Manlius High School - Mirror Devil Yearbook (Manlius, IL)

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Leadership

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BOARD of EDUCATION •i Charles Schmidt President of Board • Charles Schmidt, the youngest member of the Board of Education has served as president for five of the six years that he has held membership. Mr. Schmidt is at present a partner in the local Chevrolet agency. Previous to his present business, he was associated for 17 years with the Frank Grampp Poultry House in Manlius. He served as village clerk for ten years and is at present fire chief. Stacy Hewitt Secretary of Board • Stacy Hewitt has completed his eleventh consecutive year of membership on the Board of Education. He has served as secretary during this entire period. Mr. Hewitt understands the school from the teacher's standpoint as well as from the board's, having taught at the Red School for three years. An interesting coincidence is that the president of the board was one of Mr. Hewitt's pupils. He now operates the Standard Oil Station on Route 88 west of town. Ed Olson • Ed Olson is another member of the board who has served for a long term of years. He has always been vitally interested in the welfare of the school not only as a school director but also as a parent. Mr. Olson is a very successful and progressive farmer and is active in the Farm Bureau and its projects. John Edlefson • John Edlefson, a veteran board member of 10 years experience worked with his colleagues, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Hewitt, and Mr. Olson in planning the addition to the original high school building which was made in 1931. Mr. Edlefson is an energetic farmer living on the Edlefson homestead northeast of Manlius. W. C. Raabe • W. C. Raabe, the most recently chosen member of the board has already served four years, during one of which he acted as president. Mr. Raabe has always been prominent in public affairs, holding the position of road commissioner for 8 years and fire chief for a shorter period. He is the newly elected president of the village board. He farmed during the greater part of his life and at present operates a garage and the local Ford agency.

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OUR CAPTAIN Erwin E. Hake Principal • Mr. Erwin E. Hake was born at Nashville, Illinois. He attended the Southern Illinois Normal University, then attended McKendree College, being graduated in 1929 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is also a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Master of Arts degree granted in 1931. In college among his activities were: membership in Phi Delta Kappa, editor of the annual, and serving on the newspaper staff and student council. He was a member of the Bachelors' Fraternity, a social organization. He has had ten years of teaching experience. He taught a rural school near Nashville, was superintendent of schools at Irvington, Illinois, and at Monroe Center, Illinois. For the past two years he has been principal of the Manlius Township High School. He has been chosen senior class sponsor for the year, Mirror” sponsor, and Maroon'' adviser. He is also a faculty representative on the Student Council.