McGuffey Foundation High School - Reflector Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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Dllllllli lItllllllS lllf4DllR6lf WENTY years ago, in 1910, The William McGuffey School was found- ed. The chief purpose of the school was to provide a place for practice teaching under trained supervisors for students in the Teachers' College of Miami University. The high school was named for the famous author and teacher, William H. McGuffey, who wrote the series of readers called by his name. At first the building comprised only the south wing, now occupied by the Senior High School, the Junior High School and the Department of Music. The attendance the second year of the school's existence was one hundred and twenty-five, including the students of the two-year high school. As the years passed, the attendance grew, a full four year course was added in 1911- 12, and the attendance became so large that the present facilities were inade- quate. Accordingly, the north wing was built with an expenditure of nearly 3100,000. This addition provided the McGuffey students a fine auditorium. After these improvements were added, the attendance grew and many who sought admittance were of necessity turned away. The new east wing, finished in 1925, was built to remedy this deficiency, at an expense of more than 3150, 000. This wing furnished room for the primary and intermediate departments of the practice school, and also added the new gymnasium with its 553,000 equipment to make it complete in every way, Such facilities have aided McGuffey High School greatly in gaining an admirable record unequaled by schools many times its size. In 1924-25 Mc- Gufey won a trophy for having the best freshmen on Miami Campus. The fact that McGuffey is essentially a practice school does not hinder the grad- uates in any fashiongin fact, they may be admitted to any state university without being required to pass the entrance examinations. At present the enrollment of the McGuHey School is as follows: Prima- ry department 151g Intermediate department 109: Junior High School 100gand Senior High School 118, making a total of 478. There are in the Senior High 20 critic teachers. The past has given us a worthy example: let us live up to it. fPuge Hvel