Lyons Township High School - Tabulae Yearbook (La Grange, IL)

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10 Lyons Township Hxgh School Report of the Presldent The yea1 1924 25 the second unde1 Dr W1llett s adm1n1s tratlon has been a p6110d of fixing on a firm foundation the ch mges m adm1n1strat1ve features that were stalted the lat 81 pa1t of the p1ev1ous year The only 1tems to be ment1oned in thxs repo1t however ale those 1elatmg to physical 1equ11e ments and financxal cond1t1ons We axe now 1n a t1ans1t1on p9110d f1om a compalatlvely small school to a vely la1ge school There we1e app1 ommately 400 homes bu1lt w1th1n the boundal y l1nes of the dlSt11Ct dur mg the yea1 and the five square m1les of new subd1y1s1ons that are Just comcmencmg to bu1ld furn1sh ample space for three times the p1 esent populat1on of the d1St11Ct VS e a1e now assu1ed a rapid and constant 1nc1 ease 1n e111ollment fO1 Which ample fac1l1t1es must be p10V1d8d To meet the Cl3Ss100l 11 re qu11ements fO1 seventy five additional puplls two of the un finished 100mS 111 the 1921 addxtlon are being completed and w1ll be 1eady fo1 use at the openmg of the new school yea1 111 September Two mo1e 1ooms 1ema1n unfinished vshlch mll be completed one year f1 om thlS date L laxge ave1age classes teache1s havlng at least five class per lOdS and each room used each pe1l0d ln the day wh1ch 1llSl116S each 1oom S61 vmfr the mammum number of pupils E onomy 1n expend1tu1es w1ll be noted especially 1n fuel winch drop ped mo1e than 257 s compared wxth DISVIOUS 16C6l1t years and 1S even less than befo1e the 1ecent add1t1on vsas built A reductlon 1n Jal11t01 s supplxes gas and ICS and t12lHSp01tE1t10l'1 of puplls etc all 1nd1cate caieful thought with 16f916llC6 to expend1tu1 es It IS a mattei of satisfaction to note the fr1endly co opera t1on of va11ous outs1de organ1zat1ons 11 h1ch IS manifest 1n a ve1y substantial manne1 The G1and Lodge A F 8, A M again donated S1 000 O0 fO1 1mp1ovements ln the athletic field The o111amental gate way to the athlet1c field const1ucted last yea1 at an expense of OV61 S2 000 00 was financed by the G1and Lodge The Parent Teachers Assoc1at1on has functloned 111 a most generous xx ay 1n pll1C1'13S1l'lg' 100 feet flontage on Cossitt Ave nue Jo1n1ng the athlet1c field on the west This 1ep1esents a 107 1nc1e'1se 111 the a1ea of Emmond Field The Boald of , ' . , . . - , , - , . 2 . . . . , A - ' u , , u 1 . l 1 . 1 - 3 . . - ' ' 1 ' s 1 y ' 7 , , D . . . , - ' 9 The maximum economy in administration is secured by I 1 , v . - . , . U t . v. . D 4, . c ' 1 9 ' ' 1 0 ai l u ' Q , . D , . . V . 9 ! ! 77 . ' . . , . . v . ., . g - ' , 4 4 . , I , . . - V0 . n K . 1 . i .

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Fmance Committees Report on Receipts and School Year 1924 192.1 RECFIPTS Ca h Balance July 1 1924 1921 Taxes 1921 Takes Antxclpatlon Warrant 1924 Tuxtxon Donatlon Matcrlal Sold Totals DISBLRSENIENTS PGHQIOHQ Genelal WVar1ants New Buxldxngs New ECIUIPIHEHY Interest on Teachers Warrants Int on Ant1cLpat1on Warrants Totals C1sh Balance Julv 1 1925 DEFICIT Outstarcllng Teacher Warrants 1924 Tar: st1l1 clawestxmatefl Educatronal Purnl S 14 160 '38 21 086 75 03 348 38 14 516 27 2 210 1 Dxsbursements for the Total 2116 64 2811 1 67 128 082 66 20 000 00 2 275 00 1 000 O0 587 34 Bu1ld1ng lfunri S12 643 1 1 078 92 34 734 28 0 423 13 1 000 00 S206 634 12 D 32 641 S24 456 81 S182 117 31 S125 316 50 500 00 32 641 23 4 609 25 5 217 41 7 393 81 2 165 84 4 609 23 5217 41 1 393 81 2 165 84 S158 468 73 S19 386 31 S177 855 04 S 48 169 39 S43 843 124' S 4 322 27 S45 388 50 S20 000 00 . . , . . ' Z 41 1 . . . V 1 I 1 .S , v , - e........r ' ,' .. ' , .'4' , . -W r- . 1' 1 -' . ......... ...,.....,.......... , ....... . , . e , -1 - 1 ' - .,-5 G . u . ,,,,, ,.,.,.,,..,.....,,, .,..,..,.,., . 4 ,- F .11 F, Q .: ... , ... . I I 5 ...' ,... .... , F-. , .1 . , . Z ......,.,...,...,....,.,1................... , .oo , .. 1 1 ' ..,........,..... ................. 5 87.34 . ,,,,,.,,,...4,,,,,.......... .... .1 , . , . . I- 1 ' 1 : u F' Teachers Warrants .........,.. ........ . ...S12D,3l6.50 , . , ,,,.,,...,,,.,,1... .......,.....,. ........ 5 O r .00 . 'V P' - A l - .........,.........1....1. -,f .23 v , . Y A ' I A ,A,A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,, , .,,,.., , ....- , . ' ,,,,,,4. ,,,.,,,.... .. .,,,.... F, . ,-1 - , . . , . . , 1 ,,,, , . , . 7 --------------------- -------4--4 x ' 1 - ! ' cr N , .. ........ .... , 7. , - - , - .I Hy , 4 1 x J -.------4-f4 ------- ---- --------------------1-444---4-- 1 - A-x ' ' L I ,,,.,4,, ........................... ....................v-- , 1

