Polytechnic High School - Parrot Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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First Row: Gaynelle Dunnam, A. B. lolly, Coach, Second Row: Margaret Tandy, Lucy Key Morris, .. ax' 'QR it N BASEBALL First Row: Elmer Brown, Frank Ogilvie, Lester Ward, Ray Kirkpatrick, Frank Buckley. Second Row: Sam l. Calloway, Clyde Pemberton, Harry Lee, Thurman Ward, Chester Hollis, Robert E. Lee, Harvey Minor. BASKETBALL TEAM--1915 Ruth Finley. Lucille Stewart, Mary Drllow, Lena Pearl Ogil- vie, Muriel Ellis. tireless efforts of Mr. Parker the dear old building from which We have re- cently departed was planned and built. When Polytechnic was annexed to the City of Port Worth, the Polytech- nic schools became a part of the city system. Mr. Parker Was made princi- pal of Polytechnic High School. Upon the death of Mr. Parker in 1928 Mr. Meacham, Who is now capably serving in the capacity of Assistant Super- intendent of the Port Worth School System, became principal. Mr. Meacham's three years term saw the first temporary building added. lt has since been supplemented by five more. ln l93l when Mr. Green was made Superintendent of Port 'Vxforth Schools, Mr. Moore, as integral a part of our new building as the cornerstone itself, Was made principal. lt Was chiefly through his direction, as Well as that of Mr. Meacham and Mr. Green that our fine new building was constructed. P S

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POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOCL FACULTY -l9lI-I2 First Bow: Mr, Harvey Miner, Miss Marnie Drahn, Mr. Sarn I. Callaway, Mrs. Lena Gardner, Mr, T. B. Cooper, Miss Ada Wessenclorff. Second Bow: Miss Penelope Hamilton, Miss Lillie Melugin, Miss Ruby Smith, Mrs. B. H. Kennedy, Mr. Webb, Miss George Ina Smith, Miss Lydia Robert, son, Miss Butli Ward. POLYTECHNIC HIGH BASKETBALL TEAMfl9ll Front Row: Mary Brown, Kara Asliley, Oscar Duvall, Fay Boykin, Bessie Latimer. Standing: Lois Vxfilcox, Lorene Owens, Bess Dixon, N. Cox, Coach, Grace Buckley, Ruth Gray, Lucille Stewart. the first high school grades were added. At that time there were 300 pupils with only 6 teachers. Through the able leadership of Sam I. Calloway, the school thrived in spite of great odds. Nearby was Polytechnic College offering high school work, and not far away the then Port Worth High School, now Paschal, was catering to many Polytechnic people. The school continued to grow, and in l9l2 the first class of graduates emerged. The enrollment at this time had reached something like l,UOO, and eleven members were given diplomas at the graduation exercises of Iune, I9l2. In l9l6 Dr. L. W. Newton, now a professor at North Texas State Teachers College, took over the superintendency of the Polytechnic Independent School District. I-Ie carried on the good work until l9l9 when Mr. R. M. Parker became superintendent. Because of the rapid growth it was soon found that the building would not accommodate the number of pupils. Due to the Page Fifteen

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