Pittsburg High School - Purple and White Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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General Hdflzinistration 1 OFFICERS President ,w,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,-----,,-A---,,--,MAM----A-A-- -,,,V, J , A, Buchman Vice President ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,--,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ...,... A . E. Batten Superintendent .,.,. ,, .....,,,, M. M. Rose Clerk ,.....,,....A,..,,,,,.,,. , -..,.....,A,A,, .,,,,.,....,.,,,... T helma Werme Treasurer ..,,,,,-,,,,,,,,,..,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,, 4 ,,,,,,,-,,,,,,, R. O. Peterson Secretary to Superintendent ,,,,.,,, .,.,.... M rs. D. E. AdamS MEMBERS J. A. Buchman A. E. Batten W. T. Hagman G. R. Carson A. R. Sedoris C. M. Gibson COMMITTEES Traflzerr and Salarzcr G. R. Carson W. T. Hagman Buildings and Grounds C. M. Gibson A. E. Batten Finance and Purchasing A. R. Sedoris A. E. Batten Regular meetings of the Board are held on the first Monday of each month in the offices of the Board of Education which are located in the Senior High School building. Special meetings are held at the call of the President of the Board. The grounds upon which the high school is located comprise four city blocks and contain 10.8 acres of land. There were between sixty and seventy buildings formerly on these grounds. For a number of years before the Senior High School was constructed there was a Very evident need for this building. The enrollment in the old high school was very much below that which could have been normally expected from the total enrollment of the city schools. At the close of the school year in 1919 the total enrollment of the Senior High School was 447, and number of teachers was 18. At the close of the school year in 192'3, which was the second year that the new school was operated, there was an enrollment for the year of 961, and a teaching corps of 30 teachers. The increase from 1919 with the old building to 1923 after the construction of the new building was 514, which was an increase of 115 per cent. Page Six

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Page Five Dedication The 1936 Purple 85 White is dedicated to all those students and faculty members who have worked with Mr. Hutchinson during his twenty-five years as prin- cipal of the Pittsburg Senior High School.

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The annual reminds us that another year is drawing to a close. For some, graduation time is here. Their high school days are com- pleted. There comes a mingling of sadness and joy. Sadness because they are leaving friends and associatesg joy because of the coveted achievement of high school graduation. M. M. ROSE, B. S. and M. S. Superintendent In this school, as well as in other high schools, there are Q many opportunities for young men and women of ability to ' bring to the school and the community a better and more de- sirable type of influence. With proper understanding of its responsibility and pos- sibility, student leadership can be made one of the most p0W- erful forces in public education. If one really is to count for something worth while in this world of ours, he must assume responsibilities. He must assume responsibility for the quality of his own life. He must realize the power of leadership comes only through practice in leading. Each of us has an influence on someone else, and this influence increases according to ones own growth. School leadership in our high school is given opportunity for growth in such enterprises as the publication of this year book. Not only those who are responsible for it as a publication, but also all who have volunteered in any way to render serv- ice in connection with the compiling of this book have been repaid in growth in worthy leadership. J. L. HUTCHINSON, B. S. and M. S. Principal. Page S e-ven