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

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LEGISLATIVE BCDY FOR DISTRICT 7l The Ponca City Board of Education is the legislative body for the Ponca City Schools. It decides school policy, sets the budget, hires teachers and school em- ployees, and conducts the elections on school mill levies and other matters that require a vote of the people. According to the charter of Ponca City, the people of this district elect a nine-member Board of Education. Seven members are elected from each of the wards within Ponca City and two come from the two outlying districts. The term of a school board member is three years and the terms are staggered so that only three run for re-election each year. At this point the relationship between city govern- ment and school district government ends. The School Board works as a separate unit of government. This year our local school board was faced with mounting problems. Increased enrollment had to be coped with as well as financial difficulties and re- placement of some top school officials. To meet in- creased enrollment, the Board authorized the construc- tion of a new elementary school which will be ready by the 1965-66 school year. To meet growing costs, the Board of Education set a record budget for the 1964-65 year. To replace the superintendent and the principals of Po-Hi and West Jr. High, the School Board made a diligent search for well-qualified men, and after' careful consideration, hired some very high- ly trained replacements to fill these iobs. VETERAN BO RD M MBER RETIRES Mr. E. M. Trout who has been on the Ponca City Board of Education since 1929 and has been its pres- ident since 1941 retired from the board in April. He has been elected to the Board of Education from Ward ll for twelve three year terms or a total of thirty-six years. Prior to being elected president, he had served on various committees. He was chairman of the Insurance Committee for a number of years and contributed very valuable assistance in getting coverage of school properties into a scheduled form. The following buildings have been constructed since Mr. Trout has been on the Board: Liberty, Lin- coln, McKinley, Washington Woodlands, and Roose- velt elementary schools, East Junior and West Junior High Schools, Senior High Shops Building, Senior High Anderson Building, and Senior High Field House. The following buildings have been remodeled and have had additions built on to them: Garfield, Jefferson, and Attucks Elementary Schools, the Ad- ministration Building, and the Senior High Howell Building. Since Nlr. Trout has been on the Board of Educa- tion, enrollment in Ponca City has more than doubled from 3,312 in 1929 to 6,657 in 1965. Every student in Ponca City High School and ev- ery student that has come to Po-Hi owe Mr. Trout a debt of gratitude for the thirty-six years of service he has given this community and this school system. Mr. Trout has worked indefatigably without remu- neration, except his own satisfaction, in building and developing our schools. MR. E. M. TROUT I5

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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

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PAYNE WINS NAT'L RECOG ITIO Dr. J. Win Payne leaves the Administration Building for the last time before going to Napa, California. l6 Dr. J. Win Payne, nationally known educator and Superintend- ent of Public Schools in Ponca City since 1946, resigned at the end of this school term to take a position as Superintendent of Schools in Napa, California. Dr. Payne received his Bachelor's Degree from Central State College at Edmond and his Master's Degree from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Payne came to Ponca City in 1938 and has been Superintendent since 1946 following the death of Super- intendent C. P. Howell. Dr. Payne was granted a sabbatical leave of absence in 1961 by the Board of Education to study at the University of Cali- fornia at Berkeley towards his Doctor of Education Degree which he was granted. Dr. Payne's service to the field of education has been great and very extensive. He has been President of the Oklahoma Education Association, President of the Oklahoma School Ad- ministrators, a member of the Executive Committee of the American Association of School Administrators ahd in 1963, Dr. Payne was elected President of the American Association of School Administrators. During Dr. Payne's service as Superintendent, Ponca City's public school system has gained a reputation as being one of the finest systems in the country. Since he has been Superin- tendent, he has been faced with larger duties due to increased enrollment, but has continued to build the reputation of Ponca City schools. The Board of Education has named Mr. Allen Robson, pres- ently principal of West Junior High, as the new Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Robson, who received his Doctor of Education Degree this summer, assumed his new duties as of June 1, 1965. We extend to Dr. Payne best wishes in his new position in California. He has brought to us in this community distinction and honor through his unselfish service. This service will cer- tainly be missed by all who love good schools and efficient administration. We are sure that Dr. Payne will add much to the school system of Napa, California. Dr. Payne's pleasant smile will be missed by all.