Bellflower High School - Dragon Yearbook (Bellflower, IL)

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RALPH A. OSBORN Principal B. S. Ed. U. of Illinois M. S. Butler University Amer. History, Civics Senior Sponsor Student Council Advisor Basketball and Baseball Coach Ye God's alive. IlE'l I'Y LOU MOORE Bvllt'lower High School Srcretary to the Board of I-Iduration and I'rincipal's Office Hil:'li Srhool, Just a minute, l'll su-. IGVIGLYN .l. DIKEMAN B. Ed. Western Illinois State Teachers College World History, Band, Mixed Chorus, Girls' Chorus, Boys' Chorus, Boys' Quartet Operetta Freshman Sponsor Blitz co-sponsor 0. K. boys, shut up. URAN B. LEFFINGWELL B. Ed. Blackburn Jr. College Illinois State Normal University Chemistry, Biolotfy Mathematics 0. K. boys, sit up on the front row! CARRIE DUNLAI' A. B. Wells Collcuv, New York English, Latin, Dramatics Senior Sponsor All-High School Plays Senior Play I.iln'ary Advisor l hope I haven't. told this before. ELWANDA M. DRENNAN B. Ed. University of Illinois Home Economics Girls' P. E. General Science Junior Sponsor Junior Play G. A. A. and I . H. A. Advisor Blitz eo-sponsor Now when I served the sailors. MAUREEN MOORE B. S. Ed. Illinois State Normal University Shorthand, Typing, Booklceepimr. Junior Business Trainimz Sophomore Sponsor Annual Advisor Throw away your cum- I mean it.

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Ecard of Urusiees Left to right: VV. Ileetzel. J. li. Smith. E. Iliduer, W. Noe At the time of orgrauizatiou this township was railed Prairie. Jesse Richards was our first supervisor. llc- vrzts elerted iu 1858. The High St-hool values. very highly, the original dot-uint-uts whit-h they hold eoueeruiug: the first elevtions heltl in the touuship ou that date. At that titne sut-h pulmlit' iueetiugs were hold iu private homes. Our Itoard of Trustees has among its possessions a Funding' ltoud for 51000 issued in 18507 and a tertifirate for 2350 shares in the l.::t'.e1yette. Bloomiuyitou, aud Mississippi liailroatl t'otupauy. valued at 55100 per share issued iu 1871. Througrh the years our st-hool officials have taken great pride in providing the best of sehool advantages for our c-ouimuuity. They have taken laud that was swautpy, uuprofitalrle. and valued at only 31215.00 per at-re and turueml the same iuto. perhaps, the most wealthy sehool distri-Q-t in the State ot' Illiuois. lluriug the year 11444 J. E. Smith. School Treasurer. reeeived from William lieetzel. .l. NV. Noe. :incl ltlliner Iliduer. our Schtrol Trustees of the M. 0. Flau'gou Estate, the sum of 510.000 as rental for the school farms. This suui wfas distributed as dirt-rtetl iu the Flauizou willq that is. 315.000 to Bellflower Township lligxh School and 555,000 to the llellflower Grade School. The 1-urreut year yielded a very success- ful amount for the srhools. Needless to ray. the rental from the fartus vtitries front year to year. as weather 1-ouditious aud prir-es for farm products are rltaugiuyq far-tors whit-h tleteruiiue the proi'its iu agrirulture. But skillful tuauipulatiou of resources has resulted iu a eotutueudalmle yearly remuneration for the two Bellflower Schools. Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Flauigjou has remeiubered every citizen of our Township iu the gifts. and its a lasting memory too, for sehool taxes are greatly redured by profits from tht-se investments. The 4-oiuiuuuity wishes to express its appreeiution to the Sf'll00l Treftsurer and Trustees for the exeelleut Illklllllgtllllfxlli of these st-hool fartus. r.-. ,. i

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