Alton High School - Tatler Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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Administrative Staff MR. JAMES M. CASPER MR. LEROY FRITZ MR. FRANK GIRARD MR. DON KEIL Director of Audio Visual Ed- Director of Music and School- Director of Art. School Engineer, ucation. Community Relations. MISS ELSIE KOHLMAN Director of Nursing. MR. JAMES MEYERS Director of Athletics MR. LLOYD NORMAN Director of Special Education. MR. RAYMOND READY Administrative Assistant in charge of Elementary Cur- riculum. MISS MARY E. SIDWELL Director of Home Economics and Lunch Service. MISS MAXINE STEVENSON Director of Libraries. MR. DEAN TAYLOR Director of Counseling and Guidance. MR. PEARL WOODS Head Custodian. 4

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Meeting with administrators. Public high schools in America have been designed for the benefit of all of the pupils. The academic and voca- tional programs have been emphasized; however, the co- curricular programs play an important role in the ed- ucational development of all pupils. They should strive to do their best at all times. Dr. Johnson and Dr. Moore confer. Visit to Central Junior High. Good high scho ols should prepare pupils for college and or business or industry. To do so, the schools must inspire the pupils and develop enthusiasm for reading, in- dependent study, individual thought, and effective expres- sion, both oral and written. This kind of education cannot be made obsolete by automation and other technological changes within the pupil ' s life span. Graduates of Alton High School must be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the best graduates of all other high schools and assume responsible positions in society as good citizens. Competition today is the greatest that we have ever met. Nevertheless, there will always be room at the top for those who are willing to think and to work. A philosopher has said, A man may fall many times, but he is not a failure until he claims that some- one pushed him. Best wishes for success. J. B. Johnson, Ed. D. Superintendent of Schools Alton, Illinois Every production of genius must be the production of en- thusiasm. Disraeli. Superintendents through the years: R. A. Haight, 1881-1918; Dr. C. W. Reavis, 1918-1921; W. R. Curtis, 1921-1941; Dr. P. L. Ewing, 1942- 1947. Mark, Craig, and Grandfather. 3

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MR. E. M. LEAMON, Assistant Superintendent. Time stands still only for those who have lost their enthusiasm. MR. C. R. WRIGHT, Administrative Assistant in charge of Vocational Education. It is of utmost importance that we continue to recognize and give special attention to the in- dividual needs of all students as early as possible in our educational programs. The school must adjust the curriculum to the learner rather than the learner to the curriculum. MR. MACY PRUITT, Administrative Assistant in charge of Junior and Senior High School Curri- culum. At the close of school a few years ago a first grade pupil overheard a kindergarten pupil boasting about his promotion. He tried to deflate the kindergartener ' s ego by saying, ' You ' ll find first grade work mighty rough! ' It was ' rough ' compared with the previous year ' s work. But the record shows that the kin- dergarten pupil continued to make excellent grades. He can do the same each succeeding year in school and on the job in business or industry. It is a rule of life that finishing the lesser tasks prepares us for the greater ones.