Sunset High School - Sundial Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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N. R. CRoz1r:R E. B. CAL'THoRN THF ADMlNIS'I'RA'I'lON N. R. CROZI1-ZR, PH. ll. - ---- S11pf'r'ir1lt'i1iff'r1l of Srhnvlx E. B. CAt'THoRN - f,4,vri.vlanr SllpL'l'f7IfL'7llit'7ll L. V. S'I'ocKARD - N1fpt'l'i'i.vo1' nf' High St-flnolx Board of Education VV. C. Li-imrvtox, '1'1't'.vftlw1l MRS. KIRK PIALI. Botox-2 S'roRi-iv, Vin'-'l'rt',vfdt'11l Mus. H. L. Plcol-1,1-is C. M. lVl0ORE, Svrrriafy W. C. Evi-ini-z'rT ALEX W. Smaxctz Davin W. CARTER, JR. Ii wish to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to the members of the Board of Education for the excellent start they have given us with such a beautiful and commodious building. We feel sure no other group of men and women could be found who are so eflicient and who have the Welfare of the schools of Dallas at heart so much as our school board. Although they have business and social activities, they devote unlimited time and patience to the guiding of our destiny. We feel that our building is a monument to their work for the citizen- ship of Dallas, and we hope to make achievements rather than words, express our gratitude. Page Elczmn

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Page Ten me sgtj1LDIAL The Creed of the S unset iglz School E BELIEVE in the future of the Sunset High School because: It is located in a community which has hitherto proved itself ,- capable of building a strong and idealistic institution, an institution of marked initiative and constructive, leading spirit. 1 , Its Principal is a man of forceful character and inherent executive ability, annan whose scholarly side, though great enough to command the.respect of the students and teachers, does not submerge a love of life and movement. 'His life has been varied enough to give his sympathy a wide range, his will, strength. It is backed by 'an administration and a Board of Education noted for their eiiicient and conscientious direction of the moral and mental growth of young Dallas, an administration which has ever planned lastingly and delved into the future before planning. . The parents of its students have founded an organization already outstand- 'ing for its co-operation with the school authorities and accomplishments in be- half ofthe school. ' Its faculty is composed of men and women of tried ability and an unusual enthusiasm balanced with experience, whose genial spirit, interest, and under- standing have won the trust of the students. Its teachers place character devel- opment before scholarship, sympathy before rigid discipline. It is controlled mainly by the honor system, a system of which any school might well be proud, which cultivates the students' self respect and shows them to be worthy of trust. Its students have united enthusiastically to make the rays of the Sunset High School shine brightest on the educational horizon of Dallas and Texas. The entire student body has been working together with the same goal in view, 'to have a school of which they might be proud, which stands for clean sports, hon- esty in every activity, and mental eliiciency-. The Sunset High School student body believes that its initial year has been a triumph, in that it laid the founda- tion for its future greatness through the mediums set down above. I ..-t., ,-r, if . 4 vii ft s. J at .. ,f-w rf? .. , 5 3 . -Cal VE: J. .,- Lia , ,Ali . . ke. Firing' ii! P: 2 L21 isis 'iii' 1.4! 4 . sw' ,, ., j5,1,,-Ls is r-' ,r 21.5 4 TZ he ml o ln fs? ,ff

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I a , a , s 1 ,Q 3 ian QQQIDIAT Oak Cliffs ew 8dZlCCll0,1C U I ITH the opening of the Sunset High School to the children of west 'Oak Cliff, a second educational leader took his place at the side of Mr. Adamson, with, we are sure, the avowed purpose of con- tributing, to the greatness of Oak Cliff. The following brief outline of his varied life induces belief in his power to accomplish that ideal: , Mr. A. Wilson was' in Detroit, Michigan, April IO, 1878. He completed his high school edviation at Central High School in Detroitf 1 For scholarship and, outstanding playing in football, he was awarded a scholarship to Lafayette College at Easton, Pennsylvania. ln 1901 he received his B. A. degree from Lafayette, and -in 1904'took his M. A. degree from the same' college. . ' .fi ' ' The years 1901 and 1902 Mr. Wilson spent at sea on the sailing ships, Benjamin Packard, Timandra, and Fallsjuof Clyde. Upon leaving the sea he began his career as a teacher in Eastern High School, Detroit in 1903, and in- 1905 taught in Central High School. The year 1914 found him principal of Morley School, Detroit. Later he became district manager for thevChalmers and Packard Motor Company. On April 9, I9-I7, Mr. Wilson joined the navy as commander of the U. S. S. Summers, and later in 1917 was detailed navigating oflicer of the U. S. S., Bath. During the latest part of 1917, he was transferred to the de- stroyer force, serving on the U. S. S. Reid and the U. S. S. Laub. Having been relieved from active duty in the navy on January 1, 1920, Mr. Wilson entered business in New Orleans. In 1921 the sea called once more, and he took his place as chief mate on the steamer Boswell. In October, 1921, he became a member of the Bryan High School faculty. From 1922 to 192 5 he taught history and coached athletics at the North Dallas High School, and in September, 1925 stepped to the helm of his biggest ship, the Sunset High School. L, 1un1 , 1 Q Page Twelve gy, .