Morgan City High School - Tiger Yearbook (Morgan City, LA)

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cipal Hover, who was called to active service in the United States Army, The year 1941 found Morgan City High School again un- able to accommodate her ever-increasing student body, The solution to this problem was the construction of a beautiful new high school building--one of the finest of its kinda The structure houses four departments--music, home econom- ies, physical education, and manual training, and has a mod- ern school cafeteria and auditorium-gymnasium. Although this history is not complete,it is a record of the rapid progress made by the Morgan City High School since its founding. In 1909-1910 the high school occupied four rooms, had three teachers, and graduated ton students. The day it occupies two buildings, has fourteen teachers besides the principal, and is graduating fifty-Qightfgtgdghts, T h,e commercial and music departments have won state wide recog- nition. School papers and annuals have been published, nu- merous clubs havo been organized, good football, boxing, and basketball teams have been devclopcdg and girls's athletics has claimed its place of importance. Despite all these ac- tivities the scholastic record has remained high and t h e Morgan City High School is now recognized among the outstandr 5-T18 34310015 Of the Stfltcv Below is a diagram of t h e school campus. 1 x, ,.1. ...,...,.,,..- ' ,.,.. aw .,., , A.f. -::,I .c,, ,,,, 5 ,.,.. , A... ....,. 4 , M ,,,,,., gg p,A,,. ,tg ,,,, ?Q,,u:i,,,gm,15L, .A,,.,-, L,:,',:ii:-grqzlltlie-,Wwwc r 1 'I 15 55 q 'q if S ,Q f QXX XXX XAXXX XXXX XX Q 53 m 3 XX hlE VV A XX E -------Q BUILDING H 'G H GRAMMAR XX 'A' nxn- 7 A Q so-soot S S ScHooL XX X XXX Q X XX X XX, ' 1 -'zwfzff-s:1f .E.mg3g'5'g'jigs: Y.-. 'irv -:,': 1 ' jx 'A,', Tif?3:9fis-:fl-2555-.-zwg., .-,- , ,.,.,, ,A

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and Morgan City's shipyard drew such a large number o f people into the community that the brick building, which in 1909 had been large enough to accommodate all classes, be- came overcrowded. Mr. Law worked unceasingly for t'h e erection of a high school building, but he left before his efforts materialized. A commercial course was added to the curriculum during his last year. When Mr. Law was elected superintendent of St. Mary Parish in February l92O, Mr. Joe Farrar became principal of the Morgan City High School. In the first years of his principalship, the public school building was very crowded, and a sufficient number of teachers could not be secured. In 1922, a new high school building was erected. The year 1952 found the Morgan City High School on the list of a c- creditod high schools. The number of teachers had practi- cally doubled itself, and the student body numbered one hundred fifty-eight. This year was an important one in the history of the school in regard to student activities. nThe Memorian, an annual, was publishedg a new library was added by the P. T. A.g The Pilot , a school paper, was issued, the state championship was won by the football tear, basket! ball and baseball were playedg and many clubs were organized. Mr. H. L. Killen succeeded Mr. Farrar in 1952, and re- mained principal until l929. Under his leadership, the school continued its progress in scholarship and athletics. When Morgan City was inundated in 1927, the schools had to close, and the class that year had no graduation exercises. In 1929 Mr. Harry S. Hover was appointed principal of the school--a position which he held for twelve years. Durw ing his years of service many improvements were made. On Novenberf2l, 1955, through the efforts of Assistant- Principal T. W. R. Johnson, Tau Chapter of Mu Sigma Society of Louisiana High Schools--an honorary fraternity for stun dents maintaining an average of B or better for five consec- utive semestcrs--received its charter. One of the society's most outstanding achievements haszbeen the planning and emu ganization in l959 of a Student Council composed of nineteen members representing high school classes and organizations. A fire which badly damaged the classrooms swept through the High School on a cold morning in January, 1940. While the building was being renovated, high school classes were resumed on the third floor of the Grammar School building after the sixth and seventh grades had been moved to the City Hall. In December, 1940, Mr. Louis T. Holmes succeeded Prin-

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151 at mn UIf? 1D:'HMfl!UAHI :WHL fQHLHlI-f'11.wu5lIEi1Q1x Mr. J. Appoint J. Hebert,,President, 1957 Elected in 1950 Mr. A. M. Gotten d June 18, 1957 for six years Mr. P. H. Kenny Elected in 1958 Mr. Fred L. Miller Elected in 1929 Mr. Ben Monteu Appointed 1956