Tampa Bay Tech High School - Titan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Youve Come a Long Way Baby From the old Brewster on Ross Avenue in Tampa, to the largest Vocational center in the Southeastern United States — you have come along way. Brewster Vocational High School, first called Brewster Opportunity School, was started by Dr. and Mrs. Brewster. They had always worked to further education. Dr. Brewster had been the Dean of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota, and Mrs. Brew- ster was a librarian and musical director of one of the departments. Until his death in 1923 Mr. Brewster was the benefactor of the first vocational school in Tampa. Mrs. Brew- ster continued alone after his death and made Brewster a memorial to her husband. She was quoted as saying, Brewster is my life. The first Brewster Opportunity School was opened only to adults who were inter- ested in learning a trade and receiving a high school diploma. In the late 30 ' s it was decided to give high school students a chance to learn a trade and still receive a high school educa- tion. These srudents attended Brewster for half a day and were transported back and forth from Brewster to the high school. This worked for a while, but was later found to be expensive and time consuming.