Shidler High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shidler, OK)

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DEDIIJ TI if N B NELSON Mr Nelson came to this community as superintendent of schools in l928 The fact that he is still serving in that capacity speaks for itself. Un- der his capable leadership, the schools of our district have stead- ily progressed. In recognition of his untiring efforts in our behalf, we dedicate this silver anniversary edition of Qhg Gusher to our super- intendent, Mr. M. B. Nelson, who is completing his twentieth year of continuous service.

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IIISTDRY DF' EVENTS 1925 1948 Since 1948 marks the twenty fifth annual graduating exercise of our high school, and is therefore its Silver Anniversary, an at tempt is here made to show the changes and progress the high school has made during this period of time Prior to the discovery of oil in our district, it had in it only one small depen dent rural school called Haycreek with an enrollment of less than ten pupils The or iginal school district contained only 29 square miles in which are located what is now Lyman, Webb City, and Shidler Terri tories since annexed are District 68, Plea sant Valley, District 19, Carter Nine, Dis trict 80, Denoya, and Districts 105, Little Beaver and 94, Big Beaver, Kay County by the State Board of Education in 1947 The pre sent area of District No ll is 112 square miles and it is one of the largest of its kind in the state From a small dependent, rural school originally under the supervision of the county superintendent, the school has grown to become one cf the largest independent schools in Osage County It is now under the control of a local Board of Education of five members elected at large as provided by a special act of the state legislature With the discovery of oil in the dis trict about 1920, families flocked here from many states Schools sprang up rapidly arate schools were operated ln the district located at Lyman, Cooper, Vinnedge, Phillips II, Gypsy Inn, with a high school and two wing schools both at Shidler and at Webb City The total enrollment that year was elementary grades 1152, high school 308 A total of 60 teachers was employed At that time there was a high school and elementary grade school both at District 80, Denoya, and in District 19, Carter Nine Both of these districts have since been annexed to school district ll, which now operates one high school at Shidler and two elementary grade schools, one at Shidler and the other at Webb City The main part of the present high school buildings at Shidler and at Webb City were constructed in 1923 with additions added in 1924 and again in 1926 The building at Shidler was destroyed by fire in 1929 but was immediately rebuilt from insurance funds At first high school classes recited in vacant store buildings down town In the fall of 1924 students in high school enroll ed for the school term in the new high school buildings at Shidler and Webb City The first high school commencement exercises were held in Shidler in 1924, which is now 25 years ago, for 4 seniors In 1928, four years later, commencement exercises were held in Shldler for 55 seniors from the two schools Most of the graduates in that class had done all of their 4 years high school work in one or the other of our two schools, and some of them still live in our comm a ity Vera Ball Holloway was in th0 1929 graduating class, and 20 years later, her son, Jimmy is a member of the 1948 senior class Our high school has been continously accredited by the State Department of Ed uoation and the North Central Association of Secondary Schools each year since 1928 This is the highest rating that any school can be given and means that graduates from our high school will be admitted to college without entrance examinations Shidler High School offers a wide range of subjects as well as a full program of extra curricular activities Our students have won many honors in scholarship, music, public speaking, Phillips Scholarsj public speaking, Phillips Scholarships, and in athletics during the past 25 years The first school bus transportation was provided in 1950 by two new school busses This year the school operates five new, mod ern, 48 passenger, all steel body busses, equipped with safety glass, large heaters, new leather upholstered seats and everything needed for safe and comfortable transports Some of the additions and improvements made to our school in the last 2 years are as follows ill a new modern primary grade school building, 425 a well equipped voca tional shop Equipment includes large ma chines and sets of hand tools for instruc tion in woodwork, electric welding machines, metal lathes drill presses, pipe cutting machines, 25 sets of instruments for mechan ical drawing, etc The shop, which is said to be one of the best to be found, is equip ped to train a student for any trade he wants to follow, Q31 a large, well lighted athletic field, enclosed by a good 7 ft cy clone fence supported by iron posts set in concrete, graveled parking space 40 ft wide on three sides of the field, and bleachers seating over 1000, C45 a gymnasium with a large, hardwood playing court, nice dressing ro ms, adequate shower facilities for both boys and girls, a large storage room for at hletic equipment and seats for more than l2OO persons, Q51 a well equipped school cafeteria serving hot lunches to about 400 students daily The equipment includes a large hotel range, bake oven, steam table, large ice box, potato peeler, dish washer, and the latest and best cooking utensils to be had The community is proud of its up-to date, progressive schools which are loyally supported and rated with 0klahoma's best ll ' 9 During the i928 and 1929 term elgvgn ggpl tion for a total of 450 students daily.