Morton Junior College - Pioneer Yearbook (Cicero, IL)

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Men's Dean l-lale Less known by name than most ol the administration are the college secretaries, Miss Catherine Bowes and Mrs. Ann Tomas who have their desks in the college ollice. Filling out ol Veterans Administra- tion lorms and recording ol grades constitutes much ol their work. Also on their daily agenda are Filing ol records, issuing transcripts and mak- ing out recommendations, besides answering the many telephone calls and posting notices on the bulletin board. x 12 Women's Dean Walker lilHNS After having been dean ol Morton ,lunior College Summer school lor three years, Dr. Robert M. l-lale suc- ceeded Mr. Walter S. Pope as Dean ol Men. Dr. l'lale received his bachelors degree at Miami Uni- versity in l9Q'l. From there he went on to receive his master's and doctor's degrees at Chicago University in 1928 and 1945. The latter is a l3h.D. in history. Since coming to Morton slunior College in 1928 he has taught a variety ol courses covering twenty-two dillerent subjects, Much ol his spare time away lrom school he devotes to growing sweet corn and tomatoes at his home in Elmhurst. l-le is an avid checker player and extends a permanent challenge to all students. l-lis daily motto is Lets get it done. College Secretaries at Work l'laving served capably in her position, Miss GVOC9 Walker has completed her twenty-third year as Dean Ol Women ol Morton ,lunior College. Miss Walker received a diploma at Morton l'ligh School, then graduated from Delfalb Teachers College, and later from the University ol lllinois where she received her AB- deilfee. She earned her masterls degree at l'larvard University. Dean Walker has collaborated with two other teacherS in the Dhlblication ol text books lor the lour years ol l1lQlW school. l-ler leadership has also been shown by her Qulfl' ance ol the English department as its director. She spends most ol her spare time in writing and in taking color mOVle5 to correlate with poetry. I r f As one clearly :ne pioneerirg otherwise ready lor 2 lo me, 1 ond out-0? been rehe

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HIlllINISlHHlIHN A. R. MOORE W. P. MacLEAN E. W. BLAIR Vice-President President Business Manager As one loolcs 'iBacl4 Through the Yearsl' of the history ol Morton junior College, one sees most clearly the smiling, determined face of the founder, Mr. l-larry Victor Church. l-lis Foresight and valiant pioneering have brought higher education to thousands of young people Whose ambitions might otherwise have been stifled and have also brought higher culture to a community that was clearly ready lor it. To me, the history ol Morton Junior College has been a joyous one. The great variety ol classroom and out-ol-class activities in the college have added brilliance to Morton, and the scintillations have been reflected in the total lile ol the community. W. R. MacLean, President ' L F ' hi BoEdiirvgidE9fXv??Ehooldl, jdsezhgvllizek, Superintendent MacLean, George Prosch, Charles Matt, Otto Pecka, Jr. 13