Galva High School - Galahi Yearbook (Galva, IL)

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'iii E74 ll ig I il I K 5 vb ODIN BOARD OF EDUC ATION C. F. SCHVVAB, S'i:cln-:'r.xln H HNRY C. SVVEAT PHXRI. J. BEIIGIAND A. S. YOUNG GALVA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL AND BISHOP HILL lt can be said with truthfulness that the existence of the Galva Community High School is, to a large extent, due to the enterprising persistence of the people of Bishop Hill. Altho the community of Bishop Hill is not a part of the actual school district, their interest has been a distinct part of the school. The people of Galva who came from Bishop Hill were the originators of the idea that we should have a Com- munity School. Members of the Board of Education have frequently been men who originally lived in Bishop Hillg a good percentage of the students come from Bishop Hill and many of those who do not are only one generation removed. Galva Community High School wcl- comes Bishop Hill students because they are good workers, enthusiastic learners and capable young men and women. VVe want Bishop Hill to feel that this High School is their High School and that they are considered by the school an integral part of this school community. 'We are particular- ly glad to dedicate this school annual to the community of Bishop Hill. C. A. lVeber. BISHOP HILL EDITION CLARl4lNCl'l A. YVEBER Superintcizdent of Schools Illinois College, B.A. University of Illinois, lNI.A

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ADMINISTRATION Oforfarat ledareskap ar icke av mindre betydelse i dag, an di kapten Bjork styrde sin lilla far- kost over den stormiga Atlanten. CAPTAIN JOHN BJORK Dauntless and daring leader- ship is no less important today than when Captain Bjork piloted his tiny ship across the stormy Atlantic. IW . if E: Q I xx P

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9 ODIN ,J Tl-IE VALUE OF A I-HG!-I SCHOOL mia EDUCATION HARRIS HI. ROBERTSON Principal of the High School Illinois College, B.S. University of Illinois, M.A. Records show that the high school enrollment in the United States has increased several times over what it was in the early years of the present century. This is due in part, of course, to the increase in population, but to a much greater extent to the better op- portunities offered today for going to high school and to the fact that laws have been passed njaking secondary education free to all the children., with- i11 the country :ind in corporate towns and cities. A question of primary importance, however, which each high school stu- dent should ask himself or herself, is this: 'WVhy am I in high school F Is it because everyone is doing itw or because my parents send mei' or is it because I realize this great opportun- ity which is mine and am striving to make the most of the opportunity? There is little doubt as to which stu- dent will get the more out of high school work, and develop the better habits for the years to come. To the boy or girl who thinks of high school days as merely a period in which to mark time until some life work comes along, the time is worse than lost, for high school is Life and the habits gained him will remain through the years to come. It is my wish for you, the graduating class of 1936, that you will find in after-life that your high school days have been profitably spent, and as you take up the more serious business of living outside of school you will find already developed habits which will be of help to you in meeting the problems of our modern world. -H. M. Robertson. 1936 GALAHI