Amarillo Teachers Hold Degrees in Public Schools
In Amarillo's 22 public schools, 41 of 289 teachers and principals hold a master’s degree, 200 hold bachelor’s degrees, and 48 lack degrees from standard colleges. Superintendent W. A. McIntosh announced 21 teachers at Senior High have master's degrees and listed several staff who earned degrees last summer from Texas Tech, West Texas State, Oklahoma A&M, University of New Mexico, and Colorado State Teachers College.
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Amarillo
W. A. McIntosh
Amarillo Public Schools
R. B. Norman
Jewel Brock
M. S
Texas Technological College
Hilda Brown
B. S
Lulu Finch
Georgia Holtzclaw
Josephine Kendall
Hallie Killgore
Mary Kirk
Lulu Purdum
Mary K. Stover
Rebecca Yarbrough
West Texas State Teachers College
Oscar Wise
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Virginia McQuirk
University of New Mexico
Ernestine Lambdin
Colorado State Teachers College
Maude I. Fietcher
Teachers College
Detention Hall Cares for Sleepy Head Students
The article describes a high school detention hall at 3:45 PM where tardy students face forty five minutes of sitting and study. It notes that the detention room has made students arrive earlier to school, reflecting on discipline and routines.
Teachers advancing degrees in Amarillo schools data
School administrator Mr. McIntosh reports progress toward degrees for Amarillo teachers. By June 1935 Mrs C E Perkins Wilson School Mrs Ruby Rawlings Wolflin School and Miss Violet B Davidson Alice Landergin School expect Bachelor’s degrees. Ethel Jackson Wolflin principal to receive in August 1935. E F King Tyler School aims for 1936. Three teachers plus Ernest C Shearer beyond Master’s work. Of 66 non degree teachers last year 48 hold no degree now and three more expected by July 1935.
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Columbia
Cornelia Graves
B. S. Prairie View State Normal
C. E. Perkins
Wilson School
Ruby Rawlings
Wolflin School
Violet B. Davidson
Alice Landergin
McIntosh
Ethel Jackson
E. F. King
Tyler School
Dorothy Brokaw
W. A. McDavid
Ernest C. Shearer
Pleasant Valley High School
Amarillo
Alice
Teachers Return From Fifty Sixth Texas State Teachers Meet
Seventeen Amarillo public school teachers came back from Galveston after attending the fifty sixth annual Texas State Teachers Association meeting held Friday and Saturday. Ola Boyles was reelected to the eighteenth district executive board, with 21 members total. J W Middleton was named representative of high school teachers and J O Loftin of Kingsville chaired the convention. C W Shaffer was elected president for the next year and the theme was Building a New Era. About 5 000 Texas teachers attended from the state.
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Amarillo
Galveston
Texas State Teachers Association
Ola Boyles
Bivins
J. W. Middleton
J. O. Loftin
Kingsville
C. W. Shaffer
Huntsville
Miss Boyles
George W. Frazier
Colorado State Teachers College
Edwin A. Leed
San Francisco
Douglas Malouch
Chicago
Paul P. McNuer
Indiana
Frederick Houck Law
New York City
Texas
School enrollment by district and campus counts
A catalog of school names with paired numeric values shows enrollments or counts per campus. Landergin through Patton School entries list individual figures like Central Junior High 25 and Senior High 47, indicating varied attendance or capacity figures across facilities.
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Tyler Street
Wilson
Wolflin
Fred Douglas
Patton
Cadets Complete Study of First Aid and Hygiene
Cadets of the local ROTC unit completed a weeklong study of hygiene and first aid. They learned precautions for disease prevention and detailed treatment of wounds fractures shocks burns and drowning relevant to daily life and military duties.
Nunn Addresses Panhandle History Club on Buffaloes
Mrs. Annie Dyer Nunn spoke to the Junior Panhandle Historical Society at Amarillo High School on Buffaloes. She called the subject one of the most interesting in Panhandle history as part of the group’s regular meeting.
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Annie Dyer Nunn
Junior Panhandle Historical Society
Amarillo High School
Nunn
Latin Pledge Initiated at Amarillo High
Members of the Internos Latin Club of Amarillo High School pledged Murray Brandis as a new member yesterday morning. The initiation followed his led entrance in a Roman toga and recital of Latin infinitives, including moneo.
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Internos Latin Club
Amarillo High School
Murray Brandis
Moneo
Students Buy Reserved Seats for Amarillo Ranger Game
Students' reserved seats for the Amarillo Ranger football game went on sale yesterday at the Senior High School. The seats run along the east bleacher from the 50 yard line northward.
