Kankakee High School - Kankakeean Yearbook (Kankakee, IL)

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Plans are made and problems solved here A fnendly pat1ent man who takes a spec1al mterest 1n all students problems 1S Mr R Y Alhson pr1nc1pal of Kankakee H1gh School Mr Alhson meets all s1tuat1ons and prob lems ar1s1ng 1n a typ1cal school day w1th a qu1et smcere d1gn1ty In the beg1nn1ng of the school year Mr Alhson 1S faced w1th the four long weeks of reglstratlon Agam at 1'l'11dSeI'I16Sle1' 1t 1S up to Mr Alhson to help students hav1ng d1ff1 cult1es w1th the1r schedules Throughout the school year Mr Alhson 1S kept busy w1th many records conferences problems concern1ng the basketball and foot ball season club act1v1t1es counsehng and plannmg at the faculty meetmgs and the many other problems whlch come forth at any nme As the end of the school year rolls around Mr Alhson slgns h1s tmal s1gnature on the graduates d1plomas and says h1s last That s All to the student body 1n the last assmebly Wlth the a1d of two ofhce gurls Mr Alhson rema1ns at school to f1ll 1n reference sheets for the students seek1ng college entrance or employment Mr Alhson also plans a new schedule and curr1culum for the next year ln add1t1on to h1s school dutles Mr Alhson takes an act1ve part 1n communlty and c1v1c Gf'lG1IS Pr1nc1palR Y Alhson In the summer Mr Alhson l1kes to spend h1s le1sure t1me workmg ln h1S vegetable and flower garden Colored photography IS Mr Alhson s favonte hobby Dur1ng the summer months he gets much enjoyment out of photo graphmg the brxght scenery around the Kan kakee v1c1n1ty Hrs colorful tlower garden proves to be a good source for h1s p1ctures oo e I Dorothy BYlCk secretary pauses at the 1 es R1qht Busy at the typewnter IS Antoma Fntz secretary 13 , , . . . , , . , I N t ' . . . 1.1- . ,W , ' 1 11 . ' - . I .

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The Superlntendent s 0fflCC IS a busy spot Supenntendent Irvmg Munson Many and vaned are the dut1es whrch make up Mr Munsons day and lt 1S these busy days whrch compr1se h1s very act1ve year The study1ng of curr1culum organ1zat1on 1n vanous schools xn order that the curr1culum 1n Kankakee s new jumor h1gh schools may be the fmest conferences Wllh board members and archnects over bu1ld1ng techmcahtres and many add1t1onal respons1b111t1es have been added to Mr Munsons already busy schedule by the bulldmg program Along w1th these respons1b111t1es however Mr Munson must 1nterv1ew teachers for the commg semester see to lt that class rooms are 1n t1p top cond1t1on conduct an extensrve test1ng program rn the spnng and attend to h1s countless adm1n1strat1ve dut1es Despue the fact that h1s respons1b111t1es take up a large share of h1s t1me he has maxntamed a close touch wth the students of to take an actlve part 1n CIVIC af'fa1rs In h1s few le1sure moments Mr Munson enjoys readmg and has a large personal l1brary whrch contarns many books dealrng wrth Abraham Lmcoln for Mr Munson 1S a great admrrer of L1nco1n Assrstrng 1n the supenntendents offrce m the carrymg out of rout1ne dally matters are Ruth Grueneberg Marcella Boehrnsen and Werlyne Keeler Werlyne Keeler Marcella Boehrnsen and Ruth Grueneberg pause ut then' work 12 0 9 0 0 Kankakee High School and has found time

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The Dean helps students ln work and play M1ss Lou1se Wood dean of guls smrles at one of the many students who V1S1l her OHICG A charm1ng sm1le and a fnendly greet1ng are character1st1cs of M1ss Lou1se Wood dean of grrls Bes1des teach1ng two Busxness Eng l1sh classes and sponsonng the Grrls Club M1ss Wood 15 often 1n conference w1th repre sentatlves from colleges In th1s way she helps adv1se the sen1ors on colleges they can enter M1ss Wood sponsor and founder of the G1r1s Club IS kept busy w1th the1r servrce and soc1al work One of the most 1mportant th1ngs that she conducted 1n the G1r1s Club th1s year was send1ng boxes of canned food cloth1ng and books to the wartorn fam1l1es of Berl1n M1ss Wood also gave her ass1stance when the Grrls club planned the1r many par tres dur1ng the year As the faculty advxsor of the tutor1ng plan sponsored by the Natronal Honor SOC1elY M1ss Wood IS kept busy arrangmg for stu dents who need help 1n the1r subyects to be tutored by members of the Nat1onal Honor Soclety M1ss Wood 1S act1ve 1n commun1ty affalrs as well as school act1v1t1es She IS a member of the Buslness and Profess1onal Womens Club of Kankakee the Amencan Assoc1at1on of Un1vers1ty Women and the Ill1no1s Asso c1at1on of Deans of Women 14 Handmg out pmk excuses to dehnquent boys IS only one of the many dutles of th1s busy good natured dean Mr Dan Norton also has two econom1cs classes helps coa h the freshman sophomore track team and 1S the faculty advlsor of the Student Counc11 Pep assembhes All School partxes and Student Court meet1ngs keep Mr Norton and the Student Councll busy planmng for them rnost of the year W1thout Mr Norton s help ful gu1dance the Student Councll could not have accomphshed the many th1ngs 1t d1d In March everyone began to look forward to the All School Dance whxch was held March 24 1n the school gym The dance was a success only due to the hard work of Mr Norton and the Student COUHCII Mr Norton helped the members of the Student Counc11 get repaus made around the school try vrolators 1n the Student Court and plan a pep rally w1th a bonfxre for the Homecom1ng football game Has my locker key been turned rn? and I lost a red fountam pen IS often heard around the pr1nc1pa1s offrce One of the m1n or Jobs that Mr Norton has to contend w1th 1S the lost and found department Mr Dan Norton dean of boys presents a student wmth hrs absence excuse O 1 ' nu ' S I if ' 1 I - I . , , 1 1 I ' . , . I 1 - . ll 'll , . I , I O I I I - 5 , . , 1 . . .. . . f lik ,