Charleston High School - Recorder Yearbook (Charleston, IL)

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l Um Zzawnliaffta Thanks should go to the men and women who make up the faculty as they have guided us from our green freshman year to our senior year. Several of the teachers have been members of the CHS faculty for a number of years and others have come to Char- leston High School during the last year. Several of the new men teachers are ex-G. I.'s and their tales of their war experiences add interest to the class discussion. William Morton, who replaced Mrs. Boley as teacher of journalism and social studies, ser- ved with an army tank crew. Sam Blackwell, the head coach, was in the Navy, while Harold Hall, an- other social studies teacher and assistant coach, serv- ed in the Army Air Corps. Hugh Phipps, Jr., teacher of junior English. was a member of the Navy. The new ag teacher, Howard Young, was released from the Navy also. l Walter Dent and Charles Haggard taught the W science studies very well. Doris Nickel and Catherine MR. J. W. PRICE Wilson were responsible for the commerce department. PRINCIPAL William Peters, assistant principal, and Harry White, handled the mathematics department very capably. The vocal music department was headed by Miss Rowena Rose and Mrs. Eleanor Freeman was in charge of instrumental music. Miss Jewell Bailey came to CHS as home economics teacher at the middle of the year, taking the place of Mrs. Gaertner, who had substituted in this position follow- ing the resignation of Mrs. Kizer. Miss Virginia Hamilton had charge of the library. The foreign languages were taught by Miss Edna Norrington, while Miss Neva Sloan and Miss Harriet Tate taught English, art and public speaking. J. W. Price was principal of the schoolg he handled all the executive problems and ran the school quietly and efficiently. ROW 1, left to right: J. Price, W. Peters, W. Dent, S. Blackwell, H. Hall, H. Phipps, ROW 2: H. White, H. Tate, E. Norrington, Mrs. Gaertner, F. Young, ROW 3: N. Sloan, J. Kuhn, D. Linville, N. Kruger, C. Wilsong Row 4: R. Rose, V. Hamilton, E. Freeman, M. Boley, D. Nickel, C. Haggard. ' I Xl I I IVI

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lj Superintendent U. B. Jeffries s-swununuuuqu aww 8 . 'kit The senior class of '46 wishes to thank the Board of Education for their unsclfish co- operation throughout the four years the seniors have been in high school. The Board decides on all important matters of policy concerning the schools. Their wide range of activities includes the appropriation of the necessary funds for financing the school and deciding on the policies of the school. The Board of Education consists of six members elected by the people of the school district. Two members are elected to serve three-year terms. The officers of the Board are selected by the members at the organization meeting held each spring. The members of the Board for this year arc: J. W. Gannaway, Maurice Rominger, Hor- ace Clark, George Hill, Fred Frommel, and A. E. Craig. Among their other duties, the Board em- ploys a superintendent who takes charge of running the schools, keeping the school fi- nances in order, seeing that the schools are well-supplied with equipment, and employ- ing teachers to fill vacancies. U. B. Jeffries has been Superintendent of the Charleston Public Schools for the last several years. These men have served untiringly on our behalf to insure high standards of education at Charleston High School. Left to right: Mr. Frommel, M11 Hill, Mr. Gannaway, Mr. Rominger, Supt. Jeffries, Mr. Craig. l'H

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH... Freedom of Speech is greatly encouraged in our school. The students are urged more and more to express their different views, both of school and outside affairs. Discussions in the social studies classes are especially helpful in bringing out the different ideas of the students. They are able to think and give their opinions on various subjects which are brought up by the teacher in order to start the discussion. In our English classes, speech is taught and the students give a number of speeches throughout the year, thus giving not only their own ideas, but the ideas of the authors of many different articles on the chosen subject. Many times during the year speakers are brought to our school to give talks. Some are from the church, to give reli- gious views, some are from different organiza- tions about our town, and others are from out- side the community. These also wish to give their viewpoints on their ideals. Freedom of Speech is our own stepping-stone to greater things. It is the realization of ambi- tions long dreamed of. Without the right to speak our own minds we would never make any progress along the road of success. Yes, we must have Freedom of Speech in our lives.