Tech High School - Tehisean Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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L F' llnn. ROY W. DAVIS Assistant Superintendent in Charge of High School: IRA S. JARRELL Superintendent of Schools ATLANTA BOARD OF EDUCATION Ed. S. Cook ..................... - ....... D. F. McClatche y, jr ............ Dameron Black .... - ................,...,.. ............... Mrs. Fannie Ma e Weston.. .,..... ..... . ...... , .............,President ................Vice-President .Treasurer Secretary Ed. S. Cook ...... M ,... . ,... M ..............,.. ............... F irst Ward Charles C. Rife .............. .....,.......... S econd Ward J. I-I. Landers .......,...... ....,.,.....,.., T hird Ward D. M. Therrell ...,.................. D. F. McClatchey, Jr ............ J. Austin Dilbeck ..............,...,....,...........,............................... Fourth Ward ......,.........Fifth Ward .Sixth Ward ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Ira Jarrell ...... - ........................................... ---Superintendent of Schools Willis A. Sutton ............................................. Superintendent Emeritus Thomas W. Clift ........ --Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Charge of Business Aiairs Roy W. Davis ................................,......... Assistant Superintendent in Charge o High Schools M. E. Coleman .............. ............ - ..... - -Assistant Superintendent in Charge of Elementary Schools

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The Technological High School of Atlanta was born in 1903 as the answer to the need of such a high school in this city. Will it: live? was the question asked by many who opposed it. In a few years this ques- tion was answered by the astonishing growth from a mere handful of students to one of the South's largest and finest institutions of learning. It has grown in 36 years from a small downtown ofiice building with an ex- ceedingly small student body to a large modern building with an enrollment of well over eleven hundred There can be no other reason for this amazing growth except the tireless, unceasing efforts of the members of the faculty and the will, energy and determination of the students. In 1909, as Tech High grew, the school was moved from the basement of Boys' High to an office building on Marietta street. This building was poorly lighted and heated by old stoves. The sanitary con- dition of this building was the worst possible. Professor C. S. Culver served as principal for seven years and until 1917, when Mr. Siler succeeded him, worked with tireless effort to make Tech High the fine school it is today. As appreciation for this outstanding work the first Literary Society was named in his honor. Mr. W. A. Sutton became principal of the School of Champions in 1918. Under his guidance many new features were introduced at Tech High. In 1921 Dr. Sutton resigned his post to Mr. W. O. Cheney, our present leader, to become Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Sutton is now recognized as one of the leading educators of the country. The greatest Smithy of Smithies is Professor Cheney. He is chiefly responsible for putting the school on a business basis. Through his management of the athletic teams a large school debt has been paid and much money has been made for the school. The early attempts to form a winning prep football team were far from the modern winning teams of today. Then, in the true old Tech High Spirit, the players bought their own uniforms and dressed at home. Games were played in the afternoon and the attendance was very disappoint- ing. In contrast to the old days, games are now played at night before fans numbering up to 20,000, among which will always be found a large number of old Fighting Smithiesf' It was not until 1924 that our rapidly growing young school had outgrown her building. At this same time many leaders in the field of education began to make plans for a larger new building with modern shops for Tech High. Slowly but surely these shops were installed. In these, a technically minded young man could make his fondest dreams a reality. Aviation, machine, auto, wood, and radio shops were no longer visions of broadminded and foresighted men and boys, but now material things. Many distinguished men in all fields have started in the shops of Tech High. In 1937 a large 85,000 cafeteria was completed and in 1939 a modern well- equipped gymnasium was presented to both Tech High and Boys High. With the completion of this gym- nasium many new indoor athletic teams were formed. Not forgetting the almost two hundred Fighting Smithies that have already given their lives in this war, Tech High is giving the use of its classrooms and shops to the training of workers for National Defense. Yes, in 1903 a few destined Tech High to be the greatest high school in the world and through the will and determination of all ex-Smithies Tech High is well on that road, and as the Spirit of Tech High lingers and grows it is in the hands of those future Smithies to fulfill this destiny.

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, ,X fy Q SJ- S W . ' : f5 , . fi' QM' ee Prinripal WYLIE OWEN CHENEY A.B., LL.B., M.A. University of Georgiag Atlanta Law School Oglethorpe University 4 'J , Q4 ,W .RQ ,V N ml: Xb j b1'N' F fi yi 5 l gl X . Y p S ! kt, X N x - .wt , x MISS RACHEL WHATLEY MRS. C. A. KENOPKE Secretary Attendance Clerk Georgia State College for Womeng University System of Georgia Evening College, B.Sc.