Joliet Junior College - Shield Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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DR. WILLIAM C. FRENCH Superintendent of Joliet Township High School and Junior College MR. JOHN H. FRENCH Assistant Superintendent of Joliet Township High School and Junior College , ' f I J ., wx , 7 , .. .1 Dedicated Leaders Administration The administration reports that Joliet Junior College now has over 1200 students and expects continual growth. District 204 is now in the process of expanding the high school facilities and will be reasonably crowded until September of 'I964 when the new buildings are to be opened. This fall the college was forced to turn awoay 200 applicants who lived outside what is termed the commuting area. After 1964 the college will have more space for normal growth. With the removal of two-thirds of the high school stu- dents from the building, more space will be designated for col- lege use. The administration will attempt to locate college facili- ties in a specific area which will be as detached from high school facilities as possible. The library will be enlarged, laboratories will be remodeled, and large lecture sections may be incorporated into the school's program. The cafeteria, lounge, smoker, and offices will also be enlarged. Next year a course in physics for engineering maiors will be set up, as will a course in basic philosophy. Also a new course for the training of women physical education maiors is in the making. Board of Ed ucation The Joliet Township High School and Junior College Board of Education, which is composed of seven members elected from the district, is responsible for the operational procedures and facilities of the school. These include construction and mainte- nance of buildings, purchase of supplies, and employment of per- sonnel. The board adopts a budget, pays bills, selects school sites, okays architects' plans, issues school bonds, and calls for bids. The board has the power to hire and dismiss teachers, sus- pend or expel students, approve salary schedules, determine policies, and promote a school philosophy. It is also the board's responsibility to study and understand what the school is supposed to accomplish, how well the school is filling the students' and community's needs, and what improve- ments and advances are to be made. To this end the board of education and administration have recently been investigating long-range plans for iunior college expansion. This is the second phase of the two phase program which includes expansion of high school facilities and iunior college facilities. ,,., ' ,t 45 y M L. If X , Members of the Joliet Township High School and Junior College Board of Education, delegated with a myriad of responsibilities, are: SEATED, LEFT TO RIGHT: Mrs. Verna Carey, secretary to the board, Mr. George Hankinson, business manager, Dr. E. Charles Coheneur, and Mr. William Grinton. Those STANDING are Dr. Suren Seron, vice president of board, Mr. Howard Lloyd, president of board, Mr. Walter Mertz, Dr. Robert Geist, Dr. William French, superintendent, and Mr. John French, assistant superintendent. Not pictured is Mr. Norman Keck, board member.

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+2 Mrs. Louise Longman, adviser to the students in the fine and applied arts curriculum, is often seen in the professional library conversing with her many advisees. Mr. Wendell Williams, Mr. Henry Simpson, and Mr. James Thompson, ad- visers, gather in the guidance office to talk over common problems involved in counseling their liberal arts students. im. The pre-engineering advisers, Mr. Donald Esworthy and Mr. Donald Green, study an outline of the new physics course which will be offered to engineer ing majors next fall. Advisers Counsel, Since Joliet Junior College's historical begin- ning in 1902, the individual student has been the school's main concern. During the college's in- fancy, when the enrollment was very small, the Deans acted as personal advisers to each student. They assisted each student in planning his course of study and in solving his scholastic problems so that he could obtain a sound education. They as- sisted the student in choosing a vocation, prepar- ing for it, entering upon, and progressing in it. The Deans were very interested in providing scholarship information to everyone who needed or wanted it. Also during the early period of the school the Joliet Junior College Loan Fund was established under the direction of Dr. J. Stanley Brown, then Superintendent of Joliet Township High School and Junior College. As the college grew from a handful of stu- dents in the beginning to its present enrollment, the college administrators sought to maintain that the individual was the main interest and concern of the college. To this end Dr. Hal Dellinger, Miss Lola A. Emery, Mr. Duane Kirchoff, Mr. Edmund Puddicombe, Mr. Henry Simpson, and Miss Georgina Smith were appointed in 1955 as the first college advisers. Thus the guidance and coun- seling services of the school were established on a formal basis. Personal and professional qualifications for the college adviser were set up as well as spe- cific, defined responsibilities. A teacher employed as an adviser must be able to work with people, have time available for counseling and contact- ing people, and must have a wholesome interest X A' ,.-H' -4-.. Always interested in the pre-professional growth and ex- periences of his pre-medical students is Mr. Edmund Pud- dicombe, curriculum adviser. His interest is evident through the many hours he spends with the Students of Medical Science group of which he is founder and spon- sor.