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

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lr My -iq V' r - R S jam, f,,,,,11 .1+,3.l ,F p 4, Wi, M R..,h S 11 . V li. rf ra L R ' DR. H. L. RICHARDS SILVER ANNNERSARY AS oun SUPERINTENDENT 1936 1960 A single man has largely snaped .-'pi frrlldenced 'he defnie, ol ichoc' disrricl 2I8, Blue lfand, lllinois. ln so doing he has besome 'radfidn hfmse 5. Thi. man is Dr. l-l. L. Richards, now cornplelirg his rwenry-i7?'h year as Superimendenr during rhe oresenr school rerm. l-lis long percd oi corinuous service 's 'r self l an oulslanding rribule ro his adminisrrariye aoiliries. To dwell af lenglh upor' his many accomplishmerrs would be largely superfluous. Dr. Richards came fOilT6l'liC2l'lSCl1OcJlin Spring ol V928 as a 'eacher ci eco' romics, American gcyernmeri and hislory. ln addifor 'o lhese dudes, Dr. Rch ards was ,ery successiul in coainirg loyofill. lr V935 'he Board ol Educfirr deemed hm rhe iogical chore 'fp succeed 'he rerfrirg s..perin'erdenl. Dr. Richards immediaiely oroceeded TO meer 'he oroblemi oi badly o.erf crowded classrooms in Old Main, augmenled by a lacL ol hand. as a resul' ol lhe depression. lrle iucceeded in securing lunds from The Public Wor'ls Adminif siralion ro add Jrwo wings on Qld Main TO ease lemporaily rhe crowded siiuaf lion. To de'ermine lurure needs Doclor Richards called upon ihe Slale Deparl- menl ol Educalion ard lhe Uniyersily ol Chicago ro malce recornmendalions on lhe buildirg needs ol our school dislricl, proiecled 25 years in'o 'he lulure. The appraisal resulled in she purchase ol a 29l if acre 'rac' al Sacramenlo and Burr Calc by lhe board as 'he ideal locarion lor a much needed eduCa'ional planr. Dr. Richards and The board were ohce again able io secure a goyernmen? granl' and in l940 worlq was slarled on The loolball sladium and a guarler mile lraclc f lhe inilial s'ep loward lhe proserr educalional planl lhe board and he had in mirci lor lhe iurure. The asoiralions ol Dr. Richards were inlerrupled wilh 'he coming oi lhe second World War, x-.hen he was assigned 'o she oaariermairer coros. ln less +han lwo years, mes' ol wh'ch was sperl in lcelano, he prornoleo lrorn rhe ranlc ol second lieifenanr 'o fha' ol mafor. During 'he iarrer par' ol his s'ai. in Iceland he held lhe demandirg pos? ol fall guarlermasler lor lhe enlire air force slalioned on rhar island. During Dr. Richards absence, his posirion was capably lilled by Mrs. l'l. L. Richards, as acling superinlerderl lor rhe durarior. Relurning lo peace lime dulies, Dr. Rchards and lhe board guiclcly secured public approval lor a 3200000.00 bond issae lo complele lhe sladiurn, lqhl lhe alhlelic lield, build a large garage lor school busses, and lay our modern 'rennis courrs, praclice lioolball, baseball, and solrball fields. Charles W, Nicol school archirecr, was lhen employed by rhe board +o draw plans For a cerlral academic unilr lo house 32 classrooms, a library, a Lillle Thealer, sludy halls, cale- leria, and cenrral adminisrraliye offices: and a gymnasium sealing 4000. The communily by reierendum providing funds lor rhese plans ard grourd was brolcen in lhe summer oi l949. The presenl campus building was opened in ihe fall of l950 and dedicaled on Qclober 23rd, l950, wilh General Dwighl D. Eisens hower as lhe dedicarion speaker. lconl. page Ql The Rarefrr Pacsif, fnsssgiariwn lras an irilegrar role in sclwcj aclivifes. lL. lo R.l Dr. H. L. Richards, Mr. John Walker, lreasurer: Mrs. Elmer Ducios. secre-+ary3 Mrs, Carl Goeller, lsr Vice-Presderi' and Program Chairman: Mr. George Dring, Presidenir. lhlol Picldredl Mrs. Elrner Schwarlrz 2rd Vfce-Rresidenf ard Varnbershb Chairman.

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