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

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DR. LEONARD B. WHEAT Dr. Leonard B. Wheat, for- mer superintendent of JT, was introduced to the students at an assembly on February 16, 1942. He was superintendent for fourteen months and left here April 1, 1943 to accept a po- sition as superintendent of all schools in Wichita, Kansas. SUPERINTENDENT ROOSEVELT BASLER Roosevelt Basler, formerly assistant superintendent of JT, and now promoted to the rank of superintendent, has served faithfully in the educational field. Before coming to Joliet he was active as assistant super- intendent in Tacoma, Wash- ington. He is a graduate of University of Washington in Seattle. He has taught at Sta- dium High School in Tacoma, served as Director of Cur- riculum in Tacoma public schools, and also on the sur- vey staff of Columbia Uni- versity.

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Service Service fakes on an increased dignify in fime of war. lf is significanf fhaf fhe senior class of I943 has chosen service as fhe fheme for ifs volume of THE J. No class could choose a beffer fheme nor a worfhier moffo nor a finer goal fhan service. The word service is one of fhe mosf meaningful in fhe English language. If designafes a number of arficles and applies fo a variefy of personal acfs. Reference fo fhe dicfionary shows fhe greaf breadfh of ifs meanings in various occupafions and life sifuafions. Yef, all ifs implicafions have a common elemenf--service is somefhing respecfed. Two aspecfs of service seem fo sfand ouf above all ofhers. Firsf. service implies usefulness. Usefulness connofes value. Thaf which is a service is fhaf which has fhe worfh of ufilify. All men regard well whaf is useful. They lmow labor has been expended in producing a service. Second, service means dufy foward ofhers. If is fypical fhaf neifher deed nor fhing can deserve fhe honored descripfion service unless people are helped by if. All self-respecfing men are proud fo perform services. ln schools and in cifies fhruouf fhe world fhere are service clubs. Sfudenfs have fhem iusf as fheir parenfs do. These clubs are organizafions whose primary purposes cenfer abouf helping ofhers wifh useful labors. Such organizafions are common among Chrisfian people. Service is an ideal which is pracfical. One greaf infernafional organizafion has as ifs wafchword, He profifs mosf who serves best Service clubs and service acfivifies confribufe much fo making life happier. LEONARD B. WHEAT

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i HARRY ATKINSON Assistant Superintendent DONALD M. SI-IARPE, Assistant Superintendent Donald M. Sharpe be- gan serving as J.T.'s new assistant superintendent April 19. Mr. Sharpe at- tended schools in Cali- fornia, Oregon, and Illi- nois, and was active in school affairs. He has studied very extensively in curriculum and guid- ance, supervision, and educational philosophy.