Feitshans High School - Log Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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When FeiTshans Opened iTs doors To high school sTudenTs, among The TirsT TO greeT The sTudenT body was ElizabeTh Cogswell. Miss Cogswell, a graduaTe OT lllinois College, Jacl4- sonville, was a member OT The English deparTmenT and direcTOr OT dramaTics, ThrOughOuT iTs TOrmaTive years, she did much TO mold Our high school inTO The proud insTiTuTiOn iT is Today. Talcing graduaTe worlc Trom The UniversiTy OT lllinOis, she was granTed a MasTer OT ArTs Degree. AlThOugh no OTher degrees were in her educaTional plans, Miss Cogswell aTTended many summer sessions and worlcshops which aided her in Teaching her classes and Ialer gualiTied her Tor The appoinTmenT To The pOsiTiOn OT Dean OT Girls. AlThOugh Miss Cogswell gave a high priOriTy TO her school duTies, she always Tound Time To cOnTribuTe generously OT her TalenTs TO her church, her cOmmuniTy, and her proTession. Someone Once said, Service is The renT we pay Tor Our place in sOcieTy. She has made more Than her paymenT in Tull. Capably she headed The SpringTield EducaTiOn AssOciaTiOn, and she has held several oTTices in DelTa Kappa Gamma, an honorary OrganizaTiOn Tor women educaTors. Many civic Or- ganizaTiOns Owe her a sincere Thanlr you Tor her worlc, parTicu- larly if The OrganizaTiOn had as iTs goal The beTTermenT OT our youTh Or The imprOvOmenT OT Our communiTy. For cOunTless number OT sTudenTs who wanTed TO aTTend col- lege buT who TelT iT was a Tinancial impOssibiliTy, Miss Cogswell Tound scholarships and parT-Time iobs and gave The encourage- menT They needed TO Taclcle The impossible For OThers her rappOrT wiTh The business people OT our ciTy and Their cOnTi- dence in her iudgmenT meanT iobs aTTer graduaTiOn. For hundreds OT girls wiTh problems, real Or imagined, big Or small, Miss Cogswell was ready To lisTen wiTh sympaThy and guide wiTh wisdom. NO one will be more missed in The years TO come Than ElizabeTh Cogswell. l-lowever, To The sTudenT body, The alumni, and her Tellow workers, Miss Cogswell will always be Miss l:eiTshans. MISS COGSWE LL RETIREQ Senior Class PresidenT, SCOTT Fisher, presenTs Miss Cogswell wiTh a bouqueT OT roses aT The RecOgniTiOn Assembly.

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Roberi Carpenler Mr. Carpe-n+er is a necessary parl of The life ar Feiishans. Be- sides his adminisirralive dufies, he supervises all eller-game dances. all home aihlelic evenls. noon hour recrealion and dances. and The Neighborhood Youirh Work Pro- gram. I-le is also aclrive in P. T. A. and Boosfer Clulo commiilee work. OUR COUNSELORS Clyde McQueen Mr. McQueen is Ihe boys' counselor for Feifshans. Besides giving college guidance and vocaiional informaiion, he does scheduling and is The lunch line supervisor. Maryann Reim Miss Reim is Ihe sophomore and iunior girls' counselor. She gives advice in such ma'r- 'rers as schedules, jobs, school life, and ac- +ivi+ies.