Martin High School - La Pitahaya Yearbook (Laredo, TX)

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NIr Joe C Nlartrn Iunror spoke for hrs father xxho rs presrrlent of the Board of Fducatron Wir NI rrtrn s addre xxas or folloxxs Vlhrle I haxe no oflicral connectron xxrth our local School Sx stem I feel grreatlx honored and prrxrleged to haxe been chosen to represent mx father rs Presrdent of the Board of Educatron of the Laredo Publrc Schools at thrs hrstorrc dedr catorx program of our four nexx burldrngs I hope xou xxrll apprecrate as I do mx father s keen drsapporntment rn not berng able to be present at thrs memorable ex ent He apprecr rtes the courtesx and the prrxrlege accorded hlm rn that I xxas chosen to brrng lzzs response to the dedrcatorx addresses of the ex enrng No prorect that has exer been carrred on rn our communrtx has ex er consumed hrs prrde hrs rox and hrs energfx as much as berng able to have a part rn thrs manrfestatron of the erctensron of educatronal oppor tunrtres for our xouth a prorect xxhrch has leen so badlx needed for so long Mx father asked me to sax that he felt that as xxe as a communrty had made an excellent start rn the drrectron of meetrng our school burldrng needs and he has farth that xx hen the trme comes xxe as a communrtx vxrll agarn do more In a recent natronal surxex carrred on bx the popular magazrne The lVoman s Home Cmrzpmzzon the school plant of Laredo rated farr xxrth the facrlrtres of other communrtres ratrng good or poor He knows that xxe xxrll not be satrsfied as crtrzens of thrs communrtx untrl our school burldrngs rate on an equal xx rth the most adequate school facrlr tres all ox er the countrx Laredo rs dorng more than dedrcatrng burldrngs tonrght The crtrzens of Laredo are rc dedzfafmq themselves to the sprrlt of early proneers and crxrc leaders vxhrch haxe made Iaredo great We are also re dedrcatrng the serxrces of all our fine teachrng personnel and the rnterests and ambrtrons of parents for therr chrldren to a communrtx sprrrt that vxrll exer move forward rn the development of our people Frrst prcture Edxxard Lexendecker acknowledged the namrng of the John Z Leyendecker school after hrs an cestor Second prcture Mr Seb Wrlcox spoke acknowledgrng the namrng of the 'Vlrrabeau B Lamar School be Rrght 'tlrs WI H Sterg nee Evelyn Ryan spoke acknowledglng the nam mg of the new Mrke Rvan school after her father the late 'tlrke Rx an who durrng hrs l1fe was a member of the Board for manx xears Corner Superrntendent of Schools J W lNrxon who was master of ceremonres and genral host to the evenmgs guests Page 13

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Page 12 Mr. Joe C. Martin, Sheriff of Webb County and President of the Board of Trustees of the Laredo Independent School District, is a native of Laredo. He was educated in Laredo Schools and at St. Edward's University in Austin. In addition to his life-long interest in politics in Laredo, he is owner of a large ranch. Mr Joe C Martin Qultix ated mind is the guardian genius of demociacx and while guided md controlled bx xirtue is the noblest attri bute of man It 1 the only dictator that freemen acknoul edge and the onlx SLCUIITX that freemen desire Nlirabeau B Lamar as quoted bx Mx Seb Wilcox at the dedication of Lamar Junlor High School . x.er3ei!?t . 1 . . . U ' ' v. ' ' 1 ' ' . Y ' L V Y 1 ' I v v. . 1 ' c v , . . ' . s ' '- . Y . 1 , .' v ,' is ' I r 1 1 . , - a v v 1 Y. ' l , K 4

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NIR I W NIIXOlN SUPFRINTEWDFNT OF SCHOOLS Page 14 N11 NIXOII 11 as l1o1n 111 St Louls NI1wou11 and lealcd 111 West lekas He attended Q1tx of Texas 11 1th a Bachelol of QCIQHCG Degree I11 1929 he came to Laredo as supervl or of phy SICHI 9dL1C3.t10I1 1n the grades He was made prlnclpal of L J Chrmten Junlor H1gh School In the Qummer of 1941 he was appolnted p11nc1p1l of 'Nlartm Hlgh and 111 1946 he was appomted Superlntendent of Laredo Publlc Schools O11 ner of a ranch near Laredo Mr NIKON ra1seQ reglstered cattle , ry , T L a t s 0 L 1 - J J 1 ,, ,fu .' 1 '. ...,- Y. .. A114311 Academy, Sul Ross State T93Ch9I S College and was graduated from the UI11X'8F- L v An ,1 v f . - ' K ' J. ' A N .5 y . . . - Y . I a n .K . . K u L v K . I2 A , ' 1 L. , v , p ' V I L l g