Pontiac Township High School - Pontio Yearbook (Pontiac, IL)

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0,0 l'Yl6ll'l on OMI' jofem QL MR A C WATSON Prmclpal Schools attended Umversrty of Ill1no1s B S and M S Summer session attendance Umversxty of Colorado Extra currrcular actxvmes Advxser to Student Councll Sensor Class Holxday Tournament Man ager Wlth smcerrty and prnde we mtroduce our frrendly pr1nc1pal, Mr Watson We observe h1m rn classrooms, at athletlc events, at parttes and dances, busy and mterested rn mamtarnmg a progressrve school of hlgh ratmg Durmg h1s four years at PTH S hrs gurdance and counsel, wlth a touch of 1nd1v1dual1ty, commands the respect of all students We gratefully acknowledge Mr Watson s many servrces to us as he meets the educatlonal demands of today and buxlds for the Ponnac Townshnp Hngh of tomorrow : ' ' ' ' , . . . .g , 5 ' - , . An unperturbed referee Thus mornmgs program

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HDMI CIOPISII i 00 50 fl 'UW -uv ,ww 7 66 97 O C 15 ' . , f, 6 ,-8 . 1 e: Q 1 3' S i 'W .-. - T' , ' - ' Ni' . K X 'X T . ' x , . 11.4 - Board of EdUC2lfi0l'l members Wolf, Scheeler. Donnell. Prcs. second Monday of each month to discuss general and financial problems of lhompson, Sec. Shepherd, Tombaugh, and Prin. Vifatson meet on the the school. C 3 A ' 1 A A . A A' I . ' 1 1 I . 3 1 I l . . Q A 1 7 . ' J LA A J' A I ' ' ca o 1 1 7' A 'A' a 1 A'J 1 . ' v . ' c, l L ' 1 2 3 b A A . ' ha. c , A A . A j b . 2 A . 1 5. . 1 . 4. . , . . . . . . , . - , V . . r 2 . A D . 7 V V 5 Y. A . V . . 2 Y. 2 A . . 5 .... Y . i . V - , 2 , -, 2 I Y 2 ' . I 4 . 1 f . Y 7 A . - I ' A The Board of Educatron of the Pontrac Townshrp Hrgh School rs at all trmes deeply concerned xxrth the operatron and physrcal condrtlon of the burldrng The opportunrtres offered and efhcrency of rnstructron are also uppermost rn the mrnds of the board They are rnterested rn the appelrance, condrtron, and the sanntatron of the school l3L1llLllIlg Durrnv the summer months rooms xx hrch have not been redecorated clurrnv the past four years xxrll rccerve the necessary coats of punt to put them m condrtron compartble to the rest of the bulldrnv 'Ihe Board of Educatron rs also nnterested 10 the condrtron md the seatrng facrlrtles at Alumnr Freld Drrt has been hauled to level the ground so that a new sodded area may ne provrded for practree sessrons Th1s area xxrll be to the south of the present pl tyrng Held It rs expected that nexx entrances vxrll be made durrng the summer at xx hrch trme 1 new fence xxrll be placed around the footb 1ll field and one around Alumnr Freld rn rts entrrety Smce the present bleachers have not supplred suflicrent seatrng capacrty for the xxell attended football games the board declded to purchase addttronal lcnoclc down bleachers xvhrch vxrll be rnstalled for the openmg of the 1950 season Thrs purchase vxrll rncrease the present seatmg capacrty to accommodate txxenty three hundred fans Last summer 1 fluorescent lnvhtrn ro rim was started Addrttonal 11 vhts xxrll be if 8 S 5, pl tced rn the study hall and mstallatron of nexx fluorescent fixtures rn the Home Econom rcs Department

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J4 ftp ere I5 un, un erm orce Q3 '5'.5' Mrs I-Ilbsch Mrs Westall Mlss Troy Faculty and Student ec ASSISI Prnnclpal Orme Scc Oh I vsouldn t do 1 thmg lrke that, I had to go to Mr Knpfcr s room for fl mm utc, or I was ln thc lnbrary fourth hour arc phrases Mrs Htbsch hc 1rs duly xxhcn students arc called mto our office Some lucky klds comc out with SI1IllC.J on thcxr faces, but other lcss fortunate souls earn the pleasurc 1 9 of 1 tenth hour SLIPCIVISCCI by Mrs Westall, our assxstant prlncnpal Besrdes spendmg many hours recordmg attendance, 1ssumg passes, and takmg chargc of the front office Mrs Hlbsch types and duplrcates ill t sts for the teachers At the end of the stx weeks period, 1f one should go to the office to use the telc phone, one would find both Mrs Hrbsch and Mrss Troy busy makmg out sur weeks grade sl1ps and recordmg the grades on the permanent record cards Both offxce sccrc tarles typed the requ1red materlal for Coll ge Day, the dental x ray untt, and for thc scctlonal speech contest Spectators at the Ho11day Tournament benehted from Mxss Troy s tnme spcnt as the tourney secretary nn gettmg ready for the event and thcn worktng at all sesstons rn thc tourney ofhce She really dxd a swell job' Have you cver wondcrcd hovt collegcs and bus1nessmen seem to know all about you, your grades, your act1v1t1cs, and the numbcr of days you mrssed school' Well Mnss Tro 1 takcs c 1rc of that shc rs frequcntly busy typmg transcrnpts Mxss Troy manages her own lnttlc bank m thc office, too All clubs, classes, and other orgamzatxons deposft thelr money wlth her Plus all the tasks already mentloned Mxss Troy s mayor dut1es are to take drctatxon and type lettcrs for Mr Wlt son and record the weekly athletxc el1g1b1l1ty lf1fOI'I'D21IlOI1 Although at some tlme or other maybe after weve recerved a tenth per1od vte feel we could easlly do w1thout that office but after we srmmer down vue reahzc we really couldn t get along vuthout them lugh'J test papers 4 C. W' , ' .-,s1f 'N I 1 I I I A.. Y .. , - - ,, .. - . - , I L 7 L . 1 c ' ,, 1. I 2 I ,, I ' gl I . 7 A ' 4. 4 1. . c n . u n - ' ' ' I - N . , , - . .- , - s s f I 1 1 1 ' I . L . . i . . L l V. K L K h O . ' 4 I ' 2 C X . . . . - . r Y 7 . . 5 K 1 2- . . . 2 Y , - . L x 1 - ' . . . , . . . N I I ,I 1 K ' A A . I . . C s .x I y - sf- . y J , . wi . 1 , . U I . , . . . . , 1 L - . , . . 7 ' - ez - n ' v , I , 1 , V- OFFICE MONITOR Overmier completes mission. Casson, Shay, and Acklin report ro Mrsl Hibsch and Miss Troy. Otiicc Secretnrxes assemble