Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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alien p. burkhardt Shat tall stalwart oducutor, .Hr, Allan P, Burkhardt, now tokos tho spotlight. Statistics! Our friondly rival, Stanton, was the place of his birth, Tho tino--1900,-Septeubor 16, StuntuL. High, Lincoln Dusinoss Collogo, lobraska Uosloyna at Liiicoln, nastered fron Coluobia University, Colorado College of Education at Creeley, and Doctors' Degree at tho University of Nebraska wore all a part of his fornal schooling, Mr. Burkhardt taught all eight grndos in a littlo red school house and very proudly graduated twenty boys fron this school in ono year. He was a bookkeeper and clerk in tho City Hall at Lincoln for four sunners. He received his A, B, degroe in 1925 and his M. A, in 1929, He was caught by cupid in tho lattor year and lost his bachelorhood, Sinco 1921 he has nissed but five sunner school sessions. Ho has taught and studied at tho Colorado College of Education, At prosont, ho is working towards the highest degree in tno land—tho Doctor's degroe, Ph. D,, after which ho nay go into collogo or university work, Mr, Burkhardt taught six different sunners at the University of Nobraska and worked in Lincoln for ono year, Mr, Burkhardt has been a very welooue nenber of the Norfolk School Systor. since 1925, Ho taught Anerican History and Nor— ual Training while holding down tho Assistant Principalship of N. H. S, in 1930-31; Principal for ono year, his next pronotion was to tho suporintendency of tho Norfolk Sohool Systcn, which is, incidentally, worth one nillion in round, hard dollars. Allon P. Burkhardt is in ono of tho greatest service professions in tho world--thnt of onlightcning and guiding tho Acori-can youth into safe, intelligent channels of thought, that they nay bo better .equipped to neet the challenges of life. Salute of tho yoar to Mr. BurkhardtI