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sixty-three. During the year the first annual High School and Senior plays were given. A class of seven graduated at the. close of the school year. In 1912, Prof. G. C. Wakefield came to Woodward as Superintendent. The enrollment then had reached eighty-seven. Mr. Wakefield is now serving his fourth year here and has done much to raise W. H. S. to her present high standard. Our School is not slow to take up progressive ideas, and among the newly installed organizations is “Student Control.” Although this is the first trial here, the system has proved very helpful to the pupils of W. H. S. This year opened with an enrollment of two hundred and four and has been the most successful in the historoy of the school. The foot ball, basketball boys, and girls, the Midgets and Track Teams have won an everlasting name for our school. As the year draws to a close, our thoughts are torn between emotions of joy and sorrow, of joy at happy thoughts of Commencement week and of sadness at the thoughts of parting with our school mates and teachers. The graduating class of 1916, which has twenty-one members, is the largest in the history of the school. It is the sincere desire of the present Seniors that future years will see W. H. S. progressing and advancing as she has in the past. Should they return to pay their beloved school homage, may they find it a better and larger school than it was when they left it! May progress be the eternal heritage of W. H. S. J. B. ’16.
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history af W. %. £ . The history of Woodward High School began about fifteen years. For several years, only two and three years courses were offered, for the enrollment was very small. In 1910 the total enrollment was sixty-three and at the end of the school year, Woodward witnessed the commencement of Woodward High School, from which a class of three girls received diplomas. Prof. Harry O. Buzzaird was Superintendent at this time and also acted in the same capacity for 1911. Athletics were early a part of school activities of W. H. S. and in 1908 a boys’ and girls’ basket ball team were organized. Material has not been lacking, for many of the team-men, who did good work here have displayed noticeable skill in college. In the fall of 1909 the first foot ball team was organized and since that time, the granting of “W’s” to deserving members of these teams have been an incentive to good work. Another avenue of athletics, that is being steadily developed in W. H. S.—that of Track work, was begun in 1910, when the first track team was sent to the Northwestern meet at Alva. Each year, now, representatives are sent to the annual track meet at Norman. Last year, several prizes were carried off by W. H. S. men and this year the team, under the direction of Coach Hubble, is showing great promise. In 1909 a movement for a larger and better equipped building was started by Prof. Bert Langly, then Superintendent of the Woodward City Schools, and other progressive citizens. Owing to the bitter partisan feeling over the location of the proposed building, the necessary vote was not obtained until 1910, when owing to the destruction of the old building by fire, a new building became a necessity. The bonds which were voted in the summer of 1909 provided $65,000 for the erection of a High School building. Work on the building began shortly and in 1911 it was ready for occupancy. When school started in the new building in 1910 with Prof. Wm. A. Erdman acting Superintendent, the enrollment was 16
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