1926 Cleland 1952

Donald M. Cleland A History of the Santa Monica Schools 1876-1951, Santa Monica Unified School District, February 1952 (Copied for the Santa Monica Library, July 22, 1963). 140 pp., 1926

     Ten years after the evening school came under the supervision of the high school principal, it was recognized as a separate department of the high school with an administrative head of its own. In September of 1926, Robert Evans was appointed principal of the evening high school and was given full responsibility for the establishment of a program and the employment and supervision of teachers. [60. Board Minutes, Sept. 2, 1926.] Upon his resignation in May, 1928, the Board of Education had difficulty in locating a person qualified to assume the responsibility for the school's administration. Thus, for one semester, the Evening High School was administered by W.F. Barnum and A.R. Veenker, principal and vice-principal of Santa Monica High School.

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Special Services

     Many special services have been introduced in the Santa Monica schools during the years, some of the earlier ones being these: [46: Martin, op. cit., p. 60.]

1926 Miss Madeline DeFussi employed as first School Nurse.

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