Roodhouse Community High School - Railroader Yearbook (Roodhouse, IL)

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ADMINISTRATION

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Jiahtozuf. 48.535, and the If we could glide backward to the year of 1880, our school building would present quite a different picture. The building which was then used is the one now located west of the Y.M.C.A. Although small, it easily accommodated the graduating class of 1884, which consisted of one graduate, Miss Jessie Shield. The school in its first years was under the leadership of Superintendent Dan Starkey. In 1885 the new Washington High School was erected by Mr. J. E. Walker, a pioneer contractor of Roodhouse. During that time the building was classed as one of the best in this section of the country. The total expenditures in building the new school amounted to 86,000 The first principal of the new high school was N. M. McCullough. Several changes were made in the high scshool building in 1914, giving us the building as it stands today. In 1920 the people voted to call our district school the Rood- house Community High School. . A high school representative from the University of Illinois listed our high school as a fully accredited one in 1923. In 1935 additional improvements were made. A room for commercial subjects was constructed on the west side of the building and equipped with desks and type- writers. Venetian blinds were installed and three huge flood lamps were placed on the south side of the building. The building was also given a new roof and painted on the outside. As we travel onward through the years, improvements are constantly being made. In the fall of 1923 the idea of a yearbook in Roodhouse was originated. It was then decided to call the yearbook the Legende and use the Indian theme. The first staff was selected by the faculty. Much credit should be given to the first staff, for they had no precedents to guide them. They had to depend on their ini- tiative and originality. The Legende was issued annually until 1929. That year the senior class decided that a yearbook every year was more than the students cared to purchase, so no book was published. A In 1932, the seniors, under the lead- ership of Mrs. Wilkinson, decided to publish another Legende. Billy Bat- tershell was the editor, and the annual gave the events for the past four years. In 1940 the name Railroader was adopted for the athletic teams, so the staff that year decided to issue the Railroader edition of the Legende : but somewhere in the printing the Legende became the Railroader and the name has continued to the present time. Even during the depression the year- book was still published. We are proud to add our edition to the growing vol- umes of the Railroader.

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SUPERINTENDENT H. D. BARR ILE., Western Illinois State Teachers' College. M.A., Teachers' College, Columbian University. History teaches only that history teaches nothing. We, the class of '45, thank you, Mr. Barr and members of the Board of Educa- tion, for your untiring efforts and helpful guidance during the past four years. Your foresight in providing the means of acquiring an education has been appreciated. We are especially grateful for the new school bus which is now in operation. As we have progressed through the years, we have come to realize the value of your interests in assisting us to become better citizens and better prepared to accept the responsibilities of life. Stzmtling, lm-ft to right: Adrian Campbell, Orval Cannedy. Sitting, left to right: Jesse Hawk, secrotaryg Elmer Houseman, president: Richard Hopkins. .Six