Alton High School - Tatler Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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C. C. HANNA Principal Bad luck which first caught up last school year persisted in sticking on Mr. Hanna’s trail. This year Mr. Hanna was experiencing a busy year in school work as many of the extra duties of an administrator in war times fall to a high school principal. These responsibilities were cheerfully accepted by our principal and cooperation between school and community was excellent. In the middle of it all a fall on the ice produced a broken leg which has slowed up but could not stop Mr. Hanna in his work. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Our Deans DINSMORE V(X)D Dean of Boys—Civics Assistant Principal CAROLYN WEMPEN Dean of Girls Mathematics The social unrest that accompanies a country at war has its effect upon the work of deans of boys and girls in high schools. Our school has been no exception and while the problems have not been serious disciplinary ones, yet the deans have been kept busy. Both the Boys' Cabinet and Girls' Council have been kept busy. Especially has Mr. Wood frequently faced the problem should I enlist now or finish high school? Both deans have frequently faced the problems . . of students who want to quit school to go to ’ork, and occasionally the student who feels the absolute need of going to work. Both of our deans have seen a busy school year.

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VV. R. CURTIS Superintendent The present school year marks the majority for Mr. Curtis. Every youth looks forward to his attaining his majority. Mr. Curtis has not had the time to think about his twenty-first year as superintendent of Alton Public Schools. Why? Cooperation with Uncle Sam in operating the Defense School, Defense classes in the high school, cooperation of the school system and our local Draft Board, construction work on the new junior high, sugar rationing, selective service registrations, and a constantly shifting teaching corps due to calls to service of their Country —marriages— positions in industry, etc., all have been added to a superintendent’s regular duties. Since the above was written, Mr. Curtis has resigned as Superintendent after a total of 47 years in school work, 21 of which have been spent in Alton. The Tatler Staff and student body extend every good wish to Mr. Curtis. FRANCOIS S. CILLIE Mr. Cillic was named assistant superintendent of our public schools the middle of April. He was able to give only part time to this work until the close of school at Monticcllo College where Mr. Cillie served as Dean of the Faculty and Director of Studies with much success. BOARD OF EDUCATION L. J. Misegades J. J. Beeby R. H. Richards Dr. Groves Smith, President W. R. Curtis Dr. H. E. Middleton M. W. Acker Hugh Horstman, Secretary

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Vernon O. Hainline Woodwork Bon O. Brown Commercial Nancy Lowry English Mildred Rutledge English Jennie Cates U. S. History L. M. Hackman Commercial Louise Hitchcock Clothing Clara Blackard French Marvin Ihjme Civics History Luther L. Myers Sociology History Sponsor of the Ta tier Martha Selmeyer Biology Louise Lodge Spanish Jane Henry Household Arts Cafeteria Manager Ann Goldsberry Latin English Dorothy Colonius English Speech Ellen Mach in Latin