North Mecklenburg High School - Viking Yearbook (Huntersville, NC)

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Mr. a. R. Shaw, |r., and Mr. Marion W. Bird A DMI Ml STRATI ON

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D E D I C R T I 0 n We dedicate our initial yearbook, The Viking, to a man of vision; a good man, wTose willingness to serve the youth in cooperation with the citizens of Mecklenburg County, has resulted in one of the greatest contributions to secondar education in North Carolina; a man who stands at the helm of the ship, charting its course, and guiding it to a destination that will make available to the youth of Mecklenburg County educational opportunities unlimited— Mr. J. W. Wilson, our County Superintendent.

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PRinCIPRL Mr. Marion Wylie Bird Princi-pal Master of Arts in Education University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Mr. Bird w ' as horn in Columbia, S. C. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Presbyterian College and entered the educational Held. He served hve years in the LI. S. Air Force during World War II. entering as a 2nd Lieu- tenant and being discharged as a Lieutenant- Colonel. He received his blaster of Arts in Education from the University of North Carolina, vt ' here he is now working on his Ph.D degree. He has also done graduate work at the University of Georgia and the George Peabodv College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Bird came to North Mecklenburg High School from Oak Grove High School in Durham County. North Mecklenburg 1 lit;n School Board of Educaiion Professor f. W. Reid, Davidson; Mr. Caldwell Bradford, Cornelius; Mr. , . R. Shaw, Ir., Chairman, Long Creek; Mr. J. F. Fincher. Denta; and Mr. Dewitt Brad- ford, I luntersville. Page Eight