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

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1 1 Wll .ill- , v I , l sd l . l Raising hampsters is quite an experi- ence as Mrs. Hawks, our past school nurse, could verify. She used two hamp- sters to show the difference between a good diet and a poor one. At the end of the experiment, the hampsters, named by the students, starred in a health convo. The results? The well-fed hampster was the winner, naturally oonooo billet? The outstanding accomplishments of our teachers are not widely known. Ask yourself this question, Which two mem- bers of the faculty have had books pub- lished? lf your answers are Mr. Hunter and Roy E. Davis, you Strike It Rich, for Mr. Hunter was instrumental in the writing of a bookkeeping textbook and Mr. Davis wrote the biology workbook HOW used 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Some of us do not know what a topo- graphical map is, but to Mr. Runninger and his surveying class, this is old stuff. Four years ago they prepared such a map of the land for the new East High. It con- tained numerous technical details which to most of us would mean little, but which could be explained fully by Mr. Runninger -....--.-o FAC U LTY

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ft X Q if I tl 0 is cv if f ', x l W Looks can be deceiving! This can best be illustrated by an incident years ago on Rough Neck Day when students and teachers dressed in ridiculous costumes. On this day Miss Fuller came to apply for a position. Entering the gym, she came upon a man dressed like an old farmer. She asked him where she could find the principal, Mr. Waldo. The farmer replied, I am the principal! .... . . v l 7 1 ,f 11 lt is told that Miss Turner, upon in- heriting a senior adviser's room when she first came here, proceeded to clean out the cupboard and dispose of trash, Coming upon a battered tin cup, she con- sulted the ianitor, and threw it away. To her embarrassment she learned that it was the loving cup, a prized possession, which had been passed down by the seniors from class to class -.... r AE, ! 5 Q iv Being a teacher isn't dull! Particularly when the extra-curricular activities include a dancing class. Some time back, teachers interested in fancy tootin' attended a special dancing class after school. To tur- ther the cause, open houses were held in the gym where teachers as well as UI -1- C Q. CD 3 -4- U7 Q. Q 3 Q fb Q.. 0 0 o 0 0 0 s 0 .xxx ,bs i

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EAST HIGH administrators direct huge building pragrum BOARD OF EDUCATION-Back row: J. A. Furnos, Nicholas A. Hermes, Clifton F. Simmons, president, Joy L. Hunter, high school principal. First row: Dr. John W. Gates, superintendent, Edna M. Rollins, secretary-treasurer, Harold A. Morgan, Clifford l. Johnson. Not in picture: Harry R. Sheagren, Albert K. James. 'fs As the district expanded from one school in 1851, to eleven in 1957, the responsibilities of the Board of Education have grown larger. To provide for this growth, the school board has increased from three members at that time to seven today. For the board, 1957 marks great progress in the building program guided by Dr. Gates, superintendent of the East side schools. Three new grade schools, Hermes, Johnson, and Gates, were put into use this past fall, and cr new senior high school will be recldy for occupancy in September, 1957. The new East High, with its auditorium, swimming pool, and Little Theater will be one of the show places of the nation. The present building will be used as a junior high and known as K. D. Wcildo Junior High. ln ciddition to this building program, the administrotors also super- vised the eleven school buildings of the East SY in 6 mmf' it Relaxation-Dr. Gates, inspirer of the new senior high school, relaxes at home with Mrs, Gates. Superintendent-Head of District 131, which includes thirteen schools, is Dr. John W- Gates.