<![CDATA[Iowa Heritage Digital Collections]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/browse/10?collection=64&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle&output=rss2 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:13:13 +0000 publications@silo.lib.ia.us (Iowa Heritage Digital Collections) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[091_Grieder Study of Des Moines Schools]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51842

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091_Grieder Study of Des Moines Schools

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This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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89 Forest Home School was situated on Forest Avenue between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets. In 1885 the principal of this school was Mr. A. M. Miller. Following him for two or three years came Mr. D. G. Perkins, for whom Perkins grade school of the present time is named. By 1889 two rooms had been added to the building and plans had been carried out to establish a high school. Mr. O. E. Smith had come to be superintendent of all the North Des Moines schools, for by this time the town had grown and other schools had been built, Summit, later called Given; Oakland, now Sabin being among them and and also Lake Park, now Clarkson. North Des Moines High School was then definitely launched in the fall of 1889, upon its long and honorable career. The high school department made use of three rooms and the hallway. One of these rooms known as the main room seated about seventy-five students and was used chiefly as a study hall, but it was often necessary for the teacher in charge of the study group to hear her classes therein. The time came when it was necessary for classes to be met in the hall, or down in the kindergarten room in the afternoons, and even as some of the students of that time may distinctly remember down in a cellar room, where physics and chemistry classes were held in very close quarters and with very little equipment. The first principal of North High was Miss Louise Patterson, a graduate of Grinnell College and a very lovely sweet spirited woman who left the impress of her own sincerity on the lives and ideals of many of her pupils. Following her as principal while she continued as a teacher of English in the school came Mr. A. W. Merrill, who stayed only one year at North at that time. The next year saw two principals come and go, Mr. E. N. McKay, and Mr. Samuel Cart. During these years there were besides the principal usually two other full time teachers and drawing and music teachers who also served the grade schools. At that time those boys and girls who did not intend to go to college were very likely to drop out of school while still in the grades or at the end of the ninth grade. A few years later than this, statistics showed that only ten percent of the fourteen-year-old boys were in school. With this in mind it is not surprising to discover that a rather large percent of the earlier graduating classes went on into college—four out of six in the first class; and four out of the five in the second, the fifth one is this group taking a business college training after high school, and so on, of course, the percentage decreasing as the larger numbers remained in high school until graduation. The curriculum at that time consisted of strictly college entrance subjects, English, Latin, Greek, German, mathematics, history and science with a little art and music. In the early 1920's, North High was becoming over-crowded. This condition was taken care of in the year 1921 and on for a while by rearranging the whole schedule for the day and running the classes in two shifts with home room period for the sophomores, juniors, and seniors at 8:15 a.m. with six forty minute periods until lunch period at 12:43, when many of these students went home for the rest of the day. In January, 1928, West Senior High was given up, because of the small number of students there. About one hundred of these students transferred to Roosevelt and over four hundred to North. Several teachers who had been at West also came to North. Every effort was put forth by all concerned to bring about as speedy and as perfect an amalgamation of the two groups of students as possible. Home rooms were formed of equal numbers of both groups, and the school went forward as usual, soon losing sight of the North and West idea entirely. The year 1929 marked the first activity toward again acquiring more room, which was then greatly needed because of the increasing number of pupils coming every semester from the three tributary junior high schools. Some years before the city had voted a $300,000 bond issue for improvement of the West High building, but for some reason the plan had not been carried out. The question of transferring this money to be used for an addition to North High building was placed before the voters in March and was decided favorable for North. As a result of this action, North High gained the whole new building facing Seventh street, including the boys' gymnasium, swimming pool, nurse's rooms, a much enlarged stage, and a complete change in the interior of the oldest building too complicated to be detailed here, but providing several extra class rooms, the little theatre, and the club or music room as they are now. 1939 - GRIEDER STUDY OF DES MOINES SCHOOLS The Grieder Report in 1939 on building needs said: "It is recommended that North high eventually be abandoned and a new senior school located on the site known as Haugo's Sycamore Hill Plat 2, across the river at N. Union and Sheridan. This recommendation was transmitted to the Board of Education March 4, 1939. Subsequently the Board of Education decided not to avail itself of the opportunity to acquire this site, and the city has sold it to private parties. "Proposal No. 2. A less desirable site except from the point of view of present transit facilities lies adjacent to the north edge of Union Park, between Second and Sixth Avenues, and extending north to Sheridan. Its area is about twenty-five acres. The land is low, would require a very large fill, and does not occupy a commanding position as does the first site. "Plant investment at North is so large that the operation of a school at this center for some years to come is imperative. As recently as 1930 approximately $200,00 was spent in remodeling the 1895 section and building a new addition for gymnasium and shop. Probably North cannot be abandoned for fifteen or twenty years. But when that time comes by far the best move will be to the large site recommended above. Immediate acquisition is strongly urged to protect the interests of the district in the future. Any other policy must be characterized as short-sighted." "The decision as to whether or not North shall be abandoned will affect the construction program. If North is to be retained for fifteen or twenty years capital and maintenance outlays should be kept at a minimum; if longer, the 1895 section should be torn out and replaced with new construction. The Survey staff can recommend, however, no other move than eventually relocating across the river."
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<![CDATA[092_New North High School]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51843

