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THE SCHOOL ' Churchill Mansion ' PAST THIS animal lias been dedicated to that visionary school of the future, so full of mystery ami great opportunity. We, of the present, cannot hope successfully to look forward in ihis great book of progress until we have first turned our attention to the past, which in due time grows as obscure as the future. It becomes our pleasure as well as our duty to re- call those events which created the foundation of this institution we attend today. Years of patient struggle and influence have brought about its overwhelming progress. Thirty-four d H ' ViW j M years in the old Central School marked its begin- ning. Nine years later, under the able leadership of. first, Ilurshel H. Brown and. later. George Blount, the Churchill Mansion was pur- chased for The meager sum of $12,- 000 and a separate independent unit was begun. By the year 1912 these quarters were completely outgrown, due chiefly to the ever progressive methods of Principal Alvin K. Stabler. Then a $ 1 r 0,000 bond issue was floated, ami the old Auditorium, Domestic Arts Building, Science Building, and the heating plant were erected. What an overwhelming improvement this was, but lo, — the growth had just begun! In 1018, with Daniel P. Jantzen as principal, it became necessary to appro- priate |5t0.000 for the construction of the Industrial Arts Building, Liberal Arts Building, and Gymnasium. A vast historic background has here been told in brief, concise facts. Nothing more can be attempted, and the efforts and sacrifices which made it possible are left to the imagination. PRESENT The happenings of the day continually pass before our eyes. The past is gone, and the future yet to come, so our chief concern is in the present. A stupendous background which only progressive action has made possible has aided in the creation of this great institution. Superintendent E. W. Montgomery, with the cooperation of the Board of Education, has brought about this continuous progress in size as well as development. Today tin- total enrollment stands at 3,650, as balanced against the first school of :! . That this is a wonderful increase can be easily seen. March 8. 1928. a $ V2: . 000 bond issue for the construction of a new High School and Junior College building and the remodeling of the old ones was passed on by the voters of the district. This step was absolutely necessary to relieve the congested conditions in class rooms. Of course these buildings come in the future, but many improvements have already taken place; the old auditorium has been replaced by a new one almost twice its size. To the northeast towers a mighty stadium, twice tilled to its ca- pacity, ten thousand, and ranked as the largest id ' its kind in the southwest. [21]
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Ample classrooms and gymnasium quarters have been constructed in its in- terior. Even the heating system lias been remodeled. Nor has the progress been only material. Student Body government has successfully conquered those difficulties which have come before it. New activities have been quite successfully carried through. Traditions Week and Coyote Day arc examples of these. Athletics, of course, play an im- portant part, and we are proud of our victories, but scholarship is our chief aim always. The school is now engrossed in a series of educational reforms, the chief aim of which is to adapt the various courses of study so that those things which have the most real value are taught. The desire is to escape from the idea of teaching certain subject matter simply bceause it has been taught in the past. Every department is making a thorough inven- tory of its methods, hoping to eliminate the weak points and bring about an ' intensified study of the essential problems. This is a big undertaking which has been unsuccessfully tried by many schools today. It is our hope that we may put it through. What a great institution is ours! Yet always constructive progress can be made. New clubs for the extension of certain branches of learning are continually being organized. Even now we have an Aviation and a Radio Club pushing toward these lines. Progress is the true outlet of study and concentration. We could not wish it otherwise. FUTURE What a realm of mystery lies ahead! Who is able even to suggest what it may be? Activities of the present, however, are doing their part in shap- ing these paths of progress, and progress is certainly before us if these past events may serve as guides. That nucleus of $12,000 and two blocks of land has been developed into an enormous plant, including a Colored Tligh School and Junior College, the value of which is estimated at $2,200,000 and which extends over twenty-five acres of land. Increased attendance clearly means nothing less than greater educa- tional standards and facilities. Already it has been found essential to add a new building to the north of our Liberal Arts Building and now this is Hearing completion. Soon its classrooms and halls will echo with the continual passing of students to and fro. Even a new cafeteria and gymnasium must be erected. In time the institution may even be divided into two units. These are types only of progress. Each year our material Student Body Government becomes more capable. Who knows but that soon honor systems will hold full sway ' . ' faculty members will serve not as policemen, but only as helpers and guides. Tests may lie cast aside and higher measures of education employed. Courses in aviation am learning not dreamed of today may Ahead lie all possibilities, and best. We cannot falter or r mmm ' to New Librakv Building be taught and branches of radio may be added. our duty is to shape them now uain stationary, but must always push forwa id. forward. engrossed in the i Fantastical ildeu web of visions assemble progress t 22 ] fur the forward, before us. and we become
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