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BACK ROW: George Koerper, Edward Baker, Willard Deaner, Roy Doll, business manager FRONT ROW: lames Dubbs, M. E. Steele, principal, Laurence Watson, Harold Dean Absent when picture was taken, Dutton Gave SCIHIUUIL IBUARID Public education is a co-operative enter- prise. lt is distinguished by the united effort of eager students, qualified teachers, interested patrons, and board members who desire to serve their community. Fortunately, the Men- dota High School has been served by board members who were aware of the great con- tribution that public education can make to the individual and the nation. We salute our fine board members, past and present, and commend the foresight which has provided outstanding educational opportunity for the youth of Mendota. Many of the tasks facing a board are time consuming and require long hours spent in working, planning, and making decisions. Our board members, President Harold Dean, Ed' ward Baker, George Koerper, Laurence Wat- son, lames Dubbs, Dutton Gove, and Willard Deaner gave unstintingly of their time and effort. Thanks to their interest, We have one of the most beautiful campuses in northern Illi- nois, Other chores were the responsibility of seeing that We have a complete faculty and staff and providing a fleet of fine buses. The upkeep of the building itself and many other jobs, just as important, kept the board busy all year. The goal of these men has been to provide that We may become the better citizens of to- morrow. Our goal is to prove that they have not planned in vain, THEY SET TIHIIE IPJQILIICIIIES IFCDIR MHS
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A MIINIIISTIRATIIQINI Dear Seniors: Good-byes are always tinged with tragic so- lemnity in that friendships built up by mutual good will and identity of purpose are broken asunder. l have said farewell to more than forty grad- uation classes, but somehow this is the most difficult farewell I have ever made. Perhaps it is because I have known you since kindergarten age, or perhaps it is because this is the last fare- well 1 will ever make to a graduation class, for this is also farewell to my life's work of provid- ing educational opportunities for youth. It has been my constant effort to provide the best opportunities possible for the youth of Men- dota in both the course of study and quality of teachers. Somehow or other, I feel that you will justify the faith that I have vested in you. Many times the immortality of teachers depends upon the fame of their students. I retire with the feeling that those who have passed through the portals of the Mendota High School are better citizens for having done so. My fondest farewell to all and my last wish for you is in this poem: 1 would be true, for there are those who trust meg I would be pure, for there are those who carey I would be strong, for there is much to suffer: I would be brave, for there is much to dare. I would be friend of all - the foe, the friendlessg I would be giving, and forget the giftg I would be humble, for I know my wealmessg I would look up and laugh and love and lift. For twenty-eight years Mr. Steele has headed our busy workers and has been the center of the schools activities. In these many years he has done an excellent job of keeping Mendota one of the best run schools in the state. He has been the connecting link between the school board and the school. Upon his shoulders rest the responsibilities of carrying out the policies set forth by the Board of Edu- cation. He has won many honors as being one of the most efficient and progressive adminis- trators in the state, and he is always working for the general advancement of education. He has dedicated his life to the education of youth. For these reasons and many more we will all be very sad to see Mr. Steele leave MHS. He has given the school much to be proud of, and in turn we are very proud of Mr. Steele. He plans on staying until September, and then he will go into retirement. Since this is Mr. Steele's last year with MHS, we think it is proper that the students be in- formed about a man We all should be proud of. A native of Indiana. Mr. Steele first attended a one-room school which did not offer the best MAURICE E. STEELE Superintendent of Schools Principal educational opportunities. Knowing Mr. Steele, we can understand that it Was his determina- tion which helped him succeed in spite of dif- ficulties. He was graduated from an academy in southern Indiana in 1910. From there he at- tended Valparaiso University where he re- ceived two of his five degrees. He was grad- uated in 1915 as class president With high honors. He then attended different schools such as the University of Chicago, Columbia Uni- versity in New York, and Oakland City College in Indiana. Mr. Steele holds five degrees, B.M., BS., A.B., Ph.B., and M.A., and has done addi- tional work on his Doctor's degree at the Uni- versity of Chicago. Mr. Steele was the principal in Grayville, Illinois, where he met his wife, the former Ruth Feller. He then went to Albion, Illinois, and later became superintendent of both these schools. Then, enlisting as a buck private in 1917, he was in the army for over a year. He earned a first lieutenancy and served as an instructor in the officers' training school at West Point. After the war, Mr, Stee'e went to Lacori, Illinois, where he was superin'endent for seven years. He then became superintendent of schools of Mendota and principal of the high school, having been selected from about 208 apolicants During these twenty-eight years many im- provements have been mado to our school
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