Maplewood Richmond Heights High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Maplewood, MO)

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ADMINISTRATION During the past seven years other indica- tions of progress sponsored by the superin- tendent and the board of education are as follows: the employment of a part-time school physician who examines school chil- dren regularly and makes reports to the Board of Education on health conditions of the schools, the establishment of a definite salary schedule based on tenure and train- ing of teachers, accumulative sick leave for employees, a definite program of standard achievement and mental tests, transpor- tation of all junior and senior high school pupils who live more than one-half mile from both schools, employment of all teach- ers, janitors and other employees with pay- ments distributed on a twelve month basis, improvement of the athletic field at the high school by elevating it one foot in the center for better drainage and sodding it, widening the four lane track to a six lane track all around, stone retaining wall on the east and south side of the field, paving Martini Drive from Manchester Road to Rannells and building a six foot sidewalk along the same from Manchester to the east gate of the school grounds, building an iron fence between the West Richmond property and the property of private indi- viduals north of the school grounds, build- ing an iron fence around the extra play- ground north of Glades Avenue at Richmond Heights School, building four tennis courts at West Richmond School and surrounding them with an iron fence, building an iron fence at Sutton School between the school grounds and the private property north of the school, grading, leveling, terracing and sodding the West Richmond School grounds, establishing a program of continuous beautification of school grounds by the planting of shrubbery and flowers. C. C. JON ES President J. A. STERLING M. A. HAVERFIELD Secretary Vice President R. HEILBRON L. F, WOOLSTON Treasurer R. G. RANNEY I 9 3 8 Seven 4.41 . , l

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ADMINISTRATION And step by step, since time began, I see the steady gain ot man. -Whittier. From an inauspicious beginning as a rural school, the Maplewood and Richmond Heights district became a village school in l906. The next year the tirst high school was established, with Miss Clara Wilder as superintendent and Miss Cornelia Brossard as principal. The school has had only tour other superintend- ents. They are Mr. Robertson H908-l9l5l, Wil- liam Schleuter ll9l5-l9l6l, J. Richmond ll9l6- l93ll and then G. E. Dille who has served from l93l to the present time. His capability has been G. E. DILLE Superintendent of Schools shown by the progressive pro- gram which he has inaugurated. Mr. Dille and the Board of Education have been ably assisted by E. R. Adams, who has been principal ot the high school since l925, and George Vossbrink, our E'R'ADAMS assistant principal since l932. Principal of Senior High School These two have added to the usual high school curriculum a boys' coaching class, a guidance class, and projected a conserva- tion course. The history of the school district has been one of continuous building and improving. During the administration of Mr. Richmond the district grew rapidly and many building programs were sponsored by the superintendent and board. Under Mr. Dille numerous improvements have been made. G, W- VOSSBRINK The latest school bond issue was voted in l932 for Sl 52,000. Assistant principal This money was used to build the addition to the Senior High School extending east from the main entrance, the north wing to the West Richmond School consisting of six rooms, and New Lincoln School on Thomas and Laclede. SM MAPLE LEAVES

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FACULTY F ' ' 1 A. S' BAN-LIE CHARLES BROWN American and English Literature CLARENCE J. BEST 66 Supervisor of Music i i N 1 ESTHER M. BROWN i LAURENE BAMBER A Art ' ' amati , I i 1 ARTHUR B D RD L, E. History, Sociology ELSA BRASE Shorthand MARTHA BARKLEY EULA BUSHONG i E. E. History, American Sewing, Typing i History EW MAPLE LEAVES