Boys Technical High School - Artisan Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Vice-Principal James L. Fitzpatrick After James L. Fitzpatrick has served on the staff at Boys' Technical High School for thirty-seven years, how can one evaluate his personality with such a ti'ite old phrase as gentleman and scholar '? And yet these words bear a measure of dignity and respect which make their tribute most appropriate. He graduated from Augustana College and received his Master of Arts Degree from the University of Illi- nois. Then after two years of teaching at Mount Carmel, Illinois, he came to Boys' Technical High School. He has since done graduate work at the University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota, and at Harva1'd. He brought to his early years at Tech a craftsmanship of words for his English students and a thorough knowl- edge of history for his social studies work. His mastery of the social sciences has no doubt in- fluenced him to look upon life and its problems objec- tively, having faith that most such problems can be solved by sound objective reasoning. He has never been one to counsel doing the expedient if it ran counter to long range objectives. His soundness of judgment is attested to by long years of successful effort as Craftsman Adviser, Student Coun- cil Adviser, Artisan Adviser, and Senior Adviser in the Guidance Department. He was even father confessor to all members of the faculty and to hundreds of stu- dents during his term of eight years as vice-principal. The profession of teaching has always demanded good moral standards, high ideals, sincerity, and integrity. All of these qualities our friend has brought to his life work. These attributes have been fostered and nourished over the years by the companionship of a wife who has shared his interests, by pride in the careers of his two sons and a daughter, by a happy home life, and by church afiiliations which have contributed Christian faith and fellowship. Thus he is a man of his word, always willing to fight for what is right, yet tolerant of opposition. On the lighter side, he has tempered speech and action with a fine sense of humor which has made him an ideal master of ceremonies for countless school and public festivities. His genial nature and keen sense of humor have endeared him to faculty and students alike. Finally, over the years, Jim has been a champion of education, especially of teaching standards and teachers' rights. It is to his credit that, despite his years as an administrator, he has never lost the common touch. He has been active for many years helping to organize and shape the policies and activities of the Milwaukee Teachers' Union. He has been a vice-president in the American Federation of Teachers. VVe who regret the loss of his leadership at Boys' Technical High School may well be happy to share him now with all the teachers in the state of VVisconsin as he goes to his new task of Executive Director of the VVisconsin Federation of Teachers. Hats off to genial Gentleman Jim! linnii-li , Mr. Fitz