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

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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

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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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Vice-Principal Pat S. Dodson lcnmi n tu Poly-itcs fur his friend- ly sinilc and executive ctliciency assists Hr. Thuinpsun with ad- ministrative duties and uther tasks lxell Xlyriia Agertnn, Izuglzxh Rev. Samuel P. .-Xuslnni. Bible Raiyinmid D. llailcs. llufli. l,Vi'lIL'fll4Q Ricliard I.. Boyd. ll'rmd Shop e , . Ilan U. C.ainphcll. I. lr. lflsic flaitlicy , f,'llllllIlCl't'ii1l Betty Ilahlin. l'f11gli.vl' Lula Dalton. lfngliili .Xltnn Ruth Davis, l'. I-f. Clam Nine Dillard. f.'flU1l1ICfl'fi'II Kent XY. Dunkelherg. Sviellve Patricia I-fdwards. lillglixli Ilcssie lfllis. l..1riu. l'f1l,uli.rI' ,Xlnra Glenn lfviins. IIm11c111.1l'if1g Ifsthcr Glover. RUgi.vrr.1r Gertrude Gulladiiy. lrfllglidi Xlaric Graves, f':II4LfHA'f' O, I,. Harley. I'. 'Ilmnias Hendrix. .lI.1tIw111.1ri4'.v XYur1die-I .ou I licks. Suicllrc john DI. llill. lrlixmry. Suit-flu' Iflorcnce Huddlcston. Colflvzlerfinl Ifdith Iludsrrn. IJi.vrrilm.'i1'e Fd. lfniily hlannes. fllllIlUIIli1L'flIlQ Ralph jauncs, lli.vrrn'y