Hyde Park High School - Aitchpe Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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JOSEPH F. GONNELLY Principal of Hyde Park High School September 1933 H- January 1947

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Mr. Gonnelly at work January 31, 1946, was a sad day for Hyde Park. On that day Mr. Joseph F. Gonnelly retired as principal of Hyde Park. For thirteen years Mr. Gonnelly had been a familiar and beloved figure in the halls of Hyde Park. To the student's eyes, he had really been there in a dual capacity. One was that of lylr. Gonnelly, the dignified, white- haired principal and eHicient administrator of Hyde Park, who always saw to it that his school was among the best in the country. The other was that of '1Papa Joen, the kindly gentleman who was never too busy to listen to the tale of woes of some bewildered student or dis- traught parent. In both capacities, he was beloved and respected by the students and faculty of Hyde Park. Sorry as Hyde Park was to see lVlr. Gon- nelly go, it realizes that lylr. Gonnelly well deserves some leisure. He is now spending most of his time trying to catch up on all the reading he missed While he was busy at Hyde Park, in the summer he intends to raise a little garden by his house in Indiana. Although Mr. Gonnelly has oHicially with- drawn from Hyde Park, his interests are still with his school. He remembers all his old Hyde Park friends with pleasure, coming back to visit them occasionally, and he attends many Hyde Park games. And Hyde Park will always remember Mr. Gonnelly. Study of a reading report 17