Hyde Park High School - Aitchpe Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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OUR PRINCIPAL MR.1osEPH F. GONNELLY Have you ever been in a city, town, hamlet, or village which did not boast at least one Hoosier? Does lndiana rear her young 'uns only to have them flee from her confines? This l am sure must be the case because here at Hyde Park we have rnany runaway Hoosiers, chief of whom is Mr. loseph F. Gonnelly. Mr. Gonnelly, as all you brilliant Hyde Parkers know, is our distin- guished principal. From his sanctuary in the North Office he gives the orders which make the wheels of Hyde Park go 'round. Day in and day out, year after year, for eight long years he has guided the destiny of Hyde Park. He has seen students, good, bad and indifferent, come and go. He has learned some facts of their lives, but does the average Hyde Parker know anything about his principal? Nol Little do they know that while yet a young pedagogue he left his native state, bent on conquering the world of teaching. Yes, it is amazing what little knowledge students have about the man who shapes their school ca- reers. But, it they do not know any- thing of his personal history, they are proud of the excellent record he has made here. Page Flfteew

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Page Fourteen FACULTY Meet the Hyde Park High School faculty! They are the pedagogues who are to be praised for the fine scholastic showing of Hyde Park students. lt is through their hard and tedious work that Hyde Parkers are able to master the numerous subjects. Hyde Parkers know that their instructors are worthy of all praise for excellent educational work. Many teachers are not satisfied with only instructing their regular classes but take on the added task of sponsoring honor classes. Through these classes students desiring to do advanced study in a subject receive the oppor- tunity. The Aitchpe publications, entertainment groups, and clubs all find willing and able co- operation from the faculty. The energy, time, and effort spent by the teachers in making these extra-curricular groups successful is valued by all the students. Many readers will receive the impression that these instructors are a bunch of absent-minded stuffed shirts. That opinion is entirely wrong. One can determine the stuffiness of our instruc- tors by their performances in the annual Fac- ulty l:'unnies, where the teachers go to town for a fun filled hour of entertainment to raise money for the Soap and Towel Fund. And be- lieve it or not, those pedagogues are good entertainers! The teachers always remain friends with their students, even after graduation. Proud in- deed are the teachers of their students! And equally proud are the students of their teacher friends.

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' ,assi Cf- I ' ' Mr. Specht, Ass't Principal. Standing Mrs. Edgar, Mr. McGuaneg Miss Robb: Mr. Rohrke. Seated Miss Whelan, Miss Vilalkerg Mrs. Priddyp Miss Messelheiser. GRADE ADVISORS This year something new has been added to Hyde Park. It is an addition to the Hyde Park faculty, in the person ot Mr. john Specht, our assistant principal. Mr. Specht is a hometown boy, being born here bl-r-r years ago. While yet a young'un he determined to become a learned pedagogue. So, with a right good will he buckled down to the arduous task and today we, here at Hyde Park behold the fruits ot his labor . . . and are they good! Two other high schools can claim the distinction ot housing Mr. Specht: Morgan Park, his tirst love, and Til- den Tech, his second. But all Hyde Parkers are hoping that this school will be his last romance. e Srvteen Now to the matter of grade ad- visors-let's see-Mrs. Grace Edgar and Miss Harriet Messelheiser ad- monish 4A's regarding conduct and programs. The happy-go-lucky Sophs bring their grade problems to Mrs. Sara Priddy and Miss Veronica Whelan while the palpitating ireshies have Miss Mary Robb and Mr. Lloyd Rohrke as counselors. With such wise heads to advise the students oi Hyde Park High, it is amazing that anyone ever is bad. So, with even-handed justice these judges carefully weigh the evidence. When everything is judged the exception- ally unruly child is marched to Mr. Gonnelly.