New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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ll The History of New Athens Community High School New Athens Community lligh School, known as District No. 68, was organized in 1920. The first board ot' education consisted oi' George Nuernberger, presidentg George Wirth, Jr., secretaryg S. J. Woodwardg Henry J. Reuss, Jr.5 and William Eberhzirdt. Attempts were made to discontinue the high school in the summers of 1922 and 1924 but both failed. Our present school building was built in 1931 and the gymnasium added in 1938. The present members of the board of education are Melvin Carr, president: Wilbur Nuernberger, secretaryg Ben Deichmanng Edgar Wirthg and Ray Schoepp. This year the school has an enrollment of 125 and a faculty of seven teachers.

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To The Members of The Class of l949 You are facing a future of uncertainty, one in which anything can happen. You are in a new era of human progress which is filled with opportunities, yet honeycombed with pitfalls. There are jobs for all who want to work. There is a greater demand for the products of American industry than there has ever been before. There are greater opportunities for new enterprise and new careers than ever existed before. From the Hood of information being given out by the various sources, it will be your task to make your own evaluation of what is important and to decide between the good and the bad. You are graduating into a world of significant events and amid rapidly developing times. You are leaving high school soon, but education is a process that never ends. You must continue to grow mentally, to reach out for new ideas and new information, to be aware of change and the reasons for it, to be tolerant of the differences in people, to be kind and considerate and unselfish, to accept and assume responsibility in the community. It will not be possible for you to know all the right solutions to the many prob- lems with which you will be faced. The important thing is to try to find the right solutions. The degree to which you are successful in doing this will determine your success in the life which you now face. R. A. Neal, Principal

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DALE T. WALKER Mr. Walker was born in Storm Lake, Iowa. He receiv- ed his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry at Buena Vista College and has done graduate work at Har- yard University in Engineer- ing. Before coming to New Athens four years ago, Mr. Walker taught for eight years in Illinois and Iowa and served in the Army as a First Lieutenant for fifty- five months. He teaches ge- Emetry, algebra, and chemis- ry. ALONZO J. WOODS Mr. Woods is a native of New Athens. He teaches American History, world his- tory,. geography, and boys' physical education as well as serving as Coach of the Yiellowjackets. He received his Bachelor of Science de- gree from SINU and is now working on his Masters de- gree. Before entering the Armv and coming to New Athens three years ago, he served as principal of Ele- mentary Schools at East Carondelet. PUSSEL D. MElRIDITH Mr. Meridith, our biology and agriculture instructor, was born in Sandoval, Ill. Before receiving his B. of S. degree from the University of Illinois in 1947, he attend- ed SINU and served in the Army for three years. This is his second year at NACHS. LOIS L. DAVIS Miss Davis teaches bopk- keeping and typing at NA- SCH. She is a native of Jer- seyville and a graduate of Ill- inois State Normal Univer- sity where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education. Miss Davis has taught here for four years. R. A. NEAL Mr. Neal teaches French II and English I. He received his Bachelor of Education de- gree from SINU and earned his Master of Arts degree in School Administration at the University of Missouri. Mr. Neal has done graduate work in Education at the Univer- sity of Iowa and in Account- ing at LaSalle U. He came to NACHS as principal three years ago, having taught previously at Elizabethtown and Coello. He had also been principal at Goresville, Keye- sport, and Woodlawn. SHIRLEY A. SHERMAN Miss Sherman hails from East St. Louis where she at- tended St. Teresa's Academy. In 1948 she was graduated from St. Louis University with majors in English and Spanish. At present.she IS doing graduate work in Eng- lish at Missouri U: Miss Sherman teaches English II, III, and IV. She also .teaches girls' physical education. PAUL LONGENBAUGH Mr. Longenbaugh, one of our new teachers, was born in Clinton, Ill. He served three years in the Army and upon his discharge in 1945 entered the University of Ill. He received his degree on January 15 and came to NACHS at the beginning of the second semester. Mr. Longenbaugh teaches socio- logy and problems of Ameri- can democracy. AUDREY HILL u Miss Hill is our capable of- fice girl and sercetary. She EH? 1948 graduate of NA-