La Salle Peru Township High School - Ell Ess Pe Yearbook (La Salle, IL)

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THE BUREAU OF EDLCATIONAL COUNSEL . The Bureau of Educational Counsel established in 1923 has as its object the careful study of the individual needs of the high school pupils. Emphasis is given to the study of behavior, the development of personality, and the adjustment of emotional difficulties. Although essentially educational and ethical in scope, the Bureau regards advanced mental hygiene as its chief instrument of research and considers vocational guidance an important part of its applied activities. The approach is through the personal interview which is an objective review of individual resources and limitations. Obstacles to a healthy adjustment, Whether intrinsic or extrinsic in force, are brought to the attention of the individual and analyzed so that he may better understand the deterring part they play in the socialization of personality and its adjustment to academic and vocational requirements. Such an analysis reveals possibilities of other lines of needed improvement and self-development particularly in the fields of health, hygiene, interests, and recreation. hfluch health work has been accomplished by referring to the family physician suspected medical problems for diagnosis and treatmentg and medical attention often involving surgical and dental treatment frequently has been the means of removing scholarship deficiencies and general maladjustment. An outstanding feature in this scientific study is the mental health service which the Illinois Institute for juvenile Research makes possible in offering its services in the form of a visiting clinic. A psychiatrist and a psychologist come to the school on request and their recommendations are carried out by the Counselor who is trained in psychiatric social work. lX'Iore and more the pupils are showing their appreciation for this service by making application for it rather than waiting to be referred-and most frequently it is the superior pupil or the pupil with special aptitudes who has availed himself of this service. Vocational guidance-the study of occupational aptitudes, the planning of courses, and the selection of careers-is naturally an important part of a program that stresses the study of the individual and a function of the Bureau is the giving of psychological tests. All pupils are given general intelligence tests and are re- ferred to a trained psychologist for individual attention as to special interests and vocational abilities. lXfIore specifically, perhaps, is vocational guidance re- presented in the employment service which arranges for part time work, vacation jobs, and full time positions. Although the Bureau is already in touch with var- ious industries and business firms, inquiry into the community's resources will be continued and it is hoped that placement will be a growing phase of the work. The Bureau of Educational Counsel is made possible by the generosity of Mrs. C. I-I. Nlatthiessen. The splendid co-operation of physicians and dentists of the community is a great factor in promoting the work and the services they have rendered gratis are greatly appreciated. Further assets in health service are gained in utilizing the varied resources of the AlI-lygienic Institute. Among the statistics for the first year, September 1923 to August IQ24,fl16 ELL ESS PE following are noted: No. pupils interviewed by Counselor Boys Girls Total I Total No. Interviews? Boys Girls Tot al ' Freshmen . . . . 47 22 69 134 44 178 9 Sophomores . . , . SI 27 78 116 SI 167 E Juniors .... . 32 23 55 86 40 126 E Seniors . . . . 67 48 115 145 IO3 24S E Total ....,..,...... 197 120 317 481 238 719 E Interviews range in number from I to I4 per pupil. 5 'Psychiatric interviews range in number from I to 4 per pupil. Home Visits, 85. Other Visits, 39. Others Interviewed, 55. Eighteen mlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllie OllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli

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: BOARD OF EDUCATION 2 iIlllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllb ELL E S S P E G. A. XVILSON, SR., Prexident-LaSalle .... ..,. 1 897-1899 VV. J. CLANCY-LaSalle ..... H. E. HAC1-:MAN-Peru .... VV. T. BEDFORD-LaSalle . . . JOHN YOUNG-Oglesby ..... . KATHERINE KEEGAN, Secretary E G. A. WVILSON, Sx. Twenty Term of Membership 19054925 1917-1927 1917-1927 1918-1925 1921-1926 1924-1925 W. J. CLANCY - .- 4 - 4 Q - - .- -u illlllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllb QQllllliIlllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIE