West Monroe High School - Rebelaire Yearbook (West Monroe, LA)

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Principal P. B. MANGUM In Wt'st Monroe High School's third year the effective leadership of P. H. Mangum. principal, and R, liraley. assistant-principal, was a decisive factor. In addition to the work required in run- ning a large school, points of school policy had to be formed. Both men showed their dedication to the teaching profession and to the im- provement of W. M. H, by leading the faculty through an evaluative study of the school. Students' schedules. the school pro- gram, and disciplinary problems were 5- R- BRALEY supervised by Mr. Braley. His efforts to set straight and advise students have won him many friends. Coordinating' the departments of W. M. H. S. into one efficient system was the chief responsibility of M1'. Mangum. who strove untiringly to unify the sch00l's many facets. -..nn-

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fluoohita Pari h School Board High enrollments and the need for new buildings made l955-56 an active year for the Ouachita Parish School Board, under the presidency of H. Trousdale, Jr. With the purchase of seven acres of land adjoining that on which West Monroe High School is located, the board bccamc owner of a forty-five-acre block of property to be used for expansion of West Monroe schools. In the immediate future will be built a junior high school building and a stadium. Both structures will greatly increase the efficiency of West Monroe High School. SCHOOL BOARD O. G. Wall, Jr., E. M. Finley, O. P. Hol- lowfisy, M. H. Head, Wayne McDonald, W. B. Inabnet, William W. lVard, W. E. Palm- er, Dr. B. E.,Spencer, Marcus Swayze, O. E. Buckley, H. O. Hartman, Marvin, Shipp, W. A. Bennett. SCHOOL BOARD STAFF SEATED: Mrs. Havis McKaskle, Mrs. Evelyn Thomas, Mrs. Joyce Tolar, Mrs. Effie Presnall, Mrs. A. W. Gerson. STANn1No: Miss Gertrude Gregory, Miss Gladys Gregg, M. O. Hall, O. Solon King, William W. Ward, Miss Athline Connell, Mrs. Herbert Henry. 'q'-..,g,, ., ,L.,

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Row 1: HAROLID AL1sRr'1 roNfGeneral Science KATIYIIAIRINE AVERETT--Hl5lOTj' 8 MRS. C1-ILOR BAIRNSFATHER---Infirmary Row 2: HOXVARIJ BARKERfAtl1lctic Director, Football Coach, Golf Coach MRS. GRAIJX' W. BATES'I?7lgli.fll I PAUL BAUER--Senior Arithmetic, Solid Geom- etry, Trigonometry Row 3: MRS. DAISY BERGERON-AlgK?bI'tl I, Bookkeep- er, General Alathematicx MRS. MARX' BLACKISTON'fHOmF Economics I MRS. Rox' C. BROOKSfE.71gll.Vll. 8, Afluxic et onroe High chool fulius Caesar comcx lo life through English II jirojectx Mi.x'.r fonex in.ftruc1'.v Theda Pettigrew on conxtructzng being exhibited by Mrx. Shicely and three of hm stu- loci. Alxo at the board are Lee Roy Adair, Bobbie dentx, Frances Hinton, Mar't3' Weldon, and Troy Lynch. Saxon, and Lawxon Herron. Page 10