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Show Westside Grade School History assume that it is our obligation to help him '' at his maximum capaatf -' tellectually, emotionally, ly, phsically and aesthetic As a part of a district' observance of the National' ucation Centennial, has set up a display in j.4 -Toggery window and the p! Iris Ir-is invited to drop by toSp. ' in which every child of the school participated. Our present personnel includes in-cludes Principal Frank E. Patten, Pat-ten, Kathryn Pinegar Carl Wilson, Wayne Haws, nadia King, Ada Smith, Dorothy Har-mer Har-mer and Irene Moon, faculty. Albert Hutchings, custodian. Evelyn Jordan, lunch supervisor supervis-or Lyle Childs is our public health nurse. Carol Whitbeck, speech therapist, has her office in our school. Marie Black is president of the PTA with Jean Bowen, vice president, and Grace Graham, secretary and treasurer. Westside teachers train several sev-eral student teachers from the BYTJ each year. We have been host to many conventions and conferences. Frequent visitors observe our teachers and students stu-dents at work they are welcome wel-come at all times. In the year and a half that is behind us we have appreciated the steady cooperation co-operation of the parents of this community and the assistance of a strong PTA organization. Individual parent and teacher conferences are held at least twice a year when each parent comes to school to discuss his child's progress with the teacher. teach-er. The family Halloween Party this fall sponsored by the school and PTA was most successful. The only cloud on our horizon was the literal baptism by fire when an oil train practically exploded at our back door and we were forced to evacuate our school for the afternoon. Westside prides itself in its dedication to the education and welfare of children. Our eyes are to the future, we accept each child for what he is, wherever he is, and for what we may help him to become. We (Continued from last week) Frank E. Patten was named principal and his first faculty included Eulalia Bennett, Carl Wilson, Frank King, Hannah Baker, Ada Smith, Dorothy Harmer and Irene Moon. Albert Al-bert Hutchings was appointed custodian and Erma Hardy, lunch supervisor. Doors opened to children in September, 1955. Children and teachers enjoyed the beautiful new building and determined together to make it the home of a really good school. One of their first spare time endeavors was to convert the rocky grounds into something some-thing better looking and less hazardous practically tons of rocks were gathered into huge piles, 15 loads were hauled off by district trucks to make way for baseball diamonds and play space. At this point, our friend, Champ Alien, built and donated dona-ted some very welcome playground play-ground equipment and later he matched funds with the school board to purchase a 16 mm. sound projector. When the school board supplied a generous gener-ous strip of black top for a play area, we began to feel at home. Leora Jackson was elected our first PTA President with Gertie Ruff, Vice President and Glenna Bird, Secretary and Treasurer. A fine corps of aids helped put over a project to supply books for the new library. li-brary. Dedicatory Services were held on December 7, 1955. Presentation Pres-entation of the building was made by board member, Leo A. Crandall, and acceptance by Principal Frank E. Patten. Remarks Re-marks by Superintendent Wallace Wal-lace W. Brockbank and dedicatory dedica-tory prayer by Howard May-cock May-cock were highlights of the program. An open house and refreshments completed the evening. Our first years activities were climaxed in the spring with a song and dance festival |