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

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decliccifion Believing slrongly in lhe philosophy of consfanl- ly improving educalion, Superinlendenl-Principal George S. Olsen has done an oulslanding job in leading Lyons Township High School lo lhe posi- 'rion ol preslige il now occupies. An advocale of a sound academic curriculum inlegraled wilh a broad aclivilies program, he has alfempled lo offer lhe be-sl possible educalional opporlunilies lo each sludenl. The career which culminales in Mr. Olsen's re- liremenl lhis year has seen many aspecls of lhis school's educalional syslem inlroduced including smaller classes. deparlmenlal reorganizalion, an im- proved marking syslem. and an extensive counseling and guidance program. A recognized leader in his field. he has served in several capacilies for many noled educalional associalions. Mr. Olsen's posi- lions as consullanl' lo olher school dislricls are proof of lhe high regard wilh which his ideas and innovalions are received. Under his clireclion. LT has wilnessed a closer relalionship wilh parenls' as- socialions and cilizens of lhe communily, a slrenglh- ening of lhe facully, and lhe growlh of a slrong and more responsible sludenl body. As a lolcen of LT's apprecialion for lhose conlribulions which he has made since his arrival in l942, we, lhe edilors and slalf, gralelully dedicale lhis I963 Tabulae 'lo Mr. George S. Olsen. Enthusiasm and genuineness are evidenl in Mr. Olsen's handshake as he qreels one of his many daily visilors. The firsl president' ol' Home-School Council and ifs presenf head give Mr. Olsen public recognilion of his many noieworlhy conlri- bufions.

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l Turning from his desk work, Mr. Olsen lislens wlfh Mr, Olsen glves some of his lasl words of counsel To the genllemen who have laken over his posls as ln- lerim Associallon Presldenf and lhe Presldenl of lhe Wesf Suburban League. pafience and understanding to a problem posed W'+h M H Ol ' ' fy, gg F' by one of hls associales. I r sen presrdnng, ano er ac ve Uday session of The Chalrrnan and Executive Board, a plannlng com- millee he origlnaled early in his adrninlslralion al LT, gels under way. essqw-ff' 1

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75 yeors- Three quorters of o century- Hove possed since LT began. Here grew Pride, respect, esteem For the school, For its troditions, For its stondords, For its concern for the individuol. And here LT students Hove expressed thoughts, interests, tostes, Bound by ci common tie-this school, A community of leorning, The embodiment of four yeors of unequol led enthusiosm, Of Iosting friendships With ideos, With people Creoting memories. South Campus, since its l956 e freshmen and sophomores . . . olmivefsdl' 75f 6