Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

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The thought for the day. Jim Reed—one of our best friends. Phyllis Sherwood and Helen Bibb—dignified (?) seniors. Mary Sullivan—a fiddler, and not Jimmy. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Bottorff—friends in need. The poor student who does his best each day will K« farther in life than the brilliant student who is too indolent to apply himself. Administration Faculty Student Government Maintenance Senior Popularity Contest Classes: Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman

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I II t 1 ( r t 1 H t V. L i Vi i I Leslie Thompson—C h i c f Engineer . . . Faye Orman—an underclassman . . . Virginia LaPoint and Marie Nelson—“Our reserve system a t work” . . Bertha Potter— Our alert attendance clerk.

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Row I- -F. W. Domna, Eugene Wulfekuhler, John Wormhoudt, C. D. Evans, F. C. Raney Row II—C. C. Lowenberg, Ernest Manns, W. H. McElroy, Walter McLain EEoaxd oj- Education The Board of Education, composed of seven of Ottumwa's prominent citizens and business men. has full charge of the Ottumwa Public School System. The Board has the authority to manage all the finances of the district, elect teachers, provide supplies, purchase sites and build schools, hire custodians and all persons necessary in running and caring for the schools and make all the rules and regulations it deems necessary. Its members are Mr. Frank Raney, president; Mr. C. C. Lowenberg, vice- president; Mr. C. D. Evans, Mr. Walter McElroy, Mr. John Worrnhoudt, Mr. Ernest Manns and Mr. Eugene Wulfekuhler. The Board has made no major changes in the high school this year. Their greatest achievement was in connection with the grade schools, in bringing to the voters of Ot- tumwa, the opportunity to vote favorably for two new school buildings. One is to replace the old Agassiz school, the other to supplement the Lin- coln school. The first recorded meeting of the electors of the Ottumwa School District was held in the Court House in 1858. In the following year the first organized school board was elected. Our school system has progressed far since that year when those electors met. We have now a system of thirteen fine grade schools and a splendid high school. The at- tendance in these public schools is over six thousand. The annual ex- penditures of the system amount to more than a half million dollars. Much credit is due these seven Ottumwa citizens for their capable and con- scientious work in the interest of education. Page