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

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ix xx-llll his VL-.ally suult- .mil quitl wit. PI'lI1L'Ip.ll C.. .fX. llimiipsou is knowu to .ill .is .1 c.ip.ihlt- srhool otlicigil null .1 truu fricutl. lu No XL'IIlllL'l' lic L'clclrI'11fctl llls Is: zuiuixcrszlry .is l'oly's lu-ntl PII I'l lf.-A mr. omluon ln this nuuuiil is rccortlctl Liu nuthcutic nutl nccumtc rccortl ol' thc cvcuts .mul .ictivitics of thc school ycgu' of 1953-'54, ilihc things which tire clczu' to you now will. with thc passing scars. grow tliui uulcss thcrc is soiucthiug to refresh your uicuiory. NYC fccl that this auiuuul will tlo iust rliiit. XYC hope uid lmclicvc thnit. its you turn its pages in nftci'-scars you can rccnll with pleasure this pcriotl ol your lift-. which has hccu so full of lim' fellowship null happy nssocigitious. XX'ith cm-ry good wish iuitl lqiutlcst pcrsounl l'L'f:1'1ll'kl5 To catcli ul you uow Quill gilwiix s. Siuccrcly. CQ, .X luosivsos.

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Five Ee6LCLlfl0I'l Because of the unendmg Seruee Qhe does for all of Polx throughout the xear mcludmg Support of thc hghtmg Plrrots Homecommg deeoratlon progmm secnerx md mam other proycets behmd the scenes md bee luxe she ns not onlx a teacher sw ho helps efnch student pursue h1s held ln xrt but tlso an understandmg frlend to tll xx ho lnoxx her ue the stlff dedlcate the 1934 PPXRROT to Nlrs llllllb KN ISC I O ' . R .. . 1 . 2 ' . Z.. . ' ,. . . . . .4 'A ,. .1 . . . 1 4. ' . 2 x . .2, . A. . t 1 1

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' 1 uiaerinfenclenb Two former Polytechnic High School principals now hold the top administrative jobs in the Fort XVorth Public Schools. joe P. Moore, right, who heads Fort VVorth's vast school system, is superintendent. VV. A. Nleacham, assistant superintendent in charge of high schools, has held the post since 1931. 340065 OAJQPUQ .gafe Gnfennia The week of Nlarch 1 through 6 was designated by Governor Allan Shivers for patrons to pay an annual visit to schools. This week was in observance of the 100th Anni- versary of Public lfree liducation in the State of Texas. The centennial theme was evident in all activities of the week. This year also marks the centennial of the first school of any kind in Fort XVorth, al- though the system, as it is known today, was DOI put into operation until 1882. john Peter Smith set up the Hrst school in an abandoned Army building in 185-1. soon after troops left here and while the civilian population still was very meager. Many years have passed since that memor- able day in 185-1. VVC believe Alexander Hogg, Fort VVorth's first school superintendent. would be awed at the present system. Fort XVorth taxpayers are spending more than a million dollars this year to operate and maintain a multi-million dollar school plant. Seven