East High School - Speculum Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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Dr. John W. Gotes7Superintendent of East side schools forthe past four years, Dr. Gates finds time in his busy lite to participate in many high school activities as well as manage the ten grade schools and the junior and senior high school. Z l 14 . . Aided by Dr, Gates, superintendent of the East side schools, and Mr. Matthews, principal of East l-ligh, the Board of Education continued the four-year building program which was be- gun last year. As the basic plans for the new East High School were completed, the board revealed them to the P.'l'.A. and then to the student body. During the year, the department heads and members of the faculty worked with architects to plan the details ofthe various de- Harold W. Matthews--Principal of East High since l95O, Mr. Matthews supervises the activities of l,5l8 students and 66 faculty members. Despite the extra burden ofthe new school plans, he still has time to add a bit of humor to student activities. 'an partments of the school curriculum. Construc- tion of this building which is to be erected south and east of the Roy E. Davis athletic field on Fifth Avenue is to begin in the spring of l955, and the building is expected to be ready for occupancy by l957. Besides work' ing on the high school plans, the board also completed plans and directed construction of several grade school additions. Dr. Gates, al- though very busy supervising the nine grade Board of Educal'ion7Discussing plans for the new building program and ways to better the school system are Clifton J. Simmons, president, Nicholas A. l-lerrnes, J. A. Furnas, Edna M. Rollins, secretary, Floyd D. Keck, Clifford l. Johnson, l-larry R. Sheagren. Not in picture: Albert K. James, Fred Klebe. 22

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Soon otter entering Eost's holls we ore drown into the classroom where we tind the toundof tion of our blueprintgthe routine octivities ot our doily closses, lt is here thot mony ot our plons ore begun, where they ore devel' oped from preliminory sketches to tinol drow- ings, ond where mony ore tultilled. Beginning os freshmen, we ore counselled by our porents ond teochers, ond the tirst rough drowings ot our future plons ore tronstormed into detoiled outlines or tour-yecir progroms, From these outlines, os upperclossmen we drow the toint lines of new potterns, our vocotionol plons. Through our closses we ore prepored tor the future, educoted to toce the Public ond meet the demonds ot society, ond troined tor o vo- cotion, whether it is industriol, protessionol, or domestic, By toking o cross-section view ot our clossroom octivities, we tind these gools ot preporotion ond plonning ore the very foun- dotion ot our educotion, ond on this tirm toun- dotion we drow o pottern ond entitle it o blueprint tor tomorrow.

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Blueprints for Tomorrow-Having worked with the faculty and the architects through the year on plans for the new East High, Dr. John W. Gates, superintendent of East side schools, and Harold W. Matthews, principal, explain the artist's sketches and detailed blueprints lining office walls. Besides taking an active part in the publicity campaign, Mr. Clifton F. Simmons, president of the board of education, spoke at honors convos and pep assemblies. Adam .dadfiezaw schools, junior high school and senior high school, took the time to come to many of the activities of the school. Mr. H, W. Matthews was kept busy directing the work of the 66 faculty members and l5l 8 students, Meanwhile the assistant principal, Mr. J. L. Hunter, supervised the school bank and taught bookkeeping classes. Always on principal, Mr, Hunter's duties include man- drive, as well as teaching advanced book- Jay L. Hunter-Besides being assistant Veronica G. 0'Neil-Acting as girls counselor, Miss O'Neil advises Girls' aging school bank accounts, the magazine Club and Student Council, teaches stu- dent government, and heads the com- keeping, mercial department. hand to help students plan their futures or solve their personal problems were Miss O'Neil, girls' counselor, and Mr. Albright, boys' coun- selor. To plan the courses of study, to provide for activities, and to train good citizens for tomorrow-these are the goals and the re- sponsibilities of the administration of East High. f Aaron AIbrightfAs counselor and adviser of the Boys' Club, Mr. Albright directs the activities of the boys in the school. He also supervises the hall monitors.