Blue Island Community High School - Chips Yearbook (Blue Island, IL)

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1 Ilugu Eigbl V 5.3 ADMINISTRATION it The Board of Education consists of five representative citizens elected from the school district. After selecting a superintendent in whose hands the immediate control and supervision of the school rests, the board sits as a group to exercise the final authority in matters of school policy and finance. Members of the I-ligh School Board for the year l94O-l94I are: Dr. Frank W. Tracy, linsetl serv- ing his first yearg Emil I. Blatt, Secretary lupper rightl elected in I'-9273 Fred I-lohman, lupper leftl elected in l9383 Mr. Louis Bieden- kopf llovver rightl, member from Worth: and Clifford L. Aulwurm, completing his fifth year with the group. Supt. H. L. Richards dictates a letter to his secretary, Miss Lois Muller, as part of the daily routine of directing the activities of l,36O pupils and 47 teachers. Under Mr. Richards' capable management, the school has added many practical courses to meet the needs of the students, and developed a rich pro- gram of extra-curricular activitiesg likewise, in l94O-l94I a complete revision of the curriculum was be- gun to adapt the course of study to train the student more ade- quately for the complex society of today. The class principals, appointed by lvlr. Richards, attend to details of discipline and attendance and act as chairman of the class sponsors. From right to left we find C. B. Price, Freshman Class: Rufus Caauwe, Sophomore Classg Birt Frobish, junior Class, and C, E, Ames, Senior Class.

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, ,, il l lli 4 I English teachers hold meeting to discuss common problems in teaching: lleft to rightl Miss Olson, Mr, Castle, Miss Latham, Mr. Miklas, Miss McHenry lchairmanl Mr. Prather and Miss Moore. Social Studies teachers hold frequent meetings to further re- vision of the course of studies: lleft to rightl Mr. Driver, Miss Krantz, Miss Dewey, Mr. Dinnis, Mr. Blunk, Mr. Poolc' lchair- manl. il li i 'ii i ' ' l i The English department, consisting of thir- teen full or part time teachers holds regular meetings at which problems connected with the teaching of English are discussed. New methods are adopted when they are found to be of value to the pupils. An effort is made to increase the pupils' ability to express them- selves both in oral and in written discourse. The chairman of the department is Ruth 1. McHenry. Puge Tm , x ' I ill, l lllg The Social Studies department has planned a well balanced study of the history of human relationships. It endeavors to give the student an individual experience in the practice of democracy.