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

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T ln aThleTics LT is parTicularl proud oT iTs Tine achievemenTs. As member OT The WesT Suburban Conference, The school has won The PresiclenT's Cup, The ali-sporTs Trophy, I4 ouT of The lasT I5 years. Winning The sTaTe Traclc +iTIe six Times, The sTaTe baslceTball and The golT championships once. and The sTaTe cross-counTry TiTle Twice l'iighlighT The many ouTsTanding aThleTic endeavors in The lasT 7-5 years. The inTeresT and enThusiasm oT LT's aThleTic minded Tans daTes back To The laTe l800's when Marshall Field clonaTed a 500-pound bell, which Tolls aTTer vicTories aT Emmond Field. Excellence in exTra-curricular acTiviTies has also been an imporTanT p'arT oT LT's heriTage. OuTsTand- ing debaTe Teams have won Tour sTaTe champion- shios and numerous Tourname'1Tawards, ln adoliTion. school publicaTions have had Their share oT sTaTe and naTional prominence. BoTh The yearbook. The Tabulae, and The newspaper, The Lion, have won every Top naTional award Tor which a high school publicaTion is eligible. Today, indeed. seems remoTe Trom The days OT ThaT one room of learning Three guarTers oT a cen- Tury ago. ln l8'-7l as a culminaTion To high school educaTion. The seven members oT The TirsT graduaT- ing class assembled Tor graduaTion exercises and The reading oT The class hisTory and prophecy. This year The Class oT' '63 will graduaTe in The relaTively new Vaughan Gym. while 4000 share The momenT wiTh Them in The gym and hundreds oT oThers wa+ch on a closed circuiT Tele- vision screen in The audiTorium. ThroughouT The vears LT can be seen Talcing changes in sTride and conTinuing To offer The sound, basic background needed by sTudenTs Today as well as by sTudenTs in iTs TirsT classes. Such is The inheriTance and challenge oT high sTandards and Tine TradiTions given by LT To iTs sTudenTs. The Homecoming bonfire Tradition, a vicfim of The Tire ordinance of a few years g . , .

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Education- At times dynamic, At others apparently static, Yet a continual process of acquiring knowledge- Knowledge to use and to stimulate thought. All encompassing, the curriculum: Utilizing and employing abilities and talents Of the teacher, Delving into the practical and the highly abstract, Developing the student's mind As needs require As abilities warrant. The faculty- Ever responsive, always concerned, Growing in number From one in i888 To 240 in l963, Growing in excellence Alert, co-operative, encouraging, Revealing knowledge. Here is our faculty, Those dedicated persons, Assuming a responsibility- Teaching youth. ademic