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

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Kathleen N. Gaynor. A, D. E., Lewis Institute. Columbia University. University of Wisconsin. Household Arts. Arthur Christophe V Southern Illinois State Normal School. A Bradley Polytechnic Institute. Industrial Arts. Dorothea Heilstedt Cashier. Averil Giesler Stenographer. I Ray Lindenmeyer B. S., Bradley Polytechnic Institute. A. M., Northwestern University. Carnegie Institute of Technology. Industrial Arts. Freshman Class Adviser. Margaret Watson B. Ed., IIIinois State Normal University Substitute in Health Education. OFFICE STAFF Dorothea Janz Secretary, Bureau of Educational Counsel. Helen Lenski Assistant Librarian. 26

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Ruth A. Jensen A. B., A. M., Northwestern Uni. Mathematics. Leslie Rube A. B., Carthage College. A. M., University of lllinois. Mathematics. Mildred Smith Wilson B. Ed., lllinois State Normal Uni. Mathematics, Commercial Subjects. i Claude C. Ebbert B. C. S., Western lllinois Normal School. P. A., State of lllinois. University of Wisconsin. Commercial Subjects. Mary McLaughlin A. B., A. M., State University of lowa. Commercial Subjects. Gertrude Richter B. S., University of lllinois University of iowa. University of Minnesota. Commercial Subjects. Donald E. Sellew B. M., New England Conservatory Music. A' Ma, Columbia University. A. A. G. O., American Guild Organists. Institute Gregorienne, Paris. A Cappella Chorus. Music History. Bertha L. Danheim B. S., M. S., Kansas State College. Biology. Martha Deans A. B., Rockford College. Marquette University. Indiana University. Science.

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A NEW ERA Spreading before EII Pe is a new era. With the completion of the new building, the first of many dreams of those interested in the welfare of l.-P. was realized. Now the students are safe. There no longer is any need for the twelve-hundred students to cross Chartres Street every day at the end of each of the six periods. The condemned Old Main, which was a fire trap, is no longer used. The health hazard was some- what removed because now the students in going from class to class do not have to go outside in all kinds of weather. The class rooms are large, well-lighted rooms where the students may study and recite at ease. Those who dreamed of making l.-P. one of the greatest institutions in the state of lllinois can see their dream gradually unfold itself before them in reality. ln olden days a person was not considered cultured unless he knew French, German, or Latin besides his native language. The same opportunity presents itself before the modern student who has only to sign up for the language that he wishes to learn. NEW ENTRANCE-VESTIBULE NEW MAIN ENTRANCE Who is really educated unless he appre- ciates music and art? Classes at La Salle-Peru open to the students a new world of music and art which, as they learn to appreciate, will give much pleasure to them in this world. Stu- dents learn to discriminate between the valu- able pieces of art and thatwhich is cheap and tawdry. What makes a picture valuable? What makes one piece of music more pleasing to the ear than another? Few really know the answer, and yet everyone should. This doesn't mean that everyone should be an artist or a musician, because this would be an impossibility, but everyone should learn to distinguish and appreciate great works of art and music. From time immemorial people have tried to express their opinions and amuse their companions by the use of the stage. A new era of acting, public speaking, and stage make-up can now be presented to the student because of the new building. A small com- pact stage in the dramatics room makes pos- sible the dreams of many students who hope that some day their names may be in lights. Besides this smaller stage is'the Mattheissen Memorial Auditorium stage which is the pride not only of all students but also of all citizens of the tri-cities. Those who take