Parker High School - Parker Pine Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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PARKER, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Above us, as well as above the pupils of all Chicago high schools, are vague beings who give and take away our principals, inspect our tire drills, and otherwise ,make themselves known as creatures of importance. It was their recent decision, after investigation of other city school systems, and experiments in Chicago, to put Tinto effect the plan of Junior High Schools throughout the city. Because, for six years Chicago's only successful Junior High School was conducted in one of our trio of buildings, we, of Parker, need no explanation of that phase of the new system. VVe find it difficult, however, to become adjusted to the idea of carrying on a high school without Freshmen. In February, when the Ruling Destinies de- creed that Parker become the first Senior High School, we were sorry to have to refuse admission to the Freshmen. Since then our incoming classes have been furnished solely by the junior High School. WVe feel incomplete without the Freshman. It is unnatural not to see him, timid and frightened or cleceivingly brave, searching our halls for lost rooms. The sound of his footsteps still echoes in our hearts. Though we are glad that we shall never again be forced to share our lockers with the Freslnnan who thinks wet bath- ing suits should be draped over our new hats, we mourn the loss of this eager young being, who was full of pride for Parker and enthusiasm for both play and study. Our teachers felt that the grammar school student was unprepared for high school life, both because of his inexperience and because of his youth. Upon his becoming a Freshman, he was given freedom and independence, for which he was wholly untrained. VVhere before he had been under the tutelage of one teacher for almost the entire day, as a high school student he was sent forth at the end of each pefiod to Hnd a new instructor. The difficulty in understanding the personalities .of his numerous teachers, added to the confusion of his unexplored surroundings, .overwhelmed him. The members of our faculty declare that the Freshman could do little real work during the first semester. The training given by the Junior High School will eliminate that awkward period of adjustment which caused our Freshies to get low marks, our teachers to tear their hair, and our upper classmen to lose their faith in the human race. It will lead the pupil gradually into more mature methods of schooling, until his -entrance into a Senior High School will place no obstacle in its course of efficiency. The Ruling Powers bestowed a great honor upon us when they made Parker .the first Senior High School. Besides granting us the privilege of being the first 3 school to enjoy the advantages of this new system, they allowed us to be the one iwhich will establish precedents in the way future high school problems are to be handled. Parker leads in this as well as in many other things. VVe are among fthe best, ahead of the rest. 19

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5 0 THE FACULTY+Continuecl HENRY S. PEACOCK, University of Indiana, University of Chicago: History. JESSIE E. POTTER, B.S., University of Chicago: Zoology. ' WALTER VV. ROBERTS, Ph.B., Beloit College: Stenography, Typewriting. RosE I. SEITZ, Ph.B., M.A., University of Chicago: Spanish, Latin. JESSIE E. SHERMAN, Ph.B., M.A., University of Chicago,University of Wisconsin English. ' ' GEORGE C. STALEY, B.A., M.A., Stetson College, University of Chicago: Mathe- matics. MILLICENT STEBBINS, B.A., M.A., University of Nebraska, University of Illinois University of Berlin: Mathematics, French. JOHN Q. STEINBACH, LaGrange College, Mo.: Band. ANNA TAYLOR, Ph.B., University of Chicago: Arithmetic, Calculating Machine LAURA M. TRUSCOTT, Ph.B., University of Chicago: English. , . A JOSEPH S. TUREK, Crane junior College, Armour Institute: Forge, Auto Shop Mechanical Drawing. MABEL H. WALBRIDGE, B.A., M.A., McGill University, Cornell University Physics. NATH:XN WVASSERMAN, American College of Physical Education: Athletics. M:XBEL R. WVENTWORTH, Department of Hygiene, Wlellesley: Physical Education VVM. F. VVIGGEE, B.S., University of Chicago: Chemistry. - NYIRGINIA Y. W1NcHER: Stenography, Typewritinlgkliiling. , JJ J xl In JJJJ . .xy H ,V,, U V Nil ,L 5 lx ' f! ww ,Q KY - Iv , . N ff t ff R77 .V . f'li uf T M T fill vu g 'fl I i' F'-ll MAB M' N Wy R X Qi K fb Q , is l J y XJJ' Lxyggwx l . 18

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