New Bloomfield High School - Beacon Yearbook (New Bloomfield, MO)

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Administration

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Administration 3 Faculty 5 Classes 13 Underclassmen 29 Graduates 43 Activities 57 Athletics 71 Organizations 81 Advertising 97 Yes. I’m only 54 years old. but in my game that’s considered well past middle age. I came along around 1924, just shortly after World War I. Those were the days of Jazz. Rag-Time. Flappers, the Black Bottom, the Charleston, and college kids eating gold fish. Some of you remember. I’m a school and I think that’s about the best job a building could have. At first 1 was an elementary school and high school com- bined. I even had a gymnasium inside me at the same time. Over the years I’ve served my community well. Probably over 20,000 boys and girls have used my facilities over the past great years. I’m still in service you know. Oh yes! I’m standing in New Bloomfield, Missouri serving 275 High School students each year. Most of my other building friends in surrounding communities have been replaced, but not me, I serve on-and-on-and-on .... In the past few years I’ve had the feeling I’m deteriorating. My upper walls are now held together by steel rods running across my length (through the attic) and termites have been working on me in the basement area. Of course no one ever put storm windows or fire escapes on me. Part of me is a cafeteria now, and it is located in another part of my basement. Now the water does come in. My kids have to wade the water many days to get to their lunch. Really folks. I’m tired, and I’ve served you faithfully for 54 long years. I need help now, and only you can give it to me. Our boys and girls need more room and safer facilities than I can offer. With the addition of a cafeteria-auditorium combination and five class-rooms, I could close my top floor and still be of service to our boys and girls. I’d be proud of that, and I’m proud that you think so much of me - I know you do, because you’ve kept me around so long. Just think, you’ve replaced almost everything around you many times over, but you’ve kept me. I love each of you dearly and memories of many of you are still in my halls, but I’ve done my part faithfully and I’m ready to be retired. 2

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BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION Mr. Robert Williamson - Superintendent TOP ROW: Ollie Shaon • President; Paul Renoe • Vice President; Howard Berry • Member. BOTTOM ROW: Richard Ferguson - Treasurer; Connie Bess - Member; San dra Hay mart • Secretary. Mr. Ray Sales - Elementary Principal 4 Mr. Charles Schmidt - High School Principal