Englewood High School - Purple and White Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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STUDENT COUNCIL Serves as Student Government 1n Various Spheres of Activity In a sense the Student Council at Englewood functions as a student government. Anyhow it plays a major role in the planning and carrying through of many extra- curricular school activities. Just as every state in the Union sends representatives and senators to Congress so every division at Englewood sends a delegate and an alternate to our Sturient Council. Naturally, the boys and girls chosen to serve in these capacities rank high in intelligence, depemiahihty, resourcefulness, anti cooperative spirit. They attend meetings of the Council anti then report to their respective divisions on what takes place at these sessions. Particularly is this true in regard to plans for under- takings which the divisions are askecl to help put over. On the other hand, the delegates and alternates bring to the Student Council sessions suggestions from their respective divi- sions in regard to extra-curricular school activities. At present the officers of the Student Council are Violet Westin, presiclent; Felton May, vice-president; ancl Gayle Hunt, secretary-treasurer. Together with two representa- tives each from the senior class, the junior, the sophomore, and the freshman, they consti- tute the executive committee of the Stuctent Council. Operating under the supervision of Miss Claire O,ReiHy, faculty sponsor of the council, these eleven boys and girls take the lead in giving direction to its procedure and its projects. In the past year our Student Council comlucted a Spring cleanup campaign, ancl a sale of mums in connection with a major football game. During the same period it played a prominent role in the Childrens Aid, March of Dimes, Community Fund, Recl Cross, ami Easter Seal fund-raising drives. Likewise, since January, 1951, the Student Council put over two very successful school dances, sold tickets for all of the schools athletic events ancl other school performances, and directed Friday hInCh-period musicales in the school auditorium. It also sponsored the sale of tickets for the Chicago Symphony Orches- tra series of concerts for high school students. Our Student Council is an active member 01C the Northeast-Northxx'est Division of Student Councils amt of the Illinois Association of Student Councils as well as of the National Association of Student Councils. It was represented at conferences in Evanston and in Hinsclale, Illinois, and at a convention held in Chicagds own Congress Hotel. Violet Westin, president of our Council, was nominated as a candidate for treasurer of the Illinois Association of Student Councils. h

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' wmiu ltsinqb1-zlmrs-VA w..-.::a;w..wr.-.u. . ,. . Wnommwaammmmmm- THREE WHO MADE HISTORY AT ENGLEWUOD Asked for his most memorahIe experience as a teacher at Eng1ewood, Mr. Atkinson, characteristically, recaHed-the satisfaction he derived from having in one of his c1asses a gir1 who got grades of 80, 100, and 100 in the First three tests given in that class ,. and an S every marking period of her two semesters of physics. When she graduated she hau an S for every semester of every course she had taken except two. In each 01C these her mark was E uA student like that makes up for many of the 1heartaches1 and headaches, that are part of every teachers lot, remarked Atkinson with a smile. You cant expect to have many hke that. rye had my share of poor ones, but Ive a1so had quite a few good ones, he said by way of conc1usion. Not much coaxing was necessary to get Miss Kiely to tell of her experience as a high school teacher which stands out in her mind above an others. uAs 1 look back over the past thirty glorious and satisfying years at Eng1ew00t1,n she remarked with characteristic exuberance, HI recaH especiaHy the Spanish three- act play, 1Los CastiHos de Torresnohles: which we of the Spanish department presenteu in room 310 two consecutive evenings to seH-out audiences. It was thriHing to Find parents and friends of pupiIS g1ad1y pay- igig an1C alumission fee to see them perform a urama in a foreign language. Oh it was coIorfuI. It was eauti u . uDances, songs, and piano and organ music were interwoven with the action ot the p1ay. The organ, a sma11 collapsible instrument, clear ant1 sweet in tone, which we horroweu from a nearby church, created a true-to-Iife atmos here in the wedding scene. The