Dakota High School - Talebearer Yearbook (Dakota, IL)

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RIC HARD BOYER ORVIS PFILE-Secretary DAKOTA DISTRICT ALVIN BECK . .cisiiif Ilgf-g-. 'rv f ' f S525 HAROLD MILLER-President RAYMOND T OELKE MERLE ISERMAN SCHOOL BOARD STANLEY WIRTH

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l 1 r S is ll' whenever he is consulted about school matters. ln a more serious, formal pose, we see our dapper superintendant. The American Educational Scene The American System of Education throughout its history has been based on democratic ideals, whereb all students were to receive equal opportunities, equal amount of work, and equal rights. We have prosperecfland progressed under this system, but now, under the fierce competition of the communist block, we are taking stock of our present system ancl seek to prove that with a few minor alterations it will perform equally as well in the future as it has in the past. We hope to meet this challenge by our efforts of providing each individual student with the type of education that best meets his needs. The gifted and academically talented should be taking extra courses and advanced courses, the average student should be taking vocational courses and general courses, and the slow learner and the poorer reader must be doing work which is commensurate to his ability. The school cannot accomplish this goal without the cooperation of the parents and the students. Students of high intelligence quotients must not take snap courses to secure high grades and do an inferior grade of work. In some courses, grouping of pupils of equal ability may be beneficial to all students concerned. No child will succeed in school unless he learns to read. A child who is on a second grade reading level cannot read third grade reading. A high school student who has a reading level below the seventh grade must take remedial reading in order to do satisfactorily high school subjects. The school accepts the challenge of trying to provide the type of education each individual needs. Only the future will show how well we succeed. D. V. Johnson, Superintendent X. MRS. KlflTH TOELKE Writing checks and figuring on the Friden are only a few of the many iobs that Marlene performs in her duties as secretary to Mr. Johnson. She zlso helps the teachers in mmy ways. Sometimes she mdces announce- ments over the PA System. We can depend on Marlene to be on the iob when we need her. Xt! jp' xi QQ' ie wx : N Pictured in a iovial mood while talking on the telephone, Mr. Johnson is at his desk He handles many matters in his office as well as visiting the other schools in the unit in a supervisory capacity. He usually has a smile for the teachers as well as the students

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