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

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OUR DEAN Active Figure in School Life Edward Flink, our dean, has been a very prominent figure in our school life. He, with a prospective eye, does an outstanding job of advis- ing the students so that they may become useful and well-informed citizens. In addition to his classroom teaching and assisting in sports, he pro- vides transportation home for students who be- come ill during the day. Dean Flink again this year directed the Dell- wood Park Clean-Up Program, and the water safety and lifesaving class for high school students. Dean Edward Flink, B.A., M.A. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION They Nursed the Dream of the New Addition Our very competent Board of Education is understanding and capable as the policy makers of Lockport Township High. The board consists of five elected members-President Marion M. DeSandre, Dr. Emil J. Viskocil, Dr. Robert J. Rock, Joseph Bolattino, and Carl E. Munson-plus Superintendent James M. Smith, the executive officer, and john D. Lynch, the secretary. Foreseeing the increasing enrollment and the need of a larger building, the Board of Educa- tion is directly responsible for the fine planning of the building program. Now that the construc- tion is taking shape, the board can be justly proud of its efforts toward the goal- our school of tomorrow. BOARD OF EDUCATION: President Marion M. DeSandre points out a special feature of the annexation, while the Board of Education and Superintendent James M. Smith study the . . lattino Preside . ' . blueprints Seated are Dr. Robert 1 Rock, Joseph Bo V' ', and standing are Secretary John D. Lynch, iskocil nt DeSandre, and Dr Emil J l18o Smith, and Carl E. Munson.

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Need for New Addition Our superintendent represents us at the cornerstone laying ceremonies of the new Kelvin Grove School of Lockport Illinois The school will accommodate the sixth seventh and eighth grades of the Lockport Central School This is only one of the many grade schools within our township tint have had to expand and their pupils are our future students 'Ox K 5 Superintendent Smith gives dictation to Mrs. Jane E. McClintock, secretary. At the band banquet Mr. Smith con- gratulates the band on its success at Atlantic City. 017.

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OUR FACULT Teachers Assist Students in Classrooms and in Extracurricular Activities Our thirty teachers not only increase our knowledge in the line of subjects but also help us in our desire to become better citizens of tomorrow. L. T. H. S. has a wide range of courses and in each of these a capable instructor directs the training. The students are given a good background in the fields of mathematics, science, the line arts, home economics, industrial arts, speech, English, physical education, social science, and commerce. The instructors also take a genuine interest in extracurricular activi- ties and are to be commended upon their excellent participation for the students' welfare. New additions to our faculty this year were: Leo H. Pryor, Mrs. Betty S. Rose, Mrs. Joanna A. Cruse, and Mrs. Dorothy M. Lynch. New also this year was the program of student teaching which included the following Lewis College enrollees: Ted Jarosz, John Rose, and joseph Farinella. The oliice staff-Miss Dorothy J. Kure, Mrs. Esther N. Geddes, and Mrs. Florence S. Lund--add many conveniences to our school life. Mrs. jane E. McClintock was also a member of the staff until her resignation in February. Ielonor ls Due Where Good Service I Nineteen hundred fifty-two marks the twenty-fifth year in the Lockport phase of the teaching career of Miss Lucile Emmons. Miss Emmons, a native of Michigan, received her education at the Portland Oregon High School, at Willamette University, the Chicago Musical College, and the University of Chicago, receiving her Ph. B. and M. A. at the latter. Before coming to Lockport, Miss Emmons taught at McMinnville, Oregon, and Albany College, Albany, Oregon. Formerly she taught French and music here and was also the sponsor of the glee club, the orchestra, and junior Red cross. At present she is teaching Eng- lish I and III, and Spanish I and II.' She also is in charge of a freshman home room and is a freshman sponsor. We are proud of Miss Emmons' commendable record as one of our teachers and congratulate her upon her long term of service. fhf r- r 6 9 , - wifi . in giifff---iittiff S T 1 il ' ' HC T! 3- s Given Miss Lucile Emmons, Ph. B. and M. A.g freshman home room and sponsor, Spanish I and II, and English I and III. 019: