Luxemburg Union High School - Memories in Blue Yearbook (Luxemburg, WI)

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DEDICATION We, the annual staff and members of the )95l graduating class, wish to dedicate this annual to our principal, Mr, George V, Gregor, for his thirty-two years of outstanding service in the teaching profession, twenty-seven of which were rendered in the Luxemburg area. He taught four years at the Gregor school and one year at the Liberty school, both in Kewaunee County. He came to Luxemburg in 1924, and since 1937 has been principal of the Luxemburg High School. His keen interest in students ' work and extra curricular activities dates back to his own years of educational training. He received Sophomore honors for his first two years ' work at the University of Wisconsin. He was a member of the debating team in the Agriculture Literary Society. During his first year at the University he was champion in the 158 pound class in wrestling. He wrestled for four years, and during his senior year won all his matches against the Universities of Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, and Chicago. As a result of this interest, Luxemburg High School also had wrestling since 1924. The first wrestling competition was with East High in which Luxemburg won all matches except one. Mr. Gregor entered the service of his country as a private, March J9J8, and was discharged as Sergeant First Class in charge of the detachment in July J919. He was overseas for a year. Since then he has been an active member of the American Legion, and for five years was commander of the local post, He has also served as Chaplain for the last five years. The Smith-Hughes Agricultural work was introduced by him in 1924, At that time there were only about 40 schools of this type in the state. MR. GEORGE V. GREGOR Principal Mr. Gregor has been active in rhe program of enlargement for the school, and was largely instrumental! in gening the Home Economics department added to the school. He is very much interested at present in a program of district reorganization that would provide a larger district for the school. He is chairman of the local committee on reorganization, Luxemburg High has grown from 135 in 1937 when Mr. Gregor became principal, to an enrollment of 256 in September of 1950. We find in our principal a man of sound decision and good judgment. When he plans his work, it is with vision, so that in years to come the school may profit by the work of the present. He has excellent discipline, yet he is able to win the respect of his students. We know that many young people, even though they are out of school for many years, will come to him for advice and inspiration; they always find him willing to listen and eager to help whenever possible. He does far more than is required of him; we know that his work often continues far into the night. It is because you have such a fine record, and because you have been such an inspiration to us, Mr, Gregor, that we dedicate this annual fo you. Besides being our teacher and principal, you have been a real friend to us. We ihlnk Emerson had someone like you in mind when he said, A, friend may well be reckoned as a master¬ piece of nature. Page Two