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

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1925 Year Book 1926 In many ways the past yea1 was a Good yeax Ceztam pol1c1es of the yea1 1923 1924 V618 bearmg fruits 1n 1924 1925 0pportun1t1es arlsmg f1om the SlXty mmute p611Od coupled wxth emphasxs on 1nd1v1dual lnstructlon functioned suhiclently wx ell to lessen materlally the pe1centage of fa1lures and VW1thd13W2llS from classes The pe1centage of fa1lu1 es and wlthdrawals for the first semeste1 of the past three years were as follows 1922 1923 19 47 1923 1924 14 37 and 1924 1925-12 27 Thls 1ep1esents a leductlon of ove1 372: 111 the numbers of fa1lu1es and wlthdrawals The reductxon Slg'I11f19S a savmg both ln human endeavor and 1n cost to the communlty Fa1lu1e on one occaslon usually beffets a tend e'1cy toward fallure on later occaslons A successful school promotes a p11de 1n successful accompllshment lather than countenances a nonchalance ove1 faxlure Indlvldual atten t1on on the paxt of a sympathetlc teache1 IS an effectwe ln cent1ve to prlde 1n maste1y The lengthened penod offe1s to each teacher the opportumty for real attent1on to the needs of her students A mutual unde1stand1ng between teacher and pup1l IS the acme of modem educatlon F1om the standpolnt of financlal savlng the data on re ductlon of fallures and wlthdxawals show that thele was an ctual dec1ease of 253 subject fa1lures and w1thdrawals for the first semester of 1924 1925 ove1 that of 1922 1923 and that too desplte the fact that thexe weze 470 mole chances fO1 fa11u1e or XV1thd13W'll IH 1924 1925 The 16dl1Ct1011 of 253 lm equn alent to savln the t1me and sala11es of tvno full t1me teachers If gzvlng teachels 'ln oppoxtunlty to know thelr pupxls can le fi to such 1esults It f1ppea1s that the pol1cy of the extended p611Od IS c 1ta1nly Justlfied We p1ed1ct that fd the1 leductlons 1'1 fa1lu1es and w1thd1awals w1ll o Cul m W 5 1926 Lhe che m 01 the h1gh school l1b1ary fUI1Ct1OI11Ilb fo the berefit of t e students has become a 1ef1l1ty Hos 111: Hall Q 1 ' . 9 o ' . . i V i . . . - 0 ' 1 . . . . . . . . . 7 . v . 9 , - - . . . I - - . UQ - - . 05 - . 0. . . . . . I . e - A Y . . . . I '. Q . . . . 1 . . C , - n ' . . . a . 41 ' . . . 1 1 1 f . 1 . v . ' . N . c ' . .w . 7 . gl . I. Y - . N. ' c ' ' ac 1. ' , c ' Y '. . 9' 1 . . l . . , 1. . . A . . C . A 1 C' 151- - . ,- H L. . . . . H A H ' 'T 1. 1 Lia . ' 1,' 1 . L4 1. 6 L . Z-. f

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Report of the Pr1nc1pal An adm1n1st1ato1 needs to have both a backward look and a forward look Thlngs whlch should polnt the way ahead have happened It 1S not suflic1ent howevex to l1ve 111 the l1ght of the past alone Futu1e poss1b1l1t1es must be p1 ojected ahead 1n orde1 that future success may be what lt should be P1es1dent Kaufman of the Un1ve1s1ty of M1HD9S0t3 tells us that schools must not only fit SOC1ety s p1og1am but must plan to lead soc1ety 1nto largel fields of SGIVICG than has yet been attamed Hence the school has need of the d1eame1 of dreams as well as of the h1sto11an wlth hls lookmg back to what has been accompl1shed Publ1c schools should become 1nst1tut1ons where all the ch1ld1en of all the people lea111 to XV01k f01 the common bene fit of communlty state and natlon The desue fO1 unselflsh SGTVICG needs to be 1ng1a1ned IH the m1nd alld healt of eve1y pup1l 1n a modern h1gh school School IS fo1 SCIVICE and not fO1 self has well become the slogan of fa1 slghted educators Can we 1nculcate such ldeals 1n the m1nds of our boys and who se1ves best Mo1al1ty 1el1g1on cl1a1acte1 all are depend ent upon th1s p11nc1ple Too often we pa1ents SUbSC11b6 to such doct11nes but tend to neglect then 1nd1v1dual 3ppl1CZ1t10I1 m the case of ou1 own ch1ld1en Can we afford to do so? W1ll 1 ot ou1 ch1ld1 en be handwapped 1n compet1t1on VVlth those who lave caught the v1s1on of SGFVICQQ Lyons Townsh1p Hlgh School has as 1tS motto the WO1dS Vlta Plen Wh1Ch IS 111 e1'p1eted a full l1fe Se1v1ce of othels helps round out a rull l1fe Eve1y student ln L T H S has as a part of h1S leutage an oppoltumty to become a senan of all Se1t1ce 1ahe1 than p 1Vll9ge develops Cl1'X13Ct91. ' . . , 1, . . ' 7 . . . J , ' . C. 1 y ' X -fl l ' . . . ,, . . Q . . 77 . ' girls? The Rotary Interllational declares, He profits most v 1 H. . ' , - ' ' , 1, y - u. . . , v Q v' . Y b U . n,, v . . . a - L . I6 - rv , ' , r . . . . 1 I o Q n a C 1 s. N . - t . M. -- t 1 - T' ' - cl. .

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14 Lyons Townshxp Hxgh School has been equipped w1th shelvmff readlng tables chalrs work room and othel furmshlngs essentxal to effectlve hbrary work Extenslve addltlons to the book 11st-both for refer ence and for pleasurable 1eadmg have been made Among the add1t1ons are Internat1onal Encylopedla The World Book and Books ln Prmt Cuuent lssues of standard llterary and technlcal per1od1cals are avallable fo1 da1ly consultatxon A llbrarlan w1th exceptlonal tl ammg and a pleaslng personality IS ln charge Best of all the l1bra1y IS popular wxth the stud ents The commg year wxll see further development of the decorat1ve and museum features of the hbrary The l1brary contrlbutes much toward the aesthetxc phases of educatxon A notable accompllshment of the year was the development 1n mstrumental musxc The orchestla has become an mtegral part of the lnstltutlon Du1 mg the yeal It was ready to furn lsh muslc of a hlgh ordex on all occaslons More than fifty strmged mstruments playmg was formed and w1ll contmue to fu1n1sh players Wlth some prel1m1na1y tramlng for the orches t1a Duung the commg yeal glee clubs and a band w1ll have regula1 lecltatxon hours and cred1t w1ll be gxven for such work The work 1n Alt has been materlally extended Almost one hundled puplls were em olled 1n Art work durmg the year Plans for next year look toward a further development m tlus field Thele IS evely reason why puplls 1n a. communxty hke ours should elect work 1n art and desxgn The department IS characteuzed by 1tS co ope1at1on wlth all othel depaltments The art room has been a busy place In the near futule p1ac tlcal woxk 1n room decorat1on wxll become a part of the work wlth the varlous class looms and corudols as the field for practlce Advances 1n Academlc and 1ndust1 1al ww ork have ln no wlse been lack1ng but the year s emphasls on the aesthetxc has be gun to show results somewhat commensurable w1th what our . . . by . y . 1, , 1 . . . . . . . : . . , , . , , . . - . i. 3 . - students are enrolled for the orchestra next year. A class in 1 . s. . u, . . . . A. . , . , . .