Weatherford High School - Eagle Yearbook (Weatherford, OK)

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SUPERINTENDENT OF WHS HARD AT WORK . . . Mr. Cecil explains the finer points of the basic prob- lems of finance to his principals, Richard House and Terry McCarty. Behind The Scenes They Work To Improve Our School The major accomplishments of the Board of Education during the years of 1955-1956 and 1956-1957 are as follows: 1. Purchase of two elementary building sites, one on the east side of town, the other on the west side. 2. Con- struction of two new elementary buildings on these sites, known as East Elementary School and West Elementary School. 3. Purchase of two houses just south of the high school grounds. This expanded our school site from 7 112 acres to 21 acres. 4. Letting a contract to build an auditorium on this site south of the high school, and an addition to the high school. The auditorium will have an up-to-date band room under the stage, and the high school addition will have a modern science department. This contract will be completed during the summer of 1957. 5. Combining the junior high school and senior high school in one building with one principal. 6. Co'ord1natlon of the elementary program with one principal over the three schools. 7. Development of the new athletic field, 'Cecil Field, for football and baseball. Members of the school board are Everett Hamburger, president: Theodore Fruechting, vice- ptesidentg John Arney, Clerk, Lee Cotter, memberg Emest Adler, memberg Clyde Miller, member.

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The Weatherford School Story The story behind the Weatherford schools is a story of evolution from a one-teacher, no-building, no- budget school to a system of thirty-four teachers, twenty-six other employees, nine buildings, and an annual budget of 5190, 000. Now ranking among the best, the growth of the Weatherford school system has been gradual and steady. This growth has not been one-sided since the broad program of activities and the curriculum offer variety for the well-adapted students who are graduated each year. ln the fall of 1898, the first school was opened in a two-room frame building on North Seventh Street. The population of the town increased so rapidly the first year that a much larger building was needed. ln 1900 a several room two-story brick building was erected on the present grade school site on North Custer. This building was constructed from brick made at a brick plant one mile south of Weath- erford. Because of poor construction, in 1909 this building was replaced by the present junior high school. This new brick structure was considered among the best of its kind. It housed all grades from one through teng in 1915 the eleventh and twelfth grades were included. The first graduation class was in 1917. The three members were Forrest Harris, Mabel Keil, and Leora Stirman. The present senior high school was erected in 1926 at a cost of 546,000. The gymnasium was built in 1935 at a cost of 531, 469, primary frame building in 1921 at 514, 700, shop in 1939 by NYA, home economics cottage in 1940 by NYA, Thompson Elementary School in 1950 at a cost of 5113,000, liast Elementary in 1956 at a cost of 559, 000, and Winn Elenunnary U11956 ata costci 559,000. During this history covering fifty-nine years, the eight superintendents who have served are: 1898-1900 . Pike 1900-1907 . . Lackey 1907-1911 . Faust 1911-1915 Cowart 1915-1920 . . Harris FQ? ago 2 W P-'P-471' NONDNO it-ww UINIO I ,LL NONONO 1410-J uU1XI U'l'Tl'JU7T FQZS ,-,. P1 Q--11 nom v--3:1 H sa FD housed all grades from one to ten Little Red School 1-louse, 1900 model. J.. L

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