Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Mr. Harold E. Strycker received much of his college education at Manchester College where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree. He continued his education by doing grad- uate work at Indiana University in order to get his Master of Arts degree. Mr. Strycker, who is now married and has three children, taught school at Bristol, Indiana, but left this position when he came to Calumet. At this time there was an enroll- ment of only four hundred students in the school . Mr. Strycker ' s constant hope for our school is to achieve the best standards that are academically possible. With this goal in mind, many improvements have been made at Calumet. Some of the major improvements include the football field, cafeteria, and the breezeway . Mr. Harold Strycker, principal, is about to tackle a pile of papers in his busy schedule. PRINCIPAL IMPROVE SCHOOL Mr. Luther Zehr, director of special services, sometimes has to consult Mr. Max Hile, assistant principal, on important matters as he is doing here. seven

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Shown working at his desk is Dr. Earl J. Schuur, superintendent of Calumet Township schools. This year Calumef Township has a new Superintendent, Dr. Earl J. Schuur. Dr. Schuur, who is married and has two children, received his first degree, Bachelor of Arts, from American University in Washington D.C. in 1933. In 1941 he earned his Master of Arts de- gree from Wayne University in Detroit, Michi- gan, and ten years later, he was given his Doctor ' s degree in education at Indiana Univer- sity. Dr. Schuur, born in Detroit, Michigan in 1910, started his career as a grade school teacher, and later as a science teacher in high school. Working his way up, he became a college professor. Later, as a principal of an elementary school. Dr. Schuur gained experi- ence in administrative work. Dr. Schuur also has served in the Navy from 1 942 to 1 946 . SUPERINTENDENT AND Members of the first duly elected school board in the Metropolitan School district are Mr. Wayne Peters, second vice-president; Mr. Howard Alvey, vice-president; Mr. Clarence Greenwald, president; Mr. Arthur Busse, treasurer; Mr. Gerald Lutz, secretary. six

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Showing their duties are Mrs. Corinne Redar, Calumet High School trea- surer, and Mrs. Barbara Cudziol, Calumet’s secretary. OFFICE WORKERS GIVE Counselors to aid students in their problems are Mrs. Zela Doty, Mrs. Elsie Waldron, Miss Lillian Hamnik, and Mrs. Lela Cooke. eight