George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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Members of a Board Work for a Brighter Future Board of Education—Seated: Dr. H. W. Eggers, presi¬ dent; Mrs. Margaret J. Allen, member; Mr. H. Chase, secretary; Mr. L. L. Caldwell, superintendent; Mr. C. N. Scott, member Standing: Mr. D. Gavit, business manager; Mr. C. Smith, treasurer: Mr. J. Beckman, attorney: Mr. M. H. Thor- sen, director of attendance and welfare: Mr. C. Schonert, superintendent of buildings and grounds; Mr. R. B. Mil¬ ler, assistant superintendent Lights of Guidance and Wisdom Show the Way Guidance at Clark is an important part of all phases of the school program. For the students, guidance is the direction which enables them to understand themselves and to develop their poten¬ tialities. It is encouragement for the desire to learn, the determination to succeed, the courage to face responsibility and the will to accept the success or failure of their own decisions. Miss Veva McAtee, director of guidance and counselor, has her Bachelor of Arts degree, Master of Arts degree and an Honory Degree in Science. Mr. Arvo Antilla, who is counselor and in charge of job opportunities, has his Bachelor of Science degree. Department of Guidance: Arvo Antilla, counselor; Veva McAtee, director of guidance 25

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Helping Us to Enter the World, Heads High Surely there could be no better time for prospect or retrospect than the occasion of a twenty-fifth anniversary. Since 1932, when its doors were opened to them, George Rogers Clark has been serving the boys and girls of the Robertsdale area of Hammond and, f or their secondary school years, also many from the Lincoln and Irving districts. The class of 1957 brings the number of graduates to a total of 3315. Many of these graduates have distin¬ guished themselves in business and professional lives and the names of more than 600 are to be found on the honor roll of those who served their country in World War II. Early in the history of the school the following creed was adopted: “To the best of our ability we shall endeavor to faithfully serve our school, Honor and uphold its name, Strive for high scholarship, citizenship, and sportsmanship.” With true pioneer spirit, characteristic of the great patriot for whom the school was named, successive stu¬ dent groups have striven to make that creed operative and effective, and as we look into the years ahead we doubt not that each class to come will staunchly lend its efforts to add luster to the name of George Rogers Clark. 24

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Six New Teachers Emerson Aldrich . . . B.S. and M.S. . . . Mathematics . . . Football and Baseball Norman L. Banas . . . B.A. Health . . . Football and Freshman Basketball Al ice M. Bollin . . . B E. and M.A. . . . Mathematics Leah Booth . . . Higher Mathematics Kathryn J. Carlson . . . B.S. English and Speech Bernard Charlet . . . B.S. and M.A. . . . Government and United States History Arnold G. Cordcr . . . B.S. and M.S. . . . Commercial Subjects Joan M. Coughlan . . . B.S. . . . Busi¬ ness Training and Commercial Sub¬ jects With the addition of six new members to Clark’s teaching staff this year the number of faculty members was increased to 39, or one teacher for every 20 students. The teachers new at Clark this year were Mr. Norman Banas, Miss Kathryn Carlson, Mr. Bernard Charlet, Mrs. Eva Proctor, Mr. Steve Stavros and Mrs. Shirlee Wil¬ liams. In joining the faculty at Clark, they became members of one of the best trained and most experi¬ enced faculties possible in any high school. 26