Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Fithian, IL)

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Board Formulates School Policies All the members of the Oakwood Township High School Board of Education have served a number of terms. The President of the Board, Dr. O. W. Michael, has acted in that capacity since the organization of the school in 1915. Such tenure of office can only result from the confidence of the people. Good Board of' Education members must be persons possessed of judgment, of philosophical vision and of moral courage. Boards exist to secure educational facilities and opportunities for the youth of a community. They accomplish this end by securing trained teachers and personnel, and by establishing policies under which the school may operate. In a sense the Board’s task is that of spending money in a way that will give the supporting public the largest possible returns. In so doing the Board performs a function similar to that of Congress. In addition to president Dr. Michael, other members of the boardare Glen Doney, Ernest Seymour, Roy Eichborst, Joe Davis, Wesley Condon and Alfred Knight. Devise School Philosophy It is the purpose of the High School to assist the student to lecognize and to cope with his, and his state’s, immediate and future needs. This shall be done in such a manner that the student becomes a worthwhile and contributing citizen in a democratic society. The faculty understands the students’ needs to include: (a) The ability to think clearly, (b) The realization of individual capacities. (c) The ability to reach intelligent decisions. (d) The effective use of the tools of communication. (f) The appreciation of esthetic values. (g) The development of a satisfactory life philosophy, (h) The ability to make a living, (i) The development of physical and mental health and of good health habits, (j) The worthwhile use of leisure time, (k) The appreciation of, and practice in, effective group procedures. (1) The understanding of his country’s political, economic, and cultural heritage. —0. T. H. S. Faculty, March, 1949. Maintenance Staff Keeps Busy The men who drive the buses, clean up the messes we thoughtlessly make, keep the building warm in the winter, mow the lawn and in general perform the endless round of varied tasks involved in maintaining the school’s physical plants are as follows: Layton Ligget, Kenneth Dearth, Hershell McPherson, Melvin Holden anct Wilson Hazelbaker.