Hononegah High School - Mack Yearbook (Rockton, IL)

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THE CCUNCILMEN

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MR. ROCDT To you who gave to us during the past four years so much of your valuable time as our sponsor .... To you, whose careful guidance and excellent advice have helped The Class of 1941 to be successful ..... To you, Mr. Root, we dedicate this annual, The Mack of 1941.

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TRAINING YOUTH FDR The history and background of our high school, Hononegah, is steeped in Indian lore. The name of our state Illionois came directly from an Indian word Illini which means Real Men. The emphasis was place on the Word real, which, to the Indian, meant bravery and courage, trustworthiness and honesty. The limited training received by the Indian youths was aimed to fit them for fine living and well round' ed useful lives. So it is here at Hono negah, all departments of this school are trying to train boys and girls for well rounded lives. Each year new equlipment must be added, new policies must be pursued, and new practices put into force and old theories must be re-emphasized in order that the purpose of education may be achieved. 1. We are still recognized by the State Department of Education and are still accredited by the University of Illinois. We are also ac- credited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, which bases its judgment on highest qualifications of faculty and school equipment. 2. A real library room has been constructed by partitioning off what was once the front of the study hall. New books and dictionaries and magazines have been added and old ones rebound. 3. A new mimeograph machine has been purchased for running off the weekly school paper and other duplication work. 4. The movie machine, purchased two years ago, is being used more than ever before. 5. Steam valves have been installed on the radiators of each class room so that the humidity will no longer be twice as dry as desert air. 6. Through the kindness of Mr. Clifford Ellis, our board president, a back-geared screw cutting lathe has been put into use in our general shop so that our boys may at least learn the first principles of being machinists. Our ,industrial arts department ds the only one of its kind in a wide range of territory around Northern Illinois, because it has a gen- eral shop instead of the old type of wood working set up. 7. Two new school buses, one owned by the district and the other by Seaton Bros. of Shirland, are transporting seventy or more students who live outside our district, to school each day. 8. Music is given a large part in the school curriculum this year, since the band meets once each. day instead of once a Week as formerly. The Glee Club is on a regular class ba sis and meets every day, too. .