Ponca City High School - Cat Tale Yearbook (Ponca City, OK)

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S ANDERSGN MR. HOMER S. ANDERSON, Principal Can a man be a living tradition? Webster defines tradition as what is handed down from parents to children in the way of opinions, beliefs, customs, stories, etc. One could hardly say that Mr. Anderson has been handed down from parents to children for thirty years, more appropriately could it be said that he handed down from our parents to us the same wonderful opportunities that they enioyed. A tree's roots are its contact with the world. It receives its nourishment, its strength through a storm, and the foundation for its towering monument in the skies from its roots. What then is a man without roots? If he has nothing he can call his own, nowhere he can feel secure, and nowhere from which to receive nourishment for his soul, what can he be? Mr. Anderson has deep, clinging ties to the past and to the future through his tradition of handing down the educational qualities available at Po-Hi from year to year and class to class. As he stands tall and proud among his fellows, he is like the giant oak in the forest, he can see where his influence has fallen and he can watch the growth of those he has led on the way to success. Looking back on his thirty years of loyal service to his school, one can only feel admiration and respect for the man to which this book is dedicated, Nlr. Homer S. Anderson.

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'6 ANNUAL DEDICATED TO HO ER ln 1935, Mr. Homer S. Anderson was elected as The new principal af Po-Hi. Soon, he won The confi- dence and respect of The school and communiTy by his pleasanf personalify and his forward looking admin- isTraTion. His easy smile and warm friendliness became a vifal part of every phase of school life. His appearance became commonplace wherever spiriT and guidance were needed. I2

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BOARD OF EDUCATIO ACTS ASTHE Mr. E. M. Trout, President, Dr. J. Win Payne, Superintendent, Mr. Charles Duffy, Mr. Cecil Jordon, Mr. Lawrence Dronberger, Mr. C. W. Rohler, Dr. Milford Lee, Dr. Paul Powell, Mr. C. Richard Pitts, Mr. O. W. Meyer, Mr. Floyd Martin, Mr. R. E. Geren, Ass't. Superintendent, Mrs. Jesse Washam, Clerk. BLE A MINISTR TORS ASSIST SUPT Two ot the hardest-working people in the school administration are Assistant Superintendentgot Schools, Mr. R. E. Geren and Clerk of the School Board, Mrs. Jesse Washam. Mr. Geren received his bachelor's degree from Central State College at Edmond. He received his mas- ter's degree trom Oklahoma .State University at Still- water. Mr. Geren came to Ponca City in June ot 1951- and became Assistant Superintendent in July ot l96O. Mr. Geren takes care of all business matters and trans- actions concerning school properties, he is in charge of the transportation provided by the public schools, he takes care of the school census taken each year, his office is in charge ot the repairs, maintenance and the grounds ot our nine elementary schools, one spe- cial school, two junior highs and one senior high. Mrs. Jesse Washam, who has been in the Ponca City school system tor about thirty-two years, began as registrar for the junior and senior high schools. Today she is clerk of the Board of Education and sec- retary to the Superintendent of Schools. Mrs. Washam is present at all Board meetings to take the minutes. She takes care of all correspondence concerning the Board and all the records ot the Board over the past years. We at Po-Hi are deeply indebted to these two peo- ple who spend most ot their time and energy working to improve the quality ot Ponca City's schools. Mrs. Jesse Washam and Mr. R. E. Geren study iob applications. I4