Fairbury Cropsey High School - Crier Yearbook (Fairbury, IL)

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Flanagan High School for three and one-half years and Minonk High School for one- half year. He entered Bradley Polytechnic Institute and received his A. B. degree in 1933; studied Dramatics and English at Bradley during the summer of 1935; took graduate work at the University of Illinois for two summers; and in the summer of 1937 studied Physical Education at Northwestern. He taught at Flanagan High School and came to Fairbury in 1936. His hobby is collecting old coins of historical or pecuniary value; ambition is to obtain his Doctor’s degree in American History, which he is at present working toward. Grace Whitford was born at Clayton. Illinois. She attended a country school near Clayton, and graduated from Camp Point High School, Camp Point, Illinois. She attended Western Illinois State Teacher’s College for two years. In 1921, she was awarded her A. B. degree from the University of Illinois. She is a member of the Kappa Delta Phi Honorary Scholastic Fraternity. She taught at Mendota, Illinois, from 1921 to 1925; at Eveleth, Minnesota, from 1925 to 1926; from there to Fairbury. Her hobby is travel. J. Dale Roberts was born at Ashmore, Illinois, in Coles County. He attended the elementary school at Ashmore; Tuscola High School, Tuscoia Illinois, and graduated from Oakland High School, Oakland, Illinois. His college education was received at James Millikin University, Decatur. Illinois. He joined both the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Kappa Delta Chi fraternities. He has taught in Fairbury since 1934. His hobbies are lishing and hunting. Marjorie Kemple was born in Gibson City, Illinois, attended Gibson City grade school and Drummer High School in Gibson City. She attended James Millikin Uni- versity, University of Illinois, from which she earned her B. S. degree in 1927. She took up summer graduate work at University of Illinois for one summer and also at the University of Wisconsin for one summer. She taught at Saybrook, Melvin, and came to Fairbury in 1936. Her hobbies are plays and the theatre. Ivan A. Kortkamp was born at Moline, Illinois. His elementary schooling was received at the Horace Mann Grade School, Alton, Illinois. He obtained his B. M. Ed. degree from Augustana College in 1934. Graduate work at Illinois Wesleyan, summer of 1937. He taught two years in Wayland, Iowa, and in 1936 came to Fairbury Town- ship High School. His hobby is hunting. Last but by far not least, Miss Doris Lee’s native place was at La Hogue, Illinois. She graduated from Normal Community High School and received her B. Ed. degree in 1935 from the Illinois State Normal University; her M. S. degree from the Uni- versity of Illinois in 1937. She was a teacher at a rural school in Iroquois county for two years; at Greenup High School from September, 1936, until March, 1937, when she came to Fairbury. She is a member of both the Kappa Mu Epsilon Honor- ary Mathematics Fraternity and Kappa Delta Pi, Honorary Scholastic Fraternity. Eight The Crier » 1938

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Fairbury Township High School Fairbury Township High School as it now stands was erected in 1915. The Board of Education at that time consisted of F. L. Churchill, President; W. Logan Kring, Secretary, and the other members were: J. N. Bach, L. E. Broadwell, Elmer H. Odell, Emil Keller, and Mrs. Ada P. Foster. The Building Committee included: F. L. Churchill as chairman, and L. E. Broadwell, J. N. Bach. Hewitt and Emerson were the architects and Herbert B. Krauel. general contractor. The heating and plumb- ing contractors were from the Arthur W. Murray Company. These men alone, however, could not have built such a fine structure. Their success was due to the unselfish and untiring spirit of the people of the community. Fairbury Township High School at the present time has an enrollment of over 200 students. The assembly is quite large enough to seat everyone. Also we have adequately equipped laboratories and vocational training rooms. We boast of a Chemistry ar.d Physics laboratory, a completely equipped Home Economics room, for both boys and girls, a typing room with 18 typewriters, all new either last or this year. Also our Agricultural laboratory has up-to-date methods of various seed- testing and agricultural work. In the last few years, a decided interest has been taken in music work and today we have a fully organized music department. From year to year as the classes have been graduated, each has left something behind which adds to the beauty or the convenience of the building. The first class of Seniors that was graduated, in 1915, left the Master Clock, and the class of 1916 left the secondary clocks. This Master Clock, located in the assembly, controls the bell system of the entire school. The loud speaker in the assembly was also given by one of the graduating classes and has proved a valuable asset to the school. In 1924 and 1925, the classes had the pillars erected, two at the driveway entrance and two at the walk entrance to the grounds. Scattered through the halls and classrooms are beautiful pictures that have been given by several classes. In short, Fairbury Township High School is a place from which any student, after he has taken his place in the world, should be proud to point out as the place from which he was graduated. Ten The Crier » 1938