Sam Houston High School - Cherokee Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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'iff Members of the school board are Mr. Tom W. Foster, Mr. Charles Young, vice-president, Mr. joe Bailey, secretary, Mr. Floyd Gunn, president, Mr. Clyde Ashworth, Mr. Guy C. Hutcheson, vice- secretaryg and Mr. F. B. Crook. It is on the sound ezlueation of the people that the security and destiny fy' every nation clzicjly rcslf' - Kossutlz ieefe' fllemeefe .fee .5'fee'ef1f Pepefeffen Ffew Policy maker for the Arlington Public Schools is the school board. The board is made up of public spir- ited Arlington citizens who are elected by the people. Mr. Floyd Gunn, president, and member since 1950, is a local contractor. Mr. Charles Young, vice-president, and member since 1961, is manager of Lone Star Gas Company. Mr. Joe Bailey, secretary, and member since 1957, is business manager at Arlington State. Mr. Guy Hutcheson, vice-secretary, and member since 1950, is a consulting radio engineer. Mr. Fred Crook, member since 1953, is co-owner of Skidmore-Crook in Fort Worth. Mr. Clyde Ashworth, member since 1958, is a local attorney. Mr. Tom Foster, member since 1960, is co-owner of Foster Egg Company. Four members have been on the board throughout the entire schooling of the Class of '65, In 1953, when the class entered the first grade, Arlington High was Arlington's one high school. There were no junior high schools, and the five elementary schools were john A. Kooken, Southside fnow Dunnj, Maxie Speer, Booker T. Washington, and Westside fnow Swiftj. In 1953- 54, first graders numbered 585. Total school enrollment was 4,225, and there were 139 faculty members in the whole system. When the '65 graduating class entered the seventh grade in 1959, there existed two junior highs, Carter and Ousley, and elementary schools added since 1953 were Crow, Rankin,C. B. Berry, South Davis, Thornton, Blanton, johnson Station, and Pantego. Sev- enth graders numbered 993, while the total 1959-60 12 enrollment came to 1O,199. Faculty members numbered 438. By September, 1964, when the class had become seniors, Nichols junior High and Ferguson had come into being. Wimbish, Duff, and Roark Elementary Schools had been added. In the fall of 1964,an average of883 Students entered into their senior year. Approximately 385 ofthesewere to become the first graduating class from Sam Houston High, Arlington's second high school. Sam Houston had been built two years previously to meet the needs of a growing Arlington. The number of scholastics had in- creased. Too, more students would be provided an op- portunity to participate in school activities outside the classroom if two smaller high schools, instead of one large one, were in existence. Although Sam Houston had opened in the fall of 1963, it had no 1964 graduating class. Being a new school busy with establishing itself as a fine high school, Big Sam had no time to under- take the responsibilities that go with graduating a class. Total enrollment in Arlington schools this past year has been 15,100. Faculty members have totaled 668. At Sam Houston only 34 senior boys and 18 senior girls were to complete their education from first grade through twelfth in Arlington. Of the Sam Houston fac- ulty, Principal Harold W. Key has been longest with the Arlington school system. He began his tenure with the school at the same time as those 34 boys and 18 girls. Completion of his twelfth year with the system is to be marked by the graduation of the Class of '65.

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MR. WOODROW COUNTS Asst. Superintendent, Education fllarffh Heads .ffaff Heading the administration ofthe Arlington school system are Mr. james W. Martin, superintendent,Mr. Roy Wood, assistant superintendent, and Mr. J. W. Counts, assistant superintendent. Mr. Martin, coordinator ofthe entire program of Arlington public schools, has been on the administrative board twenty years. He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from North Texas State. Mr. Wood, who is in charge of finance, has spent sixteen years in the administration. He received both his degrees from North Texas State. Mr. Counts, a sixteen- year member of the administration, is director of educa- tion. Both his degrees are also from North Texas State. Ifa better system is thine, import it, if not, make use of minefi' - Horace MR. ROY WOOD MR. JAM ES MARTIN Asst. Superintendent, Finance Superintendent 13