Fenger Academy High School - Courier Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION Ls cc- ' 3 3 1 Y, i Mrs. Carl T. Anderson, Music, Mrs. Norman Fraser, Home making, Mrs. Elmer Lane, Delegate, Mrs. Mar- tin Stephan, Library, Mrs. William Wetzell, Ways and Means, Mrs. Eugene Helland, Leisure Time, Mrs. , George Carleton, Membership, Mrs. Guy Avery, Student Aid Mrs. John Caird, Recording Sec'y., Mrs. W. E. I-Iavrkins, Citizenship, Mrs. Victor Beckman, Corresponding .Sec'y., Miss Elizabeth Campbell, and Vice-President, Mr. Frederick Schacht, 3rd Vice-President, Mrs. Peter Buikema, President, Mrs. Ray Main, Treasurer, Mrs. john Woodward, Publicity The National Congress of Parents and Teach- ers was organized on February 17, 1897, in Wash- ington, D. C., nby Mrs. Alice Birney, promoting child welfare in'home, school, church, and com- munity. The National Congress of Parents and Teachers is recognized as the largest group of vol- unteer -workers in the world devoted exclusively to child welfare. Because it is the agent making the contacts be- tween home' and school, the local association is the vital unit in the Congress. The home is the foundation for the child's life, the school builds on' this foundation, and just how effective this building will be depends on how well the founda- tion is-laid. By sympathetic understanding of each other's view point the teachers and parents form a very effective partnership in t.he educa- tion of the child. Because the objectives of edu- cation cannot be achieved by the teachers alone, the parents and students must understand the real purpose of education as interpreted today. The Student Council of Fenger High School felt the need of an organization whereby the parents and teachers could meet on fa social basis. So upon the approval of Thomas C. Hill, principal, Joseph Brack, Mayor iof Fenger, appointed Lawrence Drumheller as chairman of the committee to make arrangements for a 'preliminary meeting to be held Tuesday evening, June 11, 1929, when the Fenger Parent-Teacher Association was formed. At this meeting Mr. Henry Penn was elected temporary chairman, and Mrs. J. E. Taylor, Presi- dent of the Junior and Senior High School Coun- cil, presented and outlined the plans of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. The second meeting was held in the small auditorium on Friday evening, June 21st, to perfect the or- ganization plans. Ar this time the following offi- cers were elected: President, Mrs. E. C. Helland, Tm first Vice-President, Mr. George Dasher, second Vice-President, Mr. J. W. Carnegie, third Vice- President, Mr. Thomas C. Hill, Secretary, Miss Marie McCutcheon, Treasurer, Mrs. C. C. Gault. Evening meetings were held until the following March when it was deemed advisable to hold the meetings in the afternoon. The association has tried to be of service to the school by contributing to the Student Aid Fund, by donations to some of the clubs, and by assisting in the endeavor to secure adequate school relief, and to support three promoting legislative bills. The faculty and stu- dents have assisted the P. T. A. with their month- ly programs, through printing, posters, Fenger News, Courier, sale of tickets, and in the recent minstrel show, making it a real Parent-Teacher Association with student participation. The Fen- ger Parent-Teacher Association solicits the inter- est and support of the whole Fenger community in its desire to be of service to its students, its school, its community. It needs the cooperation of persons interested in the welfare of the students of Fenger High School. The present officers and chairmen are President, Mrs. Peter Buikema, first Vice-President, Miss Marie McCutcheon, second Vice-President, Miss Elizabeth Campbell, third Vice-President, Mr. F. W. Schacht, Recording Secretary, Mrs. Florence Caird, Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. B. A. Beck- man, Treasurer, Mrs. Kay Main, Publicity, Mrs. John Woodward, Membership, Mrs. Geo. Carle- ton, Ways and Means, Mrs. Wm. Witzel, Hospi- tality, Mrs. Jacob Shiffman, Student Aid, Mrs. Guy Avery, Music, Mrs. C. T. Anderson, Library, Mrs. Martin Stephan, Leisure Time, Mrs. E. C. Helland, Citizenship and Juvenile Protection, Mrs. W. E. Hawkins, Homemaking, Mrs. N. A. Fraser, and Delegate, Mrs. Elmer Lane.

