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

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James S. Stahl U. of Illinois, M.A. 20 years George Fcucrsch.vcngcr Northern Illinois V.. M.A. 7 year Frank Ibbotson U. of Illinois. M.A. 3 years Lloyd Wasmer Drake U.. B.S. 6 years Paul Y Yanks- Northwestern U-. B.S. ■1 years 29 Ralph E. Crcsscy (standing) Colorado State College. M.A. 36 years J. Frank Riddlesbcrger Northern Illinois U.. M.S. 23 years

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Physical Education Requires Coordinated Activity The Downers Grove High School North PHYSICAL EDUCATION department, headed by Mr. James Stahl, instructs stu- dents in a daily program of physical fitness. Among the many activities offered to stu- dents are calisthenics, individual competi- tion, team sports, and classroom work in health and first-aid. Another important facet of the P.E. program is the state-required driver’s training. Instruction is received through classroom work, practice in the drivo-trainer machines, and behind the wheel instruction on roads in the Downers Grove- area. Good sportsmanship, physical skills, and proper health habits are stressed, and with the increased attention that has been fo- cused on physical fitness, the gym period is an important and enjoyable part of the student's daily schedule. In P.E. class senior archers tally their scores after shooting a round of arrows. I.auta Lyle Gita Michael Sandra Rasmussen Jackalyn Trinko U. of Wyoming, M.A. U. of Illinois. B.S. Northwestern U.. M.A. Northern lllnoit U.. B.S. Northern Illinois V.. B.S. 17 1 year J year 2 years J year 28

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In' the tradition of our country, the stu- dents and faculty of Downers Grove High School North and the clubs and organizations of the community take pleasure in honoring students for unusual excellence in academic and extracurricular activities. Academic su- periority is rewarded with citations and scholarships, gifted talents with presentations and special opportunities, and leadership with engraved plaques and trophies. Students arc honored for their own individual accomplish- ments and arc also recognized for excep- tional service and good citizenship. Although numerous honors arc bestowed throughout the school year, the climax comes at the annual spring Awards Assembly, when all students and faculty members gather in the gym to learn the names of the winners of coveted awards and to see these honored students receive their awards. The firm shake of a hand, the rustic of certificates and the crackle of cellophane-packaged pins arc all a part of the solemn, stirring ceremony which marks the culmination of a year’s strenuous activity. It is at this time that underclassmen vow to work a little harder, plan a little better, give a little more in the hopes that next year they may be among the students named for exceptional achievements. Inasmuch as the dignity and accomplish- ments of each individual student are matters of concern at DGHSN, the customary recog- nition of excellence through an established pattern has proved to be a stimulating, moti- vating force, encouraging students toward maximum development of potentialities. Right thinking and right action at the apex of the educational perspective are sustained by a postitivc system of rewards which honor those who bestow and those who receive.