Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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Senior Mee'rs Freshman Mike Tye shakes hands WEH1 Norm Carlson. Freshman Mee'rs Senior

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Girls promofe Brealvfaslz June is for Seniors May Senior Class Play, Taming of The Shrew Band Conceri' Crchesira Concerf Choral Concerls May Brealcfasf Memorial Day holiday-no school June Underclass Final Examinaiions Baccalaureaie Class Day Commencemeni'

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Proudly and ATTecTionaTely We DedicaTe Cur Book . . Mr Seymour welcomes his Freshmen. WiTh a greaT deal oT pride, we, The class oT '58, dedicaTe our book To a man whose name has become synonymous wiTh The spiriT and TradiTion oT our school. ln his ThirTy-Tive years aT Oak Park and River l:oresT l-lig'h School, Mr. George Seymour has come To number among his Triends The Thousands oT boys and girls ThaT he helped guide Through This insTiTu- Tion. lvlr. Seymour came To This school in l923, aTTer receiving his Bachelor oT Science degree aT The UniversiTy oT Min- nesoTa and having TaughT in several high schools. l-le was a member oT The Busi- ness DeparTmenT Tor TwenTy-Tive years and acTed as head OT The deparTmenT Tor a good parT oT ThaT Time. Then, in I948, Mr. Seymour became Dean oT Freshman Boys. The parT ThaT Mr. Seymour has played in shaping The characTers oT Those wiTh whom he 'has come in conTacT is one ThaT is Truly appreciaTed. The Triendly aTmos- phere ThaT he esTablishes in his oTTice is buT one reason ThaT his boys are quick To place -TrusT in him. ln his own purpose- Tul wav, lvlr. Seymour diligenTly sTudies each boy's problems wiTh ThaT person's inTeresTs uppermosT in his mind. l-lis calm and easy-going manner, TogeTher wiT'h a consTanT willingness To give generously oT his Time, have commanded him The re- specT, admiraTion, and Triendship oT all his sTudenTs. Thank you, Mr. Seymour. U61