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

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,l - v now known as the old building. In 1912 an east and west wing were added, as were the first auditorium, gymnasium, and natato- rium. 1923 saw the enlargement of the lunch hall and the construction of a twelve-room unit designed to connect the new building with the old. The present heating plant was built in 1926, followed two years later by the Leslie F. Gates Gymnasium, which is cur- rently used not only for athletic events, but for many large-scale programs presented by the high school and several outside organiza- tions. ln 1931 the present Manual Education Building, which also housed the Music De- partment, was completed. With the excep- tion of the new natatorium, which was com- pleted after a delay in 1936, the new build- ing was finished in 1934. The most recent and modern of all the improvements is, of course, our new and unique Music Building, which was finished last year- Mr. Gaffney became New Trier's superin- tendent in 1931. He gave the school 'a pre- liminary impression of his ability when, in an assembly welcoming him, a spokesman for the language department implied' that he was unfamiliar with French. To this Mr. Gaffney retorted, You'd better be careful, if you don't want me to sing 'Sur La Pont d'Avig- nonl' With such a reassuring start at New Trier, Mr. Gaffney has continued to make many nationally acclaimed accomplishments. He entered New Trier into the national Eight Year Experiment, whose twofold purpose it was to make college entrance re- quirements more liberal, and to institute courses for the superior, average, and poorer student, enablin each group to proceed at its own level. lgere the sections are known as the a, and Hx groups, and equal credit is given for all classifications. Mr. Gaffney also instigated art and music inte- gration courses, scholastic aptitude and gui- dance testing facilities, and opportunities for more students to participate in musical, dra- matic, and other programs. The number of sports offered was also greatly increased as a result of Mr. Gaffney's planning, and better inter-school co-operation was brought about through the Student Council, Traffic Squad. Service Club, and the Parents' Association. Throughout the ,years while working toward these and many other achievements, Mr. Gaffney and his associates have been con- fronted with many problems: having to fi- nance teachers' salaries with tax-anticipation warrants and gas coupons during the De- pression days: wartime exactions and limita- tions, and the chronic obstacle of a never- quite-clean lunch hall, and the general litter on and around the school grounds. The class of 1901 had all of two gradu- ates, both of whom have recently passed away. They were Miss Maud Mary Mc- Page 5

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