Mason High School - Branding Iron Yearbook (Mason, TX)

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0 0 0 SUPERINTENDENT W R ROBBINS I would l1ke to take thxs opportumty on behalf of the edxtor of The Brandmg Iron the student body and the spmt of cooperatron and assrstance shown rn the work we have done rn Mason Hlgh School th1s year W1lhOUl the1r approval and assrstance we could not have atta1ned the success one reaches through the umty of pup11 faculty and board members N- faculty to thank the members of the school board for the

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grammar school bu1ld1ng was remodeled Both burldmgs were thoroughly modern wrth the latest equrpment The standard of the school was rarsed to a school of frrst class as rt now had twenty two affxlrated cred1ts More emphas1s was placed on athlet1cs and other extra currrcula courses were rntroduced 1924 found Mr S N Dob1e as head of the school system For srxteen years he gurded and trarned the youth of our commun1ty The lrbrary and laboratorres were enlarged more teachers were added as were more cred1ts of affrhatron The largest class rn the hrstory of the school was graduated 1n 1938 In 1931 the Grammar School was agam remodeled and 1n 1935 the gymnas1um was erected After Mr Dob1e s retrrement rn 1940 Mr Gunther Schwarz was super1ntendent H1s perrod was short lrved as God saw f1t to call h1m to h1s h1gher rewards However he was re sponsrble for the add1t1on of the twelfth grade Mr Webb succeeded Mr Schwarz for the next two terms Homemak1ng a long felt need was added to the course of study And last but not least rs our own Mr W R Robbrns or as he rs lov1ngly called by all the students Coach Rob b1ns H1s arm rn athletrcs as rn other departments 1S to develop a sprrrt of honesty farr play and clean l1v1ng An Amerrcan crtrzen should learn to play fa1r and frght hard for the nght The proper krnd of athletrcs touch these th1ngs better perhaps than anythmg else Mr Robbrns rnterest 1n all chrldren 1S shown by hrs efforts for consolrdatron of all schools rn the county We take thrs opportumty to pay tnbute to those men and women who have 1n all trmes served on the board of trustees They have g1ven untrrrngly of therr trme to a Job that was payles and oft trmes thankless Space does not permrt the mentronrng of the many be loved teachers who rnade the chrldren of yesterday the men and women of today The many hundreds of puprls who have passed through the portals exernplrfy rn therr own lrves the rnstructrons and prmncrples mapped out by therr Alma Mater . . I - . O a 0 ' ' . I , . . . . , . . . . . . I ' Q . . ' 1 I . , . . . 1 . . 1, . H . . . . . . 0 1 I I 1 ' - -- u -n I . I I I . I . . . . . . . . . . N . D - . - . . . . .

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MISS AMANDA ARHELGER Homemcxkmg MRS LILLIE BROWN Enghsh MRS ARCH CARTER Enghsh MISS BEA DAVIS Socml SIUCIIGS MISS KATHLEEN GRAY Typmg Shorthand and Speech MRS LETTIE GROVE Spamsh MR CLINTON SCHULZE Pnnc1pu1 Geometry MRS MARIE SCHWARZ Math MISS NORMA WINN Enghsh MRS WINONA HURLEY Sc1ence S- QL