Springfield High School - Resume Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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2153 l QW HPS D WTHOMASl?l1l Smpvrnitrnhrnts The success ot any school system can be attrnbuted In a large degree to nts out standing leaders Sprnngtneld has been for superuntendents No cutuzen of Sprlngfneld has ever been more loved and respected than jonathan Fanrbanks Supenntendent of Schools 1875 1913 When has health no longer permntted hnm to remaun actnve he be came supernntendent emerutus after nearly half a century ot unseltush servrcc For the next eleven years Mr W W Thomas ably carrued on the expansion and development of the educatlonal pro gram In 1924 just as the post war problems of the fnrst World War were becommg acute Mr Harry P Study assumed the responsablluty of leadershup For nearly two decades hrs msplrnng guudance turing zeal and hls fervent admiration for growth have been manufest Has soundly establnshed teachnng system makes at pos snble to reach and help more of our youth to learn the :deals that wnll Impress upon them the llmatless opportunutues for ad vancement an a democracy f IONATHAN FAlRBANKS lQ7g 1913 U ,I .5 1.1: , t 3 1 I Q. vt , b A . - f 1 ff f 1 . TU Y,192-3' W , S N 92-4 fortunate, indeed, in having great leaders . 4 . . . ' Unl 14

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lgriuripzll Mr john W Cates has been our prrnclpal frwr only two yearse but he has more than proved hlmselt worthy ot the positron en trusted to hum He has matntanned the hugh standards ot our high school There have been many occasuons when he has advised members of the student body and the faculty rn problems vyhech confronted them lt he as not constdertng ways or means by whtch Sentor Hugh School may be Improved, he wall, no doubt, be indulgtng in mathematics or basketball aahus chret avocatlonal interests Besndes all these dualuttes, he has a keen sense ot humor and a sympathetnc nature, We apprecuate hrs special Interest an our progress lt as no wonder that he as such a success as an admnnnstrator lvlr 1 W Cates dlctatrng to Nlrss Nlarguerlte Varlcy 8 fad' tortw W GATES CI ar! ,,,.-Y MAL, .l- L P ,, 'ai uc.. , ' fl? wwf'-MQ '.. I' cb, 1' fir U Nlr. Cates and 'Vlrs Catts Q

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llirrnrqaalz For over fifty years our school has been ably directed by six xcry capable principals These men who held The worthx pomtion of dirccfor have served in the following order H A Hollister W T Carrington Eugene E Dodd LowryA Doran and Dan Hull ohn W Cafes our present director suc cccdcd Dan Hull who went to Indianapolis Indiana To become The principal of Shortridge High School Mr Doran is now thc head of the History Department at the Oklahoma University Before retiring Mr Dodd wrote Fiber and Finish which has been highly recommended in personality tions Duc to the brilliant leaders SHS has become a pro grcssivc school recognized by many educators ,ww iff' l Vgcyvj LOWRY A DORAN 9 7 l H A HOLLISTER W T CARRINCTON lOHN W GATES l9-ll l DAN HULL l92-l l9-ll EUGENE E DODD H192 lS9D 1895 1598 l898 l9l7 O O courses Each principal has made his own valuable contribu ' .Sf N - U .T J. i i I 924 A ,