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092_New North High School

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This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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90 1957 "NEW" NORTH HIGH SCHOOL Dr. Knezevich in his 1957 School Building Study reported as follows: "It is difficult at this time to report on "Old" North and "New" North. During the time of the study "Old" North was being utilized for senior high school purposes but scheduled for abandonment for such purposes in the 1957-58 school year. "New" North by the same token was not yet completed. The various types of facilities provided at the "New" North High School are indicated below. The interchangeable classrooms are fairly large as the median will be approximately 752 square feet. Excellent special purpose facilities are also noted. Instrumental and vocal music rooms will have over 1,800 square feet. The boys' gymnasium has over 13,000 square feet, and the girls' gymnasium has almost 5500 square feet. There are an excellent pool and a pool stadium with a sizable seating capacity. The science rooms are large, the biology room having over 1,800 square feet. Excellent facilities are provided for industrial arts education with auto and metal shops as well as wood shops. A student center is likewise provided. A large auditorium seating 1,800 people is included in this building. "New" North will be placed on a site of 24 acres in addition to an athletic field which is located across the road from the new building. North High in the 70s During the early 1970's many new courses were introduced in an attempt to provide for individual interests and differences with an emphasis on career education. Some of these courses are as follow: Creative Writing, Journalism Graphics, Semantics, Film Arts, Guided Individualized Reading, Contemporary Literature, Expository Writing, Anthropology, Sociology, Public Issues, American Political Behavior, Asian Studies, Emerging Nations, Geography Project, Office Education, Music Theater, Experimental Child Care, Firestone Project (a career education course with Firestone Tire Company, Aerospace and Leadership Education (AFJROTC) and many others including part-time work programs and independent study. The North High Band spent eight days in Hawaii in June, 1972, and performed in the 100th Annual King Kamehameha Day Celebration. The trip was made possible by a personal invitation from the Governor of Hawaii, the Honorable John Burns. North was the first mainland high school band ever to participate in the celebration and they were so well received that they were given an open invitation to return, which they did in 1975. The "Polar Bear Band" also played in Washington, D.C. in the 1973 Inaugural Parade. Girls' athletics became more prominent in the early 1970's, as volleyball, basketball, track and softball were added to the list. These activities were well under way before the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare mandated that schools must provide equal opportunity for both sexes to participate in intramural interscholastic athletics. More will be done in this area in the future. In the mid-1970's the school administration, the North High parents and the school board are all studying the problem of declining enrollment at North High School. With a building capacity of 1500 and a total enrollment of 700 students, together with a census forecast of still fewer students within the North boundaries, the following solutions were considered: 1. Adding a ninth grade 2. Adjusting high school boundaries 3. Moving Des Moines Technical High School to North 4. Closing North High School and making it into a "Fundamental" junior high school. These concerns would probably not be necessary had the bond issue election in 1963 passed. More than 25,000 voters went to the polls, the largest turnout in the city's history for a school bond election, at that time to vote on a bond issue of $5,975,000 and a 3-year school house tax levy that would raise an estimated $2,200,000. These amounts, plus $400,000 remaining from a building program begun in 1959, would have financed an $8,500,000 project including 88 elementary classrooms, a new junior high school, an expansion of 2 junior high schools and an expansion of 3 senior high schools. North High was one of the senior high schools slated to be expanded with a $500,000 project. The tax levy received approval of more than 63 per cent of the voters but the bond issue carried only 59 per cent while 60 per cent was required. A shift of 208 votes would have given the bond issue the necessary votes to pass. The next year, 30,874 voters went to the polls and passed a new bond issue that provided for a $9,800,00 building program which included $3,200,00 for the new Hoover High School, $1,800,00 for a new south side junior high school, and five new elementary schools. Additions to two elementary schools, Weeks Junior High, East High and Lincoln High were also included in this project. The school bond issue of the late 1960's provided for an expansion of the library at North High School and the addition of two classrooms. The contract let for this expansion was $99,400. North High Principals 1889 - 1892 Miss Louis Patterson 1892 - 1893 Mrs. A. W. Merrill 1893 - 1894 Mr. E. N. McKay 1894 - 1897 Mr. Samuel Cart 1897 - 1898 Mr. C. N. Clifford 1898 - 1900 Mr. A. W. Brell 1900 - 1904 Mr. W. E. Rummel 1904 - Jan. 1905 Mr. W. A. Cruisinberry Jan. - June 1905 Miss Amelia Morton 1905 - 1915 Mr. J.G. Grundy 1915 - 1918 Mr. E.J. Eaton 1918 - 1923 Mr. A.W. Merrill 1923 - 1927 Mr. Curtis Threlkeld 1927 - 1935 Mr. H.T. Steeper 1935 - 1958 Mr. S.E. Thompson 1958 - 1961 Mr. Aaron Hutchins 1961 - 1963 Dr. Robert Denny 1963 - 1966 Dr. Donald wetter 1967 - 1972 Mr. Wendell Webb 1972 - Mr. Rolland Brownell
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<![CDATA[093_Roosevelt High School]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51844

