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==Castor High School==

==Castor High School==

In 1932, Minchew returned to his alma mater, Castor High School, as principal, coach, and debate sponsor, a position that he held until 1964, except for three years of service in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps during [[World War II]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=mph/> Among Minchew's top debate students was [[DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr.]], a 1940 Castor graduate who later became an [[attorney]] in his native [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana. Methvin's mother, [[Myrtis Methvin|Myrtis Lucille Gregory Methvin]], was the [[mayor]] of Castor from 1933 to 1945, the second woman mayor in the state.<ref>[[Lula Wardlow]] of Montgomery in Grant Parish, however, preceded Methvin as a female mayor, having served from 1926 to 1930.</ref>​

In 1932, Minchew returned to his alma mater, Castor High School, as principal, coach, and debate sponsor, a position that he held until 1964, except for three years of service in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps during [[World War II]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=mph/> Among Minchew's top debate students was Doris Lacy Barnes (1925-2020), the oldest of the three daughters of state Representative [[Len Lacy]] of Castor. Another debate student was [[DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr.]], a 1940 Castor High School graduate who later became an [[attorney]] in his native [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana. Methvin's mother, [[Myrtis Methvin|Myrtis Lucille Gregory Methvin]], was the [[mayor]] of Castor from 1933 to 1945, the second woman mayor in the state.<ref>[[Lula Wardlow]] of Montgomery in Grant Parish, however, preceded Methvin as a female mayor, having served from 1926 to 1930.</ref>​

A Methvin grandson describes Castor as "one of the most progressive schools in Bienville Parish. Dr. E. R. Minchew was the principal there from 1932 to 1964, and he was well respected. Castor High School had one of the best debate teams in the state at the time." Another Castor student during Minchew's tenure as principal was [[Enoch T. Nix]], later a banker from [[Bossier City]] and a 30-year member of the Louisiana State Board of Education and its replacement body, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Nix died six months after Minchew's passing.<ref>[[Enoch T. Nix]] obituary, ''The Shreveport Times,'' December 14, 2001, accessed June 9, 2011}}</ref>​

A Methvin grandson describes Castor as "one of the most progressive schools in Bienville Parish. Dr. E. R. Minchew was the principal there from 1932 to 1964, and he was well respected. Castor High School had one of the best debate teams in the state at the time." Another Castor student during Minchew's tenure as principal was [[Enoch T. Nix]], later a banker from [[Bossier City]] and a 30-year member of the Louisiana State Board of Education and its replacement body, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Nix died six months after Minchew's passing.<ref>[[Enoch T. Nix]] obituary, ''The Shreveport Times,'' December 14, 2001, accessed June 9, 2011}}</ref>​