Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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In retrospect . . . I have been asked to lrve ln the past for a brlef tlme and give some observations upon my teachmg career ln the local hlgh school As far as the busmess courses which we offer at present are concerned, there have been a few changes Nlerchandxsmg and yumor busmess have been added to the vocatlonal subjects of shorthand, typew rmng and bookkeepmg, Our physical equrpment has greatly lmproved VVhen we were housed on the publlc square, the street nonses rose above the clatter of the ty pew rlters, and a teachrs volce had to be loud IH order to meet the competition of the many distractions of the outside world Une of the greatest changes that has come about IS ln the lm proyement of textbooks Through the years the publishers have vled with each other to produce practxcal and attractxve tools wlth which students may work lhe quallflcatlons of teachers have rxsen untll now vou must have '1 degree before you can secure a teachers certrflcate rl hrough the vears, I have taught so many excellent students I hope they have found the courses worth whlle and have made for themselves good places nn the business world I have so many pleasant memories of the personalmes that my students have possessed NIABFL IVENGER I have been asked by the Irls Staff to glve my Impression of our elementary school as l have known It through the years rlo go back to the small school m the public square, retrospectlon brmgs to mlnd the bell ID the cupola callmg us each day to work rleachlng at that tlme could not be called a professlon of speclahza tlon We taught our classes the fundamental subyects and art and read wlth them storles ln German The classes were large 'Ievct books were umnsplrlng The many ands to teachmg whlch we accept matter of factlv today maps globes charts, pxctures, audlo visual equlpment were practlcally nonexistent Llbrarv facllmes were meager Thus was the school of yesterday I am glad to have experienced those days They were a real challenge to our resourcefulness and ingenuity lf we lacked a needed map, we made lt It was not beautifully done hy present day stand irds but If seryed 1ts purpose of lllustratlon Ideas and techniques As we outgrew the old school, we were put lnto our present fme bulldmg with nts spacxous grounds and nts modern equlpment Yes, the physlcal aspects of the school have changed and that ns is lt should be But through the years the human slde has not changed That, too, rs as xt should be As I have known them, teachers of the past were, rn the mam, endowed wxth patrence, human un derstandmg, and common sense lhey smcerely desrred to be of service to the boys and gurls who were to be the future cltlzens of our country No teachers of today are not dlfferent Parents remam unchanged I am glad to have known so many I have found out ln the past the prmclples for whlch they stood Ihey made for Highland a solnd cltmenry, mdustrlous, progressrve, wlth llttle lrkmg for pretense, but yudgmg newcomers and each other on their values They took care of their cluldren, sendxng them to us clean and neat I hope that each evening we sent them home a lnttle taller, a llttle stronger, and a llttle nearer the goals that the school had set up for them No parenthood today rs not different LlIlldfCH remam unchanged Youth of earller days had a more restricted vlewponnt of llfe lhe automobile, the motxon pncturc the radio dld not evcxst to broaden their world hormons But they hid thc-lr xspnratrons and dreams lherr laughter was clear and spontmeous lhey faced the future wlth courige and an abiding, fanth lhrough the years I have seen the tests that soclety made of the behavlor of our y0ung.Z people as they met the socral, economic and moral sltuatlons of lnfe As the children of yesterday' met this evaluatxon successfully I am confrdent that when the chlldren of today are up for their appralsal, they tom wlll not be found w antmg LILLIAN VVENGER V1 . . -I ' L -L I . . ., . , . Y ' . . ' ' .. , c s .T I I c I s :J u . . . ' ' . I' f' . . . . L K 4 .s :I 'Y T In AX 1 D . f . .' U' . F' . c ' i Z 'ir . L 7 . S k . 