Chester High School - Summit Yearbook (Chester, IL)

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In Memoriam Mr. L. D. Bauersachs 1926-1982 The 1982 Summit staff wishes to honor the memory of Mr. L. D. Bauersachs, Superintendent of Schools, who died February 2, 1982. Mr. Bauersachs was born in Orient, Illinois, on September 26, 1926, the son of Rudolph and Florence Gass Bauersachs. He married Verna Bigham in Pinckneyville on August 30, 1946. He and his family moved to Chester in 1977 from Cuba, Illinois, where he had been Superintendent of Schools for six years. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Bauersachs had worked in the field of education for 34 years. He was a member of the American Association of School Administrators, the Illinois Association of School Administrators, and past president and historian of Phi Delta Kappa. His contributions to our school and community are not easily measured, but they have unquestionably enriched the lives of the students and faculty alike. Mr. Bauersachs was always one ready to lend a helping hand. His smiling face and encouraging words will be missed in the halls of C.H.S.

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“The more things seem to change, the more they tend to remain the same.” As you can see by paging through this book, we are observing the 50th Anniversary of The Summit. We have enjoyed looking through past yearbooks in our efforts to collect information for this year’s Summit. Through the years, both our school and our yearbooks have changed. Still, we realized in our research that, as the adage points out, the basic purposes of both have remained the same. We’re proud of the past accomplishments of everyone involved at C.H.S. — the teams, organizations, faculty and students! We wish continued — and even greater — success to C.H.S. as it approaches its 100th Anniversary in 1985. In closing we’d like U) thank the following people who have made this book possible: Mrs! OTrmnor, Toi ou ssistance ugge dns m ndpa- tience. They have Mrs. Cgge, for so graciously offering to step in for Mrs. O’Connor during her absence the first semester; Mr. l ira Buss, the Herald Tribune, Mrs. Mary Stallman and the Chester Public Library for the pictures you have provided; Mr. Bill Blewett and Taylor Publishing Company, for your guidance and understanding w hile working with us; Mr. John Schirmer, for lettering our “invitation;” The Administration and Faculty for your cooperation, understanding and patience with our activities; And, finally, the Student Body, for without you, we'd have no yearbook. The Summit Editors, Susan Korando and Lyle Kipp Gail Bauersachs and Rhonda Wagner '1 , v

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 The Chester Bridge, rebuilt in 1946 after being blown down by a tornado in 1944. These are but a few of the many changes and improvements that have taken place in Chester during the last 50 years. The new Randolph County Courthouse, dedicated on June 14, 1975, replaced the old courthouse built in 1849. 4