Neoga High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Neoga, IL)

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TOMAHAWK Hats Off to Our Board of Education One of the greatest honors and privileges a citi- zen of a community can have is to be elected to serve on the Board of Education. It is a job which offers nothing but long hours of work, a lot of criticism, and the satisfaction of knowing that he has had a part in handling the investments in the future of our community and nation, our children. To be a good board member one must be very calm, a good listener, to place the interest of the majority of the people and pupils in the unit ahead of the interest of a few and to be firm in all issues which will affect the unit as a whole, a great interest in the education of the people. The men who made up our Board have dis- played these qualities during the past two years in working out the plan for the building improve- ments of the unit. Rex Haskett, whose term expires in April, has served on the schoo1's board three years. The last term he was president. To Robert Woolery secre- tary, and to the other members, Clayton Doll, Carl Wilson, Charles Marshall, Glenn Albin, and Nathan Stewart, we extend our thanks for a job well done. In order that there will be a good rec- ord of the past year for the future, we offer the following record: l. May-Board voted for new building and re- modeling of old gym. 2. June-Paint inside and out of Trowbridge center. 3. August-Paint inside of Etna center. 4. August-Rebuilding of Junior High School rooms. 5. September-New gym started. 6. September-New heating plants in Etna center. 7. September-New stoker in old furnace- heat. 8. ,Ianuary-Fire escapes in Junior High room. 9. March-Rooms painted. 10. April-New gym completed. 11. May-Remodeling of old gym completed. 12. May--Fire escapes completed. 13. May-Open House. We, the staff, wish to take this opportunity, on behalf of the student body, to express our sincere appreciation to the Board of Education for the great accomplishment of the year. We have only one regret, we will not be here to take advantage of the new building and the remodeling of the old one. We are sure that there must have been times when you, as Board members wished that you could forget about some of the problems which have had to be solved. We also realize that your great interest in our school and its improvements has kept you on many long hours with a determi- nation to see the program completed regardless of praise and criticism. Student Council The Student Council has been active for only two years but it has made considerable progress in those two years. The purposes of the Student Council are to promote understanding and co- operation between the students and the faculty and to represent the student body in matters con- ceming student activities. The council's main claim to fame this year was the planning and supervision of the two and a half mad days in March that were appropriately designated as Work Days. During these days the whole school helped with Spring cleaning, painting rooms and refinishing desks. Several of the Student Council's activities this year have aroused the interest of other schools in this area. First Row: Jim Haskett, Jessie Green, vice- presidentg Bob Swengel, presidentg Marilyn Law- rence, secretary-treasurerg Mary Jane Keck. Second Row: Patsy Overmyer, John Schutte, Bob Ludwig, Mr. Curl.

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TOMAHAWK The Voice of the Principal The Class of 1951 had the courage to take pic- tures of and to discuss several problems which they thought were very pertinent to the welfare of a good school community. At that time it was doubt- ful as to when the answers would be achieved. The Class of 1953 can just about give the correct an- swers to all of these questions because in the spring of 1952 the citizens of the community voted a S225,000 bond issue to be used in improving the physical facilities of the school so that today the question discussed in the 1951 Tomahawk can be answered. In 1951 and on through this year we have had to use the lower hall as a cafeteria and recreation room. In a short period of time we will be eating in a new, well lighted, and ventilated community room located on the second floor over the old gym. In 1951 the road around the building was too bad to travel. At the present time a. nice parking lot is being constructed in front of the new physi- cal education building which will do away with the road going around the building. In 1951 the old study hall had been made into two large rooms and one small one. The large ones were combinations of study hall and class room. In 1953 this area has been made into four Junior High class rooms with a library between the two grades. The high school study hall will soon be in the new community room. In 1951 there was little equipment in the science department. In 1953 much new equipment has been added including five microscopes. i In 1951 the old curtains to the stage were in a frightful condition. The classes of '52, '53, '54, '55, and '56 went together and bought a new curtain which was used in 1952 and will be used in the new stage in the physical education building. The new study hall will be the community room next to the library which has been moved and will be enlarged. In 1953 about 120 new books were added to the high school library. In 1951 the locker rooms were very crowded and dirty as they have been during most of 1953 but the new locker rooms are now in operation and that situation is cleared up. The Vocational Ag. department is now housed in a beautiful new room, with an office, laboratory, wash room and farm shop. Nothing like what wa.s used in 1951. A In the new building plan a room is set aside for the use of the Tomahawk, the Messenger and the Student Council. The competition between the music and science departments will soon be over. The music depart- ment is now located at the south end of the com- munity room with sound proof practice rooms. This will be a blessing for the science department which will have its lecture room back. The faculty will have a new room for relaxa- tion, provided they have the time. The new, beautiful physical education building is large enough to enable two P. E. classes to be conducted at the same time, and during the basketball season to seat about 1,100 persons. It seems like a long time and yet very few of the persons who helped write the material in 1951 thought that the changes they were suggesting would be completed by 1953. Where there is a will there is a way, and prog- ress will not be stopped, delayed' at times, but not stopped. 'We are anxious to see the changes that will take place in the next few years.