Downers Grove North High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Downers Grove, IL)

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US TRANQUILLI DID YOU KNOW? Ten. and frequently fifteen, tons of coal ore burned in our school furnaces every week, showing the immensity of the mechanical equipment of our school and the pro- gress mode in comfort and convenience of American school life. T Y

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This building was completed during the fall of '39 and con- tains one large and two small music rooms, a gymnasium, and shower and dressing room facilities. The opening of these doors has meant a bigger car- nival. o garden for a larger G.A.A. dance, and a more enjoyable basketball season. A new addition was built on the parking lot adjoining the west side of the building. A new parking space, which will accomodate a hundred cars has been built just west of the athletic field. This addition is a gymnasium which has a per- manent balcony, and in addition, the new type fold-awoy bleachers. The entire seating capacity is approximately 1400. A movable sound proof partition extending from the ceiling to the floor and operating electrically, divides the large gym- nasium into two smaller gyms when boys' and girls’ classes in Physical Education are conducted simultaneously. The floor has been lined for basketball, volley ball, badminton, and tennis. A balcony at the girls' end is used for ping pong, shuffle board, and tumbling.

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BAND PARENTS PARENT- TEACHERS ASSOCIATION The annual band contest Is the highest test of the band's achievement. During eoch year, every member has his part to play showing his year’s ac- complishment. The Band Parents Association has financed the band's trips and purchased new instruments. Money is raised by the annual Tag Day. the card party and three concerts. The Association is made up of parents of band members, who constantly strive to make band work more interesting to its members. The theme used this year by the Parent-Teachers Association is Youth Moves On to New Horizons. In this study, they group the problems facing the American youth of today who are the people of tomorrow. As a part of this year's program, they again sponsored tuberculosis tests, and made a donation to the county tuberculosis fund. Other of their projects which deserve a hearty vote of thanks were the raising of money for needy students and the final payments on the box set for the stage. A subject of particular interest this year to the people of Downers Grove has been the purchase of six of Mr. Lane K. Newberry's paintings, known throughout the United States and exhibited at both world fairs. BAND PARENTS Mr. Vogde. Mrs. Hortzlcr. Mr. Noramore. Mrs. Smous. Mr. Shoe- maker PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION SECOND ROW: Mr. Johnson. Mr. Cleveland, Mrs. Finger, Mrs. Stev- enson. Mrs. Cook. Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs. Emerson. Mrs. liddle. FIRST ROW: Mrs. J. Bolton. Mrs. Ogden. Mrs. Hixon. Mrs. Turner. Mrs. G. Holmes. Mrs. Scott.