East Aurora High School - Speculum Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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,.- . IPI' IUIIX Il C 'IIIAS his been suiciinttnilint ot l'ast side i. . . rf .. .. . stliools sintt- 1950 and in the toui pretetling yiars scrxetl as prin- TW iblt ton ilu utixitics ot thc 5 tipal ot lzast lllgli. He is now respons tin grailt stliools and the gunior and scniiu' liigli sthools Administration and An important factor in operating the liast side school system is the Board of liduca- tion, which was capably led by Clifton Simmons, president. The board, composed of eight elected members and an appointed secretary, worked on committees to recom' mend teachers and salaries, examine build! ings and grounds, and estimate the financial needs to operate the schools for the follow- ing tiscal period. The members met monthly with Dr. Gates, superintendent of the Iiast side schools, to consider every possible means of bettering education. This year the Board of liducation under- took a three-phase program to take care of the problem of increasing numbers of chil- dren in the schools. First they are increasing the number of classrooms from kindergarten through high school. Secondly, they plan to convert the present high school into a seventh, eighth, and ninth grade junior high school, to give students more opportunities in industrial arts, physi- Twenty-Four flllfilllilflfx OI- 1'llIf liU,'iRI7 Ulf liI7I'- fffi'l ION. shown at .1 ii-uni nircting, .irc Clifton F. Simmons, president, Nicholas A. Hermes, -I. A, lfurnas. lidna M. Rul- lins. sctretary. Floyd D. Kc-tk, Clifford l. Vlolmson, Harry R. Slieagren, Not in pitturc: Albert K. blames. lfretl Kleba-.

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Board Plan New Schools for Increased Enrollmenis cal education. home economics, music, audif torium programs, and to provide other fa- cilities impossihle at the present junior high school. Thirdly, they proposed a new senior high school. to he located east of the athletic lield. The size of the bond issue, 3Ssi.2i0,000. was arrived at after several months of con- ferences with the high school faculty and the architectural tirm. The election on the bond issue was held january Sl. 1955. Vifhen the results were compiled the hond issue carried with a ma- jority of 7 to l. The hoard plans to have a new high school and all grade school huildings in tirst class condition by 1957. Wforliing with the hoard, Dr. Gates supervised activities of the ten grade schools and junior and senior high schools. He also presented many programs explaining the need for a new school. ln spite of all his work, he found time to participate in many activities around the school. Nlfl' fl Llilllf in the world? Dr. Gates, having supri, vised the hond issue tor the new high sthool, noxs has a lout'-year building program ahead ot' him. R!! 'I ' H'lROLl7 ll . ili.'l'I lllIfIl'S, lfast Highs principal, dining the past wir his suptixi ' 'std 13-8 students .ind K-sl tatultx intmlwtrs. Always husx, ht still had time to tounscl and help those nndai him make thcit xcai at l i 'is t High tnyoyalwlc and xxortlmlrilc. illlf. ,ll,lil'il'lll1ll'S. piintipal, is sliovsn in in in tiiimal pose in his otlitn. Twenty- lfi XL