Palatine High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Palatine, IL)

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THE SPOTLIGHT I EH- .ln .- ERNEST ILER, M. A. Ernest Iler, M. A. Mr. Ernest Iler came to Palatine as principal of the township high school with a fine record and in one year has more than lived up to his reputa- tion as a school administrator and friend of boys and girls. Mr. Iler has had wide experience in the field of school administration having served as super- intendent of large high schools in Iowa and Wis- consin as well as Illinois. Records show outstand- ing work in dramatics, music, debating and ath- letics in the schools under his supervision. He has done much to improve scholarship and the quality of work in extra curricular activities in Palatine. The policy of Palatine High under his guidance is a well rounded education which takes into account the fact that extra-curricular activi- ties contribute just as much or more than the sub- jects studied in the classroom. Mr. Iler is vitally interested in a good athletic program and has done much to assist Mr. Megel in the development of his department. His inter- est in music is shown by the glee club, band, and orchestra which have been organized with the two new teachers, Miss Cook and M1'. Kay, in charge. Probably Mr. ller's outstanding achievement of the year is in building up school spirit and morale. Good citizenship in the school as prepar- ation for responsible citizenship in the world of today is an ideal that has been promoted with encouraging results. Mr. Iler has won the respect and cooperation of both students and faculty. From the standpoint of education Mr. Iler is unusually well qualified as a school principal. He holds a Masters degree in Psychology and Educa- tion from the University of Chicago and has the equivalent of Doctor of Philosophy in the same field. P.T. H. S 1 9 3 4 The School Board Palatine Township High School has a pro- gressive board of education headed by A. R. Skib- be, who holds a high executive position with the Horder Stationery Company of Chicago. Mr. Skibbe is also a leader in other activities of the Palatine community. Wm. Mair in his first year as secretary of the board has been very active in improvement of the school. Mr. Mair is employed by the Bow- man Dairy Company. J. H. Toynton, druggist, is the local business man of the board. Mr. Toyn- ton has served several terms and has shown con- siderable interest in making Palatine's school a better institution. N. L. Thompson is employed by a Chicago hardware firm. Elected to the board a year ago, Mr. Thompson is not unfamiliar with school problems having served in similar capacity several years ago. Three progressive farmers have served as board members the past year and all have children enrolled in the high school. We speak of Dan Bergman Jr., J. H. Kreft and Wm. Neitz who have always been boosters for a good school. Mr. Kreft was re-elected this spring while Mr. Neitz declined to be a candidate due to duties as trustee in his own grade school district. Mr. Malody was elected to the vacancy. The board has co-operated with Mr. Iler in improving the standard of work done in the school and in repairing the building and beautifying the. grounds. The board has made the high school a community center through a liberal but well su- pervised use of community room, gymnasium, au- ditorium and athletic field. I-'rout How -A. ll. Sliilnlw, Prvsiilellti J. ll. 'l'nyn1un, N, li, vlvlllillllbx-ill. Mm. Neitz. lim-li llow lmn lim-rumaun, Jr.. Wm. xlillf. S4-Ny: J. ll. li1'oI't. YEAR BOOK

