Magnolia High School - Cannon Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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Mainfaining High Standards of MHS Richard Ryan Principal Magnolias Principal, Richard Ryan, was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and was imported To Glendale, California, while in The fifTh grade. As a half-back on The Glendale Varsity Foofball Team, he paced his squad To a second place in CIF in 1924 and To The Championship in 1925. He was elecTed All SouThern California Halfback in The same year. Upon graduaTion, Mr. Ryan was awarded a full TuiTion, four year scholarship To The Universify of Soufhern California where he played Freshman and VarsiTy fooTball under coach Howard Jones. He graduafed from USC wiTh a Bachelor of Science De- gree in EducaTion in 1929. Richard Ryan TaughT Physical EducaTion in lm- perial Valley aT Brawley Union High School for Two years before going To Anaheim Union High School in 1931. There he TaughT Physical Educaiion and coached for Twelve years. Also aT Anaheim, he TaughT IndusTrial ArTs and Woodshop. He received his first adminisfralive posiTion in SepTember of 1955 as he moved inTo The Vice-Principalship aT Anaheim High School. When Magnolia High School opened in 1961, Richard Ryan was selecfed To head The school as Principal and for Three years he has fulfilled his iob admirably. QHE Q JEWELL ROSS assisfs Principal, Richard Ryan, in carrying ouf adminisfrafive duties.

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Superintendent Assists Principal in Paul W. Cook Superintendent A long career of school administration prepared Superintendent Paul W. Cook for the jurisdiction of the ten iunior highs and five seniors highs of :Anaheim Union High School District. Born in Oakland, Mr. Cook is a second genera- tion Californian. He began his school career Teaching Math and English at El Centro Junior High. His first administration iob came with the principalship of a small country school in Heber. Superintendent of a small elementary school district followed, then he received the Anaheim Union High School District appointment. Graduating from Dartmouth with a Bachelor of Arts Degree he took his Masters in Education at USC. Mr. Cook served four years in the Army as a First Lieutenant. He has two daughters, one thirteen, attending Fremont, and an older girl who is a freshman at Orange State College. 4.41: 30 ' i PAUL COOK confers with secretary Marie Story in his office at the Anaheim District Office.

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