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City Scenes 1. City Church. 4. Gary State Bank. 7. Post Office. 2. Library. 5. Masonic Temple. 3. K. of C. Building. 6. Hotel Gary. Mercy Hospital.
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BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION Membership on the Gary School Board carries with it peculiar qualities of service and honor. The members are chosen for their abilities, their vision, and their unselfishness, and devote themselves quietly and effectively to the welfare of the schools. It is an honor to be chosen to serve on this board. MR. LESLIE COMBS has been a mem¬ ber of the school board for two years. lie is a contractor and has given generously of his time and energy to the inspection of school buildings, since his election to the board. Mr. Combs is the treasurer of the board. MR. CHARLES D. LUTZ, principal of Horace Mann School, has been a teacher and administrator in the Gary schools for ten years. He came to Horace Mann from Froebel seven years ago when Horace Mann consisted of the west building and a few portables. He holds an A. B. degree from Butler College and has since engaged in fur¬ ther study at the University of Chicago. Re¬ cently he was elected to Phi Delta Kappa, honorary educational fraternity, at the Uni¬ versity. Mr. Lutz ' s keen interest in the stu¬ dents is evinced by his remarkable personal acquaintance with each pupil. He has aided students to secure scholarships to various col¬ leges and universities. MRS. ELVA RUSTON came to Horace Mann as assistant principal three years ago. She has been associated with the Gary schools for nine years. She attended Western State Teachers’ College and the University of Chi¬ cago. MRS. ADELE CHASE is one of the pio¬ neers of Gary, having come here from the east when the city was very young. She has served continuously on the school board for twelve years, and is at present the secretary. She has worked for equal opportunities for all the boys and girls in the public schools and has been a particular friend to the less for- tU MR. WILLIAM A. WIRT has been super¬ intendent of the Gary schools since 1907. He is the originator of the Work-Study-Play plan, which has been adopted in many cities in America. Mr. Wirt holds a Doctor’s degree from DePauw University and has pursued special study in England, Belgium, France and Germany. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Ilis interest in civic enterprises in Gary is evinced by his instituting, two years ago in Gary, the Civic Concert course, which has brought so much fine musical and dra¬ matic talent to our city. MR. PETER SEYL is president of the board and has been a member for two years. His unusually fine technical knowledge has been an invaluable aid in the management of the Gary schools during his term of office. Mr. Seyl is president of the American Bridge Works.
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