Downers Grove North High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Downers Grove, IL)

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qgden ave Grant St. CH'CA O Avr Glenn E. Pickrel- SUP!-KINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS University of Nebraska, D.Ed. 8 years Dr. GlennPickrel,SUPERINTENDENT o OF SCHOOLS, Districts 58 and 99, £ has for eight years provided wise and able leadership in solving the educational problems of our fast growing community. Dr. Pickrel's administrative staff func- tions from the school executive offices on the top floor of the Lincoln School where the Superintendent is assisted by Dr. Hetland, Assistant Superintendent in charge of instructional programs; Dr. Elmlinger, Assistant Superintendent in charge of certified personnel; and Mr. Charles Coker, Assistant Superintendent for business. Dr. Pickrel, a leader in the community, is also a leader in educational circles. He, with nineteen other American school administrators, was recently a member of a Seminar on Comparative Education sponsored by the United States Office of Education and the Department of State. In addition to discharging his ex- ecutive duties as Superintendent, Dr. Pickrel keeps the public fully informed on educational developments, local and national. He is a contributing membe of the American Association of School Administrators, the Illinois Education Association, and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Dr. Hetland is responsible for main- taining and improving the instructional programs in grade schools and high school, while Dr. Elmlinger serves both school districts as Director of Certified Personnel. Mr. Coker also serves both school districts as Guardian of Finances, is in charge of non-certified personnel, supervises physical and financial aspects of new buildings, and is the officer to whom all building, grounds and trans- portation managers report. All Assistant Superintendents are directly responsible to Dr. Glenn Pickrel. Charles Coker BUSINESS MANAGER : Bradley U., B.F. 1 year Charles E. Elmlinger PERSONNEL DIRECTOR U. of Nebraska, D.Ed. 6 years Melvin J. Hetland CURRICULUM DIRECTOR Columbia U., D.Ed. 7 years Dr. Pickrel and His Administrative Aids Serve Community

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ACADEMICS

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BOARDOF EDUCATION, STANDING: Mr. A. S. Rouffa, Mr. M. E. Gahlon, Mr. R. L. Crone, Mr. A. R. Campbell.SEATED: M r. L. F. Yerges, Mr. W. M. Manning,Mrs. C. Wyman, secretary. ABSENT: Mrs. Mary T. Soddy. Parents Plan Education To provide an excellent education for Downers Grove High School students is the objective of the BOARD OF EDUCATION, High School District 99. The seven members of the board, headed by Mr. Winston Manning, serve as a policy-making and legislative group. The Board's bi-monthly meetings in the ex- ecutive offices of the Lincoln School have been supplemented this year by many more meetings necessitated by the plans for construction of the new high school. The Downers Grove High School PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION works actively through- out the year to strengthen ties among home, school, and community. Communication regard- ing achievement of common education goals is established through a series of carefully planned programs; and it is through fine adult cooperation that local boys and girls are able to receive the quality education whch is a tradition in the community. P.T.A., FIRST ROW; Mrs. D. F. Roberts, Mrs. A. H. Russell, Mrs. Charlotte Andersen, Mrs. M. J. Hanford, Mrs. D. L. Norbcre, Mr. H. R. Mitchell. SECOND ROW: Mrs. K. R. Schubert, Mrs. N. C. Mindrum, Mr. C. W. Johnson, Mr. H. L. Adams. THIRD ROW: Mr E. C. Wright, Mr. J. C. Foster, Mr. J. R. Mersey, Mr. W. T. Guthrie.