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093_Roosevelt High School

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This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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91 Roosevelt (Photograph) ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL 45th and Center Theodore Roosevelt High School is nearly half a century old. Construction work on the building began April 1, 1922. It was completed in the fall of 1923 and dedicated on March 2, 1924. While West High was the first high school building in this district, a high school had been conducted for a number of years in Lincoln school at 9th and Mulberry. Although many may have the impression that the history oi Roosevelt started upon its completion October 1, 1923, the history really began in February, 1917, when the first petitions for the school were filed in the office of the president of the school board. In 1921 the contracts, amounting to approximately a million dollars, were let to Kucharo Construction Company. The actual construction was begun in the spring of 1922. In September of the same year the corner stone was laid. Although work on the school was not yet finished, the first school session opened in September, 1923. On March 2 of the following year, the dedication of the still unfinished building took place. The twenty-three acre tract of land upon which the building was erected was selected because of its location and natural beauty. The building, when completed, cost $1,065,000; the school equipment $160,000; the site $65,000; and the landscaping drives, playgrounds, and athletic fields $30,000. The total cost was $1,331,600. Here is a capsule report of the first year at Roosevelt. September, 1924—School opened with an enrollment of 1,282. Auditorium unfinished and so the cafeteria was used for assemblies with stools, boxes and the floor for seats. The campus—bare, ungraded, not a shrub, not a walk. Organizations for the first semester were: 1. Student Council made up of representatives from each home room. 2. Band, orchestra, junior orchestra, boys' glee club, girls' glee club, Cadman Club (a ninth grade girls' glee club), Treble Club (junior high girls' glee club with fifty members). 3. Dramatic clubs—Sothern and Marlowe, Thespian, The Marionettes Maude Adams Club, Otis Skinner Club, Walker Whiteside Club, Punch and Judy Club. 4. The Theodian Literary Club. 5. The Athenian Art Club. 6. The Junior Art Club. 7. The Forensic and Debating Club (senior high). 8. Junior Parliamentary Law and Debating Club. 9. Latin Club. 10. Science Club. 11. Senior High Radio Club. 12. Junior High Science and Radio Club. 13. Canhute Campfire Club. Second semester organizations: 1. Theodore Roosevelt Chapter of the National Honor Society 2. Ocawasin Campfire Club. 3. Junior High Corrall. Graduating classes: January—17 graduated. June—88 graduated. The school is of modified gothic style and presents one of Des Moines' finest views when seen from Polk Boulevard. The building has been greatly enlarged in the last forty years. The counseling addition, and most recently, the new library, science wing, boys' gym, swimming pool, and teachers' dining room have been added. The old boys' gym has been made over for the mechanical arts department, and the old pool is now a wrestling room. The auditorium, with a seating capacity of 2,036, occupies a large area of the Roosevelt interior. The auditorium has served the school, and has also been the site of many attractions for the entire community. The auditorium has been the scene for action-packed pep assemblies; serious Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter assemblies; all-school movies; school plays; the Senior Frolics; and other events. Another auditorium which is much smaller (capacity 174) is the home of the dramatic and speech department. The band and orchestra rehearse on the stage of the large auditorium. The choral groups have a large music room on the third floor. The art and journalism department has supervised the publication of a school paper and annual since 1924. The homemaking department, industrial arts department, and the commercial department help give TRHS students a choice of good vocational courses. Distributive education is a new field that has recently been added to give students on-the-job-training. Of course the academic subjects, language, English, mathematics, science, and history, are strongly emphasized at Roosevelt. The spacious new reference library contains 12,000 volumes, not including pamphlets and bound magazine volumes.
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<![CDATA[094_Roosevelt High School History]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51845

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094_Roosevelt High School History

