William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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'GIEIAM The fi st Tuesdaf, 1n each month the school board eets ln the supe nte dent s office at Jumor Hxgh School to discuss the problems of the schools I' om left to Tl ht those xn the plcture are Albert M Ott John Hmde secretary A K D1llee F1 kR B own p es dent A G Dunca c todlan of bUlldlIIgS Mrs .TesseL Martln vce p es1dent M s W B D1ck1 son Hexbert Van Sm th trea u e Supe mtendent E B St eet Educauonal System lhe educat1onal svstem of th1s commun1ty 1 no small b.1 ID It 15 th lauzcst smgle ors.,an1Lat1on IH Indep ndence w1th prop rtv worth three fou1ths of a m1ll1on dollars 1n bu1ld1ngs and grounds and Wxth an annual expend1ture ot one quarter of a m1ll1on dollars most of wh1ch goes to pav the salar1es of the two hundred n1ne people Wh1Ch It employs who accommodate a total of 4 707 pup1ls The lareest share of the local tax pa1d bv the people of Independence IS used to run the publ1c schools The system here 1S a part of the large state o1gan1zat1ons The N3t1Ollal Bmeau of Educat1on at Washlngton D C orgamzed under the Un1ted States Depautment of Interlor IS at present under YV Cooper who holds the t1tle of Natxonal Comm1ss1oner of Educat1on It IS operated exclus1velv fm the purpose of C0l'I'lp1l1Ilg Sfaf1St1CS and data for the betterment of publ c schools all over the country takmg no dlrect part IH educat1onal n1atters There has been some talk of mcreasmg the power of th1s bureau and turmnc, It 1nto a Natxonal Department of FduC8t1OH d1rectlv under the charge of the Pres1dent but none of these plans have as yet been accepted Diore 1mportant than the Nat1onal Bureau IS the state depa1tmcnt of eclucat1on headed bv a board cons1st1ng of Governor Caulfleld Cha1les U Becker ex OHTCIO member and Stratton Shartel Under th1s board Chaxles A lcc the State Qupermtendent of Pubhc Schools and h1s staff of supcrx1so1s cauv on the executwe and adv1sory work of the state svstem Thxs depa1t ment comp1les reports from the var1ous towns and Clf1ES th1ou hout the state lOl use ID compaunc eff1c1encv of the several d1str1cts lt estabhshes and enlo1ces in jN. , C , I 1' 'I I In ' ri n ' ' ' - . I Q . 'fl 2 , , . : - 5 . ., I 9 .. . ,-an . r , r 1 '. . . n, us' g ,, , , 1 -r r. . . n 9 ' . 1 , srrg. r . . r Q . fs - . . . . . .4 . ' s . 's ess. ' ' ' e L. - N 0 f S ' 3 V .. . , - . I ' - L T - - I - ' Y F n.: ol 7 - . . . . . I , 7 p 1, Q L A I ' , f . , - ' ' . 1 , 1 C I - I' I 1 1 L I J N N -I 4 . I 1 T ' f , 1' , ' . ' 1 ' Jill I K I j - I A Y Q I D c . . c . 0. V 5 - N ,, YW, , - MQ 1 9 3 1 fe-ei' IQ

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GLEAM , .,........ -,,m,,,,,,,,,, - - -,...---.....---'.7:':vKlP41:..e::.-sl:I1F3f'1 ':E'I.'TiL . -. -..-. ... . 7f'7:'F : . V- F V - 19' THE 4 uniform standards of education, and it en- forces all laws of the General Assembly and the State Constitu- tion regarding educa- tion and school ad- ministration. In comparing the schools here with other sys- tems in the state, Tn- dependence r a n li s among the best. The Teachers Training Department of Mis- souri University has studied our school sys- tem as an example of a high type of up- to-date organization. Independence ranks tenth in population and sixth in school enrollment, outtop- ping in this last respect, Hannibal and Sedalia, and nearly T V tying Ioplin, whose SUPERINTENDENT E. B. STREET A Mr. Street has been largely responsible for the high standing that the lndependence schools have attained in the last ten years than three times that population is more of our city. How- ever, in spite of the large enrollment, lndependence is the most efficient district in Blissouri. The tax levee in Cape Girardeau, Vilebster Groves, and University City all exceed 32.00 per thousand, while in Independence the levee is only 31.65. Kansas City and St. Louis are the only municipalities in Nlissouri Where the tax is less than in Independence. f A great deal of the above efficiency is due to the efforts of the local school board. This board, or executive committee, is composed of six prominent citizens elected by popular vote for a term of three years. The members of the present board are as follows: Frank R. Brown, president: lVlrs. lesse L. Martin, vice-presidentg Herbert Van Smith, treasurerg Albert M. Ott, Mrs. WV. B. Dickinson, and A. K. Dillee who was replaced by Iohn W. Luff. The board hires a secretary, Iohn Hinde, to take care of the school records. The board represents the tax payers, administering funds collected through taxation, and takes charge of the running' of the schools. For this purpose, it meets on the lirst Tuesday of each month in the office of the Superintendent at the lunior High School where it discusses the problems of the district. Its problems and duties are many. There is coal to be purchased, buildings to be Page l-l 9 3 1 - H--5.5-..-ee:-1-s.-se.-rs. z.. 1-...........................,..-....... at . Y 4.7 .