Negreet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Negreet, LA)

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Q ASIIFF :,,. ii jg f I 47 IN 1937 THE OLD TWO STORY BUILDING WAS TORN DOWN AND REPLACED WITH A MODERN ONE STORY BUILDING CONTAINING 12 CLASSROOMS, A LIBRARY, A LABORATORY, A SCHOOL OFFICE AND A HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT THE TEACHERS' COTTAGE WAS REBUILT ACROSS THE ROAD IN 1937, ALSO THE GYMNASIUM WAS COMPLETED FOR USE IN 1942 INDOOR BASEMENTS WERE ADDED IN 1948 A WELL EQUIPPED LUNCHROOM WAS ADDED TO THE SOUTH END OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING IN 1949 THE FIRST PRINCIPAL'S HOME IS STILL IN USE OUR PRESENT SCHOOL PLANT IS LOCATED ON APPROXIMATELY 90 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL, ROLLING, HILL LAND THE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE SCHOOL COMES FROM A WELL 450 FEET DEEP ITS PURITY IS TESTED ANNU ALLY BUTANE GAS IS USED TO HEAT THE BUILDING ELECTRICITY IS FURNISHED BY THE R E A A TELE PHONE IS LOCATED IN THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE THE PRESENT ENROLLMENT OF THE SCHOOL IS 283 IT IS THE FIFTH LARGEST IN SABINE PARISH, GENERA COMMERCIAL, AND HOME ECONOMICS COURSES ARE OFFERED EACH YEAR THE PRESENT FACULTY INCLUDES NR W G LILLY, MISS ELMA LEA SPEIGHT,MRS DAVID BRAY, MRS KENNETY NICHOLS,NR J E ROLEN, MRS W G Ll LY MRS GLADYS CARTER,MRS J S SALTER, MRS JOHN V NASH, MRS E C ROSS, MRS JEwEL SALTER,ANo MRS FRANKIE NABOURS, NR W C ANDERSON HAS BEEN SERV ING THE SCHOOL AS JANITOR SINCE 1945 THE LUNCH ROOM STAFF IS COMPOSED OF MRS CARL PILCHER, MRS WOODLE NR O E AMMONS SERVES WARD 3 AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER NEGREET CHIEFTAIN COMMEMORATES THE 28TH ANNI VERSARY OF THE NEGREET HIGH SCHOOL K f-L I If fr : Lo l 1 O I I N I o 0 o T 0 u 0 L g H. C. STROUD, MRS. R. 0. ONLEY, AND MRS. BDEY X O 1 I O O . K 1 I ,. ff .xxx Ml 7I IIII I I T X 15? Ti 425' :Zi 8 -LA , S ::L.--A multi X