students Iooked Spanish and simulatect the hearing of Spaniards most eFchtiver. They 8.150 spoke their 1ines very we11. Of course, to prepare for an this properly, we H the stuotents anu teachers invoIved H stayed after school daily for six weeks. It was hard work, but it was a1so Iots of fun H what with snacks between tasks, and parents he1ping to decide on the costuming of their dear young hopefuls, and the uetermina- tion to perfect the performance regardless of the time and effort required. After a pause at this point, Miss Kiely continued, HRecaHing this spirit of ctetermination brings me to my parting message to all the Fine students at dear 01d EngIewood in 1952. I urge you to persevere, to persist, to exert common ordinary egort continuously. Cu1tivate an attitude of enthusiasm toward your school work. Give your very best to it, and you111 reap 1ite10ng rewards. Carry your assignments through to completion. Make a habit 01C that. It wi11 bring you joy and exhi1aration. Reacl, stucty, think. Stay with your books as 1ong as possthe, because education 1eading to c1ear thinking ogers the only genuine solution to the comp1ex problems of our day. 1 1 1 I i 1 1 1 i I I 1. i 1 ,i 5 Asked for his ngood-hy message to the sch001 of which he has been so much a part for more than three decades, Mr. Atkinson remarked, u1 never like to say good-hy, and a1ways say it with a feeIing in that there soon will he an opportunity to say, lhe110 . Then he continued, uEducation seems to me to he more important than ever. As for teachers, 1 fee1 that they are the most important cogs in the ectucational whee1. It takes a great c1ea1 of work, however, to he a successfuI teacher. The teacher must not only do a lot of work himseIf. He must a1so somehow End a way 01C getting his pupi15 to uo a good c1ea1 of work. To get much out of education you must put much into it. Remember the OM saying, Theres no roya1roac1to1earning.H, Though Mr. Twomey has been at Eng1ewood about seventeen years, his most satisfying experience is very fresh in his memory. It occurred,on1y 1ast year. My most satisfying experience at Englewoodnsaid our hearty football coach of the past decade and a ha1f, ucame in 1951. That yearys Eng1ewood football team gave it to me by winning five out of eight games. Jinxed by injuries, ineIigihiIity, and generaI hard luck, our gridiron squads had won on1y one game in each of the preceding years y 1948, 1949, and 1950. So the Five resounding victories in 1951 gave us a new lease 01C hfe and a great 910w of satisfaction. . ........,.ub-..-- u --- -.-xu.,n..-- .. ..-.u.i... mxn T0 the request for a going-away message to the boys and girls of our schooI, Twomey responded spiritedly: Get as much education as you can. he saitt, and then continued: HA good education enahIes a person to make the most of unforeseen opportunities. Be prepared for them. Don,t he fainthearted. You never know what you can do ti11 you try. Don,t c10t1ge work and evade sacriFices. The sincere and sus- tained eHort you make in sch001 win, in the end, pay hig dividends and bring large rewards.

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STUDENT COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Row 1: J. Williams. V. J. Wil- LEIHIS. V. VVcstin ercsidenU, Nliss CYRciHy onnsod, B. Burrc , D. Phillips, 1W. hqillcr. Row 2: A. Diggs. J. FitzgeraH, G. Hunt UrcasurorL F. Nlay Hicepresidenn. E. Hambric, A. Thymos, R. Law- FOIN'Q. STUDENT COUNCIL DELEGATES Row 1 : J. Stratton, G. Seals. Z. Stansc , P. Johnson, Nliss O'Reilly, E. H0. J. Woods, J. IVIolsby. Row 2: S. Robinson. 1V1. NIiHcr, C. Butler, C. Smith. . Phillips, J, XViHiams, S. Bryant, Price, N. Parllam. Row 3: Blincr, C. Chambers, J. Allen. DuPrm'. R. B00111, J. Crozicr, Carter, l. Harrnd, Y. Pleasant. Tumor. Bl. Pryor. Row 4: Hazlett. 1W. Dax'is, V. Johnson, Jordan. J. Russell, D. Taylor. Ashley, R. Jackson, R. Kline, Anllcr, C Stvptoo, 1W. :Horrison. Stollmnx'vnk, J. Smith. :OWW U makic STUDENT COUNCIL DELEGATES Ruu' 1: T. Griffin, B. Haney. A. Peters, :Wiss O'Reilly Gponsod, V. Hunt, G. Britt. F. IVLNut, D, 3lurphy. Row 2: D. Nixon, B. Bynum, B Jmkxun. I. XVhitlle. 1 Bulin, l: Kohllum, R. Brmxn, V. ViHiams, M. : 11 Vhorter, Y. ghruhvl. Row 3: G. Br V. Dixon. P. Cray. P. xlkhnoton, I. Xqulvy, C XVlliHI-d. S. Slov vnmn. A. Diggs. C. Davis, Pmm: B VunI. A. Nortllrip, . Harm's. B. BUTN'H, 1.. Cumblc. xMw 1: F. Cuunls, A, Thynms, IfivH. N. Inluhnn. ,1. Puppns. .. Hamln'it. R. Hmm, B. Purtvr. L Hyunith. R. Bnmn, D. Foulkos, 5. Vilwn XI. Cant. l. Sulloy, B Bnh-x.