Rochelle Township High School - Tatler Yearbook (Rochelle, IL)

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2 4 Inj, Run: liolx Reims, liill lairsoii, fihuck Rand. llarrell llauh, illerry Nyalker. Bob llarrison. .lack Pierce. Duke llenmng. Raynioiid llufxalm, l ce Vlvizix. Iinllnm Run: .lane Nelson, lfloreuce Moore, -Ioan Hall, Nludy llarms, Nr, Ciieske, Dale XYooilworili, ,lohiv lleron, Connie lloriim. xl-WUI ivraxes, STUDENT COUNCIL Our society demands the best possible leadership. Training for leadership is an important function of our student council. the This year there are S50 students in the high school. These students chose I8 of their classmates to represent them on council. Throughout rhe school year they, with the help of Mr. iiieske, the advisor, meet in the music room every other lriday during the seventh period to discuss council business, The two main projects of this group are the homecoming activities and the allsschool hobby exhibit. Nlr. liieslte, advisorg Judy llarms, secretarvg Dale Xvoodworth, president. ,loan llall. vice-president: and Alohn llerou, treasurer discuss council plans. 'Wx -gg

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T011 Row: John Carroll, Emmett Tilton, john Pierce, Charles Hayes. Bottom Row: E. J. Orner, secretary, Claude Holmes, presidentg Philip Nye. BOARD 0F EDUCATION Working along with Mr. Peterson is the Rochelle Township High School Board of Education. The Board contains seven members, two of whom are replaced ,each year by an election of the high school voting dis- trict. During the past few years the Board has been Work- ing on a plan for an addition to our school. Last year the public voted that work be started on this. The actual construction work was begun September 20, 1954. The Board will continue the project during the coming year. The Board has charge of the hiring of teachers and employees for the school. It meets regularly to approve purchases and to take care of operating the business of the school. lt plans the budget for the year and estimates the annual cost of maintaining the school. Mr. Orner, Mr. Nye, and Mr. Peterson inspect construction workg a portion of the original building can bc seen through the skeletal struc- ture ofthe new addition.

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Mr. Kruger, Miss Parks, Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Ellis, Mr. Wilkinson, Miss Payne, and Mr. Maris plan the menu for the faculty R. T. H. S. FACULTY The faculty this year is comprised of twelve women and sixteen men. These teachers have varied educations from 39 different colleges throughout the country. Several of them have taught in colleges before coming to Rochelle, eighteen have their master's degrees, and ten have traveled in foreign countries. As class and club advisors, some of the faculty memn- bers have helped the students plan their various activities during the year. F. PATRICK ARMSTRONG English, H istory, Coach Central YMCA College U. of Illinois, B.S. Northwestern University, M.A. WALTER K. CORRELL GLENN W. CURI.. HELEN W. ELLIS Physical Education, Coach Vocational Agriculture English U. of Illinois, B.S., M.S. U. of Illinois, B.S. Carthage College, A.B. U. of Wisconsin Northern Illinois State Teachers, College, M.S. 19 1 GORDON L. CARLSON History Northern Illinois State Teachers' College, B.S. WILLARD GIESKE Music Cornell College Northern Illinois State Teachers, College, B. Ed. U. of Wisconsin, M. Ph. U. of Colorado