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AN APPRECIATION We, the editors on the Courier staff, wish to express our thanks to the many, many people who have so willingly aided us in the many proj- ects connected with the publication of our book. It is to these kind friends that we owe thanks. With that same humorous twitch on his lips, the wink of an eye, and a clever greeting with which he meets his friends, Mr. Frederick Schacht took time from his daily duties to advise us and to give us his opinions on whatever happened to be the matter of difficulty at the time. We want to express our love and thanks to him. Besides the countless other ways in which he had helped us, Mr. George Dasher always took the pages and pages of proof that we handed him with a rather speculative look, a crooked smile, which we enjoy, and a clever remark, but we know this takes time, and we are indeed grateful to him for his willing- ness to do whatever we asked of him. Miss Eliza- beth Campbell, because of her kindly interest and splendid cooperation, has made us want to thank her, too. Because her charming and gracious manner has so endeared Miss Marie McCutcheon to us, we hope we haven't imposed by asking her to do for us countless things. To Miss Helen Vizard We owe and extend innumerable thanks for her super- vision of the art work which is seen in the book. Without her search for the best talent in the art students, her- advice, and encouragement, we would not have the pictures to beautify our Courier. During the four days of group picture taking, we found Mr. Claude Smitter could usu- ally manage things either with a smile or a com- mand at just the right' time. Miss Charlotte Smitl1's genial 'personality often added to the joys of picture taking. To those in charge of the branches, Miss Julia Mclnerney, Miss Cleopatra Wilson, and Mr. Phillip J. Carlin and their re- spective corps of teachers, we cannot adequately express our gratitude for their giving us all, -and even more than we asked of them in encouraging picture taking, sales, and branch material. In the oflice, Miss Sarah Schmid, Mrs. Dorothy Larson, and Miss Rosella McKenna were most agreeable about necessary checking that we had to do in order to have correct statistics in the Courier. To Mrs. Anderson, for her snapshots for the G.A.A. page, to Miss Mildred Taylor, and the News staff for their helpful publicity each week, and to Mr. Neil Trimble who gladly assisted by rendering music for our Courier assembly, we extend our Twcl uc' appreciation. We also thank Miss Mary Lusson for her willing assistance to us whenever called upon, and her promptness in giving us material for the opera. We want to express our gratitude to Mr. John J. Kehoe, who was cheerfully ready to aid us whenever we needed advice in printing matters. We wish to thank, for their many kind- nesses, Miss Elsie Parsons and Mr. Lewis Cook, who were always ready to assist us, Mr. Uda Koer- ner for his supervision of the cartoons, and Mrs. Cassel and Mrs. Kelly to whom we owe the success of our faculty tea. At this time we would like to tell the entire faculty how much we appreciate their graciously permitting us to speak before their division rooms on pictures and sales. To the E-nglish teachers for asking their classes to contribute to our literary pages, and to the Quill and Scroll for the rights to use the manuscripts entered in the contest, we extend our gratitude. Students, too, have done their part. Edgar Firant, aside from drawing cartoons, desig-ned the cover, but refused to sign his name on it for fear of spoiling the design. We feel that he deserves recognition for his work. Ralph Gault, Jeanette Swanson, and Lorraine Marianelli, who, although they are not on the Courier staff, have done so well in their art classes that we are using their designs in our pages. To Miss Robinson's English class for feature stories on branches and to all those who have contributed their poems or essays, we express our thanks. Three cheers to the Courier representatives! They did beautifully in sales and picture taking, and for their cooperation we extend to them our sin- cerest appreciation. It was our wish to include everyone in this acknowledgment, but if anyone was omitted who .has faithfully served us, it is because his name has not been brought to our attention. Few people know what Miss Ruth Winslow Robinson, our adviser, has done for us. Hours and hours of her time were spent in an effort to make our Courier a success. It is she who encour- aged us when we were low in spirit, she who advised us and helped us to complete our work. Therefore, we give her our most sincere gratitude for her efforts, and hope that we have made our- selves worthy of them. BERNICE KUZIEL CHESTER SLINGERLAND Ezlifors-in-chief