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

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Honoring Mr. Clarence W. Johnson who, after 43 years of dedicated service to the community of Downers Grove is this year re- tiring from his official position as Principal of Downers Grove Community High School North. The 1932 CAULDRON was dedi- cated to this man. with this cita- tion: DfrcU'.V.von o o express OUT TC-q.Vf» fOt OTvO uho conrands Out deepest re ipcct and adtv.tr at ton, uie dedi- cate the t o; cauldron to rnr. clarence John- son. In 1962 he was honored nationally as the outstanding Principal of the Year, with this citation: - Sm . « ®3ESB sjxh hi cK Kk»j - V In 1967 he is the focus of grateful appreciation from the thousands of students and hundreds of teach- ers whom he has influenced: 4

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'' m , . • . v-»;-’. iv- W;;•%$: w Undergoing constant melamorphosis as it shifts in balance of cast and tone, a prism re- fracts and generates impulses of multi-hued light. Likewise, school life in its everchanging vari- ety reflects the fluctuating currents of student thought and development. The surface of a prism is sectored into sharply angled facets with distinct form and personality. This charac- teristic quality imparted to each plane surface contributes to its function as an integral part of the complex whole. Each facet in its independent individualty complements the color, per- fection. and make of the total gem. Correspondingly, the distinctive components of school life interlock to produce the final, complete setting. As the prism possesses a delicate sym- metry. so also does the structure of our educational system maintain a definite balance. Aca- demics, athletics, activities, and classes each represent vital functions of school organization, yet ■ i. .!: V}| I,','' • . • 'i ‘Tmiiinrii- •v ■ ' not one of these divisions dominates or overshadows another. One of the primary attributes of a prism is its capacity to develop reflections from the interior. And so, CAULDRON en- PRIQM REFLECTION deavors to present each unique phase of student life viewed .from many different angles of per- ception. 3

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Mr. Clarence W. Johnson, as a man and as an educator, embodies the ideals of service con- stantly rendered according to high moral and professional standards. While Mr. Johnson is re- spected and loved for many reasons, it is this consistency which endears him to all comers and arouses admiration in those seeking balance in a shifting, changing world. It can be said of this man that he applies humanitarian principles in the light of Christian faith; no more can be said of any man. This, then, is our testimonial to Mr. Johnson, who enriches the lives of all of us. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Johnson and their family—summer. 1966 couftejy of Roof Sfudiot, Chito o) 5