Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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School philosophy functions under Dr. Arthur Bruning The continuing purpose of joliet Township High School is to provide the highest possible quality of educational opportunity for all young people they serve. Superintendent Dr. Arthur L. Bruning believed a school system functions basically on an educational philosophy. Dr. Bruning applied his policy to all prob- lems relative to the three joliet Public High Schools: West, East. and Central. Failure of a school referendum September 14, l968, and black student boycotts in late October pressured a school system devised to serve the student. Yoters of school district 204 elected seven members to the Board of Education. They as- sisted Dr. Bruning by determining a philosophy, a fundamental budget, and a basic curricula. De- cisions, standards, suspension and expulsion were based on the general policy. These men divided the budget to meet equipment and repair demands, salaries, health and lunch services. Administration members handled operation- al and student relation problems at monthly meetings. '5 J'v '.5'5'9'5- rv' 3 Iz'sf.,. i'-'1'g'f ':-?Z'.- a'6 --,3 ' -'45-Qifuff '96-vp 'Efww' ' I ' .wif- +.-rf-'.?- 3,: 3-L ..S'-'5'5'fwa'+-g,-5 -1'-'f-.:.r--5'-e .-as thi Joliet school system. Dr. Arthur Bruning ponders difficult problems confronting c Immediate action relative to existing problems is his primary concern. Academics

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Stlpcrilnelldc-l1tDr4 Arthur Brlming BO.-XRID-SEqYl'lflJ: Xlr. NYillium Vlfnger, pregi- Alfrccl l,cveringg Nlr. Gene House. Absent: Mr U,mplf,tf,S hig first full yew.. clvntq Dr. lhmlwrt lioclxcr, NlC4'-Ill4CSlLlUIll. S'l'.fXNl7- lAllliS l'iSfilli. INCL: Nlr. Llmncl .Xusting Dr. llulnn-rt Geist, lr: Mr. ... FN H V: Q4 . , N2-YY WM Mahan., . ..,L .W Q15 ., . 1 Fw-,,,..-P H V , 'g1s'M,, .M - A As business munugcr, Mr. Charles Owens works conscientiously toward the passagv of a school referendum. A cudem ics 44 -S si .. he 56 Lclloy llipkins, ussistunt sllperirilcllclvlil, works xxitll Mr. Clare-nm man, lurnivr We-st principal nun' assistant tu ilu' 5llpCI'lIlll'IlKll'Ill.

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Mr. Lesliv and Mr. Variku take LI break from office routine and head for the faculty cafeteria for lunch. Nlii Yaiiku ciiscm't-rs that living principal means spending a maior portioii ut the xxorkiiig day on tlic tclvplimic. Acadcrin ics i i 1 M11 Yaiiko ciijuys a night at lionu' as he accepts tile challenge issued by his wife, Martha, and their claugllter, Kim, to a game of lLllltZL'l'. .Xssistaiit priiicipal Xlr. Imsiiv L-atc-gorizcs iicaps nt' pmgraiii cards iii prcparatirmii lor Cuorcliiiatinig tlic' L'0IllplltCI' caircls ul' i-XX-Lllli-'.XI'UllIlCl Day tu prograius,