Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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SUPERI TE DE P. L. Ewing Highlands first public school principal was A. G. Doyle who served in 1837. Other early principals were John Baer, William Florin, Adolph Suppiger, Theodore Adelmann, W. A. Stille Ph. D., W. M. Valentin, and O. F. Weber. The name of C. L. Dietz, however, is the most closely assoclatcd with the early development of education in High- land. Mr. Dietz became principal and eighth grade teacher in 1886 after serving one year each in grades three and seven. He acted as superintendent and high school teacher from 1894 to 190-1 and from 1919 to 1927 .Though not college-bred, Mr. Dietz was an alert school man and a capable administra- tor. A strict disciplinarian, he inspired the best in his pupils. Three generations of Highland children grew up under the influence of this well-read, deep-thinking, cultured gentleman. Another name which will be written large in the story ot' Highlands educational development is that of our present superintendent, Parmer L. Ewing. Under his administration our curriculum has been lIl0d6l'lliZ9d, the standards of our teachers raised, our high school made a member of the North Central Association, our present junior high system organized, and our new school planned, built, and put in smooth running order. To Mr. Ewing and to Mr. White, our principal, the seniors of 1937 express gratitude t'or careful guidance during our four years in high school. J. J. White

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B0 RD Ihr. lilltlltlllllll, Mr. lim-11, Mr. Siexrist, Mrs. larry, Mr. Aninnmn, Mr. Tibbt-tts ll1 1 Wltvn school distritt I5 was organized i11 1837, tl1ree men served on tlic Board of lC:l11c:1tio11. .xntong those who served in early times we find the naincs ut' Solonion Koeplii, Adolph Bandelier, and Garrit. Crownover. I1: 1ST-1 the lllllllllvl' ol' lloard members increased to six and by 1887 there v.'c1't- SKJYUII. Several who served on the Board ill early years held the position t'or many years. Among these were .loseph Animann tfather of 1.1-o Allllililllll, l,l't'SitlPlli, ot' tl1e Board todayi who served from 1882 to 151112, and Selniar Pabst, who served sixteen years all told. Other Board llll'lllllt'l'S who have served many years are .IOIIII Hoerner tl!lt12-19211. lmuis Kulinen tltltlll-111271. Dr. Edgar Merwin t1913-19301, Edward Slot-1-kiln 1111151-111351. and C. F, Rawson tlivlil-151351. lloth i11 the past lllltl today HiglIlklllti'S Board of Education has bee11 made llll ot' lllk-'ll Dl'0lllillPlli in the COI11l1ll1Ilily and devoted to its welfare. It is ot' interest to note tl1at our present Board is comp-osed of one banker. one doctor, one dentist, ,and four others engaged in business, This is fairly representative of many Boards of the past and accounts for the t'act that our school has always been run efficiently. Few communities are so 1'ortunate as to have a Board which is professional in its dealings with both faculty and community. Une task ol' the Board ill early times seems to have been to sell the idea ot' a public school education to the community. Many people were content to have their children taught privately in the early days, and tl1e .xinerican idea of a common school education for all was slow i11 taking root, Later. the Board n111st have had trouble in justifying the establish- ment ot' a high school, for the secondary branch was established late and git-w to a t'o11r-year school very slowly. As late ,as 1900 the Germanic lllfillt'llt't' was still strong and there was much emphasis on German in- struction. Une problem i11 the last two decades has been to Americanize the instruction Ellld provide a broader and 111ore modern ctirriculum. The HtHll'ti may take pride in the fact that o11r school now has an excellent t'lll'I'iC'llllllll t'or a town of this size. The seniors ot' 1937 wish to voice their appreciation to the Board for the excellent educatioizal opportunities provided for them during their years i11 the Highland Public Schools.

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FACULTY Xliu Vlueller Bernice Mueller Partner Il. Ewing, NI. S. --- Joseph VVhite, M. A. ..... . Helen Drew, IS. S. ....... . Irene Foster, A. H. ....... Harold Homann, Il. Ed Maurice Hoover, Il. M. Frances Peterson, A, B .lolm Rohner, A. Il. ....... Henrietta Suess, IS. Ed 4.--.. Mabel Wenger, B. Ed. Louis Yates, M, A. ..... -- I.illian Wenger, B, Ed. --- Margaret Carr, A. Gwyudel Davis, B ' . s. ..... Charles Dintelman. B. Ind. - Viola Harris .... Florence Holliger Doris Itulison, ll. Ed. ..... Kathryn Smith, B. Fd Alice Stocker, B. Ed. ..... Martha Grace VVelch Virginia Wildi, B. S. ..... I NVe take this opportunity to express sin- tended to us hy Misses Bernice and .Xlict Mueller, our school secretary and hookkeept-r. Wheeler have acted as office girls one period Manwaring, Dorothy Ellen Draper, and Earl Duncan assisted with office work after school and during free periods. II. ot I. ......... .Superintendent HIGH SUHOOII , cere appreciation for the many kindnesses ex- This year Marie Heck, Marian Illeisch, Dor- othy Ellen Draper, Ruth Federer, Emily Messer- li, Lillian Michael, Orba Trolliet, and Alice each day. Four seniors, June Vaupel, Floriece B. ..... Missouri U. ..... .l'rincipal. Science IT. ot I. ......... . Washington ll. --. Normal IT. ...... . lll. Nvesleyau ll. -. Augustana ...... . Central VVesIeyan E. I. b. I. C. ..... . Normal l'. ...... . Home Economics Social Studies, llatin, English Agriculture Instrumental Music Vocal Music Iudustrial Education Mathematics Business I'. of Iowa ..... .English GRADES Normal IT. .... -,. Harris T. C, ..... Millikiu l7. ...... . 1 w If.. I. S. T. C. ..... Normal lf. ...... Normal ll. ...... w 'w w E, I. S. T. L. ..... Normal ll. ...... Normal I'. ...... l.ot I. ......... Principal .I. High Social Studies .Second Grade .Ir. High Science. Boys' Physical Ed.. Voaching Junior High S. I. S. T.C. ..... , .Fifth Grade First Grade Fourth Grade .Third Grade H. S. General Business, Jr. High Mathematics Kindergarten, Girls' Physical Ed. H. S. German, Jr, High English