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Some Stuff I Wrote and Some Stuff I Didn't (2011) H. Morris Williams

MASON HIGH SCHOOL

10 YEARS IN RETROSPECT: 1924-1934

Mason School, established in 1924, is a consolidation of old Mt.

Tabor, Live Oak, Ellisville, DeSoto and Avery schools.

Ten years ago it was nearing the close o f its first term with eight

grades and five teachers. At that time there was no Home

Economics Building; the main building did not have the two

wings at the back; and the auditorium had not yet been enlarged.

In its fifth year (1928-29) the school became a senior high

school and was accredited by the State as standard. By that time
had been added the southwest wing, the auditorium enlargement,

and the Home Economics Building. Classes in Vocational

Agriculture and Home Economics had been organized.

Basketball was beginning to be the center of interest on the

playground.

This year marks the beginning of the second decade in the

history of Mason School. The second ten year period had a

promising beginning, as regards the growth of the school plant,

with the addition of the northwest wing to the main building last
summer.

Although comparatively young, the way in which the school has

become established in the very life of the community is a

favorable indication of future growth and development for both
the school itself and the community.

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