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History of West Akron is not the only place that is celebrating an anniversary this year, for West High School is graduating its tenth annual class of students in june, 1925. 'Way back in 1913 plans were selected by lvlr. Oliver W'ise, president of the Board of Education, and by Mr. H, V. Hotchkiss, Superintendent of Schools, for a new high school on South lvlaple Street. The contract was speedily awarded- quite different than in our days-and the building was completed by the fall of 191-1. About 1-100 students were admitted, of both grammar and high school age. Many of these came from Central and South, as did a number of the teachers: Miss Carter of the domestic science departmentg lvlr. Chapel and Miss Bockstahler, english teachersg Nliss Todd, history teacherg Mr. Gerber, mathematics, and Mr. Snearline, chemistry teacher. lN4r. Hugh Smith, now principal of North High, was physics teacher. ln addition to the four high school grades there were also fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade pupils. ln 1921 the elementary years were discon- tinued, The class that graduates this ,lune contains the last members of Wests grade school pupils. lvlr. E, L. lylarting was the first principalg and Ixlr. Bowler the first coach. He was succeeded by Mr. Garner who brought West High its first city championship in football in 1915. That year the first class was graduated, having a total number of 26 students. This june there will be 150 students graduating in addition to the 100 who graduated in january. When the United States entered the war, Vvlest High sent 23 boys to serve their country. That same year, 1918, the new athletic mentor, Coach Smith, guided NVest through a second city championship. He was rewarded by a second visit of the Fred W. Work cup, a trophy presented by Mr. Work in 1914 to the Akron School Board. lt was to be given each year for ten years to the school winning the football cham- pionship, then permanently to the school having won the championship most times. lt is gratifying to relate that again in 1920, 1921, 1923, and in 192-1 West saw it gracing her trophy case, and even more pleasurable to say that one morning in chapel last fall, Mr. Work himself presented the cup to the West High student body. During the last five years West was also city track champion in 1920, 1921, 192-1, and winner of the Ohio State Fair Meet in 1920 and 1921. But West has also been outstanding in fields other than sports. Out of six debates four were wong two lost. West has also opened and equipped a library for students. West has developed an excellent bandg a school bank has been opened under the direction of the commercial department, and there has been a reduction of school failures from 19Q to less than 69729. During these ten years, there have been four principals to share the honor of the schools progress. Mr. N. L. McCaughey succeeded Mr. Matting in 1920, and was in turn succeeded by lvlr. E. E. Morley in 1921 who remained until 192-1, when lX'1r. john W. Flood, then assistant principal, succeeded to his chair. The assistant principal this year is Mr. W.W. Loomis, formerly athletic manager at Central, and the Dean of Cwirls is Miss Isabelle Latta. Who will say what the next ten years will bring to our beloved school? While we hope that the successes of the present will be overshadowed by those of the future, yet we know it will not be gained by more willing and loving hands than those who have already toiled and served here. N inety-seven
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