Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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ADMINISTRATION

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CONTENTS Administration .,.... ........ 1 1 Faculty ,............ ........ 1 7 Seniors ................. ........ 2 6 Undergraduates ............... ........ 6 9 Classrooms and Clubs ................ ........ 7 9 Music, Drama, and Literature ...... ......., 8 7 Athletics ....,.,,............................. ........ 9 9 A Glance at our Defenders ........ .......... l l7 Senior Directory ........ .......... l 25 Advertising ........ .......... l 31 ...10..

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SUPERINTENDENT W. R. BOOKER Mr. W. R. Booker was appointed to the office of Superintendent of Schools in Mus- kegon Heights in 1928. He came here from Greenville, Michigan, where he had filled a similar position. His experience in the teaching profession has been broad and deep, including teaching in the English de- partment at Kalamazoo college. During his 14 years in Muskegon Heights. Mr. Booker has guided public education in this community with a steady hand. He has capably filled not only the office of super- intendent but also that of business manager. Since 1938, he has also executed all those duties pertaining to the Supervisor of Ele- mentary Education. How Well our superintendent has executed his many responsibilities is obvious to those in high places in Michigan educational circles. To the thousands of parents and children in this community, his work in good times and in times of economic depression has kept the school doors open. Muskegon Heights schools have not only weathered the storms, but have improved under the ordeal. Today our school system is acclaimed by the Office of Public Instruction at Lansing and by the University of Michigan as one of the best in the state. Muskegon Heights students grow and develop and take their places alongside any students other schools can produce. Mr. Booker has always been active in state educational affairs and his interest in this important phase of a superintendent's Work has proved of inestimable value to Muskegon Heights. Without it, our schools might have suffered much more than other cities during periods of strain and crisis. His unceasing labors to secure our share of state financial aid have been remarkable, and his ability to conserve funds to best advantage has made his Work here outstanding. No burden has ever been too great for him to assume in the interests of education. in Mus- kegon Heights. M12-