O'Fallon Township High School - Panther Yearbook (O'Fallon, IL)

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outa sup en mtenoent speaks S E MER D MURRAY Supermtendent B oun pnmclpal The posttlon of asststant prtnclpal was created thts year for the exp11c1t purpose of asslstmg the Supermtendent 1n carrymg out h1s mantfold dut1es Through the coupled efforts of the Supermtendent and Ass1stant Pr1nc1pal there has been an endeavor th1s year to tmprove the physlcal plant of the school and to lmprove through superv1s1on the course of ln SIl'LlCI1Ol'l At the r1sk of be1ng declared a senttmentahst Iwould say as smcerely as I know how to say II that these years IH O Fallon have been among my most cherlshed. The frxend shxps that have been mme 1n my books are prxceless. The expertences that I have had as a teacher and as an admmts tratlve asslstant have contr1buted xmmeasurably to my pro fess1onal growth A statement made recently by an tnstructor of no httle repute sums up my feeltng about my professlon. The greatest opportuntty 1n Amerlca ts tn teachmg. Ihope more young people wtth an earnest destre to serve humamty w1ll choose teachmg as thetr professton. The lmportance of teachtng IS measured by the good that you can do. At the begmmng of September each year the O Fallon Schools extend a Welcome Home to fa culty students and fr1ends A very old defxrutlon of home A world of strlfe shut out a world of love shut 1n could well be apphed to the congenlal at mosphere wh1ch permeates all the act1v1t1es 1n whlch we work play and hve together 1n our schools We as faculty members are deeply conscxous of the obhgauons of our school to the people tn our commun1ty The chtldren come to the teachers for guxdance and 1nsp1rat1on ln ,arlv years as mem pracnce throughout the turbulent years of teen age youth at the htgh school level The development of a school IS a matter of constantly and perslstently bu1ld1ng block by block and step by step a new teacher 1n a department a new student orgamzat1on good sportsmanshtp de monstrated and champ1onsh1p attamed ln athletlc mus1cal and dramauc programs and other myr1ads of events that work together to assure a constant march forward and guarantee progress It ts the srncere des1re of the faculty of our OFallon Schools that as the years progress th1s school may contmue to be the center from whxch w1ll come msptratxon for all mented goals and that the mcreasmg I'S31lZ3I1OIl of the value of techmcal ab1l1ty as well as the need for culture and CIVIC responsl b1l1ty w1l1 enrlch not only our own commun1ty but also the world speaks ll EMERIAL LEE OWEN, JR. Ass1stant Prlnclpal A 'R' v VV I. u , . . I Y g . N . . - . .... 0 - bers of the kindergarten and continue the same g . . . ' , . . 5 . - I , . WAN ' ' 1 ' ' - 8

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oean of GIRLS Miss Willard is a graduate of the O'Fallon Township High School and is a life-long resident of O'FaIlon. As Dean of Girls she has many responsibilities. Hers it is to advise and counsel the girls when prob- lems arise. She serves as the spon- sor of the Student Council and is co-sponsor of the Junior Class. Her other duties include keeping the attendance records and teach ing world and American History LESTER B SAMPLE, B S Southeast Missouri State ANNICE E WILLARD, A B Washington University DEAN of BOYS Mr Sample who comes from Missouri is Dean of Boys In this capacity he serves as advisor con cerning problems whtch arise per taining to boys He is co sponsor of the Senior Class and supervtses the Industrial Arts Club It was through the ef forts of Mr Sample that a state or ganization of Industrial Art Clubs was formed He also teaches drafting and in dustrial arts s n o n o Q ann M.. ' 1 , . .