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Amarillo Ranger
Report Cards Spark Mood Shifts at Amarillo High
Amarillo High students received report cards yesterday and study hall mood reflected the verdict. Star subjects show fewer girls failing while R O T C cadets have rifle marksmen. Activities include art ecards and home economics holiday projects as teachers travel for holidays and speak at local clubs.
National Parks Discussed In American History Club
Students at Amarillo Senior High and Amarillo High School held sessions on national parks. Quentin Lewis and Sheila May Stubbs spoke on Yellowstone while Margaret Clutter reported on Grand Canyon.
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American History Club
National Parks
Quentin Lewis
Sheila May Stubbs
Yellowstone National Park
Margaret Clutter
Grand Canyon
Tardy Pupils Detained As School Acts On Tardiness
Principal R B Norman announces after school detention for tardy students and possible reopening of the detention hall to curb chronic lateness. He says regulation will improve punctuality and reflect business world expectations while noting overall better student behavior and school spirit.
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Mr. Norman
Amarillo High Glee Club Sponsors Bridge Social
The Amarillo High School girls glee club will host a bridge tournament at the Elks Hall tomorrow with 2:30 PM and 8:00 PM sessions. Auction and contract bridge and forty-two are on the schedule, prizes for high scores, candy sales, and 25 cent tickets or 1 dollar per table. Proceeds support travel to the Great Southwest Music Festival in Roswell, New Mexico, April 10-12.
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Girls Glee Club
Amarillo High School
Elks Hall
Glee Club
Roswell
N. M
Plans for publishing school annual begin in Amarillo
Plans to publish La Alrosa Amarillo High School annual were started this week. Class meetings will decide if students want a larger yearbook for 2 dollars with a stiff cover and better engraving or retain last year’s style for 1.50 dollars. A London skeleton trader imports bones from Germany Austria Italy and Russia for medical students.
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Amarillo
London
G. Rouilly
Germany
Austria
Italy
Russia
Fill Mud Holes Around Sam Houston School
Students and staff at Sam Houston Junior High in West Amarillo will be spared ankle deep mud as city crews fill low spots with clay around the building. City school secretary George M Wad dill said rain shows which streets get muddy and the work aims to extend to other schools later.
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Amarillo
Sam Houston Junior High School
West Amarillo
City
George M. Waddill
Sam Houston
Nine Pupils Enter Amarillo High This Week
Nine new students enroll at Amarillo High School this week. Names include Max Long and Marjorie Long from Blanca High School, Pauline Stapp, Charles Hill, Bernice Ralston, Florence Wilson, Evelyn Slay, Roberta Webb, and Lessie Dunlap from various prior district schools.
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Amarillo High School
Max Long
Marjorie Long
Blanca
Colo
Pauline Stapp
Charles Hill
Bernice Ralston
Pampa
Florence Wilson
Grover
Evelyn Slay
Lubbock High School
Lubbock
Roberta Webb
Gainesville
Lessie Dunlap
Pairview School
Claude
First Pi Delta Beta Chapter Plays "Dying Wife"
The Beta Chapter of Pi Delta presented its first play of the year at a joint morning meeting. Cast included Juanita Hollingshead as Arabella and Carlton Scales as her middle aged husband in the one act drama titled Dying Wife.
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PI Delta
Juanita Hollingshead
Arabella
Carlton Scales
Clothing for Needy High School Girls Initiated by PTA
Mrs Gervis Taylor dean of girls and Mrs A I Morgan welfare chair of the PTA announce a program to furnish clothing to needy high school girls. Twelve items are mentioned as part of the effort.
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Gervis ‘Taylor
A. I. Morgan
Parent-Teacher Association
Doctor Grimes Speaks on Automatic Thinking at Amarillo High
Dr. C. C. Grimes new pastor of Polk Street Methodist told Amarillo High School students that automatic thinking hinders social and political progress. He warned that unoriginal thought lets demagogues’ slogans sway public opinion and that real credit belongs to those who stay on the job.
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C. C. Grimes
Polk Street Methodist Church
Amarillo High School
Grimes
High School Girls Receive New Outfits
Local students at area high school have been outfitted with new clothing in a recent distribution. The program benefits female students with updated uniforms and personal apparel.
Souvenir Booklets Printed for Game
Football souvenir programs are being printed for the upcoming Saturday game. M. A. Brown ing Amarillo High School educator notes the sixteen page booklets feature Ranger Bulldogs and Amarillo Sandies data plus Butler Field facts. Programs sell for 10 cents. Raymond Myers of Vintage Pa. is described as a 23 year old who learned piano guitar trombone and harmonica by using his feet.
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M. A. Browning
Amarillo High School
Ranger
Bulldogs
Amarillo
Sandies
Butler Field
Raymond Myers
Vintage
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