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

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ejEelEeI5e?ejEMcGUFFEY REFLECTORfRQ6Xq4'f'x9GiQC'?g -'H Q MR. CHARLES BUNGER Principal of lVlcGuffey School History ancl Social Sciences

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2732-fb MPG U FLE!,-E,E..FrL.E-9..1fQliSr63-SNSSGKSGK OUR HISTORY Twenty-four years ago in 1910, the William McGuf- fey School was founded by Dr. J. W. Heckert, Professor of Education and Director of McGuifey school, as a training school for student teachers in the Teachers' College of Miami University. The school was named for William McGuffey, who was a professor of English at Miami from 1826 to 1836, and famous as the author of the widely-known MCGUFFEY READERS. The original McGuffey School was merely the south wing of our present building. At first there were only two years of high school work offered with an enrollment of 35. A third year was added in 1911 and in 1912 a full four year course was established. Mr. Schwarz, who is at present Professor of History at State College, Bowling Green, Ohio, was the first principal of McGuffey. He was replaced in 1915 by Mr. Charles S. Bunger, who has since held that position. There was a constantly increasing attendance. Later a large auditorium was added. Then in 1925 the attend- ance became so large that it was necessary to add an ex- tension which cost about S165,000. The primary and in- termediate departments of McGuffey School, and a large well-equipped gymnasium are located in this wing. In spite of the fact that some people think that practice-teaching hinders the progress of the students, excellent work is done, and McGuffey High School graduates are admitted to any of the state universities without taking any entrance examinations, and there, many have made splendid records. Seventeen critic teachers are now employed in McGuffey, and fourteen part-time critics. The first en- rollment of the entire McGuffey School in 1910, was one hundred and fifty-eight. This has increased to four hundred and ninety-one in 1935.

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c G U F Y R E C DEDICATION To Dr. J. W. Heckert, who planned the original organization of The William McGuffey High School, and who has served as its director for twenty-five years, We dedicate this anniversary annual with sincere appreciation of his devotion to the development of our school, and his wise guidance of its policies. 1910--1935