Kankakee High School - Kankakeean Yearbook (Kankakee, IL)

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Efficient Adjuster Of Our Problems Our principal, who acknowledges our per- fections and minimizes our faults-Mr. R. Y. Allison. A. ll.. .-X. M. Recognizing' increas- ed dt-reloptnent of the vocational guidance prograin as one of the scl1ool's strongest needs. he is wholeheartedly in favor of the new program. Placing the student in the right classes is an important factor in registering' each stu- dent. 'l'ht-re is no student in school whose prograin Mr. Allison has not arranged. 'l'ln'oug'h his office come all contacts be- tween teacher, student. and parent. l urtln-r contact is maintained even after students lt-are school, tor almost every recent alunmus who applies for a jolx or continues his education must have his rec- ords sent from Mr. .-Xllison's office. l Mr. Allison From an area of five square miles in the center of Kankakee County come most of the students of Kankakee lligh. Since 1805, when the district was first organized, the city schools have been administered by a hoard of six members. Two ntcmhers are elected each August. President of the board is Mr. Alfred Beaumont: clerk, Mr. Ed Hoennicke. For students outside the district attend- ing Kankakee High, the school receives 3510.000 in tuition. The principal sources of financial support of the high school, how- ever. are local taxes and state aid. The yearly revenue of the city school system totals S.2.il.O0O. Of this amount, 52101300 is derived from local school tax and the rest from state funds. Board of Education S e a t e d left to right: Xlr. Mean- mont. Mr, Munson. Nlr. Tolson, Mr. Il o e n n i che, Mr. l-'ollin-r. Nlr. Maili- Qon Xlr lun-hrs Page 7

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Mr. Munson Here we have vocational guidance in action. Superintendent Irving Munson is in conference with two students. They are making an an- alysis of the possibilities in several liclcls of endeavor. The superintend- ent is leading the students to study themselves. lVhat do I hare? How do I use it? Can I control mvself? XVill I be satisfied? Can I adjust myself to such work? and numerous other ques- tions are under discussion. He Helps Us Help Ourselves Page 6 A leader in civic and school affairs-Mr. Irving Illunson. superintendent of Kankakee schools. IIe is president of the county tlivision of the :Xmerican Recl Cross :incl the local Rt nary Club. In the six short years he has been here, lllr. lllnnson has concentratcil on cutting clown the percentage of failures. llis success in this is clue largely to gaining information alwont the inmlivitlual pupil through various tests ancl personal interviews. This information is invalualvlc to teachers in guiding stutlents in selecting' the riglit course. Superintendent Munson has an A.lI. from .-Xugustana College and an A.lNI. from the University of Illinois. Ile is well known in this section of the state for his extensive stncly of l,illculil. lirienilly salntations and sincere interest in the lmoys ancl girls of K. ll.S. have won for hint their general respect and frienclship.

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