Carl Schurz High School - Schurzone Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Mr. Solem. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS Mr. Ruben, Mrs. Van Valzah, Miss Blade, Mr. Schwachtgen, 61,655 rgvanizoalfion oine HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS- Comparable to the members of the presidential cabinet are the faculty members ot Schurz who are entrusted with the leadership of teachers ot each department. Their duties are to correlate the academic Work of the school, and this they do by adapting the course of study to the specific needs ot the community and to the special problems the district has. The department heads call teachers' meetings of all members of their depart- ments-language, mathematics, music, whatever it may beeat which specific problems are discussed and solutions sought. At such meetings faculty members having something of interest concerning their subject are invited to speak and to present their ideas. These are presented by the heads to the principal so that the school is in this Way able to bring about a unified educational program joining all departments. ADJUSTMENT DEPARTMENT FRONT TO BACK: Mrs. Butler, Mr. Olson, Mr. Mooney. ROW 2: Mr. Hanselman, Miss Pearce, Mr. Lakemacher. Page Fourteen

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f41-vii MA COIWLQ i0 52' lfl,lf'Z7 . g6LlfL8l'5A!6!! We, The students, have known you only a short Time, but in that period we have learned to adrnire your qood-natured leadership, your desire to be friend as Well as principal, and your splendid plans for the future developrneni of Schurz. Carl Schurz himself, our school patron and your qrandfaihers close friend, would be pleased, we are sure, to know of your appcinirneni. Page Thirteen

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MM uynjiuicfuaf 7f,f1,Jer5lfanckng ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS- Have you ever wondered who keeps the machinery of Schurz running smoothly? Have you ever given thought to the people who plan the intricate routine of Schurz? Outwardly, the mechanism of a school would seem to be simple, but investigation shows that it is no easy task to guide the destinies of over six thousand lives. Under the sloping roof of Schurz, six thousand nine hundred students work and play. It requires a firm hand with a gentle touch to transform them from the children who enter Schurz into the young men and women who are graduated. This task is performed by men and Women known as administrative assistants. They outline the program for the semester, working long and hard to satisfy the greatest number of students. They also arrange for the splendid assemblies which take place upon the Schurz stage, and approve or suggest changes for student entertainments. HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS SEATED: Miss English, Miss Lally, Miss Krenz, Miss Berquist, Miss Shanewise, Mrs. Pierce, Mr. johnson, Miss Blade. STAND- ING: Mr, Craig, Mr. Huntley, Mr. Clutterbuck, Mr. McAfee, Mr, R. Miller, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Lake- macher, Sergeant Nance. Page Fifteen ADI USTMEN T DEPARTMENT- The gap between the grades and high school is a Wide one into which many grammar school graduates of the past have fallen. Unable to accustom themselves to the great change in procedure, they did not become successful high school students. Then, too, many who did manage to cross the breach failed later because they could not keep up with a more and more demanding course of study. Others, intelligent students perhaps, had not perhaps as yet acquired the right attitude toward school work. Still others had mental quirks that had come about because of home problems and were unhappy because their teachers did not understand their peculiar situation. A remedy had to be found, one which would satisfy both teacher and student. So the Adjustment Department sprang into being. The first duty of this division is to orientate fresh- men, to help them adjust themselves to high school life. No longer are grammar school gradu- ates pitched without assistance directly into high school. They are guided along the path until they are safely adjusted high school students. So, too, any student with a problem all his own is welcome. Understanding experts give their advice and cooperate with the teachers to make the welfare of the pupil the primary consideration.