo to learn a skilled vocation which will provide earning power, achieve social adjustment, and finally to offer youth a program of education so complete as to meet the requirements for a first grade high school diploma, fulfilling the prerequisites for college entrance as well as successful placement in in- dustry. The seniors are grateful for the constant effort which Mr. Dannen- felser has made to provide this program and for his understanding counsel and guidance in the many adjustment problems encountered by them. The Staff