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

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XY Mr. James Williams Assistant Principal in charge ot administration Assistant Principals Organ Mrs. Emma Staclcer Assistant Principal in charge ot guidance and personnel KE, sk Mr. Charles McCarthy Assistant Principal in charge ot curriculum ize Many Improvements Mr. James Williams was appointed Assistant Principal in charge ot administration in January IQ67. Previously as a tormer Hyde Parlc teacher in the commercial department, he reorganized the tardy ottice and made it tunction. ln May ot IQ66, he was named a tull time administrative as- sistant in charge ot the entire attendance ottice. ln his present position, he is responsible tor the attendance ottice, student discipline, teacher duty assignments, and bool: and supply orders. He also controls procedures in the bookroom and coordinates all extra-curricular activities, including athletics. Mr. Charles McCarthy, Assistant Principal in charge ot cur- riculum, has organized the educational program at Hyde Parlc tor many years. He was one ot the tirst to employ the computers at the Board ot Education to program all students. This year, he extended the Early involvement program ot visiting eighth graders by adding a Latin worlishop and a reading-writing workshop. Another workshop readies top essential mathematics students tor algebra. He also enlarged the scope ot the ln- dependent Study and Advanced Placement programs. Mrs. Emma Stacker, Assistant Principal in charge ot guidance and personnel, made one ot her ambitions a reality when she obtained a charter to bring Hyde Parlc into the National Honor Society. Largely through her ettorts, torty-three outstanding seniors were initiated during a candleflight ceremony in the Social Room on December l9. This year she also organized a group ot sixty-three senior girls as Student Aids. They patrol the halls and act as hostesses, all tor the satistaction ot donating service to their school.

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HE' Dr. James F. Redmond General Superintendent During two years as General Superintendent, Dr. James F. Redmond has been not only an administrator but also a motiva- tor and planner. A one hundred fifty page report appeared in August i967 entifled Increasing Desegregation of Faculties, Students and Vocational Programs prepared by Dr. Redmond, staff members of the Chicago Public Schools, and special con- sultants from various cities and universities and financed by the United States Office of Education. This report, instantly called the Redmond plan, was urgently concerned with esfablishing condificns that opened meaningful life chances for all people, It declared that it was the Board of Education's policy to increase interracial association of students and to preserve the already existing integrafion. The report made many specific proposals, some for immediate action and others for future implemenfafion. Recommendations were made concerning assignment of teachers, feaching methods, school attendance area boundaries, and cooperation with com- munity, labor, business and governmenfal groups. For fhe pres- ervation of existing integration, racial quotas were endorsed for certain fringe areas. lviagnef schools were proposed. Some ot the Redmond Plan's proposals have already been activatedg others await location of additional revenue. Dr. Melnick Named Area Associate Superintendent Associate superintendents for three Chicago areas, south, north and west, have been chosen as proposed in the Red- mond Plan. Dr. Curtis lvlelniclc, formerly superintendent of l-lyde Parlcs district 14, was named fhe area associate superintendent for the south side of Chicago. This area south of 39th Street and east of l-lalsted Street contains one hundred eighty-five schools, sixteen of which are high schools. This decentralization makes possible guiclc and ef- ficient decisions within the area. Dr. lvlelniclc confinued to act as Disfrict Superinfendent for the l-lyde Park area until a new district superintendent could be chosen. Dr. Donald J. Blyth continues as principal of Hyde Parlc l-ligh School. For the past five years he has been confinuous- ly striving for goals similar to those of Dr. Redmond and Dr. lvlelniclf. Amid the changing condifions affecting urban schools, if has been his responsibilify to preserve the sfand- ards of excellence which have long been a l-lyde Parlc fradifion. l-le has actively worlred fowards equality of op- portunity for all studenfs. The school, under his leadership, has offered a broad curriculum to meet the needs of gifted, average and disadvantaged pupils. To further extend the learning experiences of young people, Dr. Blyth has en- couraged faculty and students to organize a great variety of clubs and extracurricular activities. l-le was instrumental in getting college level courses approved for l-lycle Parlc seniors. M!!! ' l Dr. Curtis C. Melnick Area Associate Superintendent

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-AA Mrs. Jane? Tapper Mrs. Rulh Alperl' Counselors Alleviofe Problems Fewer counselors and more problems lcepl The Counseling Deparlmenl on Jrhe jump Jrhis year. Mrs. Esler Marion, chairman of lhe group, also served as co-counselor lor lhe sophomore class. l-ler recenlly published book, Your Life in a Big Cily, has been norninaled lor Educa+or's Award as a signilicanl conlribulrion lo educalion. She has a MA from lhe Universily of Chicago. Mrs. Rulh Alperl, also sophomore class counselor, has a MS from Illinois Teachers College and a BS from Norlhweslern Universily. Mrs. Charline Caslori, senior class counselor, has lhree mas+er's degrees from Oxford Uniyersily, Chicago Slare College and lhe Universily of Chicago. Mr. Spurgeon Gaslqins, freshman class counselor. has a MS 'From Chicago Slale College. l-le also allended l-loward Universily, IIT, and The Universily of Chicago. Mr. Douglas Gunlher, freshman class counselor, has a MA 'from Norlhweslern Universily, a BS from Roosevell Universily and a BA from lhe Universily of Alabama. Mrs. Janel Tapper, junior class counselor. has degrees from Norlhweslern Universily, lhe Uniyersily ol Chicago and Illinois Slale College. Mr. Lyman Webber, senior class counselor, has a MEd from Chicago Teachers College and an AB from Soulhern Universily al Baron Rouge, La., and is adviser for lhe Hyde Park Sludenl Council. vl .P-K gh? ,fy Mr. Lyman Webber Mrs. Charline Caslori Mrs. Esfer Marion. chairman Mr. Douglas Gunlher Mr. Spurgeon Gaslrins