Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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AN INTIMATE STYLE OF PRINCIPAL RAE R. james Rae, who has been an outstand- ing figure in the development of the high school and junior College, began his exe- cutive career as principal of the Vinton high school. He next held the position of principal of the high school and acting superintendent of schools at lowa City. Following this he served for five years as principal of the high school at C-reat Falls, Montana. Mr. Rae came to Mason City in l9l8 and was given the responsibility of organizing the junior college. During his thirteen years of service here both the high school and the Jun- ior college have been accredited by the lead- ing educational institutions of the state. During Mr. Rae's service here the dramatic and art departments have been founded. He has emphasized the instrumental music instruc- tion, forsenics, and vocational instruction in the high school. While Mr. Rae has been in Mason City the facilities for athletics have been increased to a great extent. Mr. Rae was graduated from Simpson col- lege with a Bachelor of Science degree. He took graduate work in education at the Uni- versity of lowa and the University of Chicago. He was president of the North Central Divi- sion of the lowa State Teachers' Association and is a life member of the National Education Association. He has held other important posi- tions in various educational organizations in the state. Few people realize what a difficult task it is to attend to the manifold business activities of an organization, the size of our high school and Junior college, and how well Mr. Rae is carrying out this task. We wish to congratulate him on his success in the past and 'hope he will remain with us for years to come.