Newark High School - Reveille Yearbook (Newark, OH)

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REVEIILE I-VVGYIILI-IIVE NXQUFS ul NQW'CIPli SCl'100l Twenty-l'ive yea1's of service in one institution whcnit is ended seems to be a very short space of time. I began my work in Newark High School in September 1911, finding here a teaching force of 22 and a student enrollment of 532. For seven years I worked somewhat as a roustabout teaching any subject and taking any group of pupils that no other cared to teach or to take. The work was interesting and the associations pleasant. In 1918 I was made Principal of the school and took up my new duties in September with a faculty of 27 and a student enrollment of 804. The World War was at its height aid men ts achers were very much in the mi- nority. The enrollment gradually increased until by September 1928 we had a student body of 1225 and a faculty of 38. So much over crowded were we during these years that by 1924 we were speaking of the conditions as tragic, by 1926 as impossible and by 1928 as amusing and interesting. Chairs were placed in every corner. Pupils were seated in windows and on platforms. Classes were being conducted in the hall and study periods in the auditorium, etc. These conditions were slightly relieved in September 1929 when the Lincoln and Roosevelt Junior High Schools were opened and our enrollment dropped to 1056. Further relief came in 1930 with the open- ing of the Woodrow Wilson and Central Junior units. These changes made it possible to organize a three-year Senior High School with a student en- rollment of 900 and a faculty of 33. This new organization was promptly recognized by the State Department of Education and the North Central Association. During the past six years our numbers have steadily increased until we now have an enrollment of 1101 and a faculty of 37. In 1911 the com- pulsory school 21.20 limit was 15 and the attendance was very largely volun- tary. Today all young people under 18 and without work must attend school. 'llhis changed condition accounts in part for the very large increase in enrollment. It also calls for a great diversity in school activities so as to meet successfully the needs of all types and conditions of society. The highly intellectual are with us in large numbers. The retarded and slow are not wholly absent. In 1911 Physical Education was confined to the few boys who were best fitted to engage in inter-school athletic contests. Physical Education for girls was seldom if ever mentioned. In 1925 we dedicated a commodi- ous Gymnasium and Physical Education was made a requirement for all pupils. In 1911 Industrial ixstruction was an experiment which appealed to a very small number of pupils. In 1928 the Industrial Arts Building was completed and the Domestic Science rooms remodeled and furnished. To- day one-half of the boys and about one-fourth of the girls are enrolled in Industrial classes. tContinued on page 205 LI HH N

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GEORGE RICHCREEK WALTER BOARD FRED HAWKINS DEX EILLE IN MFMCJIQIAM George! Richcreek Februa.1'y 2, 1921 August, 1935 Walter Board August 30, 1917 October 25, 1935 Fred Hawkins May 24, 1917 December 22, 1935

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