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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS ' The original main high school building was erected in 1897-1898. In 1903 the present manual training building, a gift of the late Mrs. F. W. Matthiessen, was erected. In 1913 Mr. F. W. Matthiessen gave to the high school four building lots to the north of the main building and the lots on which the Hygienic Institute now stands. ln the same year and on the lots to the north of the present main building the social center building was erected. To the construction of this build- ing, hir. Matthiessen gave 575,000 and the citizens of the township raised by a bond issue 525,00o. In this year the old lhigh school building was remodelled and the little auditorium in the basement built. To his gift of 1913, Mr. Matthiessen also added the building now housing the Hygienic Institute. In 1915 the large athletic grounds to the west of the manual training building were donated by Mr. Matthiessen and in 1916 the out-door swimming pool also was built by him. ln 1918, through a gift of the same donor of 545,000, an annex was added to the social center building, and the main high school building further remodelled. To these donations, in 1920, Mrs. C. H. Matthiessen and Mrs. Adele Nl. Blow added 515,000 for the equippinglof a new library. In 1923-24, the Town- ship Board of Education added a new story to the social center building, contain- ing five new recitation rooms, at a cost of about 540,o00. Altogether, in the past twenty-seven years, the late lylr. F. W. Matthiessen and his family have given to the local high school over S203,000, reckoned in values prior to 1918. During the same period, the tax payers of the township contributed for buildings and grounds 595,5o0. The new gift of Mrs. Matthiessen and hairs. Blow, together with the new township bond issue will add 56oo,0c0 to the sum spent for grounds and buildings prior to 1925. 1 12
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THE BUREAU , or EDUCATIONAL COUNSEL A BRIEF SKETCH OF ITS ACTIVITIES The Bureau of Educational Counsel is in its third year of activity and although the objective-the careful study of the individual pupil-remains the same, there have been extensions and new ramifications in the work. The general emphasis falls on 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. A 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 analysed so that he may better understand the deterring part they play in the socialization of personality and its adjustment to academic and -vocational re- quirements. ' 1 Such an analysis reveals possibilities of other lines of needed improvement and self-development particularly in the fields of health, hygiene, interests, and recreation. Much health work has been accomplished by referring to tjhe family physician suspected medical problems for diagnosis and treatment, arid medical attention often involving surgical and 'dental treatment frequently has been a factor in removing scholarship deficiencies and general maladjustment. The plan of weighing every six weeks all pupils taking gymnasium work is being tried experimentally and will be extended to the entire student body if results warrant II. 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. More specifically, perhaps, is vocational guidance ,re- presented in the employment service which arranges for part-time work, vacation jobs, and full-time positions. The Bureau is in touch with various industries and business firms, and placement is a growing phase of the work. g 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 Counsel- or who is trained in psychiatric social work. More and more the pupils areshowing 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 avails himself of this service. Because of the demand on the part of Junior College students, personnel work was extended to them this year. The procedure is much the same as for the high school student, but the technique is modified so as to be more applicable to the older student. A course-the Psychology of Personality-is offered as an elective to those having proper prerequisites. It attempts the study of human adjustments from the viewpoint of the new psychologygand harmful factors lead- ing to inefficiency are contrasted with positive constructive factors leading to satisfactory self-adjustments. Although the lectures and discussions are impersonal and academic in nature, opportunities are given for individual conferences. On the whole the course is showing remarkable results in a personnel service way. 13
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