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This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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92 There has been an enthusiastic display of TRHS spirit toward athletics. In football, the Riders have won the City Series nine times and tied for it three times. The 1954 eleven went undefeated and were crowned mythical State champions. Roosevelt's basketball teams have gone to the State Tournament several times. The Riders were State Champions in 1934 and runners up in 1929, 1933, and 1954. In 1959 TRHS placed third in the State Tournament and played in the quarterfinals in 1953 and 1961. In 1965 they were State Champions once again. The school has won national fame in swimming. Roosevelt has regularly placed members of its teams on the All-American swimming lists. TRHS has won the state swimming title twelve times and tied once. In the city, the Riders have won thirty-two consecutive City swimming meets. Wrestling was resumed in 1955 after fifteen years without a team at Roosevelt. The Roosevelt golf and tennis have placed first in the City tournaments for many years. The track team has been a frequent winner at the Valley Relays, Drake Relays, Oskaloosa Relays, and the indoor and outdoor State meets. The cross country team was started in 1957. The Riders' baseball team has had its share of victories in city and state competition. Roosevelt is not a one-sport school. It has produced winners in all fields of athletics. Athletics at TRHS have become an essential and integral part in the lives of the students. Here is a summary of the various additions to Roosevelt High School. 1. Counseling Addition—1954 Square Ft.—720 Cost— $10,300 2. Main Addition—(Physical Education, Library, Science)—1962 Square Ft.—58,260 Cost—$1,197,160 3. Kitchen and Cafeteria Remodeling—1964 Square Ft.—700 (dishwasher area) Cost—$32,000 Cost includes complete remodeling of kitchen and part of cafteria, plus the addition of dishroom building. Freeway construction in 1966 is drastically changing the land south and west of the school. A portion of the southwest corner of the campus was taken by the highway commission for the relocation of Center Street. Revamping the front grounds area is taking place in 1966-1967. Roosevelt High School has explored new various curriculum courses in the 1950's and 1960's. In several cases the experimental work in BSCS biology, CHEMS chemistry, to name two, have been extended and adopted by other high schools. Roosevelt consistently sends about 85% of it graduates to college who represent the Des Moines Schools on college campuses throughout the nation. Roosevelt High in the 1970s Roosevelt High School had several school additions in the 1960s. In August, 1971 a contract was awarded for $181,000 for the addition of counseling rooms, art rooms, band and orchestra rooms. The main addition included here was the fact that the band and orchestra rooms for the first time would have a section for their own use rather than the stage of the auditorium that had been their home for almost 50 years. The counseling room addition was an expansion of the original one that took place in the 1950s. Again in August of 1974 there was a need seen for a metal shop addition. The contract was let for $145,000 for a separate metal shop addition. This in turn reflected the change in the study body request and the need for an educational space to meet their needs. Roosevelt High School in the 1970s continues to be a high achieving academic high school that sends probably the highest number of its students to college of any of the senior high units. The curricular program includes a number of unique programs. To name a few of them are: Independent Study Pass/Fail Option Student Supervised Lunchroom Student Faculty Liaison Committee Faculty Senate Title III Career Interest Study Survey Title III Rent-A-Kid Career Guidance Handicapped Drivers Education program Police-School Liaison program Open Campus It is felt that Roosevelt High School is continuing to meet the needs of youngsters in expanding its offerings of its programs for the requirements of the student body that it serves. 1972 - Addition of Counseling rooms, Art rooms,Band and Orchestra rooms 1974 - Addition of Metal Shop Site—38.4 Acres Principals who served at Roosevelt: 1923 - 1934 Robert R. Cook 1934 - 1939 J. Edgar Stonecipher 1939 - 1941 C. O. Hoyt 1941 - 1954 Emmet J. Hasty 1954 - 1965 Delmar H. Battrick 1965 - 1966 Charles D. Rowley 1967 - Bruce Gardner
