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

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4 'E N, l If' 'Q J 3 .s.ih.?s uf' -Lili 5113'- W.. AF' U. v gif? ff'?l':xss31faf.3e',.,.f J Q iq-midv 1 Q ,fl lcsxX4 ,i',1' 'i JT' ' A f .R kv QA! Y Xi'- .i . ii-fs 'V .X4 J fl DISMANTLING OF THE OLD AUDITORIUM lConlinued from Page 7, many privale conlerence rooms. A new boolcslore and heallh ollice will be very much in evidence. New Trier's ever- growing publicalions will gel adeguale space in which lo worlcy and much museum, locker, and slorage space will also be available. Cne ol lhe mosl-anlicipaled seclions will be lhe sludenl lounge, lo be localed on lhe ground lloor. Operaled en- lirely by sludenls during school hours, il will ol-ler a pleasanl place lor relaxalion lrom school chores. And lhe presence ol a slage will make lhe lounge adaplable lor all kinds ol school parlies and gel-logelhers on weelcends and aller school. For many years lhe graclualing classes have given money lo a lund lor lhe sludenl lounge, which means lhal il will be very well eguipped lor any and all purposes. ln addilion lo lhese new buildings, corridors will be ar- ranged in such a way lhal al no lime will one have lo go oulside in order lo gel around lo any spol in lhe school. Also, lhe easl wing will be lurned baclc lo lhe Physical Educ- alion Deparlmenl, lor which is was originally inlended and by which il was al one lime used. The area which now ac- commodales sludy halls l72 and I73, as well as lhe library, was once used lor gymnaslic purposes up lo aboul lwenly years ago, when lhe gymnasium was converled lo lhe pres- enl-day library and lhe old swimming pool was lilled in and parlilioned lo lorm rooms l72 and I73. Wilh lhe relurn ol lhis wing lo lhe Physical Educalion Deparlmenl, New Trier will have one ol lhe largesl gymnasium areas ol any school in lhis vicinily. The class ol l955 lalces pride in lhe lacl lhal il has seen lhese changes come lo our school, allhough unlorlunalely il will be unable lo share in lhem. We have seen New Trier lalce ils big slep lorward, and are glad lo have been able lo help in lhe many necessary adiuslmenls lo a dillicull inlerim period belween an old New Trier and a new New Trier. 8

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MR. WESLEY L. BROWN Superinfendenf MR. FRED KAHLER Dean of Boys MISS HELEN MALONEY Dean of Girls ., fy 6, ,, . MR R H CARPENTER MR. H. H. HERRON MR. P. C. GOODRICH MR. E. N, RODBRO MR. C. J. LUNDOUIST MISS LOUISE HOLZINGER s S perintendenf Asst. Principal Business Manager Supervising Engineer DirecTor of Tesfing Regisfrar The school year i954-55 may well be Termed A Year oT Changes, Tor noT only did New Trier's exTensive re- building program geT under way dur- ing This year, buT we also saw a Tor- mer superinTendenT deparT and a new man Talce his place. Dr. M. P. Gahr- ney, aTTer being superinTendenT oT New Trier Tor TwenTy-Three years, re- Tired lasT year Trom The posT which had enabled him To lead our school inTo being one oT The Top schools in The naTion, While The Board oT EducaTion con- Tinued iTs search Tor a permanenT superinTendenT To replace Mr. GaTT- ney, Mr. Wesley L. Brown, Tormerly assisTanT superinTendenT, served as acTing superTendenT Tor This year. lvlr. Brown, who has been aT New Trier since l923, had previously acTed as superinTendenT Tor one year before The arrival oT Mr. Gaicfney, giving him The experience OT leadership which was guiTe evidenT during This year ThaT presenTed many diTTiculTies. On March 23 The Board oT Educa- Tion announced The appoinTmenT oT Dr. William I-laTner Cornog, aT pres- enT presidenT oT CenTral l-ligh School in Philadelphia, To be superinTendenT oT New Trier I-ligh School, beginning July I, I955. New Trier is proud To welcome Dr. Cor-nog To our school and wishes him The besT oT success as our rew head. The change in superinTendenTs ac- companied many oTher changes in The adminisTraTion. Mr. George B. Bo- garT and lvlr. RoberT W. Rogers were elecTed To The Board oT EducaTion To replace lvlrs. l'larry J. Williams and PresidenT Paul Wm. CuTler. Mr. Hi- ram l-l. Belding became The new pres- idenT OT The board. Mr. R. I-l. Car- penTer, head oT The English deparT- menT, became The new assisTanT su- perinTendenT. lvir. Paul C. Goodrich Tools over The newly-designed posT oT business manager and also re- placed lvlr. Van Deursen as TaculTy sponsor oT STudenT Council. Two new posiTions oT senior adviser chairmen were creaTed To relieve Deans Kahler and Maloney oT much oT The exTra worlc They have had in lCon+inued on page II,