New Trier Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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A Pioneer in New Trier Education IN MEMORY OF MR. WILLIAM PHELPS • The spring of 1938 marked the passing of Mr. Phelps, one of the most prominent men in the history of New Trier. Mr. Phelps served on the Board of Education for seventeen years. 1917 to 1934, during which time his keen interest in the school was felt by all organizations connected with New Trier. Much of his service on the Board of Education was in the capacity of chairman of the Student Com- mittee. While in this position Mr. Phelps was responsible for the forming of the Student Affairs Committee, which was one of the chief organizations of the Student Council. Mr. Phelps was also extremely interested in the physical development of the student body. To in- crease the facilities toward this end, he was the primary force behind the purchasing of the boys ' athletic field. Mr. Phelps was so engrossed in New Trier High School that he attended all school affairs of any nature. On the rare occasions when it was not pos- sible for him to attend, his absence could not help but be noted. Even after his retirement from the Board of Education, he continued to spend much of his time in and around the school. Three years prior to his death the athletic field was named in his honor, Phelps Field. This is but a small tribute to the man who devoted so much of his time to the well-being of the school. His kindly presence is greatly missed by all who knew him, and his many deeds will be long remembered. 8 Jhe C ck toei

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others diminished in importance, until in 1923 they disappeared and the yearbook appeared alone. In 1926 R. H. Carpenter appeared on the scene, and the following year the Echoes boasted a hard cover, more pictures and more names, and assumed the appearance of a modern yearbook. Since then the improvement has been a steady one. with no outstanding jump in one year. The New Trier News had sustained many changes and knocks since it first appeared. We have already touched upon its pre-war history under Messrs. Kahler. Pifer and Small in that order. After 1918 it reappeared under the sponsorship of Mr. Hutchens, now head of the English department. But interest seemed to dwindle, and it was dropped for a year for lack of funds. At the beginning of the school year 1924-25 the figure of Robert H. Carpenter darkens the journal- istic horizon, as he steps in, and takes the News in his able hands. Smooth stock appeared and the News was run on a Goldwynian scale. There were at times literally scores of students working on the News, at one time, 10 co-editors! After another relapse because of expenses, an agreement was made with Hollister ' s publishing company and New Trier News Notes appeared as a department in the local Hollister papers as a tem- porary substitute. These were dark months for the school and not the least hit were the Neivs and the Echoes which were considered luxuries. According to the 1932 Echoes: Due to the depression, heat and light were turned off at 3:30 and the staffs had to labor diligently in the cold, dark typing room. With the advent of the activities ticket the News took new life, and since a large subscription was assured, high pressure sales techniques were aban- doned, and a better paper resulted. Since the adop- tion of the smaller size two years ago little change has occurred. In this, the first year since Mr. Carpenter ' s resig- nation, both the News and the Echoes have succeeded in advancing New Trier ' s journalistic frontiers. £ Q s

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Summer leaves turn to gold, heralding the beginning of a new school year