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<![CDATA[095_Des Moines Technical High School]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51846

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095_Des Moines Technical High School

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This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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93 Tech (Photograph) DES MOINES TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 1800 Grand Site 4.1 acres A technical high school for Des Moines was established in 1942 in the building which was formerly known as West High School. It was an outgrowth of a program of training adults for employment in defense activities which the school system had been asked to provide. The late Roy C. Wool- man, director of industrial education, took an active part in the organization of the technical high school. From 1942 until the end of World War II the high school program and the training of adult workers for industrial firms engaged in defense activities were carried on side by side. Meanwhile the school had grown from an enrollment of less than 300 the first year to approximately 450. This later enrollment was augmented by returning veterans seeking technical education. At times the number of veterans in training exceeded 250. After the war enrollment in the technical high school grew more rapidly, exceeding 700 in 1948, 900 in 1952, and 1100 in 1954. There was little growth in enrollment between 1954 and 1957, due primarily to crowded conditions at the former location. Since it was apparent that there would be an increasing number of high school students in the city and that the technical high school would continue to grow, the Board of Education was faced with the necessity of providing more facilities. The present enrollment of about 2000 shows the trend. Late in 1951 it was learned that the Solar Aircraft Company planned to vacate the building at 18th and Grand Avenue. This building was con' structed about 1916 by the Ford Motor Company for use as an assembly plant. It was acquired by the Solar Aircraft Company about 1940, being used as a plant for fabricating parts for jet engines. After study of many problems involved, it became evident that this building would provide the space required by a growing technical high school. A plan was developed to bring together at this location the technical high school, the administrative offices of the Board of Education, the furniture factory and repair shop, and the supply department and warehousing for the district. This program was presented to the voters who authorized the purchase of the building in May, 1952. According to agreement it was then leased to the Solar Aircraft Company while their new plant was under construction. The original building is approximately 450 feet long, 120 feet wide, 5 stories high in front, plus a ground floor level under the entire building and a sub-basement under approximately two-thirds of the building. The addition at the front of the building houses the auditorium; radio and television broadcasting booths, offices, and equipment; separate gymnasiums for boys and girls; and a swimming pool. The construction of the original building was such that it could not house any of these activities. There is ample space for the technical high school to grow by increasing enrollments in various areas and by providing instruction in new areas not now included. In addition the school will continue to expand in providing educational opportunities for adults. Tech High School in the mid-1970s continues to offer its specialized program of vocational and technical education to the students of the entire Des Moines school district. During the 1970s the following programs have been added: 1. Licensed Practical Nursing 2. Agri-Business 3. Marine Corps Jr. R.O.T.C. 4. Business Education A. M.T.S.T. training B. Legal secretarial training C. Medical secretarial Training D. Personnel receptionist training E. Business Communications 5. Trades and Industry Elective Courses A. General metals B. Practical electricity C. Industrial safety D. Blueprint reading and estimating E. Aero-science 6. Academics A. Math laboratory B. Reading laboratory C. World geography D. Value-conflicts E. U. W. Today F. Revised English curriculum
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<![CDATA[096_Greater Des Moines Education Centers]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51847

