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

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VETERANS' SCHOCDL We are justly proud of the Parker Veterans' School, one of the three now in operation in Chicago. Though con- nected with the high school, veterans' classes meet in rooms lll, ll3, ll7, and ll9 in the Wilson College building. This plan was adopted so that the stu- dents, who range in age from late teens to early forties, will be with the more mature college students. The purpose of this training program is to prepare returning service men for the various fields they may wish to enter. The school is open to both men and women, though none of the latter are enrolled at present. Most of the students are taking re- fresher courses with a view to enter- ing a college or university. For the most part, the students have surprised their instructors bytheir will- ingness and determination. They all seem to have a definite purpose and they also seem to realize that only through earnest study can they make up for the time lost during the years of war. We are also proud that our own Mr. Warren A. Koerner, former industrial arts instructor, is the teacher in charge 14 of the program. The school has also claimed Miss Dorothy Dix, social sci- ence teacher, Mrs. Pearl T. Smith of the English department, former sponsor of the Iunior Honor Society, and Mr. Paul Enrietto, science teacher, recently dis- charged from the service. The Veterans' School was started on October 5, 1945, with an enrollment of ten. On March 21, 1946, the faculty numbered twenty-two, and total stu- dent enrollment to date, 550. And out of that number, Mr. Koerner states proudly, Seventy-five percent have entered our big mid-western colleges and universities. ' A word or two should be said about the classrooms. They are nothing short of Utopia and though they may lack Bing, Bob, and Dottie, they lack little else! Besides the usual tables and chairs, there are armchairs and sofas for the students' comfort while study- ing. Fireplaces also adorn the rooms. All the comforts of home! All these things prove that we want to help our homecoming G.I.'s in every possible way. The Veterans' Schools are just one of the ways in which we can earnestly say, Thanks, pal, you did a swell job!

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4W'33?57'1-W JUNE SENIORS 1946 Did you say the luncheon committee is meet- ing today!-Gosh, I don't even have time to think any more? We give you merely part of the conversationxof an active senior. It is said that seniors don't Work, but that idea is strictly on the dream side. We Worked harder in our last semester than in any other. During the division period the auditorium is alive with nine or ten activities, committees, class dues, pine sales, pine pictures, officer elec- tions, and a million other things. On occasions, the class and all the teachers connected with it have the feeling of the last rose of summer. We even begin to look forward to what We call the oncoming peace -the commencement ex- ercise. When the last days actually come along, this feeling is replaced by another-that of fond attachment and reluctance to leave the school that has struggled with us for four years. We, the Iune class of 245 members, leave with different futures before each one of us. Our high school education has built up a strong foundation for whatever career we may choose to enter upon. We wish to express our gratitude to our principal, our sponsors, and our teachers, who have given us constant assistance in the many problems occurring throughout the years. PROM COMMITTEE Bob Anderson, Dave Beard, Hal Carlson, Bev- erly Clarke, Camille Eggleston, Roy Forster, Betty Hunziker, Betty Iohnson, Kay Larson, lack Leonard, Barbara Lidster, Bob McArdle, Mary McClusky, and George Nelson. PROPHECY COMMITTEE Dolores Benson, Connie Brannigan, Alberta Cochran, Dolores McLarnan, Dolores Nieses. Howard Seiselmeyer, and Marilyn Singer. SOCIAL COMMITTEE Lucille Bennett, Edith Benzies, Shirley Gay, Ag- nes Iorgensen, Ioan Kennelly, Lois Parker, and Evelyn Ritter. LUNCHEON COMMITTEE Dorothy Agnew, lean Allenfort, Geraldine Ar- nold, Dorothy Quintana, Gail Rader, Gerrie Schoenstadt, and Gertrude Zimmerman. GIFT COMMITTEE Nancy Averill, Edwin Emmart, Tom Hanley, Su- zanne Henderson, Kaye Ross, Lois Sears, and Christine Simpson. FINANCE COMMITTEE Lorraine Drawert, Don Elger, Agnes Gilbride, Florence Hughes, Betty LaForce, Mary McCoy, and lack Weeden. GRADUATION COMMITTEE Tessie Callas, Gloria Galbraith, Fred Kimmey, Elizabeth Koller, Iewel Prince, Ramona Schnei- der, and Rosie Tantuyama. ANNOUNCEMENT COMMITTEE Betty Arnold, Ioan Brunell, Frances Christian- son, Ieannette Grotsma, Don Keane, May Mc- Lean, and Carolyn Ruhling. 16 4