Sumner High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Ruby Smalls was born in Brinkley, Arkansas. April 15, 1921. Her parents, Annie and Glascoe Smalls, moved to Kansas City, Mo. while she was still an infant. She received her early education at Attucks Elementary School and Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Mo. Miss Smalls then enrolled at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo., graduating in 1943. Still not satisfied with her training, she went to Columbia University where she was awarded the M.S. degree in 1947. Miss Smalls joined the faculty of Sumner in 1948 and served in the Home Economics department. In June of 1956 she was granted a year's leave of absence to travel in Europe and Africa. She spent the entire school year of 1956-57 traveling abroad, returning to the U.S.A. in time to resume her duties at Sumner. She was taken ill Friday night, September 6, 1957, only four days after the start of the school year, and died Monday, September 9, 1957. Interment was at Kansas City, Mo. A valued member of the faculty she will always be remembered as a conscientious and efficient worker, ever ready to do more than what was expected of her if it meant helping the boys and girls under her. To one who 1S dedicated to his profession the desire to remain on the job until the very end -is a wish granted to very few. Clarence Mar- shall was one of the chosen few. Mr. Marshall was born in Greenburg, Kentucky in 1892. While he was still an infant his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana where he received his elementary and secondary education. He attended Purdue University for two years and then enrolled in the University of Indiana, earning both the A.B. and the A.M. degrees. He began his teaching career at Franklin, Indiana, followed by posi- tions at Bloomington, Indiana and Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Marshall joined the St. Louis school system in 1927, as a mem- ber of the first faculty of Vashon High School. In 1931 he transferred to Sumner High School, where he remained until his sudden death, in his classroom, February 6, 1958. Soft-spoken and unobtrusive, the veteran educator went about his duties with a sincerity that always put the welfare of his students first. Deeply religious, Mr. Marshall was active in Lutheran Church af- fairs, having been a member of the Lutheran Layman's League, the Lutheran Human Relations Society and a delegate to the Lutheran Synodical Con- ference. He was also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and a di- rector of the New Age Building and Loan Association.

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C' 4'Reading is adventure. You can find, in read- ing, values that you seek in art, in life. Only by reading can you get so many views on the lives of meng a farmer in Icelandic wilderness, a peon in- Mexico, a figure of his times as Sandburg's Lincoln or Schweitzerg a man in warg a man speculating by the sea of Cortez, in the heart of Africa ora garret in Paris. There is adventure in reading of the prompt- ing of the spirit and the words of the world of poets, it is a musician in Africa, a Negro in Chicago, a poet in a snowstorm, or Nehru writing The Discovery of India while in Ahmodnogar Prisonf' Miss C. E. Crutcher Senior Counselor Books may be likened to our dearest friendsg we sigh with them, laugh with them, and cry with them. Miss W. E. Woods Eleventh Crafle Counselor So much inspiration may be gained from good books that a personfs entire life might be changed. The sooner young people become ac- quainted with good books, the sooner they will receive this all-important inspirationfl ' Andrew S. Jackson Tenth Grade Counselor ':Because books exert such a profound influ- ence on us, one must be very discriminating in what he selects as reading material. Good books build character and reading them is a habit that should be cultivated very early in life. A. T. Perkins Ninth Gracle Counselor uSome of the greatest satisfactions in life are gained through reading. Developing a liking for reading is the first step in self-cultivation and the key to a world of pleasuref, 1 Miss G. R. Alford J ,l9,n,33 , Books provide the media for minds and hearts to grow into knowledge and understanding. They will teach you what is wise and goodf' Mrs. B. Stallworth Librarian g'He who would reach his full stature must have the help of the minds which have gone on before. One can teach himself to think and to work efficiently only by the study of many books. They are the key which unlocks the door to the complex world in which we live. V Wiley Lane Thompson uThose who make good books their compan- ions never lack for friendsf, Otto V. Green lf you would know books, then do align yourself with them and learn the countless ex- periences and friendships available within the covers of a book. The identities they contain are legion. You may travel hundreds of miles in an evening and never leave your chair beside the hearth, or you may share the wealth of kings, or you may share your pathos with those deserving your sympathies. Books may also serve as a great stimulus to the imagination. uSave for the great scope of art, where else does one find so much in life to challenge onels thinking or to elevate the spirits, other than in the reading of good books? ln books we meet all types of people, places and situations. We may learn to admire the wise, beware of the trickster, face trouble or overcome problems. In books there is life? Miss Nan E. Walton

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MR. HARPER S i . Claude H. Harper was born in Marcellis, Michigan, August 17, 1887. He was educated in the public schools of Coldwater, Michigan and Big Rapids, Michigan, graduating from the latter in 1907. In the fall of the same year Mr. Harper entered the University of Michigan, from which he graduated four years later. While a student at Michigan he supported himself by working after school hours and during summer vacations in the Detroit-Ann Arbor area. Immediately following graduation he began his teaching career, a career which was to last 45 years. His first teaching assignment was at Baldwin, Louisiana. The next year, 1912, he secured a position at famed Tuskegee Institute where he had the pleasure of working with that distinguished educator, Booker T. Washington. Mr. Harper's three years at Tuskegee were so educationally profitable and inspiring., he was convinced that the lteaclm- ing profession was his calling. This decision strengthened his desire to seek an advanced degree. Accordingly, he enrolled in Harvard University in 1915. Much of the material used for his A.M. thesis at Michigan was based on the knowledge and experience he had gained at Tuskegee. Upon graduating from Harvard, Mr. Harper taught successively at Winston-Salem Teachers College and Tennessee State University, where he spent ten years, five of which were as dean of the university. When Vashon High School opened here in 1927, Mr. Harperjoined the faculty. He has also taught at Stowe Teachers College and Sumner High School, where 'he remained until his retirement 24 years later. His field was mathematics but the last five years of his 4-5-year career were spent as assistant principal of Sumner. A staunch civic and religious worker, Mr. Harper's contribution to the education of young people cannot be measured in words. We at Sumner realize that this is true and wish for you, Mr. Harper, all the good things in life you so richly deserve. M. Corinne Taylor, a native St. Louisan, received her early ed- ucation in the St. Louis Public Schools, graduating from Uhe Sumner Normal Sc'hool. Her teaching career began in 1912 at the L'Ouverture School. An ever increasing desire for improvement sent Miss Taylor to the University of Illinois. Later she transferred to the University of Michigan where she earned both the B.S. and A.M. degrees. Miss Taylor's teaching experience ran the gamut from first grade through senior high school. While her field was English, her most challenging experience was her work in the field of guidance. It was wonderful to watch the growth and development, not only of the boys and girls but also of the administration, techniques and pro- cedures of the entire guidance program down through the years, said Miss Taylor. It has been my privilege to have had experience under the ad- ministration of five of the most dynamic superintendents in the history of the St. Louis Public Schools. My high school diploma was signed by F. Louis Soldan, my teacher-training certificate was signed by Ben Blewett, and I have taught under Henry J. Gerling, John' J. Maddox, and Philip .l. Hickey. Miss Taylor is also active in the civic, social and religious life of the community, working with the Girl Scouts, the YWCA where she initiated the roller skating program, and Central Baptist Church. She holds memberships in outstanding local? state and national ed- ucational organizations. The entire Sumner family misses you, Miss Taylor. May you enjoy the fruits of your labors with peace and serenity. MISS TAYLOR