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096_Greater Des Moines Education Centers

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This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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94 A contract was let in June of 1970 for expanding the counseling and library space at Tech High. This area also includes the Career Placement Center. The contract amounted to $50,000. An additional contract was awarded in 1974 for installation of air-conditioning of this space. The Tech High aviation laboratory existed for a number of years at E. 18th and Euclid. This was a site acquired from the U.S. Government as a surplus site. The need for a new aviation laboratory became apparent and contracts were awarded in August 1974 for a new building on a site at the Des Moines Airport, S.W. 31st and McKinley. This new laboratory, approved by F.A.A., was completed in September 1975. The students from the following major areas of job entry education are participating in a house building project each year. Students of Des Moines Tech have completed their fourth house. Carpentry Cabinet Making Printing (Publicity) Sheet Metal Electricity Refrigeration-Air Conditioning Painting/ Decorating Additional programs at Des Moines Tech include: Title I Secondary Reading New Horizons Title III Career Interest Student Survey Title III Rent-A-Kid Career Placement Alliance of Business with Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Handicapped Driver Education Police-School Liaison Program Business Education Co-op Program Office and Secretarial Co-op Program School-Community Worker Program Trades and Industry Co-op Program Learning Resource Teacher for the Hearing Impaired Learning Disabilities Teacher Des Moines Technical High School is one of the few secondary schools in our nation offering 29 major areas of job entry education. Students may also enroll in a college preparatory academic program or a general education academic program in addition to one of the major areas of job entry training. Each year approximately 90% of the senior class are gainfully employed and 24% are college bound. Principals— 1942 - 1946 Perry Frazier 1946 - 1969 Elmer Betz 1969 - Don Blackman Greater Des Moines Education Centers 1452 - 2nd Avenue 1961 - Indianola Road In 1968, following a wave of racial incidents in the schools, and during a time when some students were beginning to question the more restrictive aspects of schools on their personal freedoms, the Board of Education opted to open a voluntary attendance program for dropouts. That program was also to be made available to certain expellees by Board action and to "kickouts" after a 30 day waiting period. Space was made available at the Julia B. Mayer Community Center on the near north side (known previously, for years, as the Jewish Community Center). The program opened in January, 1969. By June of that year the enrollment had outgrown that facility and the present site of the North Greater Des Moines Education Center was leased. The school, located at 1452 - 2nd Avenue, was named by the students. In December, 1972, a South Center was opened in a leased facility at 1961 Indianola Avenue. This Center was the result of a push by the Community Development Agency to expand the program. Both Centers presently serve students in the ninth grade and above who have not adjusted to the conventional school setting. The popularity of these alternative education centers has shown that they serve a unique segment of the school population. Special programs in the Centers in addition to the usual secondary curriculum offerings (highly individualized) include: Pre-Career Industrial Workshop Career Placement and Credit Vocational Exploration Neighborhood Youth Corps II Governor's Youth Opportunity Program Driver's Education Directors: 1968 - 1974 Charles S. Greenwood 1974 - Vincent Scavo TECH AVIATION LAB. (Photograph)
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<![CDATA[097_Advertisements]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51848

