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

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ACADEMICS 9

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While the academic program of Downers rove High School North focuses on formal education, concommitant informal education is also a matter of concern to administrators, teachers, students and citizens of the com- munity who strive together to provide a pro- ductive learning atmosphere in and out of the classroom. In a dynamic study program, students arc encouraged to seek and use knowledge to solve problems; to develop curiosity which may lead to great personal satisfaction and, ultimately, to accomplish- ments beneficent to mankind; to clarify natural interests and properly correlate inter- ests and abilities; and to develop an under- standing of, and concern for. other people. Stimulating and exciting learning experi- ences frequently occur when least expected by the student, as when he forces himself to do a thorough research for an English paper, or when he finally succeeds in translating an exceptionally difficult foreign language passage, or when he makes time to do the extra suggested math problems, or when he inadvertently becomes involved in a conten- tious lab discussion or a rousing debate in social science class, or when he succeeds in firing a mold without a ripple or playing a piece of music without a false note. Success frequently engenders daring to be creative and original and experimental. In an established atmosphere of order and reason, each student is assisted to develop maximum mental, physical, moral, social, and emotional capabilities. The practical focus of the academic world recognizes that the student of today will be the citizen of tomorrow in whom rests the perpetuation of democracy and leadership of the world.

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Elected Councils and Capable Administrators BOARD OF EDUCATION—AROUND THE TABLE from left: Allen R Campbell: Norman C. Mindrum; Duane R. Borst; Albert S. Rouffa; Mrs Charles W. Wyman. Secretary; Maurilz E. Gahlon, President; Dennis L. Lane, and Roy L. Crone. The goal of lhe HOARD OF EDUCA- TION, District 99 is to establish the high- est possible standards of education and the most productive atmosphere for the high schools in Downers Grove. The Board is essentially the governing body of the school district and representative of the community. At regularly scheduled meetings at Lin- coln School, the Board establishes school policies, approves the activities and curricula of the schools, and decides the annual fiscal budget for the district. Under the leader- ship of Mr. Mauritz Gahlon. President, these dedicated men render valuable sendee in providing the quality of education which is a tradition in the community. The PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIA- TION has one primary goal—to support the school in providing the highest advantages in physical, mental, and social education. Among their regularly scheduled meetings are the traditional fall Open House and the Christmas program. PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION—Clarence Johnson. Mrs Robert Younts. Treasurer; Mrs. Wil- liam Hanncmcnn, Vice President in charge of membership; Mrs Glen Reiman, Coordinating Pres- ident; Earl Scaborg, Vice President in charge of programs. Absent from picture is Mrs. I.ouisc Cunningham, Secretary. 10