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1920 Year Book 1926 11 Educatxon takes thls occaslon to BXPIGSS thelr app1ec1at1on for these substant1al glfts On July 15th ou1 ent11e mdebtedness was reduced to S44 000 00 w 1th approxlmately S30 000 00 of the 1924 levy remam mg fo1 Stal tmg the new school yea1 The 1925 levy f01 bu1ld 1ng pu1poses w1ll be sufhclent to llquldate the ent11e remalmng lndebtedness fo1 the 1921 add1t1on ThlS places the finances of the d1st11ct 1n fine cond1t1on for fllrthel xmmedlate bu1ld1ng requ11ements P1 el1m1nary plans f0l the next extens1on the mam feature of Wh1Ch IS a boys gymnaslum mth seatmg capaclty for 1000 spectato1s and an aud1to11um Wlth seatmg capaclty of 2000 have aheady been app1oved F01 several yea1s lt has been conceded that a new boys gymnaslum IS absolutely essentlal for the p1ope1 development of physlcal t1a1n1ng whlch IS com pulso1y fo1 every pupll for the entlre fou1 y63lS of the hlgh school course The p1 ese11t gymnaslum IS not adequate f01 the boys 1equ11ements and the1efo1e has leduced the glrls gym naslum W01k to a Vely meavfer amount The present gym naslum w1ll be devoted ent1rely to the use of the glrls as soon as the new gymnaslum IS completed An aud1to11um f01 ene1al assemblles of the school has been cons1de1 ed deslrftble fo1 the last fifteen years However the bu1ld1ng has been defe11ed from tlme to tlme pr1nc1pally on account of mo1e p1ess1ng 1equ1rements fo1 class 1ooms and 1n fact had the aud1to11um been bullt ten years ago It would p1 obably have been a llttle more than one half the SIZE wh1ch present condltlons mdlcate necessaly In connectlon vslth the gymnaslum and audltorlum the plan calls for app1ox1mately 20 class 1ooms looklng fo1ward to an enrollment of 1500 to 2000 pup1ls The va1uat1on of the d1str1ct IS approxlmately S6 800000 00 the maxlmum bondmg capaclty IS the1efo1e S340 000 00 Afte1 the plans ale completed the p1oblem w1ll be to see how much can be Omltted fo1 the present 1n o1de1 that the lndebtedness may be ma1nta1ned at the lowest pOSS1bl6 amount By follow mg thls method It IS qulte poss1ble to secure the entlre lmpxovement YV1th0l1t 1nc1eas1ng the p1esent 1ate of taxfztlon It IS expected that bu1ld1ng opelatlons YVIH be unde1 way du11ng the COm1Hg yea1 Respectfully subm1tted F K VIAL P' u . . . t . Q . . 1 -I . C 1 I , , i - . . .0 1 - . . .. . . . .. .. . . . '. . .. .. . . . '- . 1 . . . . . 1 Y. . I , . V. . . 1 1 1 t Q 1 ' , . . . ' I . I.. . . - 1 1 l . . 1 I ' . . . ,D .1 l l 1 . , ' v - 4 - D . . . i. 'U ' ,. o . t . . 1 . . -1 . . . . 1 1 1 1 ' . . . .. . . ' . 7. . . . . f ' . I ' D 1 . . . . . . . . W . . . ' v 1 1 - 1 1 9 I 0 9 I , . . . , . 1 ' y. . . . . . . . . I . . i . . ' .C D , ' - . - . . . 1 . . .