Argo Community High School - Argolite Yearbook (Argo, IL)

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anclfke Communify ln this community Mr. Wingo has served as vice-president of the Desplaines Valley Community Chest, as treasurer of the Bedford Park Community Chest, and as member of the Board of Directors, Argo Summit Health Center and Welfare Association. Mr. Wingo is a past president of the Argo Summit Lions Club. ' Superintendent Wingo keeps in touch with schools of nearby communities by attending monthly meetings: ludd Club, University of Chicago: Superin- tendents' Bound Table, Northern Illinois: Southwest Suburban Superintenclentsp South Suburban League: Superintendents' Study Club, Chicago area, also the meetings of the Illinois Association ot School Boards, the Illinois Association of School Administrators and the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In March Mr. Wingo attended the annual Convention of the American Asso- ciation of School Administrators, Atlantic City, New Iersey. Mr. Wingo has served this year as chairman of the West Suburban Super- intendents' meetings at suburban schools. ' f THE PARENT ...wx fr. 3400! Senior club women are frequently at Argo High, sometimes as visitors, some- times as especially invited guests, sometimes as educational committee members. Each year the Argo-Summit Woman's Club receives a special invitation to the Christmas program, followed by a reception. Mrs. Hay O'Lea1y is presi- dent, and Mrs. Iohn Hayes, chairman, of the education committee. Parents of seniors receive a special invitation each spring Cthis year, Spring Musical Festivall to attend a musical program in honor of the seniors. The graduating Class introduce their parents to individual faculty members at a reception following the main program. ' ' P.r.A. ' A No story of Argo High and the community is complete without recording the fine contribution of the Parent-Teacher Association and the valuable support of its officers: Mrs. Verne Seward, pres.: Mrs. Ralph Stricker, vice-pres.: Mrs. G. Oltrnan, sec'ty., Mrs. W. A. Henderson, treas. Newly elected: Mrs. W. A. Henderson, pres.: Mrs. L. M. Kavaler, vice-pres.: Richard L. Hauswald, treas.: Mrs. T. E. Mackall, sec't'y. .

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ana! fke Communifg Instructors continuously enrich their teaching of the Three R's with extensive travel, graduate study, and educational committee work. Recent travel adventures: Miss Broom in Mexico and Florida: Mrs. Harmon in Guatemala: Mr. Larson in the Sunny South: Mrs. Kamin on her tours of the U. S.: Miss I-Iendershot in New Orleans: Miss Milleville in Boston: Mr. Pyrz in New York: Miss Phillips, South of the Border: and Mr. Louderback in Colorado. The latest word in educational procedure is brought to the school by teachers doing advanced study: 'Mr. Eagan, Loyola: Mr. Hauswald, University of Chicago: Miss Walton, Univ. of Ill.: Mr. Roberts, Univ. of Chicago: Mr. Wil- kinson, Ill. State Normal: Miss Brock, Northwestern, Mr. Steinhofi, Northwestern: Coach McBride, New York University. In the Illinois Education Association, two teachers are very active committee members: Miss Broom, chairman, Section VI, I.E.A,: delegate, N.E.A. Cincin- nati, l947: and delegate, I.E.A., Dec. 1947: Miss Phillips, delegate, Rep. Assem- bly, Lake Shore Division. Miss Broom and Miss Phillips are leaders in the I.E.A. Workshops. Miss Phillips, on the Board of Directors of the National Council for Social Studies, is given recognition in Leaders in Education, a national publication. Miss Walton served on a committee at the state meeting of vocational home- making teachers. Miss Hopfner attended the library clinic at Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Mr. Schmidt worked during the summer months in an ornamental iron works and brought practical experiences back to his shop classes. Mr. Steinhoff does professional photography Cchild portraitsl. Mr. Kusenda and Mr, Pyrz some- times serve as playground directors, grade schools, during the summer months. Mr. Williams works in the C.P.R. lab during the summer. Several teachers take active part in community affairs through membership in the Iunior Organization, Argo Summit Woman's Club. These teachers, now officers, are Ruth Broom, Dorothy Bringman, Ruth Harmon, and Hazel Phillips. Three have belonged to this club for fifteen years. These teachers support club projects that contribute to the community chest, the library, and the Health Center.

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MONUMENT DEDICATION Students and teachers of historY, geography, and social studies took an active part on October lOth in the dedication of a monument marking the main portage Ctirne of French explorers? connecting -the Mississippi River with the Great Lakes. The dedication was sponsored by the Illinois State Historical Society, of which Miss Phillips, teacher of American History, is a member. Mr. Oscar Hayward KHayward-Williams Paint Company? is vice president of the Illinois Historical Society. Mr. Hayward is a frequent visitor at Argo High. SOCIAL SCIENCE Since social science is the study of group living, there are few topics which are not given some consideration in the course. Popular unit is Marriage and the Home . Important units are City Government , Crime , and Foreign Relations . ECONOMICS Economics and finance are practically synonymous: consequently, stock market prices, inflation, budgets, and current events dealing with money or trade are given much consideration. A knowledge of budgeting will be helpful when the student first obtains a position. SCHOOL CITIZENSI-IIP AND THE COMMUNITY