5 . 1 ' , , As the culture of our natlon rose, our school kept pace with new' . K: ' ca s Y T I c . 1 N , i Y 5 f . . ,I 1 O f . . T 1 ' cl . 'lu 7- . s I l ' Y Y I . ' y . ' . . i. . Y f, Y . . '. .V V . . . V. ' . f I V .' ' 1 . I c . 1 . c' - - ss ' y V -I Y . 4 I ' 4 . Y . 1 .T c - I ' - ' 1 . . ' ' Y ' . ' ' I, S K Nc 5 S k . D. I 'Y is I ' .', 4 4 I 4 . . . ' ,' -I , -T I A I If ,lv c I y c ' ' ,l 1 .V tv I

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' , H0 ORABLE ME TIC Ihe Iris Stiff of 1950 xxishes to express its 'tpprecmtion for the endless efforts xxhlth h'1xe been put fort bx Nliss Holliger Nliss Nlibel XVenger und Xllss lillmn Wenger nit onlx tor the educ'1tion'1l lnstruetion thex h'1xe given Us but ll o tor tie high st 1nd'1rds ot mor'1ls thex h'1xe set up for Us r 'xttitude Un these pages xxe xxant to p'xx tribute to the e people tor their pfmence 1nd guidance 'md for the xe'1rs thex h'1xe dutifullx serxed Hlfhllllil Public Qthool A P Zimmernmn better ltnoxxn to xll the students 1 Ollie stfirted his xxorlt in August, 1924 xx hen the school xx1s lovited in the l'1rlt llxli He h'1s been xxorlcmg at the s'1me xoh tor almost svcteen xC'lI's is xe1r ie ls going to re re He h ls enxoxed xxorlting ill these xe'1rs 'md feels he xxill a xxaxs remember the boxs 'md girls xx hom he has xx itthed pa s throufh the halls of our school V if- I 4 . , A, h 1' - ' , . - 1 , . - .' '. ' g 1 D' ' . ' . ': U' .' z s ' l 'Y 5: . : ' . : -' .' : ' BI. Zimmerman deserves honorable mention for his efforts in keeping the building clean and for his cheerful v s v s . ' I , 1 , V 1 - Y ' s ' ' s ' ' . 5. 'I'h': u' . Oll' ' ti . if D' U' ' z : D' 1 . ' 3 l ' ji

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A few da1Q ago a member of the ,YIl ICIll3tlflg class 1eQ 1 former Student of m1ne 1n flfgt grade, asked 11h1 ha1e 11111 taught so man1 YCTTN 11111 what has tl1e work of 1 ICILIICI' and tl1e 16111111011 PTOICSQIOII meant to 11111 XI1 '111swer IS s1111p 1 In 1111 1111n11 te 111111111 ls n11t 111erel1 '1 hte work '1 pr11tess1on '1n fkkllpfltlfln 1 struggle 1 IN 1 UZINNIUII 111 IIIIUIINC 1es1re o 111 an 1rt1st o1es 11 ant as '1 smger owes t11 11111 '1s 1 ll1llNl1lll1 o1es to 11 I1 rs 1 stron' IH n re 1111es t11 Tlln '1 r LC e.11h1ng 1s the tmest ot lme '1rts t 111 11111 T16 111ost PTCKIUIIN resour1es t1e 1 lhe s111 pt11r 111ol1s 1111 .1111 1.1r1es 1111r e IC 1ro1u1t 1 1te ess 1 lf st 1.1111ts on 11111 s lhe pr1111u1t ls 1l1'1n11eless IC te 11l1er tou1he tl1e 1111 ot Ill 111 11 1 ts o lll IIN l1e'1r .1111 lxllll es t1r 111 IN st V1 hat '1 respons1b1l1t1l VVhf1t an 11pp11rt11n1t1' e 111.1111 .11111 o Ill 113131 111s ll 1111 to e1o11'e 1 1111111 te IL 11r e'11 mg ls 1 treat 111 le glllllflg an11 1111111111115 ot 1oung 1111n11s ls 1111t 111111 1 tre111e111 ous 11t .1 VLYX LOIIYIQLUIIS task bo n11t11n 1 11 1at we 15.1111 b11t 11l11t 1ve gwe 111e1s11res tl1e 1111rtl1 ot th1 1 1 e After 111e XCIYS 111 1er1 lnteresttng CXDLTIUIKCS ot te lklllllg III tl1e rural s1l11111l I 111111e11 tl1e H1ghlan11 111111 b1hool 111ult1 '11111 111116 bee11 1 111e111ber 11er NIIIKC All 1111 t1111e has been sp111t 111 domg t1rst grade work CXLCPI 1111 flrst 1ear here 1111111 I flllgllt fourth grule X11 tlrst grade 1l1ss 1nroll111ents hawe been an1 number from QI to 70 SIIIKIKIIIN ll1e 1e.1r I 111 711 e11rolle11 112111 111 1ll t1111e 1ert111ed '1ss1st 'int But other 1e'1rs I had elther student helpers 11r n11 helper 'lt 111 After belng here 1 few 1ears 11ne 11'11 as I was standrng 'lt 1111 1l.1ssroo111 door 11.1111111111 tl1e 