Lockport Township High School - Lock Yearbook (Lockport, IL)

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OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S SON Zn imltmuriam . . On April 14 our school and our community were saddened by news of the death of Lt. james M. Smith, U. S. N., son of our superintendent and Mrs. james M. Smith, who died in a plane crash in Corpus Christi, Texas. jimmy is fondly remembered by the faculty members who were here in 1957 when he entered L. T. H. S. as a freshman. He was very active in the life of the school, serving on the staff of the Lock and the Timer, participating in the junior play and in athletics, playing in the band, and lending a helping hand wherever possible. He succeeded admirably, winning both the scholar- ship and the science awards upon his graduation from high school in 1941. After attending Harvard University for a year, Jimmy received an appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis where he continued his education for the following three years. On the day following his graduation in 1945, he was married to Miss Kay Ribal of Oak Park, Illinois. From june 1945 until December 1949 Jimmy served in the Far East. In january 1950 he was sent to Pensacola and completed his carrier landings in December. From there he went to advanced flight training at Corpus Christi where he met his death. We wish to express our deepest and most sincere sympathy to the family who has sustained such a tremendous loss. LT. JAMES M. SMITH, U. S. N. 1925-1951

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The eople strong relationship exists between the people of our school and those within our com A munity. They find that in such a relationship and through coopera- tion and interdependence, the life and activities Of both take on smoothness and new meaning. Symbolic of this close relationship is the printing of our yearbook by the local printer, an L. T. H. S. alumnus. Assisting him in his work are other L. T. H. S. alumni and students. Another outstanding example of cooperation between Our school and our community occurred when L. T. H. S. seniors, under the direction of Dean Edward Flink, sponsored a paint-up, clean-up day at Dellwood Park. Cooperation between our school and its constituents is not confined wholly to the school term. Arrangements were made between our school and the State Employment Service in Joliet to secure jobs for graduates and vacation jobs for underclassmen who desire them. I IN MEMORIAM 1-QWNSHW ADMINISTRATION '9 00 FACULTY I SENIOR STARS L0c23?q?:i-EH SENIOR HONORS TOWN we sENIORs JUNIORS SOPHOMORES - N Q. FRESHMEN '- 'I -2' X OUR SCHOOL and OUR COMMUNITY . . . .11.

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Qur Superiinitenclent Allespectecl Leader . . . SUPERINTENDENT JAMES M. SMITH, B.A., M.A. Throughout his long associations with school and civic affairs, Superintendent James M. Smith has proven himself a friend to student and citizen alike. His sterling qualities of char- acter and leadership in the fields of education and service have Won him recognition' from groups outside as well as within our school and our community. We students regard Mr. Smith highly, both as an administrator and as a friend. In his role as student-adviser, he provides guidance for students in planning courses which will be of the most benefit to them in later life. This is evidenced in his high aim and ambition to be of the greatest service to the greatest number of people. 013: