Perry High School - Maroon Spotlight Yearbook (Perry, OK)

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The lYeaif's History The school year 1946-47 has been one of general progress despite the severe teacher shortage and inability to buy much needed equipment and materials. The Faculty of the Perry Schools has been maintained at a high level of preparation and experience with the exception of the vacancy in our vocal music department. The student body has shown a purposefulness not exhibited in the war years. Graduates of Perry High School last year again made the highest grade average of the various high schools represented at A. and M. college, Stillwater. This record was also made in 1941. Some eighty-five Perry graduates, many of whom are veterans, have entered the over- crowded colleges of the state. Seventy seniors will be in the graduating class this Year Considerable progress has been made on building conditions, equipment, and trans- portation as a result of the 548,000.00 bond issue of last spring. The installation of new electric wiring and fluorescent lighting in the high school did away with a serious fire hazard, and gave us an outstanding lighting system. The fluorescent lights will also be installed in the elementary building. The outside walls of the high school building have been repainted and water proofed and the roof repaired. Several class rooms have been repainted. One hundred forty new desks were placed in the high school, and approximately sixty in the grade building. A major operation of exterminating termites at the grade building has been completed. New pumps and boilers for heating the grade building and new pumps in the high school buildingwill be bought as soon as available. The kitchen of the hot lunch room of the grade building has been completely remodeled to care for the cooking for 250 children. Our transportation system is again in good condition. The inability to replace busses during the war years made the average bus age about nine years. Had it not been for our garage and very efficient service our transportation would have completely broken down during the war years. The bond issue of last spring included 510,000.00 for new busses. Two new ones have been bought and a third one will soon be received. Bids have been received for the construction of the new Vocational Agriculture Build- ing, but the price was beyond the available money. Further efforts will be made to get a contract for the building in the near future. The accomplishments of the Perry Schools during these unsettled times have been due to the progressive citizens of Perry who have always overwhelmingly voted for the annual mill levy for the maintenance of schools. They have never failed to vote a needed bond issue and building levy and have elected outstanding men to the Board of Education.

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Fcicziillty MR. JOHN DIVINE B.S., M.S. Assistant to Superintendent Wrestling Coach Science MR. RLEDYIEARQRATT MR. HAROLD DANIELS - 4, A - B.S. Social Studies Arhleric Coach MR. BYARD ANDERSON B.A., M.S. Co-ordinator, -Veterans On-the-Job Trainingg Co-ordinator, Distributive Ed. MISS MARIE UNZICKER MISS RUTH TABER B.S. Commerce MR. A. L. EBERSOLE B.S. Industrial Arts MISS FERN WALLACE B.S. English Journalism B.A., M.S. English Speech .,..,.x A MISS ETHEL KNOX B.S., M,A. Library Biology .--' 3 'Q if ' Wi! I S MR. A. L. MULKEY B.S., M.S. Mathematics Vocational