Westville High School - Echo Yearbook (Westville, IN)

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Editorial Staff of The Echo FACULTY ADVISOR ....... SCOTT C. KNOLL EDITOR IN CHIEF ......... BEULAH HILTON ART EDITOR ..... ..... M ARTHA BARNARD JOKE EDITOR .... ........ . LELA MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY .... .... R UTH COULTER POETRY ..,....... ..... A LICE BARNARD

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O Scott C. Knoll, an admirable instructor, an appreciative advisor, a friend of friends, Whose sympathetic understanding has Won the hearts of all who have known him, we dedicate our first vol- ume of Uhr lErhn

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HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY The Westville High School properly began under the superintendency of J. G. Laird who came to Westville in 1862 from Rolling Prairie, where he had conducted a very successful school. The present plan of management, however, began in 1908 while A. J. Shunk was trustee. Mr. Shunk was successful in securing as superintndent L. A, Hufferd, and these men took immediate steps toward placing the Westville school in the commissioned list. This they accomplished, but with the understanding that better building facilities must follow. Being unable to comply as readily as state ofiicials deemed necessary, the com- mission was withdrawn in March, 1911. This occurred during the administration of Gaylord Jessup CJ. F. Dol- man, deputyl. They together with the advisory board, secured a new com- mission and the Class of '11 was graduated under it. The same year the building was completely overhauled and additions were made which it was then considered would be adequate forever. That forever lasted less than ten years. Adjusting the school to the new con- ditions was affected by J. M. Curry, who was superintendent from 1911 until 1914. In 1913 the new Vocational Bill went into eff ect, making the teaching of Industrial subjects compulsory. The school was equipped with a Domes- tic Science Department in 1913 and with the Manual Training Department the next year. The same year that Manual Training was added, M. E. Hyde was secured to teach Manual Training and Mathematics. Westville was the first school in the county to do the following: C11 Put Manual Training and Domestic Science upon an academic credit basis, Q21 purchase playground apparatus, Q35 introduce playground supervision, Q41 organize a Parent Teachers' Association, and Q51 to introduce exhibit days. The school's present great need is more classroom space, The enroll- ment has increased from 144 to 212 within the last five years, and with our added departments we are crowded to the very limit. Proper future growth and usefulness depend upon better building facilities. A Commercial Department seems within our reach. We will not be the first to teach Commercial subjects, but let us hope that when the course is added that it will be put on a substantial basis.