Dekalb High School - Kalibre Yearbook (Dekalb, IL)

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THE ADMINISTRATION --A-' THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Dr. A. C. Spiclcerman completed this year, his fourth year of service on the school board. He was re-elected president of the board this year. He has served as president the years 1932-33 and 1933-34. Dr. Spiclcerman is a local dentist. Mr. S. A. Tyler has been serv ing on the school board for twenty-one years and was president of the board during the years 1929 to 1931. He is assistant cashier at the First National Bank of DeKalb, Illinois. judge H. W. McEwen who is at the present time DeKalb county judge has been on the board for fourteen years. He held the ofhce of president in the year 1928-29. Mr. E. G. Clarlc, president of the Clark Orchestra Roll Company of DeKalb is another member of our board of education. He has been a member for six years. Mr. A. E. Fahlund has been a member of the board for two years. He is connected with the firm of Steel Wedeles and Company, wholesale grocers. A. C. SPICKERMAN MR. S. A. TYLER JUDGE H, XV. McEWEN MR. E. G. CLARK MR. A. E. FAHLUND SHIPS .... IN 1851 THE VILLAGE OF DE KALB HAD TWENTY-NINE PEOPLE. . .

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378 STUDENTS .... DEPORTMENT WAS FORMERLY MARKED A-B-C-D. . To answer the desire for fraternal societies, the Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges were organized in 1854. The devout adherents of the Methodist and Baptist churches built little places of worship in 1854. In '58, the Swedish Lutherans built a place of worship. Two years later the Catholics built a church. By 1859, people in DeKalb and vicinity were reading their first newspaper. The Honorable F. Glidden in '74 obtained a patent on barb wire. Jacob Haish was the strongest rival of the Glidden interests. Colonel I. L. Ellwood became F. Glidden,s partner. They manufactured Glidden wire which became of great use. Mr. Glidden sold his share of the business to his partner, Mr. Ellwood. Through the generosity of many citizens, Glid- den Memorial hospital began to serve the public in 1922. St. Mary's is another well-equipped hospital opened in 1922 by the Catholic Church. DeKalb has its golf course, and a well-equipped club house. The grounds are located in a sixty acre tract purchased from the Ellwood estate. The Northern Illinois State Teachers College is another one of DeKalb's great assets which was begun as a normal school in 1895. The DeKalb Township High School has further heightened the fame of DeKalb as an educational center. The students of 1923 had the privilege of being the first ones benefited by a new addition to the old building. In 1903 the Glidden school was built. The Ellwood grade school, 1ocated in the northeastern part of the city was built in 1907 and 1908. The Haish school is located at South Ninth and Frank- lin Streets and was ready for use in 1908. St. Mary's school building was built in 1915. DeKalb has a most artistically designed library building. The first band is almost as old as the town itself. In 1916 it went with the local militia to the Mexican border. As a place to live we wholeheartedly commend it to any one. We are proud of its merits and hope that every member of D. T. H. S. will have a share in upholding its high ideals. RUTH LITTLEJOHN ROBERT PRUITT MARJORIE BEALS ARLEEN CULVER ROBERT McCANN ALYNE ilar-in-Chief Busmexx Manager Art Edrrur Literary Edxlur Subscription Editor Idenlif FIRST CALLED ORANGE AND INCLUDED PARTS OF MALTA AND AFTON TOWN

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. . THE HONOR SYSTEM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1910 .... THE D. T. H. S. MR. R. G. BEALS Superintendent of DeKalb Township High School Mr. R. G. Beals, superintendent of our school has had an extensive course in the edu- cational field. When first beginning his career he taught in rural schools in Hamilton County, Indiana. He continued his work with a posi- tion as principal in the small town of Arcadia, Indiana. After this, he spent a year of study at Indiana University following which he was principal and superintendent successively in Sheridan, Indiana. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in the spring of 1909 he became head of the English department in Decatur High School, Decatur, Illinois. He again at- tended Indiana University where he taught English and Public Speaking. He received his Masters of Arts degree in 1909. The next year he returned to Decatur and again resumed his position as head of the English department. He remained there for three years. He has con- tinued to advance in education by attending summer schools at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois. Mr. Beals was principal of the township high school in Taylorville, Illinois until in 1922 when he became superintendent of DeKalb Township High School. He has remained here since that time. Mr. Beals is a loyal citizen in so much as he is not only interested in school work but takes an active part in community affairs. He is an active member of many prominent organ- izations. He is a former president of the Ro- tary Club, president of the DeKalb County Teachers' Association, president of the high school section of the State Teachers' Associa- tion, president of the County High School R. G. BEALS Association, and last year was president of Rock River division of the Illinois State Teachers' Associa- tion. He is a member of the Judd Club, a member of the County Administrative Organization, a mem- ber of the Committee of Public Relations of the National Department of Superintendence, and a member of the Schoolmasters' Club. DeKalb Township High School appreciates the splendid work of Mr. Beals in our community. DE KALB AT ONE TIME HAD THE NAME OF BUENA VISTA .... THE FIRST SETTLE-