Reedsburg High School - Gleaner Yearbook (Reedsburg, WI)

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MR. NORMINGTON, Superintendent . DEAR SENIORS: An army officer says: Our boys, American boys, are just kind of automatically Wonderful. Iust through our own way of life they get something that makes them superior fighters. They don't have to be indoctrinated and have it hammered in for months or years. The fighter pilot flies with his heart. The thing that makes him superior in combat is inside him all the time. Our boys have it, and I think it is something they get naturally, something they get just by growing up in this country. The thing that makes them better fighterseis an individual sense of responsibility to what they are doing and a cap- acity to think for themseIves. I couIdn't say it better. An individual sense of responsibility to what they are doing and a cap- acity to think for themselves - these are among the qualities we have tried to teach you. For my part, I think we have succeeded. Sincerely, ' ' ' PAGE 8

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x FACULTY and STUDENTS

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. . MR. OLSON, Principal lf, perchance, you should walk into the office of R.H.S. about 8:00 A.M. on, let us say, a Monday morning, you would see the familiar face of a very busy man, our principal, Mr. Olson. Before class- es are called each day, Mr. Olson makes his daily plans, issues passports, and does other routine work. The remainder of his morning is spent in teaching four classes of chemistry, a subject in which he is highly interested. At noon Mr. Olson has lunch with his wife and family, and he returns long before one o'cloclc to check things around the school building. After lunch, he talces charge of his Freshmen homeroom. As he has no classes during the afternoon, he uses this time to check extension courses, detention reports, and lists of students who were absent or tardy. After 3:37, the office is filled with people all clamoring to see Mr. Olson. He has no appointed time at which his day's work is fin- ished, he leaves when he is through. As principal, Mr. Olson considers it his chief duty to see that things in general function smoothly from the standpoint of both student and teacher. In our estimation he surely has achieved this goal. Mr. Olson's helpful counsel is gladly given to one and all. We will never forget this good friend and teacher whose fairness and good-will have made our school days more pleasant. PAGE 9 ai