Joliet Central High School - Steelmen Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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Once when driving around our schools with Prof. Frank H. Hall, as we came to McKinley Park he asked: What are you going to do with seventeen acres in one school ground '? I am right glad we came here, Professor. I will be glad for you, from your great ex- perience, to tell ine what is the proper size for school grounds, and which part of these we should dispose of. As we drove over the grounds he noted the young trees we had planted-the gigantic hack- berry, the sturdy oak, the maple and other native trees, the water front along Hickory creek, and said no more that day, The next day, at the teachers' conventior? he left I I, came to me and said: I have been studying ' since and have con- cluded that seventeen af 'ust the Jro er size l for school grounds. W' city extends far oey on This article i be fit the space allotted some school tree nu was such that they Shaw s Garden ,t America the Gove became interested The actual xv H is more a matte. g number that can bi . One acre three feei foot 43560. For es' many. Every rod Q f trees growing therec ' would be in store for tly , Many of th- trees ' en your growing oe cut dovxn to . We started gel experiment intendent f untry Life in it rshington all , young trees U work. The surprising. t 10890' one L it is in er- es should have mine of vrealth transplanted and have passed away. ' 'That the school nurseries re not rapidly increasing and im- proving is not a matter for criticism The more important matters of good schools are too pr essing But I fir mlv belrexe that some time in the future the boys and girls of Moran and other schools who help ed to plant raised and set out 1n school grounds and of the surplus stock took to their own homes xx 1ll as school officers pirncipals teachers and ianitors 1ev1ve the plan of planting and raising trees in all available school grounds A O Marshall . b , . n A 4 V f S f ' 1 ix ,U , 1 . L I' 1 A o ' , a f A 1 C 9 3 1 9 Q X L I I r X ' r Y K , 1 1 1' I ua l ll I I 1 l ' 5 , ' A I 'H , f 1, , , ' 1 J x rw I f K G ' , tr Y l . . 1 .i, Q ' 7 X f t I ' I I I C XR 1 5 . . l . . gave away, will be growing! fix H I ' W Q Mig after all now living f 1 Ml W H 1 Q al n I. 1, . .g , C , 4 K 7 7 7 7 Sr l'. ll

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r e e t 1 n g - Good readers all, we wish you Well, ,l And so We give you greeting: it We hope this book in you'll compel i An interest more than fleeting. Q Full many topics here you'll find, Each treated with some care, And pictures of many a different kind, l And gems of humor I'2L1'9. l l 1 l And jokes in prose and rhymes- l Slams and roasts and photographs, Some that only make you laugh It When you read between the lines. 4- x Every class is represented From Post--grad to Freshman dear, 1 And their joy will be augmented When they read What's written here. , 4 1 We've done our best to please you all, Our faults please overlook, Q We hope our virtues you'll recall, And we hope you'll like our Book! 1 ! Q il Four 1 , R ll l 2

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Ureetnz d ieadels all We VR1Sh you We d so We 0'1V8 you 0'reetm0f e hope thls book 1n you ll compel n interest more than Heeting treated with some care And pictures of many a different ki And gems of humoi rare Slams and roasts and photoffraphs nd jo ces 1n prose and rhymes . Some that only make you laugh tWhen you read between the lmes ull many topics here you'll find A ' U 'very clas is represented pm Pos -Ofrad to Freshman dear their i oy will be augmented Qey read what's written X 1 GM. 1. Yule.. ll. SUPERlN'l'lZNDENT J. STANLEY BROWN 4 AWA' as-. I n . . ,. , , , , , 1? .5 o o ' 1 1 1 N . . X 3 I y 2:- l X ll