Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 162, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 31, 1954 Page: 11 of 24
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THE VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE building was constructed in 1949. It contains classroom, shop,
office, library and store room.
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Junior High Shop
First Organized
As Crafts Course
The Junior hign scnool shop was
first organised as a general crafts
course for students of the Junior
high grades. As close as records
show, Mrs. Ollie Woodell was the
first instructor. She taught this
crafts course during the fall of
1937. At about Thanksgiving of
this year Mrs. Francis Hearreil,
who is now Mrs. Joe Taylor, was
employed to fill this position while
Mrs. Woodell went back to the
full time teaching of history. Mrs.
Taylor finished this term and also
taught the next year which was
1938-1939. The courses taught
were general crafts such as basket
weaving, loom weaving and some
other crafts. These were taught to
both boys and girls alike.
In August of 1939 the Pritchett
school burned and the students
from Pritchett were brought to
Gladewater for instruction. Mor-
ris Dalby, who was the Industrial
Education instructor at the Prit-
chett school, began here as teach-
er of the junior high school shop
and technical drawing whieh was
a credit course In the high school.
Tlte Junior high course was set up
as a laboratory of industries
which appealed manlly to boys.
Courses offered were beginning
drawing, wood, metal craft, book-
binding, leather and electricity.
Oalby taught two complete school
terms and until March of the third
term when he resigned to go knto
the service.
Cosby Speir began teaching in
March of 1942 and continued the
above school term. Orady Parrish
too* the technical drawing class
and Spier was given full time in
the junior high shop. But in No-
vember, J. T. Snodgrass, who was
one of the high school teachers of
Industrial Education, resigned to
go into service, causing a consoli-
dation of classes to the extent that
Parrish and Speir took care of all
shop teaching activities.
The general outline of courses
have been changed considerably
during the past few years to meet
the needs as they presented them-
selves. Instead of teaching a lab-
oratory of industries course as had
been previously attempted, it is
now approached more as an ex-
ploratory course in which the
eighth grade students are given an
opportunity to learn of several of
Vocational Ag
Classes Added At
School In 1939
Vocational Agriculture was add-
ed to the curriculum n» «h* Glade-
water Junior-Senior High School
in 1038.
C. P. Vickery, who is now teach-
ing vocational agriculture in Tem-
ple, was the first instructor in the
Gladewater school. He installed
the department and remained as
instructor until the spring of 1942.
Herman Williams succeeded
Vlakery as the vocational agricul-
ture teacher on July 1, 1942, and
has remained in that position until
the present time.
The department was first locat-
ed in the west basement of the
main building. There were not
proper facilities for expanding and
putting in a farm shoo and in 19<4,
the department was moved to the
west wing of the N. Y. A., or school
bus MJhrac, wacr« a farm shop
In 1848 4 modem brick build-
ing was .constructed on tn* cam-
pus directly behind the main
building -which now is the home
of the vocational agriculture de-
partment *fhis building includes
class roam,.shop, library and of-
fice. t »
Tl.erg art* a bout 30 boys enrolled
in vocation'll agriculture who not
only study agriculture, but carry
on projects which give them ac-
tual experience in production as
well ag record keeping.
The department maintains an
active chapter of Future Partners
of America, e national organisa-
tion which gives the boys valua-
ble training in leadership through
its organized contests in various
activities such as chapter conduct-
ing parlimentary procedure), farm
demonstrations, radio broadcasting
and the various Judging contests.
Harry Stracener, a senior, is the
president of the Chapter for 1953-
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HERBERT HUNTER served the
people of Gladewater as a mem-
ber of their school board fur
several years beginning his ten-
ure of service in the school year
of 1936-37 Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
reside here at 520 Melba.
