James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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w l Y X I at icmotics . Our notebook of memories could not possibly be complete if we failed to give recognition to those men and women who guided us through these happy years. The ability of the faculty is best described in terms of their achievements. They have worked with the same spirit that characterized the founders of education in South Bend, and under their direction Riley has advanced and expanded to maintain its position among the leaders in the field of high school education. The Mathematics teachers have worked hard to impress upon their pupils the value of their Arith- metic, Geometry, Algebra. and Trigonometry, and have succeeded in turning out some excellent 'wizards of the figures' At anv rate, the Mathematics De- partment. under the able direction of Miss Clark, works untiringly to make their difficult subjects more understandable to their bewildered students. They have done. and are doing, a marvelous job on a big scale, and we remember them for itl

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l lQ School . lbtolministration BOARD OF EDUCATION President ,,,, .. Secretary ,,,,,,,, Treasurer ,,,, Meniber ,,,, M enzber ,,,, FRANK E. ALLEN Superintendent Our superintendent, Mr. Frank E. Allen was with us all through our years in Riley school. Having ably directed the affairs of the schools and selected fine teachers throughout these years, he has proven by his efliciency that the problems and interests of the teachers and students are his. .. . ,,,, ,,,,,,...,..,,.,....,,,,,,,,, R ussell H. Downey Laurence Harwood Dr. V. E. Harmon Mrs. E. M. Morris . ..... Fred Helmen GLENN S. KROPF Principal During the past five years, Mr. Glenn S. Kr-opf has been principal of Riley High. He has seen our school increase in attendance, has managed athletic, music and debate contests, procured interesting speakers and entertainers for assemblies, listened with a smile to a multitude of requests and excuses which pupils have to offer daily, and made us ever conscious of his devotion to our interests and welfare.

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One of the purposes of an education is to equip the individual to secure a livelihood for himself and those dependent on him. Riley offers to every pupil the opportunity to get the training necessary to start him on his vocational career. The aim of this vocational education is to give to the student a background of the knowledge of his trade and to develop skill, initiative, and self-reliance. If the Business Education Department is one which you have avoided, you will discover that you missed some interesting and valuable training. In the Business Education Department, the various classes in Shorthand, Bookkeeping, Salesmanship, Re- tail Merchandising, Typing, Business Correspond- ence, Commercial Geography, and Office Practice are sufficient to give the student a broad knowledge of the business course he is pursuing. The class work is only a part of the general education he re- ceivesg held work and practical training being as important as the hook learning.