Kankakee High School - Kankakeean Yearbook (Kankakee, IL)

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Their Purpose-To Make Your School Modern Your Board of Education-Seated left to right: Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Munson. Mr. Tolson, Mr. Hoennicke, Mr. Fortier, Mr. Madison, Mr. Luehrs, Mr. Allison. llow would you describe Miss Celesta Fruin, the principal's secretary, to someone inquiring' about your school office workers? XX'ould you renieinber how her friendly flashing' smile niade her a -favorite of yours: how busy she always was with her inanv duties-signing' permits, writing' ab- sence slips, and calling students to the -office: aiid how she always renieinbered your name? VVhat would you say about Mr. lNlunson's stcretary. Miss 'Iessie I.. Greely? XXI-old you re- nieniber her may l do something' for you attitude and her friendly greeting' when you went into her office? She collected your semester typing and chemistry fees, and. even in this sinall contact. you sensed her interest and pleasant manner. You may not know what to tell about your lfoard of lfducation. liut who do you suppose added the 700 volumes to your library: made it possible for you to have the best inagazines available: purchased the new chairs and repaired and refinished several old ones: inade more suitable ar- rangements for teaching biologyg purchased girls' physical education and cafeteria equipment and several of the niost recent inapsg placed all necessary supplies in the physics and chemistry labs and several sets of tools in inanual training: and uiade many other arrangements for the silioolf Your busy Board of Education. Top: Your prin- cipal, Mr. Allison, gives some friend- ly advice. Miss Fruin greets stu- dents. Bottom: Office helper, Mary Low- er, calls someone from a study hall to the office. Miss Greely takes down Mr. Munson's dic- tation. Mrs. Ruth Henschel, a new office helper, is not shown. Page 11

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Administrators Guide Your Hi h School life and Career I3 ans If someone were to ask you what your administrators ' are like. what would you say to him? Wlould you rememher to say that Mr, lrying lllunson, your tall and good-humored superintendent, wrote for a national educational magazine and was in demand as a speakerg that he gave aptitude, vocational. and I. Q. tests for your good as well as your instructors': that. although he had many demanding duties, he came fre- quently into your classes, greeting you with his hig. booming voice and listening to your recitations? Xllould you remember that he always had time to talk with you and to answer your questions directly and to the D pointt llfhat would you say ahout Mr. lil Y. Allison, your steadfast and efficient principal? XYould you remem- lmer that when you got to know him you found that he was firm hut understanding: that he was a helieyer in the theory that there are some good qualities in every student: that he could logically explain a situation to you when you were wrong hut thought you were right? XYould you remember that l1e was always ready to Superintendent Munson, A.B., Au- gustana Collegeg A.M., University of Illinois: member of Finance Com- mittee of Illinois Education Associa- tion: past president of Kankakee help you get along in your courses and plan your scheduleg that he was willing to advise you ahout go- ing to college or choosing a profession? How would you paint Mr. Raymond Harris, your assistant principal. her to tell that his that he helped so qualitiesg and that to your friend? VVould you remem- slow, distinct speech impressed you: many of you strengthen your good when, in his commercial law classes. Chapter of the American Red Crossg past president of Rotary Club. he took you on trips to downtown law offices, he was carrying out another of his progressive theories ot education? Page 10 At left, Principal Allison -A.B., Wabash Collegeg A.M., University of Chica- go: Teachers' College at Columbia University: past president of Kiwanis Club. At right, Assistant Prin- cipal Harris-B.S., James Millikin Universityg A.M., University of Illinoisg Uni- versity of Wisconsin: stu- dent for Ph.D., at Columbia University.

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Page You Create With Hands And Minds ll'hen you entered school, you couldn't de- cide what you wanted to flo---work xvith books or work with your hands. You considered the subjects offered and began studying them. Math, science, bookkeeping, lan.guage--all would require many hours with books to be understood thoroughly. You looked at the opportunities of art home economics, manual training, typing, stenog- raphy. Then, as you looked at yourself. you asked, For what subjects am I best equipped? VVhich can I do best-use mv. hands or use my niind?' , . USING THEIR MINDS. Top: Working with words-Tetrault, Balthazar, and Simp- son in Room 207. Lower: Working with num- bers-Swaim and Piersol outside of Room 107. Il's a Pleasure to Draw There is something more to artistic develop- ment than just painting an emotion or thought to be hung in the art galleries of the world. During the course of a day you notice many beautiful objects-landscape, machinery, or just plain folks, and, if you are an art stu- dent, you observe these things from an appre- ciative standpoint. You are able to canvas your thoughts by your method of expression. With this idea in mind, the students enrolled in the art classes. Thev did not attempt to pro- duce masterpieces, but rather sought to gain an enjoyment of expression all their own. The first job of an art student this year was pencil sketching. Drawing outdoor scenes was ideal the first weeks of school. Then, when the breezes became chilly, it was back to the classroom to study water coloring, which at first seemed very difficult, since the selection of colors required a great deal of judgment. To broaden knowledge of the masterpieces of the past, some time was devoted to the study of the lives of famous European artists. Atten- tion was also given to poster painting. 12 By Roland Lang Usually, students register for only one year. For those who wish to continue, more advanced work is offered, including wood painting, metal tapping. and oil painting. Architectural paint- ing is available for four-vear students. A course connected with the art class is mechanical drawing, a vocational subject also taught by Mrs. Hattie Bell Dapron. The activities of the Franklyn Booth Art Club were coupled closely with classroom work. All art students participated in the American Legion Poppy Contest in the fall, and later they entered the poster contest sponsored by the Woman's Club. In between such activities, the club found time to have social atfairs. The animal picnic was held in the fall. Between semesters, the club had an informal party after school-one of those get-together affairs where the artists enjoyed dancing, eating, and talking. President for the year was Delmar .Ienearyg vice-president was Verna Davis: secretary, Mardelle Altenbrunng and treasurer, Steven Nickols.