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. . 1 - -----4 -L.- 1'-'J -.65 l - 11 y . THE SPOTLIGHT Seniors Lead in Scholarship The year 1933-34 saw an increase in general scholarship among Palatine High School students. The Senior class set the pace with six out of a total of seventeen students on the roll based on grades for the first five six weeks periods. El- eanora Oltendorf, carrying a schedule of five sub- jects, was the senior heading the Palatine High School in scholarship. Eleano1'a's schedule includ- ed Physics, English, Civics, Latin and American History. Mary Sampson was highest in the senior class for a four year average closely followed by Dor- othy Shermer, Isabel Wente, El- eanora Oltendorf, Elsa Mess and Dorothy Meyer. The Freshmen placed two among the four scholarship lead- ers for the year with Eleanor Steinbrinck and Elias Plonsky making unusual averages. Shel- by North was outstanding for the Sophomores and Allenby Plonsky for the Juniors. Girls outclassed boys in total students of high rank, yet the number of boys with superior grades has shown a great in- crease over former years. Five boys made the honor roll and three were ranked among the first six. The local chapter of the Na- tional Athletic Scholarship So- ciety added four new members to the organization this year in Robert Iler, Martin Philbin, Irwin Hahnfeldt and Howard Krambier. These boys were oustanding athletes, yet made grades well above the school average and two of them just missed the year honor roll by a few points. Scholarship of 1934 A Year of Accomplisliment One of the highlights of the school year just completed was the weekly Friday morning assem- bly programs. These assemblies were a great fac- tor in developing a school spirit of loyalty, co-op- eration and unity of action. They offered an op- portunity for pep meetings, announcements by faculty and students, and presentation of school policies by the principal. Programs were present- Honor Roll Eleanora Oltendorf fseniorj ' ...... Eleanor Steinbrinck ffreshmanl Shelby North fsophomoreb ............... Elias Plonsky ffreshmanj ................., Dorothy Shermer Cseniorb 'S ....,...... Allenby Plonsky fjuniorj ...,...,......,,, Elsa Mess fseniorj ' ............,.. ......... Mary Samson fsemorl ' .,.....,........... Maurine Roberds Cjuniorj .............. Kathryn Drewes ffreshmanj ......... Marvin Plate fsophomorel ' ......... Ruth Wendland Cjunlorl .....,.......,,..,,.. Evelyn Schwolow ffreshmanj ...... Louise Wente Csophomorej ' ...,..... Frances Schroeder fsophomorel il' ,. ,,,..,,,..,,.,,,,,,..,,. ,,,,.,,, , , Isabel Wente fseniorj ' ,,.,...,.,..,,,,,,,., Robert Paddock fseniorj .,.,,,,....,,,,,,,.,. 4.80 4.70 4.55 4.45 4.39 4.35 .428 4.16 4.15 4.10 4.08 4.05 4.05 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 i' indicates student carried 5 subjects. Grzuh- points were computed on the li 'iis f .s. o 4, 3, 2, and 1 for A, A-, B, B-, and C re- pectivelv. A point of 4 or more indicates ali n ug if N- or better Palatine's basketball team was much above aver- age and that undoubtedly had something to do with winning two championships. Graduation from Palatine High is based upon securing 16 credits and the normal schedule is four courses a year leading to four credits. Subjects required for graduation are Ameri- can History, World History, Plane Geometry, El- ementary Algebra, General Science and four years of English. During the year intelligence and achievement tests were given all students and every effort is being made by Mr. Iler and the faculty to im- prove the standing of the school and give the boys and girls better preparation for the life that is ahead of them. P. T. H. 5 ed by every class and organiza- tion of the school and much abil- ity in singing, dancing, drama- tics, public speaking, and instru- mental music was displayed by the students. Many talented speakers and entertainers were brought in from outside Palatine to take part in these assemblies through the influence of Mr. Iler. Out- standing people who appeared before the students were Dr. At- tig of North Central College, Captain Judy, noted writer on the subject of dogs, Dr. Ralph Jones, coach of Lake Forest Col- lege, Hon. Judge Cutting of Chi- cago, first Palatine High School principal, Ted Curtiss, football official, Agnes Cherry, noted reader, and many others. The program contributed by the New Trier High School boys glee club was one of the best. Music was added to the cur1'i- culum this year and a fine start made in develop- ing a band and an orchestra under the direction of Mr. Kay. Miss Cook in charge of girls glee club has accomplished a great deal. The operetta, Mel- inka of Astrakhan brought out the possibilities of Palatine students in the field of vocal music. In athletics Palatine had the best year in the history of the school with basketball titles and outstanding football and track teams coached by Mr. Megel with the assistance of Mr. Vervloet. Miss Jumps coached three splendid plays and a sub-district declamatory winner, to maintain the high standards of the dramatic department. The redecorating of the building and cons- truction of new floors along with improvement of the school grounds was a fine project carried out during the second semester. The Planting of trees and shrubs has done much to beautify the grounds. Students and faculty feel that they have had a very successful year under the new regime and that P. 'l. H. S. has taken a long stride forward. YEAR BOOK

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THE sPoTl.lcsH'r 1934 Faculty Esther Smith C. J. Megel Mercie E. Heise VIINIXFICIIUIAIA SVII-INl'l'I. A'l'llI.l'I'I'1t' IlIlll'1l l'Ull I,.X'l'lN. I4'lil'lN4'll Spvvinlisl llusim-ss Full:-ge Il. A. I 1':lnklin Uollvgn- ll, A., 1'nrni-ll l'ulln-gm l'lllVl'l'NlIj' of lliullvsulal. l'nivn-rsity of Illinois luw.l Slzllv 'l'l':14'll1-rs l'ulll-go H. Adrian Kay Pauline A. Hackbarth P. W. Vervloet MM-,L mfsu- l-INHLISII. llIh l'UllY. c:l1:l.s MAN. ,xl:'rs, .xss 1'1'u.u'u la. s.. M. .x.. Imiv.-muy of Ali.-lligan PHYS ICU H. Pill-. Wllkfwll 4 fll1'u'1' Il, S. IvlllX'l'l'Nlfj' of Illillnis Vllivs-l'sity ul' xviS4'0llSlIl Verna E. Jumps Gerald A. McElroy Maxine E. Cook 1.gy4g1,1s11. m:,m.v1'I4's IllS'l'1PI:Y. NlA'l'li umm.: I-:1'uNfm11's. Mrsu' Grand. Umlumhin l'u1lf-gwul' Idxpx-1-ssinil 15, A, Vpln-r Iowa Vniversily ll. S. Iowan Stale- Vnllr-go U. A. Uppei' Iuwzl Lkiiverslty Stull' l'nive1'sity of luwu P-T-H-5 YEAR BOOK