Urich High School - Tigerette Yearbook (Urich, MO)

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The building committee was J. E. Stewart and W. H. Erwin. The harmony between the school board and the building committee is shown in the fact that this building was begun and completed in the same year. As soon as school closed that spring, the old building was torn down. Nothing was wasted! About S5000 worth of material was realized from the salvage. Mary Fostabend was the superintendent at this time, and did much to encourage the patrons in building the new school. Classes were held at the park when school began in September. When the weather became too cool for out-door classes, they moved to the churches and lodge halls until about the first of December when the building was ready for use. J. R. Cope was superintendent of the school at that time. The first P.T.A. was organized at the park in 1921 and continued a flourishing organization for several years. It was discontinued later, however, and was not reorganized until in the fall of l9L7. Since then, it has been very active in promoting any improvements needed by the school. Our public address system, installed in the spring of l957, was a gift of our P.T.A. As the years passed, more subjects were offered and more teachers employed. 1926 graduating class, but attire for the U.H.S. Caps and gowns were first used by the not until 1937 did they become a permanent graduates. the school board in 1936 , a lot west of the northwest part of the original school grounds. This lot, which cost only fifty dollars, has provided a satisfactory ball diamond for the grade pupils. It was also used by the high school until May 1, 1951 when a ten acre area east of the school building was purchased for 31,900 and made into a splendid ball diamond. Realizing the importance of exercise, purchased, for additional playground space At first all ball games, even basketball, had to be played out- side, but finally the Crump Theater building was rented for basketball practice and games. Since the present spacious gymnasium has been in use, physical education and basketball have become more important to the school and more popular with both the students and the community than ever before. In l9l6 a county library was established and with it came the bookmobile service which so adequately supplements the reading material provided by the school. The first Urich High School Annual, named the WTigeretteH was edited just ten years ago, in l9L8. Since then, each senior class has edited a yearbook. By the late l94O's, the Urich School was again having Ngrowing pains.n In November, 1949, seven school districts surrounding Urichg Lucas, Hickory Grove, Maple Grove, Hartwell, Enterprise, and Cornett voted to consolidate with Urich and form the Urich R-6 District. The board of education at this time Richard Dunn, Wilbur Barth. Guy Galbreath, Rolla Graham, Oak Grove, present consisted of and W. L. McDonald, president. Frank Erwin was clerk. Ralph Kelsay, The Hartwell School operated one year, and the Lucas School two years during the transition from one room rural to the consolidated unit. Three busses were used to transport pupils to the central school in Urich. Before all central school, 1951, and bonds building. John consisting of a pupils of R-6 could be adequately accommodated in the more space was needed, so an election was held June 2 of 370,000 were voted to be used in enlarging the sch Hartley was superintendent at this time. The additio large auditorium-gymnasium, four class rooms, a large kitchen, large hall, two dressing rooms, and two large rest rooms was ready for occupancy when the school opened in Septmmber of 1952. A large new furnace had been installed to provide warmth for the entire building. A very nice double room in the old building was now available 6 ool H

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for the home economic classes. This department had been added to the curriculum in 19L9. The new kitchen made possible the school lunch program which has proved so beneficial to both pupils and teachers. The R-6 faculty in 1952 had ten full-time teachers and a part-time 11111510 1I1StI'k1CtOI' . The next curriculum addition was an industrial arts department in 1945-1946. This work has become very popular with the boys of the school. At present, the Urich faculty consists of nine full-time teachers and three part-time teachers. There are one hundred twenty-five elementary and seventy-one high school pupils. Our school is classed an WA' school under the Missouri School Classification. In addition to the faculty and the board of education, we have three bus drivers, two cooks, and our custodian--each contributing in his way to the success of our school. ' 4 L illl if?-E .I ln III '86 1395 1900 Supt. E. M. Hall Inez Miller Hall 1896 Supt. E. M. Hall Maye Morgan Eddie Overbey Hallx George E. Miller' Herschel Hillbrantx 1397 Supt. E. M. Hall No graduates Third year added 1898 Supt. E. M. Hall Myrtle Morgan Odomi Catherine Walsh Jenkins Wade Costley Easter Bruns Rice Flora Walker Koontz Ada Butler V N Eddie Overbey Ha11fp.sraaTJ, 1899 Supt. E. M. Hall Joe Garrison' Fred Miller' John Creighton Henry Clark Edward Gray Berthner Hackney' Compliments of Gay Cleaners Clinton, Missouri Supt. E. M. Hall Edna Phillips Gordon Phillipsx Erastus E. Miller William Overbeyx Pressie Cornett Hampton Ada Brooks? 1901 Supt. C. D. George Hoda Postal Eva Morgan Letha Swackhammer Endicott 1902 Supt. A. E. Moore Isa Blevins Ewinvx John Edgar Clary? 1903 Supt. C. M. Leedy Ora Mullin Williams Cecile Anna Jenkins Edna Simpson Cowan Grace Barzilla Hackney? 190A Supt. C. M. Leedy ' Hoyland Costley 1905 Supt. J. A. Oakes Ypeceased 6 ?Uncertain 5 Jessie Menefee Gates Floy Miller Randall George Clyde Faulkner Clinton S. Overbey 1906 Supt . Armstrong Lula Henderson 1907 Supt. A. Boyd Fannie Hays Francis Harness Jennings Fannie Faulkner Seevers 1908 Supt. A. Boyd Thomas Biggerstaff Alice Collins Vance Mabel Kepner Gray Edith Kerr Glenn Clara Rankin 1909 Supt. A. Boyd KNO grad.l 1910 Supt. Denny Emma McCrabb Lena Overbey McKean Oda Lucille Fraley Charles McCalmon Compliments of Urich Oil Co. Urich, Missouri