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

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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:

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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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Cur Dean Builder of Better Citizens . . . DEAN EDWARD FLINK, B.A., M.A. As the newly-appointed dean of the school, Edward Flink performed his various duties with great capability and foresight and proved to be an efficient counselor of students. Having been athletic director for the previous fourteen years, Mr. Flink, as dean, continued to coach varsity baseball, assist with fresh-soph foot- ball, instruct lifesaving, and teach civics and economics. Dean Flink helped organize such community projects as the ulearn-to-swim campaign for grade school students and the Dellwood Park Clean-up Program. He is instrumental in helping the L. T. H. S. students become useful citizens of our community. Our Board of Education Servers of Our School and Our Community . . . Under the direction of President Marion M. De Sandre, the Board of Education has been very active in the supervision of school affairs and activities during the past year. Composed of its president, Superintendent James M. Smith, Dr. Robert J. Rock, Joseph Bolattino, Dr. Emil J. Viskocil, Carl E. Munson, and John D. Lynch, the board witnessed the beginning of the building program of the new addition. These citizens, some of them alumni of L. T. H. S., serve their community well through their associations with the education of the youth. We are proud of our Board of Education and the splendid work it does in blending our school with our community to benefit both. BOARD OF EDUCATION: Superintendent James M. Smith, Dr. Robert J. Rock, Carl E. Munson, President Marion M. De Sandre, Dr. Emil J. Viskocil, Joseph Bolattino, and Secretary John D. Lynch. 0140