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097_Advertisements

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This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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<![CDATA[098_More Advertisements]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51849

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098_More Advertisements

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This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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96 Bill Sevens Says- Strength is one of the features of this Chevrolet "Four Ninety". Its sturdiness the basis of it's reputation as a dependable car. Fully equipped $590 Des Moines You enjoy solid comfort due to itsstrong body construction-its pliant chasis and springs, and the generous use of Chrome Vanadium steeie. OLDFIELD MOTOR CAR CO - 1100 Locust St... The Florsheim Shoe Is synonymous with true economy "Florsheim" exclusiveness of style stands more pronounced than ever before in the advance spring models that await your inspection. "Florsheim" Styles $5 and $6 "Worthmore" Styles $3.50 and $4 Our Shop Is At 610 Wal. If it Isn't a Fit It Isn't a FLORSHEIM DES MOINES SAVINGS BANK Do you know what makes one bank better and stronger than another? It is the amount of CAPITAL & SURPLUS and the business ability of the Men conducting the institution. This bank has CAPITAL AND SURPLUS and liability of Stockholders, amounting to $ 1,300,000.00 and the following OFFICERS and DIRECTORS are conducting the business: : : : : : P. M. Casady, Pres. Simon Casady, V.-Pres. Homer A. Miller, Cash. C. T. Cole, Jr:, Asst. Cash. James G. Berrybill L. Harbach E. C. Finkbine J. H. Windsor G. M. Hippee Edw. A. Temple N. S. McDonald Des Moines Savings Bank "Where'll we go?" "Why the GARDEN of course!" "There's always a good picture there." "More than a movie" "Distinguishing the best from the rest" Coming of the "Greater Younker Store" 1909 maris the completion of our new six story-quarter block store, which will be one of the largest and most influential mercantile institutions in the central west a tribute to the progress of Iowa and of Des Des Moines Younker Brothers Iowa's Foremost Store Des Moines
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<![CDATA[099_Photos of Des Moines]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51850

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099_Photos of Des Moines

Description

This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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099_PhotosofDesMoines.jpg

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Locust Street Bridge and Coliseum (Photograph) Union Station (Photograph) 6th and Cherry Beginning of Grays Lake (Photograph) Traffic Boys 1930's (Photograph) Sabin School New Roosevelt Shopping Center (Photograph) Old City Hall (Photograph) 2nd and Locust - 1905 2nd County Courthouse (Photograph0 1861 - 1901 - 6th and Court Piety Hill - 1916 (Photograph) Ft. Des Moines - 1915 (Photograph) WAC Training Center - 1944 (Photograph) Railroad Center- (Photograph) Old De Moine House (Photograph)
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<![CDATA[100_Des Moines School Photos]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51851

Title

100_Des Moines School Photos

Description

This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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100_DesMoinesSchoolPhotos.jpg

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East High School (Photograph) E. 12th and Court Irving SchooL (Photograph) 10th and Pleasant Old North High, (Photograph) 8th and College Garfield SchooL (Photograph) 629 Third Street Four Mile SchooL (Photograph) E. 39th & Easion Irving SchooL (Photograph) 10th and Pleasant 1961 - Fire Department (Photograph) Burning Crocker School Roosevelt Heating Plant (Photograph) East High (Photograph) Moving Day - 1912 1974 - Demolishing (Photograph) Park Avenue Annex Shop Picture (Photograph) Hubbell - 1932 (Photograph) 1st grade class Cattell-1911 (Photograph) Faculty Meeting
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