Oak Lawn Community High School - Shield Yearbook (Oak Lawn, IL)

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PAUL E, BURGESS, our Dean of Boys, has many duties, but his special talent lies in the handling of the problems of students under his supervision, Some discipline is necessary in any school, but discipline unwisely administered is ineffective. The door to his office is always open to any student and the cul- tivation of his friendship early in school life is often beneficial. His wise and thoughtful advice has the wisdom of many years experience in dealing with young people. A large measure of the credit for the high caliber of our student body must go to Mr, Burgess. JENNIE ORR is the Dean of Girls here at Oak Lawn High. Her duties are as varied as those of Mr. Burgess and she is more than qualified for he r job. The task of guiding the character of hundreds of girls is not an easy one. It involves a coordination of effort by the parents, the teachers, and the students themselves, Through her fine example her diligent efforts on behalf of the girls, and her consistent un- derstanding she has succeeded admirably in her goal. The high standard of our Oak Lawn girls are proof of this, The work of our Guidance Director, SALLY EMMEL, is most ap- preciated by the students when they reach their Senior year. It is then, when problems of vocation arise, that she is best appre- ciated, From the vast experience she has had in the field of education, she is able to offer sound advice on the future. Through her ef- forts our students have had the opportunities of participating in special scholarship program and aptitude tests. She has started and expanded a small library of college catalogues and other books of information for college bound students, For all she has done for us in the past, a special thanks is hum- bly extended,

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Mr, B, E, Wetzel's job is perhaps the most di- versified of our school administrators, He do- nates his time to many projects, These projects range from athletic events and substitute teaching in emergencies, to attend- ance at music contests, His invaluable help is given to the year book staff, faculty members, and to students with a particular problem, Many times he must run interference for Mr. Winters, deciding which problems are important enough to pass on to our superintendent, and those he must handle himself, To a valuable member of the administration, our personal thanks and humble appreciation, ... the wise helpfulness of our superintendent, David F, Winters, to whom this book is humbly dedicated, We will not forget the many times he was wisely lenient and the many times he was wisely strict. We will not forget the true spirit of Oak Lawn, the spirit that Mr, Winters conceived and raised in the infant years of this school, and the many times it became necessary for him to remind us of that true spirit. We will not forget his awareness and familiarity with people our age and the problems we must cope with, His role as a wise and just father has carried over into his job as a wise and just superintendent during his five years at Oak Lawn,

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Dr. EARL R. ADAMS ARTHUR S, MacDONALD Donna Woolridge, registrar, and Vinette Marjan, book- keeper, are two of the many people who keep our school running smoothly. WARREN O, KENEIPP, PRES, Our school board has the re- sponsibility of providing the community with the finest ed- ucational opportunities avail- able. The high character and the sense of obligation that these men have is visible in the decisions they have made. Mr. Robert Stitt, Sec. and Mr. James M, Duffey are not pic- tured, Frances McGreevy, receptionist, is well known to all our student body. Her duties include switch- board, tardy slips, attendance re- ports, tardy slips, tardy slips. . . Helene Kopp, secretary, helps keep an accurate account of all school records. CHARLES W, LAWRENCE DAVID REDMAN