Miamisburg High School - Mirus Yearbook (Miamisburg, OH)

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Board of Educalzbn This group of men, known as the Board of Eduf cation, cope with the problems of running our school system. Working in this group is the newelyfelected President, David Pence, VicefPresident, James Kinf derdineg and ClerkfTreasurer, James Barlett. Cther members of the Board are Wilbur C. Neff, Ray E. Emby, and Glen C. Brandon. They meet regularly during the year to consider the school conditions and the everfpresent problems with our constantly growing school system. Throughout the year they have been chiefly conf cerned with the crowded condition of our present buildings and the construction of several new build' ings in the area. An addition to the Intermediate Building and one to the Mark Twain Building have already been completed. Two new buildings are now under construction: the Harris V. Bear School, which is located in the southwestern section of the D. Pence, W. Neff, F. Young, R. Emb city, and the Mound School, which is located in the Southeastern section. The Hrst step in reducing the size of the classes was taken in January. The Board hired four new teachers to create new classes in the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh grades. These additional classes were set up in temporary quarters until the ad' ditions were completed. Additional teachers will also be hired this sum' mer to reduce further the class sizes. The goal of the Board of Education is to have all classes at approximately thirty pupils each, Appropriations for expenditures by the Board of Education during the calendar year, 1956, met an allftime high of 5Bl,282,792.5O, which emphasizes the tremendous growth of the Miamisburg City School District. y, I. Barlett. C. Brandon, Kinderdine. 4'-wh...

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Tl ic yv.u'hook stall ol. Mi.uuisliui'g High Svhool pivsviits thi- N56 Mi1'11s for your cu' ioymcut lt is your pwsoiisil scriiphook of this - . vc.u's iourury throuvh school. lu thc ycnrs to 5 ionic, it will hi-lp you rcc.nll thc miuiy uxf pk'l'lL'l1Ck'S UH ylllll' 1Ulll'IlK'y1 .lllLl ll l'L'CUl'LlS H1 piiiiircs thc intvrcstiug liiippi-niugs you vu' 'fl Plll itvrul .ulouig thc wziy. lvliiy it hriug luck iiicluoriwa of your urmpiiiiious who sliaiimml your iourucy. Your conductors wcru somcf limcs uui'c1isou.ihlc. you thought, hut without thvm you would not hgivc rciiclicd your goal. l'or thosr ol' us who hiivc rcgiclicd our dcstif wc, it symlvolizvs thi- u.itiou ui high sihool lil l'k'ill lwgiiiiiiug ol' our jourucy through lifv. llclowr 'flux ix .Q lypiuil wcuc lu thc i'.il'ctci'i.i during hui h lv ul A' U A -ucnc from our Christiims Assciuhly in which nieuilwcn il c Spccch Dcpiirtincut wcrc pzmtuiniining thc pocm. The Night Br on Ch ristmusf Below: Mistletoe was ri popuu thing at Patti Vv'ood's pirty dur XA ing thc Clu'istiiiiis hoi y A 'fllfffi 1' s , w '-. L WP Contents Ai1MiNis'rR,x'rioN Cmssws AC1'I'IX'l'flES Sifoirrs Music: Am'iiR'i'isizRs 4 10 42 63 S1 108

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Mr. liranlclin Young Przizqval Mr. Mittlcr, principal of Miamishurg High School. is wt-11 ltnown and likctl liy all thc stutlcnts. Hc rcccivccl his A. 13. tlcgrcc from Capital llnivcrsity and his M.A. tlcgrcc froin Vvhttciihcrg. Atitcr tcaching for ninc ycars. lic scrvctl in thc llnitccl Statcs Nlarinc Corps for two ycars. Mr. Mittlci' camc Iii Miamislwurg school systcrn in 1946. Hc was principal in thc lntcrmciliatc lluiltlinig for tlircc ycars prim' Io coiniiigg lu thc High School Building in thc liall ol' 1949. ln atlrlition to his tlutics as principal, Mi'. Mittlcr atlviscs thc liluc antl Vv'hitc Staff, National Honor Socicty, antl thc Stutlcnt Council. ln atlclition to his inany activitics at school, hc is now scrving as prcsitlcnt ol' thc Rotary Cluh. Superzhtendenl Mi'. Young is wcll known throughout thc cntirc Miamisliurg School systcni. Hc graduf atctl from Ottcrhcin in 1926 and rcccivctl his A, clcgrcc from Ohio Statc Univcrf sity in 1931. ln 1927. hcforc coming to lvlizunislaurg, hc taught clicmistry and physics and was assistant coach in Toronto. Ohio. ln 1923. hc taught scicncc and coachctl in Strasliurg. Mi'. Young cainc to Ivliamislwurg in 1929. Hc taught chcmistry and laiology thc first ninc ycars lic was hcrc. Hc scrvcd as high school principal from 1937fl9-13. In 1943, hc liccamc supcrintcntlcnt of Miamisf liurg Puhlic Schools and is still scrving wcll in that capacity. ln addition to his many tlutics hcrc, hc has scrvctl as sccrctary of thc Southwcstcrn District Athlctic Board for thc past four ycars and is now thc prcsiclcnt of thc Statc of Ohio High School Athlctic Association. Hc was a lwaslcctlwall ollicial for 23 ycars and has rcfcrcctl ovcr 1,1100 gamcs. Mr. Louis F. Mittlcr 4 ,