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

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1922: Year Book 1926 15 commumty should enj oy The aesthetxc IS too often neglected 1n modern educatlon Youth needs to know and to appreclate the beautlful Youth mo1eove1 needs to be carued one step beyond a love for the aesthetlc Knowledge of beauty does not Slglllfy that such knowledge w1ll eventuate 1n chalactel The communxty must look fo1wa1d to the estabhshlng of wo1k vwhlch w1ll tram fo1 cha1acte1 and for leadelshlp Co operat1on of school chulch and home appeals neces saly for such an undeltakmg How ale We to t1a1n for char actel '7 We do not know but the vel y fact that the ploblem has ausen IS an mdlcatxon that L T H S must seek 1tS solu M1 B E Gordon has been elected asslstant p11nc1pal fol the commg yeal Student act1v1t1es and pe1sonnel work Wlth 1n d1v1dual students w1ll be caled for 1n a much more satlsfact ory manner than 1n the past Characte1 should lesult Pe1 sonnel w 01k athletlc and othe1 3Ct1V1ty prog1 ams buxldlng and glounds expans1ons a loyal student body and an efflclent teachmg corps should make L T H S a pleasant and p1ofltab1e place fo1 the youth of the d1St11Ct S1nce1ely youls G W W ILLETT . ' 7 1 'i i. - . , ' q tion. To this end a dean of girls was introduced last year and 1 v I , . 1 I I 1 , . . i . , , V' Q v ,

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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. . , . , . .

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16 Lyons Toxxnslnp Hlgh School Report of Dean of GITIS Durlng the past yea1 a stalt has been made toward g1v1ng the glrls of the school the 1nd1v1dual attentlon they should have An attempt has also been made on the part of the faculty to become personally acqua1nted w1th the guls and to help them couect lack of adjustment 1n personallty and m wo1k Th1ough extra cu1r1cula1 act1v1t1es a chance has been g1ven fox each gzrl to develop her speclal talents The fundamental wo1k1ng p11nc1ple has been that school must be a place where fuendhness abounds The medlum for brmgmg thls about has been the All Gnls Club to vshlch each gurl automatlcally belongs The glrl then chooses the pa1t1cu lar d1v1s1on of the club 1n wh1ch she w1shes to work It has happened duung the past year that the Dramatlc Club has been the most actlve department Th1s o1gan1zat1on has met once a month and presented a short plogram The coachmg and management has been ent11ely 1n the hands of the g1rls to sponsor class teas The teas have had fo1 the1r speclal pur pose the brmgmg of the mothe1s and teachels 1nto the c11cle of fuendhness The guls on the honor 1oll have 01g'al1lZ6d 1nto what they call The Nmety Getters Thxs group meets for an aftelnoon of fun Just after the postmg of the honol roll at the close of each slx vseeks perxod The Welfare Group had chalge of the high schools quota of Ch11stmas seals fo1 the tuberculos1s fund and succeeded 1n dxsposlng of two hundl ed twenty five dollals worth of seals Plans for next yeal mclude a broademng of the scop of the outslde aCtlV1t1CS Each Gul ln an Act1v1ty and Each Gul 1n the Act1v1ty 1n whlch she IS Partlculary Inte1ested IS the slogan W1th thls end 1n view a quest1ona11e was placed . . . .. , 7 . 1 The refreshment and entertainment groups have combined ' u ' sr ' Q 1 l , ' . . 2 . . . . ,, .4 . . . .n . . . . . . . 1 ,, . 7