1h1l11re11 pass through the 1orr11111r to thelr re spe1t11e rooms 1111 s11per1ntendent walked o1er to me .11111 s.ud xvlllt 11111 111u thrnk .lbllllt when 1ou were as 1tt e as 1our flrst graders are 111111 I .111s11 ere11 b1 s111n1, I 111111 t kno11 1ust wh.1t I thought a out 11hen I was sw, but I 110 know what I tl111u1,ht about WIICII I 11 'ls elght It was then I 11 '1s maklng plans t11 be a tea1her I pla1ed SLIIOOI 11ver .11111 o1er alw'11s IWCIIHL tl1e te.11her I 11ever tlred of that game I 11111 XCTX tlne te.11hers, te.11hers ot 1n11st 0lIISI'lI1L1lIlU 1lCI'NOIlllII'l6S I h1d 11nl1 tour te.11hers Clllflllgl' t1e 1C'lYS ot 1111 grade s1hool tr.11n1n11 lle1se p111se here '1 111o111e11t to 1o111p.1re that 111th 1111 present t1rst grade class the1 11116 tour te.11hers t11 help 11111 guide the111 throu1,,h thelr hrst 1e1r ot grade s1ho0l tram 1n1 I LCI'I'llIl1 do l1111111r lo1e, 1ppre111te 11111 th.111k 1111 1er1 11110 tea1hers for 1ll the1 11111 tor me I '1pprec1'1te lt be111n11 w11r11s lhe1 CI1LOUI'lgCL1 1111 '1sp1r.1t1ons to be1111ne '1 te.11l1er rlhe 1er1 l11es tl1e1 l11ed 'md tl1e1r loft1 111eals l1r11e been p1tterne11 tor 111e ll1e1 11 ere 11oble k11111, 1nd s1111ere I was 1,11en the opp11rt11n1t1 of student fC'lL1lll1 tl1en just as 1111r prese11t 11 I1 st1111ents are 111111111 1Vhen I 11as Ill h1g,h school I fre11ue11tl1 served 1s 1 s11bst1t11te tea1her III 11186 of lllness 11r .1bsen1e of tl1e regular grade te.11her IJUYIHQ 1111 111.1n1 1ears here 111 Hl1,,lll.ll1lI I h'11e 11.111 1er1 111t1rest1n11 e'1per1en1es Of these Some h'11e been SCYIUUS, some ver1 funn1, .11111 others lust n11r1111l 'No If ILIICTS work 1111 be of 111er1t and QULLCSS 111tho11t the he1rt1 .1n11 1heerful 111oper.1t111n a1111 good 11111 ot b11tl1 st1111e11ts and p1re11ts A fillf example ot th1 IS so111e 1e.1rs ago sh11rtl1 before t1e 1 11se ot 8111001 1111 NIIDCYIHICIILICHI sfud H111 I been as Cl t11 place a banner on tl1e 11o11r ot 1116 1l1ssr1111111 ID 11 h11l1 tl1e 11111 t phen11111e11.1l work ot tl1e 1e'1r was bemg done, lt woul11 1ert.11nl1 h.11e hung on 11111r 1l1111r 'Ill 1e.1r ot 11nl1 t11 thls 1l'1ss bllt to e1er1 1l1ss I ha1e l1a11 I 11116 th1 deepest teelmg of 11I'.lIlfllC1C to '11 .1n1 m1 best 111s1es 1111 out t11 e111 st111 ent h.11e e1er 11111 111 1111 1 asses I 111sh 11111 UIIIUIZISCKI an1 11n bounded suc1ess I have '1 book 1n 11111111 I t1ke pleasure 1n re1ord111g the name of CYCYX st1111ent I have taught, and IH the sp.11e I haw left lfrer l11s IMIIIC, I Xl r1te 11 tl1e rnterestmg t Itlgs I 11n learn a 1111t e11h one 'XI1 pleasures QTCIIIX out11e1gh 1111 111spl1 1s11res and I feel that ls 1n1 reward 111 1111 NIemor1 Hook I h11e the t11ll11111ng P01111 It expresses s 11 1.11 1101 l e 11 s11 1s 1 greetlnv t11 flts 111111 'Ire just be1f111111ng to ICZILII en 11 1111 hrlnrl m 1 Illl fu I1 1011 hem! 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' '. ' :K 1' I ' ' , 1 .' 5 't . 1 , . ' 5 1 t 1 . I love t11 teach as ' 1 l t p 1 , J . l S' . 1 l 11 , 11r If 1 5 1 a j S . a' . T ' ' ' 5 ' . I 1': ls l l 5 5 5 ' 5-l 'h1l1l. ' ' 5' l '15 ' 11' ' 1 ' 5 1 bl . Tl 1 l ' 's l l '1111' z ti: 1 5 'z 'a5. ' ' ' ' . I Tl z ' ' S ' l - 'l 'l -711 5 l ve ' l'5 . t ' 1 ll 3 H e ' h': 51111. '111 'f 111.15 1.,11.113-- 11- . 1, 1 1-1-. T.-11' 2.1. fb. '11 'l ' , ' 1 If 5 ' ' ' lil- ve 111' . .5 l' l 5 I' 5 5 '? ' 5 ' -' 1, ' I 5 ' ' I b And of course, .I let each OIIC of 1111' teachers know' about my ztspirations t11 become a teacher. Fortunately, .2--9 .' fl? ' 'li 'Z ' -' I' ' 5' f ' I . ' N U' ' -1 ' ' I , 1 ' ' 5 ' ' ' ' . 1, ' 1 U' 5 5l 5 . 'l 5 1 I ' ' 1 1 ' U' 5. ,' ' 5 1 - - ' 5 1 ' 1 ' zl ' 5' h' 5 ' b juft 'l' .I A ' 1ld.l'k t if 2 ' ,,, l 15e ' .4 -S ' F' ' ' , ll A1 ' ,-I' -1 1-1 ' o V' '- 1 ' I ' , .J I -' ' ' ' 1 ' Yo 1 t1.1'l'-- he eil ' the 'z 1 '11, .- ' 11 , llnl 1- ' 5 -'- . ,- 7' , .' ' ' 'I' , J , ,1 . . .