Roosevelt Lincoln Middle School - Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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V41 ll Il ll II IIN 1 lTl-IE RAIL - SPLITTERi i M II H ll ll IFJ ANNA L. MCCORMICK Assistant Principal, Lincoln Building Miss McCormick teaches Freshman English in the Lincoln building. She has one period during Which time she works in the office and in l her room, particularly with the girls in the build- ing. Miss McCormick's work this year has been of vital importance in helping to shape the policies of the school toward extra curricular activities. She is primarily responsible for the Freshman Y. W. club, and has been most active in making this organization successful. She is a graduate of the Warrensburg State Teachers College, holds an A. B. degree from the Missouri Valley College, and has done summer school work at Columbia University. HUMPHREY W. JONES Vice Principal, Roosevelt Building Mr. Jones last year coached athletics in the C Junior High School, and was so successful in handling boys that he was given the vice principalship of the Roosevelt building which houses the seventh grade. He teaches three classes each day in geography and history. The other two period are devoted to administrative duties. By reason of the seventh grade being located in one building separate from the eighth and ninth, Mr. Jones' Work is virtual- ly that of a principal. He is responsible for attendance reports, checking of grades in the office and all office records. Mr. Jones is a graduate of the State Normal School of Emporia and holds an A. B. degree from Kansas University. l gg, H :bl u

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-f -Iv'- -' - 4- - -- I VA' JN ff--'-THE RAIL - SPLlTTERi N. .. .. .. .. W4 I-ll. TORICAL HE beginning of our present modern Junior High School was made in 1910, when all the seventh and eighth grade pupils were brought to- gether into the old high school building located on the south east corner of the central school block and now known as the Franklin school. ln 1914 the school was moved into the old Central building. Some new opportunities were offered pupils at this time. Teachers were required to teach not more than two subjects. Music, freehand, drawing, and mechani- cal drawing as well as penmanship and spelling were taught by special teachers. No general chapel exercises were held but a Home Room plan was worked out that proved to be very successful. The Lincoln building, modern and up-to-date in every respect was com- pleted and ready for occupancy in February of 1916. On the second of Feb- ruary the seventh and eighth grade, pupils together with about fifty fresh men, moved into this building. With this new building came new opportuni- ties to perfect an organization that would in every sense be a Junior High School. Some electives were offered, the school was entirely departmental- ized, a period for chapel excercises and meetings of the HI-Iome Roomw groups was provided, and a plan of supervised study was begun. The enrollment in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades grew rapidly and it was found necessary to build another building. The new Roosevelt building was completed and occupied by the entire seventh grade in the fall of 1921. This arrangement permitted the housing of the entire eighth and ninth grades in the Lincoln building. The enrollment for this year is 627. During the winter of 1922-23 the old Central building, which has stood as a land mark for more than fifty years, was torn down and the space it occu- pied between the Roosevelt and Lincoln buildings was 'prepared for a play- ground. This playground is idealy situated to give a maximum of fun and enjoyment to not only the pupils of the Junior High School but to pupils of other schools as well. Within a year or two it will be necessary to tear down the old Franklin buiding and complete the east wing of the Roosevelt building. At that time the Lincoln and Roosevelt buildings will be able to accommodate more than twelve hundred pupils. With two buildings filled to their capacity the playground space will be inadequate to accommodate them. Eventually it will be necessary to secure additonal ground to provides playground facilities. ce. . -.-- . . EGG: ll Hd. fl?-K 'bn n :QQ

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+ .I I ll ll ll H I i FTI-IE RAIL - SPLITTER L3 -1 rv Alice Martin, A. B. English Bethel College Earl A. Moody Manual Training Valparaiso University Elizabeth Reardon English Kansas State Teacherls College, Fm pox a Winifred M. Edwards Domestic Art State Agricultural College Miss Peterson Art and Drawing Snow-Froehlireh School oi' Art, f huago Dorothy Roberts English University of Kansas Winifred Jennings Geography and History Kansas University Emma Thiessen, A. B. Domestic Science Kansas University A. R. Baldwin, A. B. Commercial Arithmetic' Kansas VVesleyan Ada Preshaw, A. B. History Kansas University Katherine Carroll Arithmetic Kansas State Teaehers College, EIIIPOIIH Agnes Wolsieffer Arithmetic Salina Normal JKG I 1 I I Six: X-YG! II HQ, sly- ,bl H uQ,Y-I.,