Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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12 Qlcurus of .Ruanuke 1919 ln 1898, the present High School building was erected at the corner of Roan- oke Street and Church Avenue and was dedicated on February ZZ, 1899, by Jr. O. U. A. lVl. At this time the Business Department was added with Mr. Thornton H. Lodge in charge. ln 1900, Mr. Lodge resigned and Miss Jaynette Traynham then became the head of the Business Department. From 1901-1905, Mr. Harris Hart was principal. At this time lVlr. S. Ct. Anspach and Miss Florence Williamson were added to the faculty. In 1900, the School Board allowed the principal to establish Literary Societies to meet after school hours. Also in 1901 , the Chemical Department was put in and lVlr. George W. Russell was placed in charge. On November 1, 1900, the principal requested the Board to give the school two bookcases for 100 books to be collected by the Literary Societies. Thus began the library. On F eb- ruary 1, 1902, lVlr. George W. Russell died and Mr. Wm. O. Case was elected to fill the vacancy. Mr. Anspach resigned July 26, 1903, and Mr. 1. R. Lake took his place. At this time the Modern Languages were intro- duced and lVlr. A. G. Williams elected at the head. In September, 1903, the Board issued a warrant for 351,280.00 for improvements in High School and a room was added over the vestibule and the attic remodeled. Mr. D. W. Persinger was principal from 1905 to 1909 and lVlr. B. Fitzpatrick was prin- cipal from 1909 to 1912. At this time High School was again enlarged by a new addition to the building-eight rooms including study hall. It was during the principalship of lVlr. D. E.. lVlcQuilkin H912-19173 that Spanish was added to the regular High School course. In 1910, the first copy of Acorns of Roanoke was issued under the leadership and guidance of Mr. lVlcQuilkin. It was likewise under the director, Mr. lVlcQuil- kin, that the Student Committee was organized. This body has done much in upholding the proper morale and ideals for the school. In 1912, the Lee Junior High School was built and it now houses the first year High School students. When Mr. lVlcQuilkin became City Superintendent in 1917, he was suc- ceeded by lVlr. W. E. Parsons as principal of the High School. This year, 1919, through the untiring efforts of Mr. Parsons and lVliss Board, with the help of some members of the Senior Class, a course in Bible Study was put into the regular curriculum. During this year the School Board decided that High School would be better off with a new name. So, henceforth, it is known as Jefferson High School. At present, there are employed in the Senior High School twenty teachers

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1919 HEUIH5 nf Itiuannke 11 Evolution of High School 4, Commerce street school building with Mr P Mauzy as principal The only teachers which this school had at that time were Mr. Mauzy and Miss Cora M. Board. The twenty-three pupils who were enrolled at the beginning were all girls. During this year the enrollment increased to forty- four. At the beginning of the second session C1892-935 a third instructor, Miss ee Zada K. Wyant, was added as teacher of English. The school enrollment increased so rapidly during this period that Commerce Street School was not large enough. So the High School was moved to The Carriage Factory, on the corner of Church Avenue and Henry Street which had been fitted up for school purposes. It was here that the third session opened. The first diplomas were awarded to seven young laclies at the end of the session C1893-941. ln September, l894, just one day before school was to open, the building with all records of the school was entirely destroyed by fire. The School Board was so energetic that not one day was lost and school opened next day in The Smith Building, corner W' E' PARSONS' PRESENT P 'c L of Salem Avenue and Roanoke Street. The enrollment continued to grow. In l897, a fourth instructor, Mr. E. R..Shanlc, was added. On May I9, 1898, the Academy of Music was used for the first time for commencement exercises. In l898, The Smith Building was sold and again High School was out in the cold. This time it went back to starting point, Commerce Street School. In l898, Miss Zada K. Wyant resigned and Miss Dora Trent took her place. OANOKE HIGH SCHOOL spent its first session C1891-925 in the ' ' ' - J- - ' ' .

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1919 QIEUIHS uf 1308110132 13 with an enrollment of five hundred eight pupils. High School already has a record of which the citizens of Roanoke are proud. Every one is looking forward to that time in the near future when there will be built a new High School to meet the needs of the pupils and teachers. With this in view the prospects for the schoo1's future are brighter than ever before. Norecords were kept until 1900 and the following shows the increase in the enrollment since that date. SESSION Hors GIRLS TOTAL sr:ss1oN Boys 1901-1902 62 124 186 1910-1911 140 1902-1903 65 135 200 1911-1912 167 1903-1904 71 158 229 1912-1913 206 1904-1905 87 161 248 1913-1914 238 1905-1906 93 172 265 1914-1915 279 1906-1907 107 197 304 1915-1916 321 1907-1908 106 218 324 1916-1917 329 1908-1909 120 236 356 1917-1918 304 1909-1910 141 269 410 1918-1919 325 E ' il fig K l 7, ' f z, t !' ' - 7- ,--V, ff' ff- . Eggs- - sg n qrgggwgi 9 ,,f-21, - s, 3 1 -:ff ' ,,f' X X-X GM lt- M f' , ' X X X I f, . V, yy :A X x lf, N 1 . , 1,1-,X ,- sn. -,. it X X ff ff ik, Q--2 ,, -Q X, 'tt - if f si-' Q 1, , s Zia mRLs rorAL 290 430 313 480 354 560 403 614 434 713 504 825 516 845 530 834 563 888