Westfield High School - Shamrocket Yearbook (Westfield, IN)

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Sliii-cliei'rt Council The Student Council is the executive body of the Westfield High School Student Association which was organized at the beginning of the second semester of the 1933-34 school year. The purpose of the organization, in keeping with modern trend in education is to de- velop in the student the educative responsibilities of and privileges of participating in a democratic form of government by allowing him to aid in the internal administration of the school. All students, teachers, and principal of the Westfield High School are members of the Association. The General Council consists of twelve members: one boy and one girl from each class, elected by their class: two representatives, one junior and senior elected at large from nominations made by the faculty, two faculty members appointed by the prin- cipal. The principal is an ex-offico member of the council. Although some time will be required to get the Council functioning as it can ultimately. much progress has been made already. Plans for an organized free convocation program for the student body are being made for next year and some programs have been presented in the name of the council this year. The organization is also sponsoring some improve your school campaigns. among them. The English campaign and the Clean up cam- paigns. FIRST ROW: Virginia Irwin, Plnlip Ortwein, freshmen: Margaret Crostreet, Thur- man Demoss, sophomores: Betty Furnas, Secretary: Rex Johnson, treasurer. Juniors. SECOND ROW1 George H. Lee, faculty member: James W. Wood, President: Kath- ryn Overman, seniors: Mary Jane Jones, vice president, and Wanda Newby, representatives at large: Gretchen A. Kemp, faculty member.

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History of Washington Township High School The Washington Township High School and Westfield grade school system occupies a two-building structure situated on a five acre plot on the north side of West Main Street. The total enrollment of students is 4143 141 of which are in high school and 273 in the grades. The high school had its beginning in 1896 when the Board of School Trustees, con- sisting of C. W. Johnson, H. L. Boyd and Dr. Z. H. Fodrea, turned the management of the school together with the building, lot, equipment and S500 in cash to B. C. Sherrick, town- ship trustee. The school was granted a commission in 1898 and graduated its first class in that year. The first building which was located just north of the present site of the Westfield M. E. Chll1'Ch was destroyed by fire in January of 1904, but school was continued in tem- porary rooms and plans were begun for building a school house of sufficient capacity to accommodate the grade pupils attending school in this district and all the township high school students. After three years, in February, 1907, Trustee Ira H. Stanbrough moved his teachers and students into the new building which was pronounced one of the best township school plants in the United States. The building was formally dedicated in the spring of that year at an impressive ceremony in which Mr. Stanbrough presented the key of the building to Superintendent W. A. Jessup. As time passed and the enrollment grew, need for more space became evident. The present high school building was erected during the administration of Rufus Jobe, trustee, and was occupied in September, 1926. At the dedication services that fall, Russell Tomlinson, principal, presided, and Dr, W. A. Jessup, superintendent at the time of the dedication of the first building, gave the address.

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W. H. S. Mariel F. Maze Commercial. Butler University, B. S, Businees Administration. Francis L. Fletch er Social Studies, Physical Education. Butler University, A. B. Social Science. Myra Meiiclenliall Mary Baldwin Wm. R. Meillaflin Home Economics. Latin and English. Mathematics. Bradley Tech. Earlham College. Butler University, B. S. Home Economics. A. B. English. A. B. Mathematics. Edgar Stahl Principal and Social Science. Butler University A. B. Social Science. Margaret Beelar George H. Lee Gretr-lien A. Kemp Muisic Supervisor. Ball State Teachers College, B. S. Music. Science English. Taylor University, Butler University, B. S. Natural Science. A. B. English, French.