CLAUDE DAILEY was appoint-
ed to the Board of Education to
replace H. A. Clark who resign-
ed. He then ran for another term
and served three full years. Dur-
ing his term of office the park
was purchased from the city,
a bond issue to build the annex
to the Elementary School was
voted and the Weldon Gymnas-
ium was built. The Daileys mov-
ed td Gladewater In 1940. At the
present time he is owner-opera-
tor of the Dailey Auto and Hard-
ware Supply Company, 120 S.
Main. Before coming to Glade-
water he was athletic coach at
Mission. He is married to Jer-
rienu Dailey, who is a teacher
in the high school homemaking
department. The Daileys have
one son, Claude, Jr., who at-
tends the Gladewater Junior-
Senior High School.
the many phases of Industry.
Beginning drawing, wood, me
tal, leather, elsctrlclljr, and plas-
tics are now taught hi the shop
with each unit being set up around
a six-weeks time period. However,
the unit on wood was expanded
this year to a nine week unit with
the unit on plastics being short-
ened.
The equipment for the junior
high shop has been steadily in-
creased. The power tools of the
shop now consist of five double
grinders, a drill press and a jig
saw. The use of the wood lathe
has been discontinued for the pres-
ent placing more emphasis upon
hand tools. A very good assort-
ment of hand tools for each unit
taught is kept on hand at all times.
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J. A. THOMPSON was a charter member of the Gladewater Inde-
pendent District Board of Education. He served on the board back
in 1920. He and his wife and two oldest boys moved to Gladewater
in December of 1908. He has seven boys, five of them living. He
was a patron of the Gladewater schools from 1910 to 1944. He
was on the board when the schools consolidated. Thompson is 73
years of age and now resides in Greenway Village.
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EVERETT WISEMAN IS AT PRESENT secretary of the Board
of Education of the Gladewater Schools and has served on the
school board since 1946, having been elected twice to this office.
Wiseman is well known as the co-owner of the Moore-Wiseman
Furniture Manufacturing Company, which specializes in the
manufacture of juvinile furniture and makes shipments to all parts
of the United States. He and his wife, the former Miss Alma
Estes, moved to Gladewater from Wiseman, Ark., in 1932. He has
been in business here since that time and has been active in many
community affairs. He is also pari owner of WisOman Brothers
Furniture Company here. The Wisemans have two daughters,
Barbara and Betty, who are attending the Gladewater High
School.
PHIL SHIP has been In Glade-
water since 1931 and served two
terms on the Gladewater Board
of Education including 1942-43,
1943-44, 1944-45 and 1945-46
school years. He owns his own
Real Estate business in Glade-
water.
D. T. Smith is
Former Head Of
Local Schools
D. T. Smith hai" served the fol-
lowing towns as superintendent
and principal of schools: Sperry,
Waurika, Verden, Cement" and
Norman, Oklahoma. In Texas he
has served Albany. Gladewater,
Atlanta and Poolville. He was
superintendent here in 1934 to
1939. He has a Bachelor of Arts
Degree from the University of
Tulsa and his Masters degree from
Texas Technological College, Lub-
bock.
He is presently serving as edu-
cational supervisor for P. T. Col-
lier and Son of New York City in
the Texas and New Mexico area.
He is now living at 2112 Carle-
ton Street in Ft. Worth.
Smith plans to attend the dinner
honoring past board members and
superintendents to be held here
on February 6th in the high school
cafeteria.
D. T. SMITH
Let's Walk With Them
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Into A Brighter Tomorrow...
THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION
IS A SURE STEPPING STONE TO
WORTHWHILE FUTURE
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GLADEWATER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
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LEAKE CLINIC AND HOSPITAL
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We Take Great Civic Pride In The Growth And Progress of Gladewater.
WE ARE PROUD OF THE GLADEWATER
~ SCHOOL SYSTEM BECAUSE _____
It constantly meets the need of the youth of
our community.
It is recognized locally, statewide and even
nationally for its outstanding educational pro-
gram.
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Belk, Jeanne. Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 162, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 31, 1954, newspaper, January 31, 1954; Gladewater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1021314/m1/11/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lee Public Library.