New Trier Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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Maintaining New Trier ' s unique learning ex- perience—its wide assortment of programs and oppor- tunities—became a frustrating, worrisome responsibility for the administration, community, and faculty. In the midst of runaway Inflation, unfavorable state legislation denied the community Its traditional role of strong support for the school system through tax referendum. According to Principal Ralph McGee. The school is striving to maintain all programs as fully as possible. But, he warned, We can only adjust until we reach a certain point where quality will diminish all across the board. To date, the greatest tangible ramifications have been in- creases In size In freshman adviser rooms and some classes. In addition to these hardships, the faculty was forced to cope with fewer class concessions for student activities. McGee forecasted that although next year ' s seniors wont feel the impact of the situation appreciably, this year ' s freshmen and those to come will definitely be affected. Yet, anticipating corrective legislation in the near future, he felt that the crisis won ' t be enough to diminish the quality of education at New Trier in the long run. However, McGee warned that if this corrective legislation is not passed, the program offerings will even- tually have to be altered significantly with serious educational implications. DON ' T WO( Rr-UE - IN FR.E5H UATEfif - s OPENERS . ' i

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